Patents by Inventor William Flora

William Flora 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: 11979466
    Abstract: An online software platform (OSP) produces, by applying resource digital rules to previous relationship instance data of a primary entity data associated with one or more secondary entities of the domain, a domain resource regarding the domain. The OSP may then determine, by applying an alignment digital rule of the domain to the relationship instance data and the domain resource, whether or not an alignment condition of the domain is met, which indicates whether resources for relationship instances of the primary entity should have been remitted to the domain. If the alignment condition is not met, then the OSP may assemble proposal components, and communicate some of them to the domain on behalf of the primary entity to remit the resources, without initially communicating those proposal components that would reveal the identity of the primary entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Kavounas, Herve Marzio, Tyler Flora, Winona Dotson, William Rau
  • Patent number: 11704715
    Abstract: A quantum computing service includes connections to multiple quantum hardware providers that are configured to execute quantum circuits using quantum computers based on different quantum technologies. The quantum computing service enables a customer to define a quantum algorithm/circuit in an intermediate representation and select from any of a plurality of supported quantum computing technologies to be used to execute the quantum algorithm/quantum circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Kasprowicz, Boyu Wang, Cody Aoan Wang, Derek Bolt, Dylan Thomas Shields, Jeffrey Paul Heckey, Ralph William Flora, Sandeep Lagisetty
  • Publication number: 20210158425
    Abstract: A quantum computing service includes connections to multiple quantum hardware providers that are configured to execute quantum circuits using quantum computers based on different quantum technologies. The quantum computing service enables a customer to define a quantum algorithm/circuit in an intermediate representation and select from any of a plurality of supported quantum computing technologies to be used to execute the quantum algorithm/quantum circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Kasprowicz, Boyu Wang, Cody Aoan Wang, Derek Bolt, Dylan Thomas Shields, Jeffrey Paul Heckey, Ralph William Flora, Sandeep Lagisetty
  • Patent number: 10735499
    Abstract: A control-plane component of a virtual network interface (VNI) multiplexing service assigns one or more VNIs as members of a first interface group. A first VNI of the interface group is attached to a first compute instance. Network traffic directed to a particular endpoint address associated with the first interface group is to be distributed among members of the first interface group by client-side components of the service. The control-plane component propagates membership metadata of the first interface group to the client-side components. In response to a detection of an unhealthy state of the first compute instance, the first VNI is attached to a different compute instance by the control-plane component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Lars-Olov Holgers, Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew Bruce Dickinson, David Carl Salyers, Xiao Zhang, Shane Ashley Hall, Christopher Ian Hendrie, Aniket Deepak Divecha, Ralph William Flora
  • Publication number: 20190222636
    Abstract: A control-plane component of a virtual network interface (VNI) multiplexing service assigns one or more VNIs as members of a first interface group. A first VNI of the interface group is attached to a first compute instance. Network traffic directed to a particular endpoint address associated with the first interface group is to be distributed among members of the first interface group by client-side components of the service. The control-plane component propagates membership metadata of the first interface group to the client-side components. In response to a detection of an unhealthy state of the first compute instance, the first VNI is attached to a different compute instance by the control-plane component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Lars-Olov Holgers, Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew Bruce Dickinson, David Carl Salyers, Xiao Zhang, Shane Ashley Hall, Christopher Ian Hendrie, Aniket Deepak Divecha, Ralph William Flora
  • Patent number: 10244044
    Abstract: A control-plane component of a virtual network interface (VNI) multiplexing service assigns one or more VNIs as members of a first interface group. A first VNI of the interface group is attached to a first compute instance. Network traffic directed to a particular endpoint address associated with the first interface group is to be distributed among members of the first interface group by client-side components of the service. The control-plane component propagates membership metadata of the first interface group to the client-side components. In response to a detection of an unhealthy state of the first compute instance, the first VNI is attached to a different compute instance by the control-plane component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Lars-Olov Holgers, Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew Bruce Dickinson, David Carl Salyers, Xiao Zhang, Shane Ashley Hall, Christopher Ian Hendrie, Aniket Deepak Divecha, Ralph William Flora
  • Publication number: 20180152503
    Abstract: A control-plane component of a virtual network interface (VNI) multiplexing service assigns one or more VNIs as members of a first interface group. A first VNI of the interface group is attached to a first compute instance. Network traffic directed to a particular endpoint address associated with the first interface group is to be distributed among members of the first interface group by client-side components of the service. The control-plane component propagates membership metadata of the first interface group to the client-side components. In response to a detection of an unhealthy state of the first compute instance, the first VNI is attached to a different compute instance by the control-plane component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: TOBIAS LARS-OLOV HOLGERS, KEVIN CHRISTOPHER MILLER, ANDREW BRUCE DICKINSON, DAVID CARL SALYERS, XIAO ZHANG, SHANE ASHLEY HALL, CHRISTOPHER IAN HENDRIE, ANIKET DEEPAK DIVECHA, RALPH WILLIAM FLORA
  • Patent number: 9882968
    Abstract: A control-plane component of a virtual network interface (VNI) multiplexing service assigns one or more VNIs as members of a first interface group. A first VNI of the interface group is attached to a first compute instance. Network traffic directed to a particular endpoint address associated with the first interface group is to be distributed among members of the first interface group by client-side components of the service. The control-plane component propagates membership metadata of the first interface group to the client-side components. In response to a detection of an unhealthy state of the first compute instance, the first VNI is attached to a different compute instance by the control-plane component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Lars-Olov Holgers, Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew Bruce Dickinson, David Carl Salyers, Xiao Zhang, Shane Ashley Hall, Christopher Ian Hendrie, Aniket Deepak Divecha, Ralph William Flora
  • Publication number: 20070055993
    Abstract: The invention discloses a system and method for displaying media content in a user interface. The invention can be configured to identify registered media content providers, and can aggregate media content from the media content providers into a single media gallery. The gallery can include a plurality of types of media content, and the media content can come from a plurality of media content provider types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Braun, Hugh Vidos, Kort Sands, Matthew Goyer, Ryan D'Aurelio, Thomas Alphin, William Flora
  • Publication number: 20070028267
    Abstract: Embodiments of a media user interface are presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Bojana Ostojic, Christopher Glein, Mark Gibson, William Vong, William Flora, Benjamin Alton, Mark Newell
  • Publication number: 20060026635
    Abstract: Methods and systems that enable users to find and view programs are described. In one embodiment, a program-viewing portal application executes on a client device and is configured to enable a user to access programs within a particular program type, and to view, as part of a program selection process, non-textual images associated with individual programs within the particular program type. In one implementation, the program-viewing portal application comprises a movie portal application that presents, as part of the user's selection process, movie cover art that enables the user to browse movies that are currently playing or will be playing shortly, and to view movies sorted in accordance with their genre and/or rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Potrebic, Todd Jule, Joseph Schrader, William Flora, Waiman Lam
  • Publication number: 20050268252
    Abstract: A new user interface, a distance user interface, in a computer system for operating a computer from a television-viewing distance is provided. A centralized display is provided enabling a user to access streaming video and sound as well as music files, video files, and picture files from a single screen. Collaborative sharing of media content is provided by enabling a computer's operations and feedback to be collectively observed from a distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kathryn Parker, William Flora, Jeffrey Fong, Mark Gibson, Mark MacKenzie, Molly Rhoten, Tandy Trower, Mark Weinberg, Christopher Williams, Rodger Benson
  • Publication number: 20050068307
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a remote control device for interfacing with a Media Computing Device is provided. Included on the remote control are a plurality of audio/video buttons, numeric keypad buttons, transport buttons, and navigation buttons. In particular, one of the buttons, which is part of the navigation buttons is a START button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Flora, Jeffrey Fong, Mark Weinberg, Mark Mayes, Michelle Niethammer