Patents by Inventor Venkat Thandra

Venkat Thandra 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).

  • Patent number: 11925281
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating clothing recommendations are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for generating a clothing recommendation includes a mirror, a display device, a memory and a processor. The mirror has a first side including a reflective surface. The display device displays a clothing recommendation to the user. The memory stores a wardrobe database including clothing data related to a plurality of items of clothing owned by the user. The processor is programmed to: (i) access a database including a plurality of expert models; (ii) select of one of the plurality of expert models based on a preference of the user; (iii) generate the clothing recommendation using the clothing database in combination with the selected expert model; and (iv) cause the display device to display the clothing recommendation to the user while the user views the first side of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ACI HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk Shaaban, Venkat Thandra, Dino Eliopulos, Benjamin Girard, Cole Seabrook, Aria Kim, Manu Varma, Yijun Wang
  • Publication number: 20240062258
    Abstract: The present invention consists of an Improved Time Entry and Recording System and Method, which greatly enhances the features and abilities of such systems in the marketplace. Most notably, it allows the user thereof to create and generate and edit Work in Progress Reports, which may greatly optimize the profitability of any professional firm, and in particular a law firm, by keeping close tabs on all billing entities. In particular, the user may run and directly edit WIP reports and all data found therein in real time. Automatic flagging and comments on every field are provided, as well as user created and defined billing fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Publication number: 20240046820
    Abstract: The present invention consists of an improved System and Method for creating a Fee Arrangement with a client in an improved, efficient manner by providing the client or customer with an online account, a variety of Fee Arrangement Templates suited to an Area of Law or other business, allowing the Client to select a Fee Template, add in desired changes from a pull down menu, and then upload the Fee Arrangement to the System for approved by Management with an encoded electronic signature. With such an improved System, Fee Agreements can be readily accomplished in less than one business day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Publication number: 20240039726
    Abstract: A method for securely accessing legacy data includes associating a first user account with a security token upon reception of the security token by an enterprise server from a security token service. The security token from the enterprise server is directly communicated to a legacy access provider. The legacy access provider is caused to initiate communication over a network directly with the security token service to request that the security token service authenticate the security token. Access to the legacy system is prevented upon the legacy access provider not verifying authentication of the security token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Publication number: 20240037636
    Abstract: The present invention consists of an improved system and method for tracking expenses and billing them to a client, matter, task, activity, client group or phase and assessing goods and services purchased to these categories on a line by line basis. The system also allows an employee to place an order by selecting from a list of preapproved vendors and checking both vendor ratings and item ratings prior to purchase. Once the items are received, the bill of lading is reviewed for receipt of the proper items in the proper quantities. This information may be scanned, texted or emailed into the system to generate additional in house reviews for the system. Information on the items purchased is allocated across one or more ledgers on a line by line basis and may be entered into one or more of the following categories: Client ID, Task, Activity, Phase, Matter and Client Group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Patent number: 11811928
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securely accessing a legacy system are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method for securely accessing a legacy system via an enterprise system includes requesting issuance of a security token by an STS server of a security token service, causing, by an enterprise server of an enterprise system, association of a first user account with the security token upon reception of the security token, communicating the security token to an access server of a legacy access provider for authentication of the security token, enabling creation of a second user account after the legacy access provider authenticates the security token, accessing a legacy server of a legacy system via the first user account and the second user account, and causing at least the second user account to be deleted after a single use of the legacy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: FULCRUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk Shaaban, Venkat Thandra
  • Publication number: 20230297636
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating correspondence for one or more contacts are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for generating correspondence for one or more contacts includes a central server with at least a processor and a memory. The central server is configured to communicate with a user terminal and a plurality of content sources. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the central server to: (i) create at least one keyword algorithm specific to the contact by processing at least one contact input using a pretrained model; (ii) identify relevant content for the contact by examining the plurality of content sources using the at least one keyword algorithm; and (iii) generate a suggested communication to be transmitted to the contact using the relevant content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Patent number: 11693911
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing contacts and generating communications with relevant content are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for generating correspondence with one or more contact includes a central server with at least a processor and a memory. The central server is configured to communicate with a user terminal and a plurality of content sources. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the central server to: (i) determine at least one keyword relevant to at least one contact based on at least one contact input entered using the user terminal; (ii) use the at least one keyword to identify relevant content from the plurality of content sources; (iii) calculate at least one value for the relevant content; and (iv) generate a suggested communication to be displayed for the user on the user terminal when the at least one value meets a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: FULCRUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk Shaaban, Venkat Thandra
  • Publication number: 20230206187
    Abstract: A method of time entry on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer system includes generating a chat screen, generating at least one message on the chat screen to initiate dialogue for creation of a draft timecard, receiving at least one first user entry from a user via the chat screen, the at least one first user entry including information identifying at least one of a client or a matter associated with the client, receiving at least one second user entry from the user via the chat screen, the at least one second user entry including a textual description of work performed that relates to the at least one first user entry, generating the draft timecard based on the at least one first user entry and the at least one second user entry, and causing display of the draft timecard on the chat screen for approval by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Publication number: 20230148767
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating clothing recommendations are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for generating a clothing recommendation includes a mirror, a display device, a memory and a processor. The mirror has a first side including a reflective surface. The display device displays a clothing recommendation to the user. The memory stores a wardrobe database including clothing data related to a plurality of items of clothing owned by the user. The processor is programmed to: (i) access a database including a plurality of expert models; (ii) select of one of the plurality of expert models based on a preference of the user; (iii) generate the clothing recommendation using the clothing database in combination with the selected expert model; and (iv) cause the display device to display the clothing recommendation to the user while the user views the first side of the mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA, Dino ELIOPULOS, Benjamin GIRARD, Cole SEABROOK, Aria KIM, Manu VARMA, Yijun WANG
  • Patent number: 11620618
    Abstract: A method of time entry on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer system includes receiving via the GUI information related to an event, determining, by an electronic controller, that the event has occurred, determining, by the electronic controller, that the event relates to a name in a contact list stored in a storage device of the computer system, and arranging on the GUI a time entry interface to prompt a user to enter information related to a matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: FULCRUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk Shaaban, Venkat Thandra
  • Publication number: 20230098485
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating reliable client billing quotes are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of generating reliable client billing quotes includes generating a first graphical user interface including a plurality of first icons, a plurality of second icons, and a workflow table, upon selection of one of the plurality of first icons using the first graphical user interface, regenerating the workflow table in a same location on the first graphical user interface without adjusting the plurality of first icons or the plurality of second icons, enabling selection of at least one of a plurality of quotes from within the regenerated workflow table, and upon selection of one of the plurality of second icons using the first graphical user interface, generating a second graphical user interface on the first user terminal that is related to the selected at least one of the plurality of quotes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Publication number: 20230094977
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating reliable client billing quotes are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of generating reliable client billing, quotes includes receiving a selection of a first team from a plurality of teams stored in a central memory, the first team including a plurality of members, generating a graphical user interface using team data corresponding to the first team, the graphical user interface including a quote creation table enabling entry of input data related to the plurality of members of the first team, and generating a new quote for a new client based on the input data related to the plurality of members of the first team.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA
  • Publication number: 20230094108
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating client billing quotes are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of generating a client billing quote which accounts for diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations includes generating a graphical user interface on a first user terminal that enables a user to create a team from a plurality of available members, calculating at least one score based on member data related to one or more category including at least one of (i) cultural diversity, (ii) gender diversity, (iii) LGBT+ inclusivity, (iv) disability inclusivity, and (v) initiative and accommodation, displaying on the first user terminal at least one grade based on the at least one score, and generating the client billing quote including the at least one score or the at least one grade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA, Kofi MUNDY-CASTLE, Drew BLAZAITIS
  • Patent number: 11602232
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating clothing recommendations are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for generating a clothing recommendation for a user includes a mirror, a display device, a memory and a processor. The mirror has a first side and a second side, the first side including a reflective surface. The display device can display an image to the user while the user views the first side. The memory stores a wardrobe database including clothing data related to a plurality of items of clothing. The processor is programmed to: (i) access the clothing data in the wardrobe database; (ii) generate a clothing recommendation based on the clothing data, the clothing recommendation including a suggested item of clothing of the plurality of items of clothing; and (iii) cause the display device to display the clothing recommendation to the user while the user views the first side of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ACI HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk Shaaban, Venkat Thandra, Dino Eliopulos, Benjamin Girard, Cole Seabrook, Aria Kim, Manu Varma, Yijun Wang
  • Publication number: 20230057372
    Abstract: Systems and methods for time entry, management and billing are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of collaborative time entry includes generating a first graphical user interface on a first user terminal that allows a first user to link a first time entry to a second user, storing in a memory at least a portion of time entry data from the first time entry, creating a second time entry on a second graphical user interface on a second user terminal, the second time entry including at least the portion of the time entry data from the first time entry, and generating a report including the first time entry and the second time entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA, Andrew Kenneth BLAZAITIS
  • Publication number: 20230009561
    Abstract: Systems and methods for client intake and management are disclosed herein. In an. embodiment, a method for client intake and management by a first party includes receiving initial client data regarding a second party from at least one user terminal, retrieving additional client data regarding the second party from at least one of the second party, an existing second party database, or a third party data source, extracting target data from the additional client data, generating at least one risk parameter based on the target data, and determining a risk associated with the second party based on the at least one risk parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA, Dino ELIOPULOS, Andrew Kenneth BLAZAITIS, Kennedy MUTHUKRISHNAN
  • Publication number: 20230012408
    Abstract: Systems and methods for client intake and management are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method for client intake and management by a first party includes receiving initial client data regarding a second party from at least one user terminal, the initial client data including a name of the second party and at least one selection, determining a conflict rating using hierarchical searching on a matter database using the initial client data and the at least one selection, and causing an adjustment to a user interface on a user terminal based on the conflict rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA, Dino ELIOPULOS, Andrew Kenneth BLAZAITIS, Kennedy MUTHUKRISHNAN
  • Patent number: 11475411
    Abstract: The present invention consists of an improved system and method for timekeeping and billing in professional services firms such as those in the areas of law, accounting, architecture and engineering. In the present invention, systems and methods are developed for improved development and management of client budgets where expenditures are continually traced and electronic notices of progress may be automatically transmitted to the client or customer. In addition, security is enhanced by providing security by employee name, level or job title for sensitive client information. Volume discounts can be automatically applied across client name, phase, matter or activity. The client may be provided with an online account secure with an unique ID and password. The system can also handle multiple currencies, payment methods and languages. Clients may be provided with interim bills in real time, as work progresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FULCRUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk Shaaban, Venkat Thandra
  • Publication number: 20220121881
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling target data to be extracted from documents are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of enabling target data to be extracted from documents includes accessing a database including a plurality of documents including target data, for each of multiple of the documents, creating a region tensor based on extracted text including the target data, for each of the multiple of the documents, creating a label tensor based on an area including the target data, and using the region tensor and the label tensor, training an extraction algorithm to extract the target data from additional documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ahmed Farouk SHAABAN, Venkat THANDRA, Dino ELIOPULOS, Andrew Kenneth BLAZAITIS, Kennedy MUTHUKRISHNAN