Patents by Inventor William Petty

William Petty 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).

  • Publication number: 20230137048
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a monitoring device used to reduce touching of a wearer's head or neck. The monitoring device has an accelerometer that detects motion of the hand to the head and/or neck. The monitoring device can reduce the frequency of touching by issuing alerts to the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: William PETTY
  • Publication number: 20150127403
    Abstract: Introduced is a technology for managing planning items in a calendar user interface based on one or more contingency parameters. In at least some embodiments, the technology involves receiving one or more planning items (e.g., task, appointment, and/or calendar note) and contingency parameters defining each item, and generating different organized presentations of the items based on the contingency parameters. Based on the parameters, the planning items are filtered and/or arranged chronologically into the different organized presentations to include at least a plan view and an act view. The plan view presents all items (e.g., active items that can be acted upon and inactive items that are planned, but not yet to be acted upon), and can be useful, e.g., for organizing short and long-term goals. The act view presents a filtered list of items (e.g., active items) that can be useful, e.g., to present only actionable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: William PETTY
  • Publication number: 20090234727
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining relevance ratings for keywords associated with content are disclosed. A quantitative degree of relevance of keywords for a piece of content is determined by querying several reviewers. System users have a keyword record listing the keywords associated with content that a user has exhibited a threshold of interest in. Moreover, a cumulative value for the keywords is maintained by adding the degree of relevance of content keywords to the cumulative value of the keyword in the user's record. By finding correspondences between keywords in a user's record and keywords for pieces of content, advertisements, or other people using the system, a user's interest may be determined, and recommendations for content, advertisements, and potential friends or business contacts may be made to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: William Petty
  • Publication number: 20090125521
    Abstract: Systems and methods for representation of a user in a social networking environment are disclosed. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of a social networking environment includes managing anonymity levels of a set of user content provided by a user to the social networking environment. The set of user content includes a first content subset having a first anonymity level corresponding to a privacy setting of a public status, a second content subset having a second anonymity level corresponding to a privacy setting of a peer status, and/or a third content subset having a third anonymity level corresponding to a privacy setting of a private status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: William Petty
  • Publication number: 20090119258
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content ranking and reviewer selection are disclosed. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of content review includes receiving submitted content and identifying reviewers based on a set of criteria. The submitted content can be presented to the reviewers and ratings of the submitted content can be received from the reviewers. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of rating reviewers includes providing content to a reviewer to be scored no the scale. The score provided by the reviewer user is recorded and the amount of time for the reviewer to score the content is tracked. Reviewer user rating can be adjusted based on the amount of review time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventor: William Petty
  • Patent number: D792889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: SLIDE RULE SOFTWARE
    Inventor: William Petty