Patents by Inventor William A. Carroll
William A. Carroll 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: 11954747Abstract: A method of distributing a smart will of a user, the method comprising: receiving a smart will creation request comprising: one or more beneficiary wallet identifiers, and asset distribution rules; creating, based on the smart will creation request, an estate smart contract, the estate smart contract being configured to authorize transfer of one or more assets registered to the estate smart contract to a storage location specified by an executor smart contract; receiving, by the executor smart contract, a death notification indicative of death of an owner of the estate smart contract; instructing the estate smart contract to transfer the assets from the estate smart contract to a trust smart contract; verifying, by the trust smart contract, that the beneficiary wallets are valid; and transferring, by the trust smart contract, one or more assets to the beneficiary wallets in accordance with the asset distribution rules.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Steven Quadros, Mykhaylo Bulgakov, Adnan Malik, Kevin P. Kelly, William Carroll, Adam Vukich, Abdelkader Benkreira
-
Patent number: 11948786Abstract: A night vision system, a microchannel plate (MCP), and a planetary deposition system and methodology are provided for selectively depositing an electrode contact metal on one side of MCP channel openings. One or more MCPs can be releasably secured to a face of a platter that rotates about its central platter axis. The rotating platter can be tilted on a rotating ring fixture surrounding an evaporative source of contact metal. Therefore, the rotating platter further rotates so that it orbits around the evaporative source of contact metal. A mask with a variable size mask opening is arranged between the rotating platter and the evaporative source. While the mask orbits around the evaporative source with the rotating platter, the mask does not rotate along its own axis as does the rotating platter.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Elbit Systems of America, LLCInventors: Stephen Carroll, William J. Baney, Cooper Gray Temple, Matthew Robert Curtis
-
Publication number: 20240095767Abstract: A method and a computer system for performing the method of determining an initial value or lifetime value for a domain name is provided. The method for determining an initial value includes obtaining, over a communication network, a domain name from requestor; obtaining, over the communication network, one or more inputs from one or more domain name data sources; applying the one or more inputs and the domain name to an initial lifetime worth computer model, wherein the one or more inputs comprise data related to comparable historical domain names, data from a linguistic model analysis, data from a linguistic frequency list, and data related to a second-level domain to top-level domain relationship analysis; determining, by a hardware processor, an initial lifetime worth for the domain name based on the initial lifetime worth computer model; and providing the initial lifetime worth for the domain name to the requestor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: William Carroll, Galileo Mark Namata, Andrew Simpson, Scott Walker
-
Patent number: 11880843Abstract: Exemplary systems, methods, and computer-accessible mediums can include, for example, receiving a first location of a user(s) and time information associated with that location, initiating a record for the user(s) based on the location and the time information, receiving a second location of the user(s), where the second location can be in a second bounded area, storing in record, a transaction(s) associated with the user(s) based on the second location, and automatically initiating a single payment for the transaction(s) when the user(s) leaves the first location.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Abdelkader Benkreira, Michael Mossoba, William Carroll
-
Publication number: 20230350881Abstract: A method of recovering blockchain wallet items, the method including: configuring a first smart contract to authorize a second smart contract to initiate transfer of one or more wallet items registered to the first smart contract to a location specified by the second smart contract; configuring the second smart contract to initiate transfer of the one or more wallet items from the first smart contract in response to receiving a first recovery verifier; receiving, via an API and by the second smart contract, a wallet recovery request associated with the first smart contract, the wallet recovery request specifying a third smart contract as being a recipient wallet; and based on the wallet recovery request and responsive to receiving the first recovery verifier, initiating, by the second smart contract, a transfer of the one or more wallet items from the first smart contract to the third smart contracts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Adam Vukich, Kevin P. Kelly, Adnan Malik, Mykhaylo Bulgakov, William Carroll, Steven Quadros, Abdelkader Benkreira
-
Publication number: 20230345360Abstract: Systems and methods for improved geolocation in a network are disclosed. An end node may transmit a signal. The signal may be received by a plurality of computing devices. Receipt times of the signal at the plurality of computing devices may be used to determine a location of the end node.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventor: William Carroll VERSTEEG
-
Patent number: 11791927Abstract: System and methods for locating events and/or devices on a network are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Ross Gilson, William Carroll VerSteeg, Lawrence Wolcott
-
Publication number: 20230285378Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: AbbVie Inc.Inventors: Mary E. Bellizzi, David A. Betebenner, Jean-Christophe C. Califano, William A. Carroll, Daniel D. Caspi, David A. DeGoey, Pamela L. Donner, Charles A. Flentge, Yi Gao, Charles W. Hutchins, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Warren M. Kati, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Ryan G. Keddy, Allan C. Krueger, Wenke Li, Dachun Liu, Clarence J. Maring, Mark A. Matulenko, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, John K. Pratt, John T. Randolph, Todd W. Rockway, Kathy Sarris, Michael D. Tufano, Seble H. Wagaw, Rolf Wagner, Kevin R. Woller
-
Publication number: 20230274256Abstract: Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission between a contactless card, a client application, and a server are provided. The memory of the contactless card may include a first card number table storing a first plurality of card numbers, each card number associated with a user account. A first applet may cycle through the first card number table and transmit each of the first plurality of card numbers to a second applet. In response to detection of one or more gestures by the card, the client application may read one or more of the first plurality of card numbers from the second applet and transmit a verification request associated with the one or more read card numbers to the server, which may compare the one or more read card numbers to a number from a second card number table and transmit a verification determination to authenticate the card.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Colin HART, Michael SAIA, Bryant YEE, William CARROLL
-
Patent number: 11741082Abstract: A method of recovering blockchain wallet items, the method including: configuring a first smart contract to authorize a second smart contract to initiate transfer of one or more wallet items registered to the first smart contract to a location specified by the second smart contract; configuring the second smart contract to initiate transfer of the one or more wallet items from the first smart contract in response to receiving a first recovery verifier; receiving, via an API and by the second smart contract, a wallet recovery request associated with the first smart contract, the wallet recovery request specifying a third smart contract as being a recipient wallet; and based on the wallet recovery request and responsive to receiving the first recovery verifier, initiating, by the second smart contract, a transfer of the one or more wallet items from the first smart contract to the third smart contracts.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Adam Vukich, Kevin P. Kelly, Adnan Malik, Mykhaylo Bulgakov, William Carroll, Steven Quadros, Abdelkader Benkreira
-
Patent number: 11729713Abstract: Systems and methods for improved geolocation in a low power wide area network are disclosed. One example method may include receiving an instruction to determine a geolocation of an end in a low power wide area network. An instruction may be transmitted to the end node for the end node to transmit a high-energy geolocation signal at a power of about 0.5 Watt to about 1 Watt. The end node may transmit the high-energy geolocation signal and a plurality of gateways of the low power wide area network may receive the high-energy geolocation signal. A plurality of receipt times may be identified. Each receipt time may be indicative of the time at which the high-energy geolocation signal was received by the respective gateway of the plurality of gateways. Based at least in part on the plurality of receipt times, a geolocation of the end node may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: William Carroll VerSteeg
-
Publication number: 20230253831Abstract: A contactless card with power harvesting unit is described. The power harvesting unit is configured to harvest power from near field communication radio wave fields and supply power to a memory, processor, and communication circuit of the contactless card. In some embodiments, the contactless card may also include a capacitor for smoothing out power deliver or a rechargeable battery. The contactless card is configured to establish two-way communication with a secondary device and to store and execute applets. In some embodiments, the contactless card is a payment card which contains information associated with a primary profile and a secondary profile. The secondary profile may be activated using two-way communication if the primary profile is deactivated due to fraudulent activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey RULE, Kevin OSBORN, Daniel HERRINGTON, William CARROLL
-
Patent number: 11664684Abstract: A contactless card with power harvesting unit is described. The power harvesting unit is configured to harvest power from near field communication radio wave fields and supply power to a memory, processor, and communication circuit of the contactless card. In some embodiments, the contactless card may also include a capacitor for smoothing out power deliver or a rechargeable battery. The contactless card is configured to establish two-way communication with a secondary device and to store and execute applets. In some embodiments, the contactless card is a payment card which contains information associated with a primary profile and a secondary profile. The secondary profile may be activated using two-way communication if the primary profile is deactivated due to fraudulent activity.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Rule, Kevin Osborn, Daniel Herrington, William Carroll
-
Publication number: 20230104808Abstract: A reduced-complexity Internet of Things sensor is disclosed. An example apparatus comprises memory storing one or more sensor event messages, a radio configured to determine a sensor event, a counter configured to output incremental counter states, and a control circuitry. The control circuitry may be in communication with the memory, the radio, and counter, and the sensor. The control circuitry may be configured to determine, based on the sensor event, a select sensor event message of the one or more sensor event messages. The control circuitry may be further configured to output, via the radio signal, a packet comprising the select event message and an indication of a counter state associated with the sensor event message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: William Carroll VerSteeg, Clyde Robbins, Ross Gilson
-
Patent number: 11620684Abstract: A device, that is part of a network of nodes that has access to a blockchain, may receive, from a user device associated with an entity, a request for campaign information for a campaign. The request may include data identifying campaign parameters. The device may interact with smart contracts associated with the blockchain to identify individuals to target for the campaign. The smart contracts may be configured to receive the campaign parameters as input and to output an indication of whether campaign preferences are compatible with the campaign parameters. The device may generate the campaign information to include information identifying the individuals targeted for the campaign and information identifying particular campaign preferences found to be compatible with particular campaign parameters. The device may provide the campaign information to the user device to permit the user device to use the campaign information to target the individuals for the campaign.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Adam Vukich, Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira, Joshua Edwards, William Carroll, Mykhaylo Bulgakov
-
Patent number: 11610195Abstract: Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission between a contactless card, a client application, and a server are provided. The memory of the contactless card may include a first card number table storing a first plurality of card numbers, each card number associated with a user account. A first applet may cycle through the first card number table and transmit each of the first plurality of card numbers to a second applet. In response to detection of one or more gestures by the card, the client application may read one or more of the first plurality of card numbers from the second applet and transmit a verification request associated with the one or more read card numbers to the server, which may compare the one or more read card numbers to a number from a second card number table and transmit a verification determination to authenticate the card.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Colin Hart, Michael Saia, Bryant Yee, William Carroll
-
Patent number: 11593824Abstract: A method and a computer system for performing the method of determining an initial value or lifetime value for a domain name is provided. The method for determining an initial value includes obtaining, over a communication network, a domain name from requestor; obtaining, over the communication network, one or more inputs from one or more domain name data sources; applying the one or more inputs and the domain name to an initial lifetime worth computer model, wherein the one or more inputs comprise data related to comparable historical domain names, data from a linguistic model analysis, data from a linguistic frequency list, and data related to a second-level domain to top-level domain relationship analysis; determining, by a hardware processor, an initial lifetime worth for the domain name based on the initial lifetime worth computer model; and providing the initial lifetime worth for the domain name to the requestor.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.Inventors: William Carroll, Galileo Mark Namata, Andrew Simpson, Scott Walker
-
Patent number: 11509507Abstract: A reduced-complexity Internet of Things sensor is disclosed. An example apparatus comprises memory storing one or more sensor event messages, a radio configured to determine a sensor event, a counter configured to output incremental counter states, and a control circuitry. The control circuitry may be in communication with the memory, the radio, and counter, and the sensor. The control circuitry may be configured to determine, based on the sensor event, a select sensor event message of the one or more sensor event messages. The control circuitry may be further configured to output, via the radio signal, a packet comprising the select event message and an indication of a counter state associated with the sensor event message.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: William Carroll VerSteeg, Clyde Robbins, Ross Gilson
-
Publication number: 20220309600Abstract: A method of distributing a smart will of a user, the method comprising: receiving a smart will creation request comprising: one or more beneficiary wallet identifiers, and asset distribution rules; creating, based on the smart will creation request, an estate smart contract, the estate smart contract being configured to authorize transfer of one or more assets registered to the estate smart contract to a storage location specified by an executor smart contract; receiving, by the executor smart contract, a death notification indicative of death of an owner of the estate smart contract; instructing the estate smart contract to transfer the assets from the estate smart contract to a trust smart contract; verifying, by the trust smart contract, that the beneficiary wallets are valid; and transferring, by the trust smart contract, one or more assets to the beneficiary wallets in accordance with the asset distribution rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Steven Quadros, Mykhaylo Bulgakov, Adnan Malik, Kevin P. Kelly, William Carroll, Adam Vukich, Abdelkader Benkreira
-
Patent number: 11443159Abstract: Aspects described herein may allow for a payment card assembly including a payment card having a first surface and an opposed second surface, and being formed of a biodegradable plastic. A Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) chip may be removably secured to the payment card. One or more plant seeds may be embedded in the payment card.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Benal Johnson, William Carroll