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).

  • Patent number: 10650340
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20190080274
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9258375
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
  • Patent number: 9208262
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Erin E. Hsu, Brian H. Richards
  • Patent number: 9009601
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian J. Leslie, Brian H. Richards, Erin E. Hsu
  • Publication number: 20150074200
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
  • Patent number: 8930520
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
  • Publication number: 20140122615
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
  • Patent number: 8645516
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
  • Publication number: 20090282346
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian J. Leslie, Brian H. Richards, Erin E. Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090265430
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian H. Richards
  • Publication number: 20090259947
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Erin E. Hsu, Brian H. Richards