Patents Assigned to Timeline, Inc.
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Patent number: 6631382Abstract: Generation of output or reports on information contained in a data source which may be any of two or more types of source data, in a standardized or uniform manner is provided. A plurality of drivers are provided specific to different types of source data which include programming for identifying structural or other characteristics of the various data sources, e.g. for use in defining a new database. Preferably the new database is configured to permit highly flexible and/or rapid output or reporting or is otherwise optimized for reporting purposes. In one embodiment, the present invention includes conversion of one or more data sources into one or more uniform databases, preferably generating one or more key categories for organizing the data, optionally generating category groupings or rollups and additional data or optional references.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2000Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Timeline, Inc.Inventors: David B. Kouchi, David Yarnall, Donald K. Babcock
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Patent number: 6625617Abstract: Generation of output or reports on information contained in a data source which may be any of two or more types of source data, in a standardized or uniform manner is provided. A plurality of drivers are provided specific to different types of source data which include programming for identifying structural or other characteristics of the various data sources, e.g. for use in defining a new database. Preferably the new database is configured to permit highly flexible and/or rapid output or reporting or is otherwise optimized for reporting purposes. In one embodiment, the present invention includes conversion of one or more data sources into one or more uniform databases, preferably generating one or more key categories for organizing the data, optionally generating category groupings or rollups and additional data or optional references.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2000Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Timeline, Inc.Inventors: David Yarnall, Donald K. Babcock
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Patent number: 6026392Abstract: Generation of output or reports on information contained in a data source which may be any of two or more types of source data, in a standardized or uniform manner is provided. A plurality of drivers are provided specific to different types of source data which include programming for identifying structural or other characteristics of the various data sources, e.g. for use in defining a new database. Preferably the new database is configured to permit highly flexible and/or rapid output or reporting or is otherwise optimized for reporting purposes. In one embodiment, the present invention includes conversion of one or more data sources into one or more uniform databases, preferably generating one or more key categories for organizing the data, optionally generating category groupings or rollups and additional data or optional references.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1998Date of Patent: February 15, 2000Assignee: Timeline, Inc.Inventors: David B. Kouchi, David F. Yarnall, Donald K. Babcock
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Patent number: 6023694Abstract: Generation of output or reports on information contained in a data source which may be any of two or more types of source data, in a standardized or uniform manner is provided. A plurality of drivers are provided specific to different types of source data which include programming for identifying structural or other characteristics of the various data sources, e.g. for use in defining a new database. Preferably the new database is configured to permit highly flexible and/or rapid output or reporting or is otherwise optimized for reporting purposes. In one embodiment, the present invention includes conversion of one or more data sources into one or more uniform databases, preferably generating one or more key categories for organizing the data, optionally generating category groupings or rollups and additional data or optional references.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1998Date of Patent: February 8, 2000Assignee: Timeline, Inc.Inventors: David B. Kouchi, David Yarnall, Donald K. Babcock
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Patent number: 5802511Abstract: Generation of output or reports on information contained in a data source which may be any of two or more types of source data, in a standardized or uniform manner is provided. A plurality of drivers are provided specific to different types of source data which include programming for identifying structural or other characteristics of the various data sources, e.g. for use in defining a new database. Preferably the new database is configured to permit highly flexible and/or rapid output or reporting or is otherwise optimized for reporting purposes. In one embodiment, the present invention includes conversion of one or more data sources into one or more uniform databases, preferably generating one or more key categories for organizing the data, optionally generating category groupings or rollups and additional data or optional references.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1996Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Timeline, Inc.Inventors: David B. Kouchi, David F. Yarnall, Donald K. Babcock
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Patent number: 5359729Abstract: Regions, such as those determined by attributes in a spread sheet, are defined by ranges of attribute values. Regions are distinct if they differ in their number of ranges (dimension) or because a pair of corresponding ranges fail to overlap. A region is located for a given point by: (1) sorting the regions by lower range value and dimension to form list A, then by upper range and dimension to form list B, (2) paring lists A and B to sublists of the dimension of the point, and (3) searching the shorter of the pared lists.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1993Date of Patent: October 25, 1994Assignee: Timeline, Inc.Inventors: David F. Yarnell, Donald E. Schuy