Patents by Inventor Benjamin T. Teal
Benjamin T. Teal 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).
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Patent number: 9098815Abstract: Examples of a user interface are described that may include a master risk landscape map that includes nodes representing risks and links representing correlations between the risks. The visual appearance of the nodes and links may provide information about their characteristics, such as risk likelihood, risks severity, risk detectability, and/or strength of interconnectivity. The user may be able to interact with the master risk landscape map to drill down to further detail while simultaneously removing less relevant information as desired, thereby potentially allowing the user to focus on the most relevant information.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Jingni Li, Benjamin T. Teal, Lisa E. Matthews
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Patent number: 8645195Abstract: Systems and methods of determining environmental sustainability of a piece of real estate or real estate portfolio are presented. The systems and methods may include identifying a plurality of sustainability inputs, such as recycling, carpet recycling, water use reduction, LEED certified space, renewable energy generation, green cleaning and environmental compliance. Values for each of the inputs may be determined and combined to determine a sustainability index for the property or portfolio. The index may be calculated monthly, quarterly, annually, etc. to track performance of the property and/or portfolio and to identify areas needing improvement.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Lisa R. Shpritz, Benjamin T. Teal, Jessica Halvorsen, Gregory Johnson
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Patent number: 8583464Abstract: Systems and methods for corporate workplace capacity planning and optimization are provided. A system according to the invention may include a computer. The computer may be configured to receive a plurality of characteristics relating to an entity or a portion of an entity. The computer may be further configured to receive a predetermined selection of buildings. The computer may also be configured to determine a plurality of solution sets. Each of the solution sets may express a subset of space located within the selected buildings for the location of the entity or the portion of the entity. The solution sets may be fixed for a predetermined amount of time into the future. The solutions sets can be based, at least in part, on the plurality of characteristics. The computer may also be configured to select a subset of the plurality of solution sets. Finally, a display device may be configured to display at least a portion of a single solution set.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Margaret A. Lynn, Benjamin T. Teal, Michael Parker, Charles Kosior, Timothy Prentice
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Publication number: 20120290989Abstract: Examples of a user interface are described that may include a master risk landscape map that includes nodes representing risks and links representing correlations between the risks. The visual appearance of the nodes and links may provide information about their characteristics, such as risk likelihood, risks severity, risk detectability, and/or strength of interconnectivity. The user may be able to interact with the master risk landscape map to drill down to further detail while simultaneously removing less relevant information as desired, thereby potentially allowing the user to focus on the most relevant information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Jingni Li, Benjamin T. Teal, Lisa E. Matthews
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Publication number: 20120259864Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for optimizing work site utilization within a business entity or the like. Work site optimization is realized by ranking a predetermined group of leased work sites relative to their feasibility for exiting and making decisioning based on the rankings. The ranking is based on an automated and qualitative scoring of the work sites. Additionally, embodiments of the invention account for the potential use of off-work site employees and, as such, the optimization rankings that are provided serve to predict future work site needs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: William C. Jetton, Thomas R. Kurtz, Glenn McNairy, Benjamin T. Teal
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Patent number: 8069079Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide apparatus and methods for electronically evaluating a pair of entities as candidates for co-location. The apparatus and methods may be used to define a group of entities for co-location assessment. A pairing within the group may be quantitatively evaluated based on a variety of criteria to assess suitability for co-location. The evaluations may be combined to generate a co-location score which may be displayed pictorially in a co-location matrix.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Benjamin T. Teal, Catherine R. Zalatoris, Charles V. Kosior
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Publication number: 20110119109Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for forecasting the future headcount of an organization by generating, validating and displaying models of the headcount of an organization or division thereof over time. In some embodiments, at least three different models are generated using stored historical headcount information, including a linear regression model, a multivariate model using macroeconomic variables, and an autoregressive moving average model. In some embodiments, for each of the foregoing types, multiple models are generated and the best model of each type is selected for use in forecasting headcount according to predetermined evaluation criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin T. Teal, Dan Yang, Timothy J. Prentice, Unnikrishnan P. Vasudevannair
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Publication number: 20090254389Abstract: Systems and methods for corporate workplace capacity planning and optimization are provided. A system according to the invention may include a computer. The computer may be configured to receive a plurality of characteristics relating to an entity or a portion of an entity. The computer may be further configured to receive a predetermined selection of buildings. The computer may also be configured to determine a plurality of solution sets. Each of the solution sets may express a subset of space located within the selected buildings for the location of the entity or the portion of the entity. The solution sets may be fixed for a predetermined amount of time into the future. The solutions sets can be based, at least in part, on the plurality of characteristics. The computer may also be configured to select a subset of the plurality of solution sets. Finally, a display device may be configured to display at least a portion of a single solution set.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Bank of AmericaInventors: Benjamin T. Teal, Margaret A. Lynne, Michael Parker, Charles Kosior, Unnikrishnan P. Vasudevannnair, Dan Yang
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Publication number: 20090254395Abstract: Systems and methods for corporate workplace capacity planning and optimization are provided. A system according to the invention may include a computer. The computer may be configured to receive a plurality of characteristics relating to an entity or a portion of an entity. The computer may be further configured to receive a predetermined selection of buildings. The computer may also be configured to determine a plurality of solution sets. Each of the solution sets may express a subset of space located within the selected buildings for the location of the entity or the portion of the entity. The solution sets may be fixed for a predetermined amount of time into the future. The solutions sets can be based, at least in part, on the plurality of characteristics. The computer may also be configured to select a subset of the plurality of solution sets. Finally, a display device may be configured to display at least a portion of a single solution set.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Bank of AmericaInventors: Margaret A. Lynn, Benjamin T. Teal, Michael Parker, Charles Kosior, Timothy Prentice