Patents by Inventor Vince Scafaria

Vince Scafaria 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: 12166740
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for leveraging connections. One embodiment is a method that includes determining, by a processor, a plurality of subset lists of leads from a list of leads, and creating, by the processor, a message for each one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to one of a plurality of collaborators. The method further includes transmitting, by the processor, each message with one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to each of the plurality of collaborators from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: DotAlign, Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer, Joshua Quintus
  • Patent number: 12002113
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for sharing. An exemplary method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) having a plurality of connections, a description, and determining, by the UE, a correspondence between the description and the plurality of connections. The method further includes providing, by the UE, an option to share a subset of the plurality of connections that have a correspondence above a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: DotAlign, Inc.
    Inventor: Vince Scafaria
  • Publication number: 20230412556
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for leveraging connections. One embodiment is a method that includes determining, by a processor, a plurality of subset lists of leads from a list of leads, and creating, by the processor, a message for each one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to one of a plurality of collaborators. The method further includes transmitting, by the processor, each message with one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to each of the plurality of collaborators from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer, Joshua Quintus
  • Patent number: 11803866
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for identifying. An exemplary method includes providing a plurality of identifiers from a plurality of data sources, the plurality of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of entities, and creating a plurality of tuples based on the plurality of identifiers, wherein each one of the plurality of tuples corresponds (i) a particular one of the plurality of data sources and (ii) to at least two identifiers that are linked together. The method further includes receiving an identifier, and determining whether the received identifier matches any of the plurality of tuples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DotAlign, Inc.
    Inventor: Vince Scafaria
  • Patent number: 11784960
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for leveraging connections. One embodiment is a method that includes determining, by a processor, a plurality of subset lists of leads from a list of leads, and creating, by the processor, a message for each one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to one of a plurality of collaborators. The method further includes transmitting, by the processor, each message with one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to each of the plurality of collaborators from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: DotAlign, Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer, Joshua Quintus
  • Publication number: 20210090099
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for identifying. An exemplary method includes providing a plurality of identifiers from a plurality of data sources, the plurality of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of entities, and creating a plurality of tuples based on the plurality of identifiers, wherein each one of the plurality of tuples corresponds (i) a particular one of the plurality of data sources and (ii) to at least two identifiers that are linked together. The method further includes receiving an identifier, and determining whether the received identifier matches any of the plurality of tuples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Vince Scafaria
  • Patent number: 10922702
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for identifying. An exemplary method includes providing a plurality of identifiers from a plurality of data sources, the plurality of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of entities, and creating a plurality of tuples based on the plurality of identifiers, wherein each one of the plurality of tuples corresponds (i) a particular one of the plurality of data sources and (ii) to at least two identifiers that are linked together. The method further includes receiving an identifier, and determining whether the received identifier matches any of the plurality of tuples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: DotAlign, Inc.
    Inventor: Vince Scafaria
  • Publication number: 20200111172
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for determining expertise. An exemplary method includes analyzing, by a processor, a plurality of data of a user, wherein the data comprises at least words and phrases from at least one of emails, messages, and electronic communications, and receiving, by the processor, a second data, the second data comprising anonymous frequency word counts of a plurality of users. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a correspondence between the analyzed plurality of data and the second data, wherein the correspondence includes words and phrases that are interesting, and providing, by the processor, a list of words and phrases to the user based on the determined correspondence, wherein the list is selectable by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Vince Scafaria
  • Patent number: 10417434
    Abstract: Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for data exchange. The method includes specifying, by a user equipment (UE), a first data, and creating, by the UE, a rule set, the rule set governing access to the first data. The method further includes uploading, by the UE, the first data with the rule set to a user selected server, the first data being accessible at the user selected server based on the rule set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: DotAlign, Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer
  • Publication number: 20190238492
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for leveraging connections. One embodiment is a method that includes determining, by a processor, a plurality of subset lists of leads from a list of leads, and creating, by the processor, a message for each one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to one of a plurality of collaborators. The method further includes transmitting, by the processor, each message with one of the plurality of subset lists of leads to each of the plurality of collaborators from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer, Joshua Quintus
  • Publication number: 20170337387
    Abstract: Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for data exchange. The method includes specifying, by a user equipment (UE), a first data, and creating, by the UE, a rule set, the rule set governing access to the first data. The method further includes uploading, by the UE, the first data with the rule set to a user selected server, the first data being accessible at the user selected server based on the rule set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer
  • Publication number: 20170316058
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for identifying. An exemplary method includes providing a plurality of identifiers from a plurality of data sources, the plurality of identifiers corresponding to a plurality of entities, and creating a plurality of tuples based on the plurality of identifiers, wherein each one of the plurality of tuples corresponds (i) a particular one of the plurality of data sources and (ii) to at least two identifiers that are linked together. The method further includes receiving an identifier, and determining whether the received identifier matches any of the plurality of tuples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Vince Scafaria
  • Publication number: 20170301040
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for sharing. An exemplary method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) having a plurality of connections, a description, and determining, by the UE, a correspondence between the description and the plurality of connections. The method further includes providing, by the UE, an option to share a subset of the plurality of connections that have a correspondence above a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Vince Scafaria
  • Patent number: 9785781
    Abstract: Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for data exchange. The method includes specifying, by a user equipment (UE), a first data, and creating, by the UE, a rule set, the rule set governing access to the first data. The method further includes uploading, by the UE, the first data with the rule set to a user selected server, the first data being accessible at the user selected server based on the rule set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Dotalign, Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer
  • Publication number: 20160162695
    Abstract: Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for data exchange. The method includes specifying, by a user equipment (UE), a first data, and creating, by the UE, a rule set, the rule set governing access to the first data. The method further includes uploading, by the UE, the first data with the rule set to a user selected server, the first data being accessible at the user selected server based on the rule set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Vince Scafaria, Jaspreet Bakshi, Kenneth Dreyer