Patents by Inventor Allison W. Spann

Allison W. Spann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7689442
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. In some embodiments, one or more human language translations of one or more business rule components may be provided. A human language translation may be substituted for a business rule component in the graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Computer Science Corporation
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Patent number: 7676387
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. In various embodiments, the graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Patent number: 7571107
    Abstract: A method and system for externalization of rules for assessing bodily injury general damages. An insurance company may use an expert system to develop a knowledge base in the form of business rules to process insurance claims. The business rules may be executed to assist an insurance claims adjuster in assessing bodily injury general damages. The task of creation and maintenance of the business rules, used in the assessment of claims, may be automated by the externalization of rules. The user may create a rules data table, which includes data necessary to transform it to business rules, based on a rule syntax structure specified in the template table. The transformation method orchestrates the combining of the data from the rules data table and the rule syntax structure specified in the template table and line text table. The new business rule may be saved as text in an insurance database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Jones, Allison W. Spann
  • Patent number: 7451148
    Abstract: Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. The system may track changes made to a business rule and may store a log file of changes made. The system may delay implementing the modifications until the modifications are approved by a user having appropriate authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Patent number: 7430515
    Abstract: A method and system for externalization of formulas for assessing bodily injury general damages. An insurance company may use an expert system to develop a knowledge base in the form of business rules and formulas to process insurance claims. The business rules may execute the formulas to assist an insurance claims adjuster in assessing bodily injury general damages. The task of creation and maintenance of the formulas, used in calculating a trauma severity value, may be automated by the externalization of formulas. The user may create a formula data table and use a translator program to create a static instance of a formula class of objects for each row in the formula data table. The business rules may invoke the calculate method to execute the formulas. Changing the data stored in the formula data table and using the translator program to create a static instance of a formulas class of objects for each row, may accomplish updating and/or customizing the formulas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Wolfe, Allison W. Spann
  • Publication number: 20040088198
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. The system may track changes made to a business rule. For example, the system may store a log file of changes made. The system may delay implementing the modifications until the modifications are approved by a user having appropriate authority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Publication number: 20040085357
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. A number of business rules may utilize one or more of the same business rule components in such a system. A graphical display of a business rule may identify other business rules or business rule components that use a selected business rule component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Publication number: 20040088199
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for forming business rules are disclosed. Components of business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to create new business rules. A new business rule formed in the graphical display may be stored in one or more database tables as one or more business rule components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Publication number: 20040088196
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. In various embodiments, the graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Publication number: 20040088195
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for modifying business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. Modifications to business rules may be stored in one or more database tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann
  • Publication number: 20040088197
    Abstract: Methods, systems and carrier media for viewing business rules are disclosed. Components of the business rules may be stored as entries in one or more database tables. A rule editor may access business rule components and assemble the components to form a graphical display of a business rule. The graphical display may allow the user to view, edit and/or create business rules. In some embodiments, one or more human language translations of one or more business rule components may be provided. A human language translation may be substituted for a business rule component in the graphical display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Allen B. Childress, Allison W. Spann