Patents Issued in October 9, 2018
  • Patent number: 10095995
    Abstract: A forest-inventory management apparatus is for a forest image having forest information associated with a forest. The forest image is acquired from an in-flight vehicle. The forest-inventory management apparatus includes a server system. The server system includes a processor assembly and a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium configured to tangibly store a processor-executable programmed code. The processor-executable programmed code is configured to urge the processor assembly to execute the following operations: (A) read data representing the forest image having the forest information associated with the forest; (B) compute data representing a supply of forest inventory of hardwood and softwood trees expected to be available for harvesting based on the forest information associated with in the forest image; and (C) provide the data representing the supply of forest inventory expected to be available for harvesting from the forest associated with the forest image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FIRST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Philip E. J. Green, Benoit St-Onge
  • Patent number: 10095996
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system for monitoring a space is disclosed. The system may include a controller connected with a plurality of RFID readers, where each reader can detect data signals from a plurality of RFID tags attached with objects. The objects may be part of an object category. The system may also have a database connected with the controller that records a time when the data signal is received from each tag in the plurality, and the data contained in the data signal from each tag in the plurality. The system may include a processor that can perform an inventory analysis of the objects based on a confidence probability curve. This curve may be a decaying function that may be based on various probabilities. Methods for using the confidence probability curve are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Belstner, Adam Blair
  • Patent number: 10095997
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses for the management, distribution, dispensing, and administration of consumer products, including over-the-counter and prescription medications through use of a product container labeling system and an optional integrated computer-based or online management system. In certain aspects, the invention relates to a product container comprising a hollow body, a child-resistant cap, and a specialized information label affixed to the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: DEBORAH ADLER LLC
    Inventors: Deborah Adler, Duane Sawyer, Michael Wolf, Joshua Stewart, Yayun Huang
  • Patent number: 10095998
    Abstract: A system and method for incident reporting system includes at least one client device and at least one server computer. The at least one client device includes at least one processor, a camera unit, and a microphone, and is programmed or configured to generate location data for the at least one client device while the at least one client device is in a moving transportation vehicle; generate at least one user interface configured to receive incident data comprising at least one of the following: a location of an incident, a time of occurrence of an incident, a textual description of an incident, a party involved in an incident, or any combination thereof; capture and store at least one image of an incident with the camera unit; and automatically capture and store noise data with the microphone while the at least one client device is in the moving transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: HEP ShaleApps, LLC
    Inventors: James Chance Richie, Adam M. Klenk, Amanda Christides
  • Patent number: 10095999
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments for providing management of tasks of a project plan associated with a computer application are described. In one embodiment, a task management tool is disclosed that is configured to generate a task rectangle for display in a task management view. The task rectangle is representative of a task of the project plan in a Cartesian plane format having two attribute axes. An attribute indicium is also generated for display at a first position within the task rectangle as determined by the intersection of two attribute values of the first task on each of the two attribute axes, respectively. At least one of the two attribute values may be modified by re-positioning the attribute indicium at a second position within the task rectangle. The two attribute values take on two attribute axes values of the Cartesian plane format that intersect at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Niladri De, Srinivasu Dudala, Mani Kumar V R A N Kasibhatla
  • Patent number: 10096000
    Abstract: An apparatus, including a memory which stores work schedule information or scheduling information for an employer, hiring entity, individual, independent contractor, temporary worker, or freelancer; a receiver which receives a first request to obtain work schedule information or scheduling information for the employer, hiring entity, individual, independent contractor, temporary worker, or freelancer, and the first request is received from a first communication device; a processing device, specially programmed for processing information contained in the first request, generates a first message containing the work schedule or scheduling information for the employer, hiring entity, individual, independent contractor, temporary worker, or freelancer; and a transmitter for transmitting the first message to the first communication device or to a second communication device. The apparatus processes information in a second request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: GTJ VENTURES, LLC
    Inventor: Raymond Anthony Joao
  • Patent number: 10096001
    Abstract: A system comprises content caching circuitry of a first email subsystem, and privacy enforcement circuitry of the first email subsystem. The privacy enforcement circuitry is configured to, after the reception of the email message by the connection handler circuitry and before relaying of the email message to a second email subsystem, detect tracking code in the email message; and replace the detected tracking code with replacement content. The tracking code comprises a first uniform resource locator (URL), and the replacement content comprises a second URL. The content caching circuitry is configured to: determine whether content stored at the first URL is wanted or needed; and not fetch the content from the first URL if the content stored at the first URL is not wanted and not needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventors: Paul R Everton, Chad M Gilles, Tian Wang
  • Patent number: 10096002
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable storage mediums and systems provide for displaying a time zone sensitive calendar. According to aspects of the disclosure, information is accessed that is associated with the time zone sensitive calendar. The information is used in determining the different time zones to include in a calendar view. Each of the different time periods in the calendar view are associated with one of the time zones. The calendar view for the time zone sensitive calendar is then displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nima Barraci, Andreas Sindlinger
  • Patent number: 10096003
    Abstract: A processor based method comprising: identifying a device using a portable electronic apparatus; offering a plurality of options, for selection by a user of the portable electronic apparatus, about how to proceed for the purpose of attending the device; providing step-by-step guiding instructions as to how to attend the device, the guiding instructions being specific to the identified device and the option selected; if, after user follows the guiding instructions, the purpose of attending the device is achieved, ending the process; and, if, after user follows the guiding instructions, the purpose of attending the device is not achieved, providing communication options to the user, using the portable electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Javid Vahid
  • Patent number: 10096004
    Abstract: Vehicular maintenance is predicted using real time telematics data and historical maintenance data. Different statistical models are used, and an intersecting set of results is generated. Environmental weather may also be used to further refine predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Anoop Viswanath, Abhay Dabholkar, Brad Ford, Mengling Hettinger, Kevin Reese, Carl Sorrells, Christopher Tsai, Alfonso Jones
  • Patent number: 10096005
    Abstract: A type of a waste item is identified at a waste collection location using at least a drone-based system. The drone-based system characterizes one or more properties of the waste item. Based on the identified type and the one or more properties, the drone-based system performs a risk assessment based on human health of content of the waste item. One or more actions are taken by one or more drones of the drone-based system based on the risk assessment of the content of the waste item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, Meenal Pore, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 10096006
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for conducting transactions and financial transfers utilizing a mobile device communicatively coupled with a mobile communications network and executing a mobile point-of-sale application. According to some embodiments, the mobile point-of-sale application is adapted to conduct money transfer transactions by communicating transaction information through the mobile communications network to a money transfer provider system that processes the money transfer and communicates receipt information to the mobile point-of-sale application. Additionally, according to some embodiments, an account associated with an agent of the money transfer provider can be used in money transfer transactions conducted by the mobile point-of-sale application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Western Union Company
    Inventors: Rebecca Loevenguth, Sanjay Challani
  • Patent number: 10096007
    Abstract: Payment platforms such as point of sale terminals can send test transactions to an acquirer processor certification and analytics system for certification of the payment platform's readiness to perform financial transaction processing with payment networks. A payment platform sends a test transaction to an acquirer processor and receives a unique request identifier. The request identifier and a test identifier associated with the test transaction are sent to an analytics engine that retrieves data associated with the test transaction from the acquirer processor, and expected values based on the test identifier. The analytics engine performs a comparison and determines a certification result for the payment platform based on the comparison. Based on certification results, authorization or licenses can be granted to payment platforms to use payment networks of the acquirer processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventors: Johan Mattias Nordlof, Douglas Michael Bay
  • Patent number: 10096008
    Abstract: A disbursement module (DM) computer device is provided for processing an electronic disbursement. The DM computer device includes a memory device and a processor. The processor is programmed to register a payor with a disbursement service provided by the DM computer device and to receive a disbursement command from the payor. The disbursement command instructs a disbursement to be made to a payee and includes payee contact information, payee verification data, and a disbursement amount. The processor is further programmed to receive a disbursement request message that includes a payee identifier from the payee requesting that the disbursement be made, and to verify the payee by matching the payee identifier to the payee verification data. The processor is further programmed to electronically transfer funds from a bank account associated with the payor to a bank account associated with the payee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Deborah Kimberg, Shawn Hagmeier, Brian DuCharme
  • Patent number: 10096009
    Abstract: A payment system that uses replacement account identifiers is disclosed. An encrypted primary account number (PAN) may be received by a secure computer from a data entry device. The encrypted PAN may be decrypted by the secure computer and the secure computer may transmit a zero, nominal or no dollar authorization request to an issuer. Using the zero, nominal or no dollar authorization request, the issuer may verify the account. If the account is verified, then a replacement account identifier can be issued at a later time. The replacement account identifier may be used instead of the actual PAN to conduct payment transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Keith McGuire
  • Patent number: 10096010
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for granting a user access to an on-line banking area of a website belonging financial institution responsive to receiving the valid user name and password. The method providing the user with account information regarding checking, savings, mortgage, home equity and/or loan accounts held by the user at the financial institution. The method grants the user access to a request tracking area of the web site of the financial institution, receive request related data from the user, the request related data including data relating to at least one expense or goal, calculate portions of each expense respectively owed by each of a plurality of participants in the request and track whether a participant has paid. The method includes sending a message to at least one participant, the message requesting payment for the portion owed by the participant and receiving the payment from the participant in various payment forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventor: Harsh Jawharkar
  • Patent number: 10096011
    Abstract: There are provided systems and method for smart table devices and accessories for determining ordering aspects and bills. A smart table may include one or more modules, devices, and/or accessory devices that determine aspects of users and items associated with the smart table, such as movements of the users, quantities of items located on the table, or other aspects. The aspects may be communicated to a merchant device to determine information about the users and items, such as if the user requires attention or if a drink is empty. Based on the information, notifications may be generated, which may be communicated to a merchant or merchant employee to provide assistance or service to the table. The information may also be utilized to generate and update historical sales statistics for the merchant, such as commonly ordered items, time until receipt of service or food, and preferred payment methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Leon Camp
  • Patent number: 10096012
    Abstract: A payment terminal, including: a display, an input device configured to generate input signals indicative of a user input, a payment instrument reader configured to receive payment instrument data from a financial payment instrument, a secure processor connected to the payment instrument reader, a main processor connected to the display, the main processor separate and distinct from the secure processor, a secure input processor connected to the input device and the secure processor, wherein the secure processor is operable between an unsecured mode, wherein the secure processor sends input coordinates based on the input signals received from the secure input processor to the main processor; and a secured mode, wherein the secure input processor ceases input coordinate forwarding to the main processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Poynt Co.
    Inventors: Osama Bedier, Ray Tanaka, Robert Hernandez
  • Patent number: 10096013
    Abstract: Example systems and methods for clustering of customers using patterns in their transactions are described. In one implementation, a method receives customer information that includes at least a plurality of customer identifications and a plurality of payment options associated with a plurality of customers. The method identifies a subset of payment options, from among the payment options, and a subset of customer identifications, from among the customer identifications, such that each payment option of the subset of payment options is associated with more than one customer identification of the subset of customer identifications. The method then classifies each customer identification of the subset of customer identifications as either of one of more than one of the customer identifications associated with a single one of the customers or one of more than one of the customer identifications associated with more than one of the customers who are related to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Afroza Ali, Kannan Achan, Ron Benson
  • Patent number: 10096014
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include systems, methods, and devices for processing payments for a card. Such embodiments include receiving payment information from a payor at an intermediate entity server as well as authorizing the payment transaction, by the intermediate entity server, based on the payment information. Further such embodiments include providing instructions, by the intermediate entity, to debit a payor card account and credit payee shadow ledger account based on the payment information as well as providing instructions, by the intermediate entity, to debit the payee shadow ledger account and to credit the payee card account based on payment rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Hossein Mohsenzadeh
  • Patent number: 10096015
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. According to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, a strict authentication procedure for expense payment can be performed via a simple and convenient user interface between a mobile terminal and a terminal user. In particular, since at least one of a selection and authentication of a payment means of the mobile terminal can be performed via at least one of an aligned direction, a moving direction and a moving track of the mobile terminal, the user interface between the mobile terminal and the terminal user for the expense payment can be further simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sure Bak, Eunji Lee
  • Patent number: 10096016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of communicating a message relating to a transaction of a contactless application effected between a mobile terminal equipped with a contactless module and equipment, comprising the steps of detecting the end of the transaction between the terminal and the equipment, obtaining a message containing at least information identifying said application and end of transaction information, and communicating said message. The invention also relates to a method of transmitting such a message including the steps of receiving end detection information, identifying the application associated with the transaction, and determining and transmitting the message to the mobile terminal. The invention further relates to a mobile terminal and a secure module capable of being used with a mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: David Picquenot, Laurent Fourreau
  • Patent number: 10096017
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for a clearing house for creating and directing readable indicia to/from merchants, users, and/or vendors. As such, merchants, users, and vendors may all be able to recognize, read, and complete transactions using a created universal readable indicia, irrespective of the entities associated with the transaction. The invention may create and provide a universal readable indicia that may be read and/or scanned by any of a user, merchant, or vendor. Subsequently, upon scanning, the system may recognize the appropriate vendor associated with the scan, based on information about the user or merchant derived from the scan. As such, the invention may be able to convert the universal readable indicia to one or more indicia accepted by a vendor that may complete the transaction with the user and/or merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: David M. Grigg
  • Patent number: 10096018
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for a clearing house for creating and directing readable indicia to/from merchants, users, and/or vendors. As such, merchants, users, and vendors may all be able to recognize, read, and complete transactions using a created universal readable indicia, irrespective of the entities associated with the transaction. The invention may create and provide a universal readable indicia that may be read and/or scanned by any of a user, merchant, or vendor. Subsequently, upon scanning, the system may recognize the appropriate vendor associated with the scan, based on information about the user or merchant derived from the scan. As such, the invention may be able to convert the universal readable indicia to one or more indicia accepted by a vendor that may complete the transaction with the user and/or merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: David M. Grigg
  • Patent number: 10096019
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of making a payment transaction by a customer including steps of receiving, by a mobile device (402) of the customer, merchant data; transmitting, by the mobile device to a remote server (408), a payment transaction request including the merchant data; determining, by the remote server; the identity of the customer based on the request and the identity of the merchant based on the data; and implementing the payment transaction between bank accounts of the customer and the merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Robert Hasson, Emmanuel Viale, Jeremy Light
  • Patent number: 10096020
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing payment transactions using combination payment cards. The combination payment card is associated with an open-loop account and one or more closed-loop accounts. Transaction information is received from a point-of-sale device. At least one of the closed-loop and open-loop account is debited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan T. Bailey, Edward D. Paciolla
  • Patent number: 10096021
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for loading money from a gift card into a digital wallet. The transfer can be done at a point of sale (POS), such as during a purchase of the gift card. The digital wallet can be a digital wallet of a user who is purchasing the gift card. The money in the digital wallet can be used to purchase products from the same merchant or another merchant. The money can be transferred from the digital wallet to any other person or entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: German Scipioni, Loc Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10096022
    Abstract: The DYNAMIC WIDGET GENERATOR APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“DWG”) transforms developer credentials, codes and parameter inputs via DWG components into buy widgets, payment acceptance and purchase transaction outputs. In one embodiment, the DWG may facilitate obtaining a plurality of authentication parameters and widget customization parameters. The DWG may authenticate a user using a parameter derived from the plurality of authentication parameters and may dynamically generating a purchase widget for the authenticated user using the plurality of widget customization parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventor: Manav Gupta
  • Patent number: 10096023
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems and computer program products for conducting an online transaction on a website involving sensitive information. Such embodiments provide methods, systems and computer program products to: (a) register at least one entity with a gate keeper module, the registering comprising associating the entity with a subscription level; (b) associate a sub-string of a character string with a unique token so that a direct link does not exist between the unique token and the character string; and (c) during processing of the online transaction: (i) using the unique token for intermediate steps during the processing of the online transaction; and (ii) only accessing the character string in storage memory to complete the online transaction after receiving a request from at least one registered entity associated with a subscription level associated with a privilege to receive the requested sensitive information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahesh Sahasranaman, Robert W Plumer
  • Patent number: 10096024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a system for data transmission. Authentication data and an electronic key are generated, whereby the electronic key is stored as assigned to the authentication data. At least part of the electronic key is transmitted by means of an authentication module of the central module to a communications terminal. Asynchronously to that, data are encrypted into encrypted data by means of an encryption module and by means of at least part of the electronic key. The encrypted data are transmitted between a central module and a communications terminal. The encrypted data are decrypted by means of a decryption module and by means of at least part of the electronic key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SWISSCOM AG
    Inventors: Marc Danzeisen, Jan Linder, Simon Winiker, Florian Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 10096025
    Abstract: In a platform comprising a service tier, an enabling tier, and a personalization tier, applying an expert engine to analyze one or more mobile device user and transaction environment requirements and configuring one or more platform features in accordance with the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MASTERCARD MOBILE TRANSACTIONS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mehul Desai, Satyan G. Pitroda, Nehal Maniar
  • Patent number: 10096026
    Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM) may include an input component and one or more processors. The input component may be configured to detect multi-factor input associated with an account. The multi-factor input may include at least two of: a sequence of characters input via the input component, a force with which at least one character, of the sequence of characters, is input via the input component, a length of time over which at least one character, of the sequence of characters, is input via the input component, or a combination of at least two characters, of the sequence of characters, that are input concurrently via the input component. The ATM may receive the multi-factor input, validate the multi-factor input in association with the account, and selectively permit or deny access to one or more actions associated with the account based on validating the multi-factor input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira, Michael Mossoba, Joshua Edwards
  • Patent number: 10096027
    Abstract: A method of authorizing a debit transaction involves a server receiving from a debit terminal a message requesting authorization for a debit transaction. The message includes a credential provided by a payment token interfaced with the debit terminal. The credential is uniquely associated with the token. The server is in communication with a payment definition database that associates a plurality of payment credentials each with a respective financial account and a default payment amount. The server determines the financial account and the default amount by querying the database with the received credential. Particulars of the determined financial account and default amount are indeterminable from only the credential. The server authenticates the message and facilitates a debit in the default amount from the financial account. The server performs the receiving, determining, authenticating and facilitating all without confirmation of authentication of a bearer of the token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Scott Lawson Hambleton, Steven Robert Langham
  • Patent number: 10096028
    Abstract: An information processor includes a defining unit that defines a set of metadata items, and a set of data values of metadata corresponding to the set of metadata items, the set of metadata items and the set of data values being associated with each of multiple specifying areas displayed on a screen, and an associating unit that associates two or more sets of data values with actual data, the two or more sets of data values being each defined for each of two or more specifying areas specified from among the multiple specifying areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yosuke Kogure
  • Patent number: 10096029
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for proactively identifying and addressing customer needs. In use, at least one customer need for at least one customer is predicted, based, at least in part, on information associated with the one or more detected customer care request triggering events, information associated with the one or more customer care interactions, and information associated with the one or more after-effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Craig Dean Hanson, Joseph Patrick O'Hara, Shanmugam Chinnappa Gounder
  • Patent number: 10096030
    Abstract: An apparatus, computer program, and method are provided for generating a problem ticket with a link to a cloned environmental state. At least one problematic scenario is detected in connection with a system associated with a customer of a communication service provider (CSP). In response to the detection of the at least one problematic scenario in connection with the system associated with the customer of the CSP, an environmental state of the system is automatically cloned, including a file system memory state and one or more live processes of the system, so as to create a cloned environmental state. As an option, a problem ticket for the at least one problematic scenario is provided with a link to the cloned environmental state of the system for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amdocs Development Limited
    Inventors: Meir Ben Hayon, Aharon Weissman
  • Patent number: 10096031
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for providing an active ticket in a mobile terminal for use by a mobile terminal user, wherein at least one active ticket has a ticket characteristic that dynamically changes based on one or more states in a life cycle of the active ticket. Dynamic changes to the ticket characteristic include multimedia changes or other presentation data, including text, sound (audio), animation, video, still pictures, or some combination thereof. The active ticket can have different states in it's life cycle, such as purchased, validated, invalid for certain events. Also the ticket service provider or issuer can send new control data to change the characteristic and/or contents of the active ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Petteri Saarinen, Mia Lahteenmaki, Zheng Yan
  • Patent number: 10096032
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the proximity of an avatar with respect to a designated focal point object within a virtual universe is determined, and information associated with the designated focal point object is identified. A first of a plurality of representations of the information is selected based, at least in part, on the determined proximity of the avatar with respect to the designated focal point object. The first representation of the information is then transmitted to the avatar. Proximity-based transmission of information can disseminate relevant information to avatars, and can be used by virtual universe businesses to encourage avatars to move near the designated focal point object within the virtual universe so that the avatars can be exposed to products and advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Paul A. Moskowitz, Clifford A. Pickover
  • Patent number: 10096033
    Abstract: A technique, method, apparatus, and system to provide educational related, integrated social networking, real time geospatial mapping, geo-target location based technologies including GPS and GIS and multiple points of interest, receiving current location of user's electronic or mobile device and multiple points of interest, cloud-type configuration storing and handling user data across multiple enterprises, generating user behavior data and ad links, promotions (“social/geo/promo”) links on a website for educational related products, goods, and/or services, including educational related social/geo/promo data sets for user customized visual displays showing 3D map presentations with correlated or related broad or alternative categories of social/geo/promo links to be displayed with web page content for view and interaction by an end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Stephan Heath
  • Patent number: 10096034
    Abstract: A technology analysis system automatically monitors information available from both publicly and privately distributed networks of information for details that are relevant to a technology hypothesis. The technology analysis system provides a technology radar that assists with determining how the technology hypothesis stands up against ongoing developments in technology. The technology analysis system also visualizes the technology hypothesis and its underlying precursor predictions using a web portal, dynamic document, or other visualization technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Alex Kass, Lucian P. Hughes, Peter Z. Yeh
  • Patent number: 10096035
    Abstract: An example method to adjust demographic data involves generating a first model based on reference demographic data corresponding to panelists, and based on first age data and a quantity of mobile webpage views from a database proprietor that is separate from a first entity, the reference demographic data collected from the panelists and stored by the first entity, and the first age data and the quantity of mobile webpage views corresponding to ones of the panelists having user accounts with the database proprietor; and based on determining that redistributing at least some of the first age data will increase an age data accuracy, redistributing the at least some of the first age data across age categories to generate a second model, the second model to facilitate adjusting second age data of the database proprietor to correct inaccuracies and/or misrepresentations in at least some of the second age data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Albert R. Perez, Josh Gaunt
  • Patent number: 10096036
    Abstract: An optimal design assistance device which assists in design of system configuration with minimum price of a computer system, even it is the computer system which performs complicated processing, so that it can be accomplished in a short time and with high efficiency is provided. The optimal design assistance device which assists in design of controllable design parameters of the computer system to which a plurality of Service Level Objects (SLOs) defining non-functional requirements are specified includes: a relaxation solution derivation unit which derives a relaxation solution evaluation value that is the minimum value of the price of the system configuration of the computer system which achieves a part of the SLOs among a plurality of the SLOs; and a search unit which searches for a parameter set of the design parameter by which all the plurality of SLOs are achieved and the price of the system configuration is made lowest by using the relaxation solution evaluation value unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sayaka Izukura
  • Patent number: 10096037
    Abstract: Inferring purchase intent using non-payment transaction signals predicts whether a payment transaction has been completed based on non-payment information. An account system that operates outside of the payment path does not take part in and the approval of a financial transaction between the user and the merchant system, distributes an offer to the user. The user completes a financial payment transaction with the merchant and the account system determines whether a trigger event has occurred. The user performs an action or enters information using the user computing device, and the user computing device transmits an indication of the action to the account system. In another example, the account system receives notification from another system or device. The account system determines whether the action is a trigger event and the predictive model determines whether the user completed a financial transaction and/or redeemed the distributed offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Harry Lee Butler, IV, Glenn Berntson, Glenn Thrope, Xiaohang Wang
  • Patent number: 10096038
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for determining a safest road segment for traveling between a first location and a second location are provided. In some cases, the road segment safety rating may be determined for a plurality of road segments between the first location and the second location based on historical data associated with the road segments (e.g., accident history data, traffic volume data, etc.) and/or based on driving behavior data of the operator of the vehicle. An indication of the road segment determined as being the safest may be provided to the operator of the vehicle. An actual route of travel of the vehicle can be captured and compared to the safest route. If the vehicle has traveled the safest route, the operator may earn an award. If not, the operator may be notified that an award may be earned when an indicated safest route is traveled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Philip Peter Ramirez, Derek Otten, Dana Ferguson, Julie A. Jordan Peters, Regina Madigan, Thomas McKenna
  • Patent number: 10096039
    Abstract: Product vendors are provided with a system for performing a marketing campaign to mobile communication device users, providing offers as instruments, such as digital coupons, to a selected group of users of the mobile communication devices and validating the integrity of the instruments. The invention has two phases: the selection of the components of the instrument from a menu provided by a social networking organization; and validating the instrument upon redemption from the product vendor. In the first phase, the product vendor selects elements from the menu relevant to the campaign, such as timing, nature of the offer, targeting of the recipients, etc. In the second phase, the instrument is encoded as to the marketing campaign and an arbitrary designation which initiates a pattern as the instrument is redeemed. The product vendor inspects the instrument to ensure that the encoding is correct during the redemption process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: James F. Kramer, Paul C. Ning
  • Patent number: 10096040
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing the display of online ad content consistent with one or more e-commerce objectives. A collection module may be operable to collect attribute values for a set of attributes characterizing user visits to a set of training webpages and subsequent attribute values for a subsequent user visit to a subsequent webpage. A model-generation module may be operable to train a probability model with the attribute values that predicts outcomes for at least one performance metric. A display module may be operable to determine whether to display ad content on the subsequent webpage for the subsequent user visit depending on whether a predicted outcome from the probability model that is relevant to the subsequent attribute values is consistent with one or more e-commerce objectives. The probability model may be a decision tree with different predicted outcomes for different combinations of attribute values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Shankara B. Subramanya, Girish Natarajan, Guoxun Yuan, Junhao Jiang, Madhusudan Mathihalli, Chris Bolte
  • Patent number: 10096041
    Abstract: A method of advertising to a targeted consumer, via an application based consumer profiling algorithm which determines the interests of a consumer in a particular geographical position then queues relevant pre-loaded advertisements on an out-of-home (OOH) medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Spoken Thought, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Christian Frangakis, Gabriel Alan Frangakis
  • Patent number: 10096042
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing offers for linked transactions. Transaction data corresponding to a first product physically purchased using a financial service account and product identification data identifying the first purchased product are received. The transaction data and the product identification data are associated. A consumer that purchased the first product is determined based on at least the transaction data. Follow-on purchase to offer for sale to the consumer based on the product identification data is determined and a follow-up purchase offer to purchase the follow-on product is generated. The consumer is provided with the follow-on purchase offer to enable the consumer to purchase the follow-on product in an electronic commerce purchase transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Capital One Financial Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas S. Poole, David E. Keating, Drew Jacobs, Janusz M. Niczyporuk, Luke A. Hammock
  • Patent number: 10096043
    Abstract: A computing apparatus is configured to formulate and adjust offers to users of mobile devices that are configured to capture identification information of products, such as UPC codes. The transaction data of the user, the activities of the user capturing the identification information of products, the location of the user, and the user's reactions to the offers are used to incrementally adjust the offers according to offer rules specified by the merchants. The mobile devices can be used to initiate a checkout process for purchasing items identified by the captured identification information of the products from the physical retail store at which the user is currently located, or via an online store associated with an offer presented via the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventors: Andrew Beck, Sebastian Badea, Vanita Pandey
  • Patent number: 10096044
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of receiving an audio stream containing user speech from a first device, generating text based on the user speech, identifying a key phrase in the text, receiving from an advertiser an advertisement related to the identified key phrase, and displaying the advertisement. The method can include receiving from an advertiser a set of rules associated with the advertisement and displaying the advertisement in accordance with the associated set of rules. The method can display the advertisement on one or both of a first device and a second device. A central server can generate text based on the speech. A key phrase in the text can be identified based on a confidence score threshold. The advertisement can be displayed after the audio stream terminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Patrick Jason Morrison