Benjamin S Anderson

US Patent:

41018737, Jul 18, 1978

Filed:

Jan 26, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/652157

Inventors:

Benjamin Ernest Anderson - Rockville MD
Louise Creegan McIntyre - Montgomery AL

International Classification:

G08B 108

US Classification:

340539

Abstract:

Miniaturized coded transmitter and battery powered receivers selectively responsive to a predetermined code transmission are provided with a miniaturized audible signal generator in each receiver such that the receiver, when interrogated by a proper signal, will respond audibly. By placing such receivers on commonly used objects such as eyeglasses, purses and other personal articles, audible location of these articles is accomplished by interrogating each object with a corresponding coded signal and following the audible response from the object to the position of the object to locate the latter. The duty cycle of the receiver is very short and recurrent over intervals less than the known energization interval of the transmitter to insure reception but materially minimize the power consumption of the receivers.

US Patent:

20200327595, Oct 15, 2020

Filed:

Jun 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/915379

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Jeffrey Lock - Flushing NY, US
Benjamin Robert Anderson - San Francisco CA, US
Zhenyu Liu - San Jose CA, US
Harsh Pankaj Panchal - San Mateo CA, US
Tracy Livengood - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06

Abstract:

A server automatically generates a response on behalf of second users to a request received from a first user. A first stage of matching is performed that includes determining which of the second users match a requested location and request type. A second stage of matching is performed for each second user that includes computing a value that quantifies a likelihood of the first user selecting that second user to fulfill the request, and determining a capacity of the second user to fulfill the request. Some of the second users are selected based at least in part on the computed value and the determined capacity of each of the second users. A response is automatically generating for each of the selected second users. The generated responses are transmitted to the first user.

US Patent:

20190005562, Jan 3, 2019

Filed:

Mar 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/921543

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Jeffrey Lock - Flushing NY, US
Xin Liu - Foster City CA, US
Benjamin Robert Anderson - San Francisco CA, US
Zhenyu Liu - San Jose CA, US
Guqian Du - Foster City CA, US
Chris Pak - San Francisco CA, US
Harsh Pankaj Panchal - San Mateo CA, US
Nick Jones - San Francisco CA, US
Shuai Ding - Santa Clara CA, US
Xiao Zhang - San Francisco CA, US
Yeming Fang - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06N 99/00

Abstract:

A server receives a request for a service from a first user that defines a location for the service and a category of the service. A first stage of matching is performed that includes determining second users that match the location and category. A second stage of matching is performed that includes performing for each second user: computing a first value that quantifies an attractiveness of the request to that second user, computing a second value that quantifies a likelihood of the first user selecting that second user to fulfill the request, and computing a third value based at least in part on the computed first and second values. A request for the service is transmitted to at least some of the second users whose computed third value exceeds a first threshold value.

US Patent:

20190005563, Jan 3, 2019

Filed:

Mar 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/921554

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Jeffrey Lock - Flushing NY, US
Benjamin Robert Anderson - San Francisco CA, US
Zhenyu Liu - San Jose CA, US
Harsh Pankaj Panchal - San Mateo CA, US
Tracy Livengood - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06N 99/00

Abstract:

A server automatically generates a response on behalf of second users to a request received from a first user. A first stage of matching is performed that includes determining which of the second users match a requested location and request type. A second stage of matching is performed for each second user that includes computing a value that quantifies a likelihood of the first user selecting that second user to fulfill the request, and determining a capacity of the second user to fulfill the request. Some of the second users are selected based at least in part on the computed value and the determined capacity of each of the second users. A response is automatically generating for each of the selected second users. The generated responses are transmitted to the first user.

US Patent:

20180255070, Sep 6, 2018

Filed:

Apr 6, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/947441

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Jeffrey Lock - Flushing NY, US
Tracy Livengood - San Francisco CA, US
Harsh Pankaj Panchal - Foster City CA, US
De Li - San Francisco CA, US
Benjamin Robert Anderson - San Francisco CA, US
Jorge David Simosa - Redwood City CA, US
Sumit Surendra Agarwal - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04L 12/58

Abstract:

A server computer receives an indication of an interaction between a first user device of a first user and a second user device of a second user, where the interaction includes a message for transmission from the first user to the second user. The server computer performs a verification process on the message, including performing one or more binary checks on the message. The server computer then generates a response indicating whether the message is a legitimate message based on the verification process. When the response indicates that the message is a legitimate message, the server computer transmits the message to the second user device of the second user for display.