Matthew C Anderson

US Patent:

7122751, Oct 17, 2006

Filed:

Jun 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/879439

Inventors:

Ladd Anderson - Salt Lake City UT, US
Matthew L. Anderson - Salt Lake City UT, US
Tyson C. Anderson - Salt Lake City UT, US
Enoch J. Blatnick - Salt Lake City UT, US
Brian J. Foley - Salt Lake City UT, US

Assignee:

Cobalt Flux - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H01H 35/36

US Classification:

200 85R, 200 5 A, 482 38, 463 4

Abstract:

A platform of the type holding a plurality of normally-open electric switches in position for activation of a selected individual switch by application of a force in a direction normal to a surface of the switch by a portion of a human body. An exemplary platform according to the invention forms a dance platform on which a user steps to activate switches in accordance with instructions viewed on a video display device. A joining structure may by used to hold two platforms in a side-by-side competition arrangement. A security vault may be affixed to structure associated with platform to resist theft of a commercially available game controller adapted to operate the video display and to receive switch input from a platform. Certain aspects of the invention include one or more, typically inert, practice platforms structured to represent the user interface surface of an activatable platform. A method for using a system of active and inert platforms is also disclosed.

US Patent:

7606766, Oct 20, 2009

Filed:

Dec 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/643722

Inventors:

Matthew V. Anderson - Murray UT, US
Greg A. Laufer - Park City UT, US
Jeffrey R. Dye - Park City UT, US

Assignee:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 40, 705 36, 705 38, 700 99

Abstract:

A method of operating a computer system includes storing attributes of a buying organization, vendors, invoices and/or line-item details from invoices in one or more databases. Rules are established for selecting settlement options for the invoices. The rules are applied such that the computer system selects a first one of the settlement options to settle a first one of the invoices rendered by one of the vendors, and the computer system selects a second one of the settlement options to settle a second one of the invoices rendered by that vendor.