Arien C Ferrell

US Patent:

8271344, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Oct 28, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/607755

Inventors:

Girish Mallenahally Channakeshava - Bangalore, IN
Arien C. Ferrell - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Intuit Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 261, 705 264, 705 265, 705 272, 705 11, 705400, 707E17079, 70799905

Abstract:

The method for conducting a purchase involves obtaining a target item specification for purchasing a target item, wherein the target item specification comprises a target item description, a target purchase date, and a target price, obtaining, using a central processing unit (CPU), candidate item information related to a candidate item found on a merchant site consistent with the target item specification, wherein the candidate item information comprises a candidate item description and a candidate item price, populating a categorized entry in a user budget using the candidate item price and the target purchase date, wherein the candidate item price is no more than the target price, updating, using the CPU, the budget based on user transactions, generating a result by analyzing, using the CPU, the user budget with respect to the categorized entry, and submitting the result to a user for formulating a decision regarding whether to purchase the candidate item.

US Patent:

20090253494, Oct 8, 2009

Filed:

Apr 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/061003

Inventors:

Todd M. Fitch - Santa Clara CA, US
Michael J. Graves - Sunnyvale CA, US
Arien C. Ferrell - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

INTUIT INC. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that facilitates exchanging assets between online virtual worlds. During operation, the system receives a first asset from a representative of a first player who controls the first asset in a first virtual world, and receives a second asset from a representative of a second player who controls the second asset in the second virtual world. Next, the system provides the first asset to a representative of the second player in the first virtual world, and provides the second asset to a representative of the first player in the second virtual world.

US Patent:

20180114274, Apr 26, 2018

Filed:

Oct 26, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/335294

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Sasha Mikhael Perez - Del Mar CA, US
Jennifer L. Keenan - San Diego CA, US
Arien C. Ferrell - Sunnyvale CA, US
Michael J. Graves - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00
G06F 17/24
G06F 17/27
G06F 17/28

Abstract:

A system for explaining tax questions for an electronic tax return preparation program includes a computing device having a tax logic agent and a user interface controller. The computing device executes the tax logic agent, which analyzes a completeness graph to identify a required variable. The tax logic agent also determines whether an explanation asset is indexed to the required variable in the completeness graph, and sends an identity of the required variable to a user interface controller. The user interface controller generates a tax question corresponding to the required variable. When the tax logic agent determines that an explanation asset is indexed to the required variable in the completeness graph, the computing device presents the tax question and the explanation asset. When an explanation asset is not indexed to the required variable in the completeness graph, the computing device presents the tax question without the explanation asset.

US Patent:

20180114275, Apr 26, 2018

Filed:

Oct 26, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/335326

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Kevin M. McCluskey - Carlsbad CA, US
Sasha Mikhael Perez - Del Mar CA, US
Jennifer L. Keenan - San Diego CA, US
Michael J. Graves - Sunnyvale CA, US
Arien C. Ferrell - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00
G06F 17/24
G06F 17/27

Abstract:

A system for explaining added tax questions resulting from modified tax data for an electronic tax return preparation program includes a computing device having a completeness graph engine, an explanation engine, and a user interface controller. The computing device executes the completeness graph engine, which takes a first snapshot of input needs for a completeness graph corresponding to a tax topic, takes a second snapshot of input needs for the completeness graph corresponding to the tax topic after receiving modified tax data, and compares the first and second snapshots to identify an added variable in the completeness graph. An explanation engine analyzes the completeness graph and the modified tax data to generate an explanation asset for the added variable. A user interface controller generates a tax question corresponding to the added variable. The computing device presents the tax question and the explanation asset to a user.

US Patent:

20170220540, Aug 3, 2017

Filed:

Jan 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/011379

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Massimo Mascaro - San Diego CA, US
Saneesh Joseph - San Diego CA, US
Arien C. Ferrell - Sunnyvale CA, US
Michael J. Graves - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/24
G06F 17/28

Abstract:

A computing platform identifies one or more characteristics of a user accessing application software or a software service via a user interface and a field to be filled or completed in the user interface of the application software or a software service. The computing platform further determines and presents, at one or more automatic fill or completion modules that are stored at least partially in memory and function in tandem with one or more computer processors in the computing platform, a list of one or more completion candidates in the user interface of the application software or a software service at least by performing one or more incremental searches based in part or in whole upon the one or more characteristics. The field is then populated with a completion candidate from the list of one or more completion candidates.