Patents by Inventor Timothy T. Sullivan
Timothy T. Sullivan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11948135Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for facilitating financial transactions using an IC type financial card presented at a terminal. A requested transaction for monetary value is processed via a first transaction type. If the transaction is successful, monetary value (such as cash or a monetary value ticket or receipt) is dispensed to the user. If unsuccessful, the card is not ejected and the transaction is processed via a second transaction type. The first transaction type might be a PIN based ATM or ticket transaction and the second transaction type might be a signature based transaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Everi Payments Inc.Inventors: Timothy Richards, Dale Baltzell, Brian T. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20140143890Abstract: A device for playing digital media comprises a connection for receiving content over a network and a digital rights management (“DRM”) module that identifies rights for the received content by accessing a DRM data structure. The DRM data structure can be a temporal cache. The device receives content and the DRM module identifies identifiers associated with the content and/or the device. The DRM module uses the identifiers to access the DRM data structure and identify rights associated with the content. The identified rights are applied to the content to prevent and/or permit activities with respect to the content. Permitted activities for the content may be presented in a display of the device and can be updated as the content changes and/or as rights associated with content change. Content providers and other authorized entities can change the rights associated with particular content by updating the DRM data structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Timothy Bucher, Timothy T. Sullivan, Mark Andrew Ross
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Patent number: 8676713Abstract: A device for playing digital media comprises a connection for receiving content over a network and a digital rights management (“DRM”) module that identifies rights for the received content by accessing a DRM data structure. The DRM data structure can be a temporal cache. The device receives content and the DRM module identifies identifiers associated with the content and/or the device. The DRM module uses the identifiers to access the DRM data structure and identify rights associated with the content. The identified rights are applied to the content to prevent and/or permit activities with respect to the content. Permitted activities for the content may be presented in a display of the device and can be updated as the content changes and/or as rights associated with content change. Content providers and other authorized entities can change the rights associated with particular content by updating the DRM data structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Timothy Bucher, Timothy T. Sullivan, Mark Andrew Ross
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Publication number: 20130067004Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing challenge messages to be sent directly to a recipient's inbox where normally the challenge message would be sent to a pending folder or deleted. Challenge messages sent between federated messaging services contain a federated token which can be identified, authenticated and validated to determine whether the challenge message should be sent to a recipient's inbox. The federated token can include an authentication portion and a validation portion. Authentication methods for the authentication portion can include, for example, checksums, salts, hashes and digital signatures. Once a federated token is authenticated by decrypting the authentication portion according to one or more of these authentication methods, the federated token is validated by determining the defined use-base and determining whether the receipt of the federated token satisfies the defined use.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Timothy T. Sullivan, Richard Landsman, Susan Rayl Goldman
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Patent number: 8359360Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing challenge messages to be sent directly to a recipient's inbox where normally the challenge message would be sent to a pending folder or deleted. Challenge messages sent between federated messaging services contain a federated token which can be identified, authenticated and validated to determine whether the challenge message should be sent to a recipient's inbox. The federated token can include an authentication portion and a validation portion. Authentication methods for the authentication portion can include, for example, checksums, salts, hashes and digital signatures. Once a federated token is authenticated by decrypting the authentication portion according to one or more of these authentication methods, the federated token is validated by determining the defined use-base and determining whether the receipt of the federated token satisfies the defined use.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Timothy T. Sullivan, Richard Landsman, Susan Rayl Goldman
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Patent number: 8234371Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing the number of challenge messages that are sent in response to an incoming message in situations where the incoming message is likely not unsolicited. The systems and methods include evaluating the behavior of a sender with regard to one or more federated messaging services and determining if the sender is approved or unapproved. If the sender is approved, the incoming message is deliver to a recipient's inbox without issuing a challenge message. Unapproved senders are required to respond to a challenge message.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Richard A. Landsman, Timothy T. Sullivan, Phillip Y. Goldman, Susan Rayl Goldman, legal representative
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Patent number: 8112508Abstract: A system for targeting bulletins to specific electronic devices includes a device management (“DM”) service, one or more electronic devices, and a database for storing bulletins. Generally, the DM service creates a bulletin, associating targeting criteria specifying one or more electronic devices with the bulletin. An electronic device submits a service request to the DM service identifying bulletins previously received (if any) by the device and a device identification number assigned to the device. Using the information from the service request, the DM service queries the database for bulletins available for the device. Upon locating an available bulletin, the DM service notifies the device and after receiving a request for the bulletin from the device, the DM service transmits the available bulletin. Alternately, the DM service can transmit the bulletin without first notifying and receiving a request from the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Craig M. Ambrose, Keith W. Clanton, John S. Evans, Nawwar Kasrawi, Timothy T. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20100138444Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing the number of challenge messages that are sent in response to an incoming message in situations where the incoming message is likely not unsolicited. The systems and methods include evaluating the behavior of a sender with regard to one or more federated messaging services and determining if the sender is approved or unapproved. If the sender is approved, the incoming message is deliver to a recipient's inbox without issuing a challenge message. Unapproved senders are required to respond to a challenge message.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: AOL LLCInventors: Jay D. Logue, Richard M. Landsman, Timothy T. Sullivan, Phillip Y. Goldman, Susan Rayl Goldman
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Publication number: 20100138658Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing challenge messages to be sent directly to a recipient's inbox where normally the challenge message would be sent to a pending folder or deleted. Challenge messages sent between federated messaging services contain a federated token which can be identified, authenticated and validated to determine whether the challenge message should be sent to a recipient's inbox. The federated token can include an authentication portion and a validation portion. Authentication methods for the authentication portion can include, for example, checksums, salts, hashes and digital signatures. Once a federated token is authenticated by decrypting the authentication portion according to one or more of these authentication methods, the federated token is validated by determining the defined use-base and determining whether the receipt of the federated token satisfies the defined use.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: AOL LLCInventors: Jay D. Logue, Timothy T. Sullivan, Richard Landsman, Phillip Y. Goldman, Susan Rayl Goldman
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Patent number: 7653341Abstract: A system for collecting, evaluating and using usage activity includes one or more media devices and a network with a ratings service. A media device includes a logging service for logging usage activity when media content is accessed and played, shared, deleted and/or stored. When a connection to the network is present, the usage activity is transmitted to the ratings service. The ratings service evaluates the usage activity and prepares a usage report, which can be transmitted to one or more content providers and/or can be used to refine programming content and/or influence advertising decisions. A content provider can collect votes by sending a list of possible song choices to media devices and receiving vote data collected by logging services on the media devices. The vote data is evaluated and a vote report is prepared that can be used to refine programming content and/or to influence advertising decisions.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Timothy Bucher, Timothy T. Sullivan
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Patent number: 7650383Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing challenge messages to be sent directly to a recipient's inbox where normally the challenge message would be sent to a pending folder or deleted. Challenge messages sent between federated messaging services contain a federated token which can be identified, authenticated and validated to determine whether the challenge message should be sent to a recipient's inbox. The federated token can include an authentication portion and a validation portion. Authentication methods for the authentication portion can include, for example, checksums, salts, hashes and digital signatures. Once a federated token is authenticated by decrypting the authentication portion according to one or more of these authentication methods, the federated token is validated by determining the defined use-base and determining whether the receipt of the federated token satisfies the defined use.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: AOL LLCInventors: Jay D. Logue, Timothy T. Sullivan, Richard Landsman, Phillip Y. Goldman, Susan Rayl Goldman, legal representative
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Patent number: 7647381Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing the number of challenge messages that are sent in response to an incoming message in situations where the incoming message is likely not unsolicited. The systems and methods include evaluating the behavior of a sender with regard to one or more federated messaging services and determining if the sender is approved or unapproved. If the sender is approved, the incoming message is deliver to a recipient's inbox without issuing a challenge message. Unapproved senders are required to respond to a challenge message.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2005Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: AOL LLCInventors: Jay D. Logue, Richard A. Landsman, Timothy T. Sullivan, Phillip Y. Goldman, Susan Rayl Goldman, legal representative
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Publication number: 20070294180Abstract: A device for playing digital media comprises a connection for receiving content over a network and a digital rights management (“DRM”) module that identifies rights for the received content by accessing a DRM data structure. The DRM data structure can be a temporal cache. The device receives content and the DRM module identifies identifiers associated with the content and/or the device. The DRM module uses the identifiers to access the DRM data structure and identify rights associated with the content. The identified rights are applied to the content to prevent and/or permit activities with respect to the content. Permitted activities for the content may be presented in a display of the device and can be updated as the content changes and/or as rights associated with content change. Content providers and other authorized entities can change the rights associated with particular content by updating the DRM data structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: ZING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Timothy Bucher, Timothy T. Sullivan, Mark Andrew Ross
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Publication number: 20070283008Abstract: A system for collecting, evaluating and using usage activity includes one or more media devices and a network with a ratings service. A media device includes a logging service for logging usage activity when media content is accessed and played, shared, deleted and/or stored. When a connection to the network is present, the usage activity is transmitted to the ratings service. The ratings service evaluates the usage activity and prepares a usage report, which can be transmitted to one or more content providers and/or can be used to refine programming content and/or influence advertising decisions. A content provider can collect votes by sending a list of possible song choices to media devices and receiving vote data collected by logging services on the media devices. The vote data is evaluated and a vote report is prepared that can be used to refine programming content and/or to influence advertising decisions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: ZING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Timothy Bucher, Timothy T. Sullivan
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Patent number: 5604902Abstract: A data storage management system performs garbage collection to reduce fragmentation in storage by moving data from source fragmented areas to holes (unused storage space) in target fragmented areas, rather than copying data to the end of an extending target area. New areas are not consumed. Preferably, source areas are emptier (i.e., more fragmented) relative to the whole set of areas in the storage system, and target areas are fuller (i.e., less fragmented) relative to the whole set of areas in the storage system. The goal of freeing (defragmenting) an area is realized with fewer I/O moves, if most areas are lightly fragmented, because fragmentation is reduced in more than one area substantially concurrently. Namely, fragmentation is eliminated in a source area by continuing to empty the area (i.e., by moving the data from the source area) and, substantially concurrently, fragmentation is reduced in a target area by continuing to fill the area (i.e.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1995Date of Patent: February 18, 1997Assignee: Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Theresa A. Burkes, Carl Staelin, Timothy T. Sullivan, Douglas L. Voigt, John Wilkes