Patents by Inventor Brian H. Richards
Brian H. Richards 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: 10650340Abstract: A device may receive video of a facility from an image capture system. The video may show an individual within the facility, an object within the facility, or an activity being performed within the facility. The device may process the video using a technique to identify the individual within the facility, the object within the facility, or the activity being performed within the facility. The device may track the individual, the object, or the activity through the facility to facilitate an analysis of the individual, the object, or the activity. The device may perform the analysis of the individual, the object, or the activity using information related to tracking the individual, the object, or the activity. The device may perform an action related to the individual, the object, or the activity based on a result of the analysis. The action may positively impact operations of the facility.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions LimitedInventors: Robert A. Kovach, Brian H. Richards, Brian J. Green, Ramoj Kumar Paruchuri, Jordan Thomas, Sarah Crabb, Zhijie Wang, Hao Zhou, Manas R. Satapathy, Prashant Kumar Mehrotra, Anant Sharma, Peter Daniel Corkum
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Publication number: 20190080274Abstract: A device may receive video of a facility from an image capture system. The video may show an individual within the facility, an object within the facility, or an activity being performed within the facility. The device may process the video using a technique to identify the individual within the facility, the object within the facility, or the activity being performed within the facility. The device may track the individual, the object, or the activity through the facility to facilitate an analysis of the individual, the object, or the activity. The device may perform the analysis of the individual, the object, or the activity using information related to tracking the individual, the object, or the activity. The device may perform an action related to the individual, the object, or the activity based on a result of the analysis. The action may positively impact operations of the facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Robert A. KOVACH, Brian H. RICHARDS, Brian J. GREEN, Ramoj Kumar PARUCHURI, Jordan THOMAS, Sarah CRABB, Zhijie WANG, Hao ZHOU, Manas R. SATAPATHY, Prashant Kumar MEHROTRA, Anant SHARMA, Peter Daniel CORKUM
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Patent number: 9258375Abstract: A system is described for analyzing user activity in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a plurality of data items. Each data item may be related to at least one other data item. The processor may receive a request to alert the user when an action is performed on a selected data item. The processor may also receive a relation threshold identifying at least one other data item related to the selected data item. The processor may detect the action being performed on the data item identified by the relation threshold. The processor may transform data describing the action into an alert. The alert may include the data describing the action, the data item, and a description of the relationship between the data items. The processor may provide the alert to the user via the device.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
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Patent number: 9208262Abstract: A system is described for displaying a plurality of associated items in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items, each item associated with another item. The processor may provide the graphical representation of the items to a user where each item is represented by a shape. The processor may receive a request to associate a first metric of the items with a size of each shape and a request to associate a second metric of the items with a color of each shape. The processor may transform the graphical representation such that the size of each shape is based on the value of the first metric of each item, and the color of each shape is based on the value of the second metric of each item. The processor may provide the transformed graphical representation to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Erin E. Hsu, Brian H. Richards
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Patent number: 9009601Abstract: A system is described for managing a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items provided by users in a collaborative environment. Each item may be related to at least one other item. The processor may identify the collaborative environment and may receive a request from a user to flag an item in the collaborative environment. The request may include a reason for flagging the item and a description of the reason. The processor may determine a priority level of a plurality of priority levels for handling the item based at least on the reason. Each priority level may be associated with an action to be performed on the item. The processor may perform the action associated with the determined priority level.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian J. Leslie, Brian H. Richards, Erin E. Hsu
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Publication number: 20150074200Abstract: A system is described for analyzing user activity in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a plurality of data items. Each data item may be related to at least one other data item. The processor may receive a request to alert the user when an action is performed on a selected data item. The processor may also receive a relation threshold identifying at least one other data item related to the selected data item. The processor may detect the action being performed on the data item identified by the relation threshold. The processor may transform data describing the action into an alert. The alert may include the data describing the action, the data item, and a description of the relationship between the data items. The processor may provide the alert to the user via the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
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Patent number: 8930520Abstract: A system is described for analyzing user activity in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a plurality of data items. Each data item may be related to at least one other data item. The processor may receive a request to alert the user when an action is performed on a selected data item. The processor may also receive a relation threshold identifying at least one other data item related to the selected data item. The processor may detect the action being performed on the data item identified by the relation threshold. The processor may transform data describing the action into an alert. The alert may include the data describing the action, the data item, and a description of the relationship between the data items. The processor may provide the alert to the user via the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
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Publication number: 20140122615Abstract: A system is described for analyzing user activity in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a plurality of data items. Each data item may be related to at least one other data item. The processor may receive a request to alert the user when an action is performed on a selected data item. The processor may also receive a relation threshold identifying at least one other data item related to the selected data item. The processor may detect the action being performed on the data item identified by the relation threshold. The processor may transform data describing the action into an alert. The alert may include the data describing the action, the data item, and a description of the relationship between the data items. The processor may provide the alert to the user via the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
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Patent number: 8645516Abstract: A system is described for analyzing user activity in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a plurality of data items. Each data item may be related to at least one other data item. The processor may receive a request to alert the user when an action is performed on a selected data item. The processor may also receive a relation threshold identifying at least one other data item related to the selected data item. The processor may detect the action being performed on the data item identified by the relation threshold. The processor may transform data describing the action into an alert. The alert may include the data describing the action, the data item, and a description of the relationship between the data items. The processor may provide the alert to the user via the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
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Publication number: 20090282346Abstract: A system is described for managing a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items provided by users in a collaborative environment. Each item may be related to at least one other item. The processor may identify the collaborative environment and may receive a request from a user to flag an item in the collaborative environment. The request may include a reason for flagging the item and a description of the reason. The processor may determine a priority level of a plurality of priority levels for handling the item based at least on the reason. Each priority level may be associated with an action to be performed on the item. The processor may perform the action associated with the determined priority level.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBHInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian J. Leslie, Brian H. Richards, Erin E. Hsu
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Publication number: 20090265430Abstract: A system is described for analyzing user activity in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a plurality of data items. Each data item may be related to at least one other data item. The processor may receive a request to alert the user when an action is performed on a selected data item. The processor may also receive a relation threshold identifying at least one other data item related to the selected data item. The processor may detect the action being performed on the data item identified by the relation threshold. The processor may transform data describing the action into an alert. The alert may include the data describing the action, the data item, and a description of the relationship between the data items. The processor may provide the alert to the user via the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBHInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
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Publication number: 20090259947Abstract: A system is described for displaying a plurality of associated items in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items, each item associated with another item. The processor may provide the graphical representation of the items to a user where each item is represented by a shape. The processor may receive a request to associate a first metric of the items with a size of each shape and a request to associate a second metric of the items with a color of each shape. The processor may transform the graphical representation such that the size of each shape is based on the value of the first metric of each item, and the color of each shape is based on the value of the second metric of each item. The processor may provide the transformed graphical representation to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBHInventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Erin E. Hsu, Brian H. Richards