U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (Feb. 20)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia.

*** Intercomputer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Intercomputer, Fullerton, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,380,622) developed by five co-inventors for a "secure electronic payment messaging system with reconcilable finality." The co-inventors are Martin B. Bushman, Fullerton, Calif., Scott M. Volmar, Fullerton, Calif., Richard A. Lee, Alpharetta, Ga., Jean-Yves Gresser, Paris, and John D. R. Spain, Anniston, Ala.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A transfer network system for providing communications between commercial buyers and suppliers and their respective banks is provided. Client systems in communication with the transfer network system operate under a secure legal and technical regime in order to provide an architecture that supports the exchange of messages to conduct commerce. This commerce may include instructions related to the transfer of funds directly from an account of the buyer to the supplier. Because of the secure legal and technical framework, this financial transaction can be conducted in real-time and finalized in real-time without the need for delay or the use of clearinghouse to settle the transaction." The patent application was filed on Jan. 16, 2009 (12/355,695). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,80,622.PN.&OS=PN/83,80,622&RS=PN/83,80,622 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bank of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,380,596) developed by nine co-inventors for a flat fee mortgage. The co-inventors are Charlotte F. Baker, Lexington, S.C., Gregory Carl Ogden, Charlotte, N.C., Michael J. Kelly, Minneapolis, Nicholas Koutouras, Studio City, Calif., Courtnie R. Kingsley, Augusta, Kan., Dwight Guerry Wimberly, Athens, Ga., Andrew H. Burk, Penryn, Calif., Loren B. Carpenter, Grapevine, Texas, and Shanna L. Austin, Chester, Va.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Described herein are various apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for providing a mortgage environment that determines a flat fee for a mortgage that includes all lender and third-party fees associated with the mortgage. By providing a mortgage with a flat fee, the process of a borrower obtaining a mortgage from a lender can be easier because the borrower's worries about multiple fees, charges, and other costs can be combined into a single, flat fee. Some embodiments of the invention determine the flat fee based at least partially on analysis of various loan characteristics." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2010 (12/754,554). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,380,596&OS=8,380,596&RS=8,380,596 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LSI Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- LSI, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,380,911) developed by Jayant Mohan Daftardar, Lawrenceville, Ga., for a "peripheral device, program and methods for responding to a warm reboot condition." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A computing system peripheral device compatible with the peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) protocol responds to a DL_DOWN command primitive by configuring a general-purpose input/output (GPIO) port into a known state without invoking a GPIO module reset. In addition, select resources are excluded from resources on the peripheral device that are issued a reset command. The select resources can include a GPIO module, a memory element and a PCI-E SERDES module. After the remaining reset resources have completed their individual initialization processes, the central processor core on the peripheral device is reset. The described response to the DL_DOWN command primitive avoids cache data loss, masks signal transitions on I/O ports and timing problems that prevent some peripheral devices from being recognized in a computer's basic input/output system (BIOS)." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2010 (12/880,942). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,380,911&OS=8,380,911&RS=8,380,911 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Cox Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Cox Communications, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,380,878) developed by Edgar V. Shrum Jr., Smyrna, Ga., and Francisco Gonzalez, Atlanta, for a side loading.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Side loading of content elements is provided. A selection of a content element from a terminal device may be received and a content format associated with the terminal device may be identified. If the content element is not available in the identified content format, the content element may be transcoded from a current content format to the identified content format and the content element may be transferred to the terminal device in the identified content format." The patent application was filed on April 26, 2010 (12/767,569). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,380,878&OS=8,380,878&RS=8,380,878 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,380,879) developed by Steven Tischer, Atlanta, Samuel N. Zellner, Dunwoody, Ga., and Robert J. Starr, Decatur, Ga., for an "interface devices for facilitating communications between devices and communications networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Interface devices for facilitating communications between devices and communications networks are provided. According to one aspect, a destination interface device for providing communications between a first device and a second device comprises one or more inputs, one or more outputs, and logic. The one or more inputs of the destination interface device receive data in a first format from a source interface device. The logic translates the data to a second format compatible with the second device. The translated data is then transmitted to the second device via the one or more outputs. The destination interface device may subscribe to the source interface device for access to enhanced features as well as for access to data associated with communications networks and devices." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2011 (13/089,577). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,380,879&OS=8,380,879&RS=8,380,879 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Reducing Carbon Footprint and Providing Power Savings in Session Initiated Protocol Conferencing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,380,860) developed by five co-inventors for "reducing carbon footprint and providing power savings in session initiated protocol conferencing." The co-inventors are Abhinay R. Nagpal, Hadapsar, India, Sandeep R. Patil, Elmsford, N.Y., Sri Ramanathan, Lutz, Fla., Gandhi Sivakumar, Victoria, Australia, and Matthew B. Trevathan, Kennesaw, Ga.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method includes determining a first subset of a plurality of links to be set to a first power state and a second subset of the plurality of links to be set to a second power state, different from the first power state, based on estimated data transmission. The method also includes instructing at least one network apparatus to set the first subset of the plurality of links to the first power state and to set the second subset of the plurality of links to the second power state different from the first power state." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2010 (12/942,499). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,380,860&OS=8,380,860&RS=8,380,860 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Methods, Communication Networks, and Computer Program Products for Monitoring, Examining, and/or Blocking Traffic Associated with a Network Element ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,380,847) developed by Jeffrey Aaron, Atlanta, and Edgar Shrum Jr., Smyrna, Ga., for "methods, communication networks, and computer program products for monitoring, examining, and/or blocking traffic associated with a network element based on whether the network element can be trusted." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communication network is operated by determining whether a network element can be trusted and monitoring traffic associated with the network element based on whether the network element can be trusted. At least some of the monitored traffic may be selected for examination based on the degree of trust for the network element. At least some of the monitored and/or examined traffic is selected to be blocked based on the degree of trust for the network element." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2012 (13/523,332). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,380,847&OS=8,380,847&RS=8,380,847 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Tricord Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Tricord Solutions, Nashville, Tenn., has been assigned a patent (RE44,001) developed by Christopher Pedicini, Nashville, Tenn., and John Witzigreuter, Canton, Ga., for a fastener driving apparatus.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fastener driving apparatus includes a power source, a control circuit, a motor, a first cylinder, a first piston, a linear motion converter, a second cylinder, a second piston, an anvil, a valve arrangement and at least one sensor. During a compression stroke, the first piston is configured to compress gas in a first cylinder to a predetermined pressure. At the predetermined pressure, the valve arrangement assumes an open position for communicating the compressed gas to the second cylinder, thereby causing the second piston to move linearly and enabling the anvil to drive the fastener into the workpiece. During a return stroke, at a predetermined position of the first piston in the first cylinder, the valve arrangement assumes the open position for communicating a vacuum created in the first cylinder to the second cylinder and thereby causing the second piston and the anvil to retract to their initial positions." The patent application was filed on Feb. 4, 2011 (13/021,424). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=RE44,001&OS=RE44,001&RS=RE44,001 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** ARRIS Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- ARRIS Group, Suwanee, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,381,257) developed by Russell Crisp, Atlanta, for a prioritized channel scanning.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to prioritize channel scanning. In various implementations, a nonvolatile memory on a CPE device can store downstream channels that a CPE device previously identified as being used by a headend. In some implementations, the nonvolatile memory can be organized or arranged such that DOCSIS 3.0 channels receive preference upon initialization. In other implementations, the selection of the channels from nonvolatile memory can be prioritized to select DOCSIS 3.0 channels over other types of channels." The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2010 (12/901,904). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,381,257&OS=8,381,257&RS=8,381,257 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Cox Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Cox Communications, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,381,253) developed by Jerry Wayne Chappell, Duluth, Ga., and Mark Matthew Gathen, Atlanta, for content placeholder markers.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Content placeholder markers may be provided. A request to insert a placeholder marker may be received during output of a content asset to a device. If memory storage is available to record the content asset, the asset may be recorded. Otherwise, the placeholder marker may be stored and/or used to resume playback of the content asset from another source." The patent application was filed on May 14, 2010 (12/780,116). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,381,253&OS=8,381,253&RS=8,381,253 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,380,979) developed by Jeffrey Aaron, Atlanta, and Edgar Shrum Jr., Smyrna, Ga., for "methods, systems, and computer program products for invoking trust-controlled services via application programming interfaces (APIs) respectively associated therewith." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A trust evaluation may be obtained for a network element in a communication network. Based on this trust evaluation, one or more services may be invoked to address the risk that a potentially untrustworthy network element poses in the communication network. Application programming interfaces (APIs) may automate the invocation of trust-controlled services, such as a traffic mirroring service for a network element, a traffic monitoring service for a network element, a traffic examination service for traffic associated with a network element, a traffic blocking service for traffic associated with a network element, a traffic storage service for traffic associated with a network element, a traffic logging service for traffic associated with a network element, an endpoint resource selection service for traffic associated with a network element, a midpoint selection service for traffic associated with a network element, a tunneling service for traffic associated with a network element, and/or an application management service for a network element. An API for a trust-controlled service may be used to directly perform a function on one or more resources in the communication network or may be used to set up an ongoing function on one or more resources in the communication network that may continue until the API is used to terminate the function." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2005 (11/315,865). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,380,979.PN.&OS=PN/8,380,979&RS=PN/8,380,979 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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