Patents by Inventor David Audley Duncan

David Audley Duncan 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).

  • Method and apparatus for lower of cost or market value monitoring and notification
    Patent number: 8108271
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for lower of cost or market value monitoring includes a process for lower of cost or market value monitoring and notification whereby data representing the identification and purchase price of an inventory item is obtained and the market value of the inventory item is automatically monitored on a periodic basis. Data representing the purchase price of the inventory item is then periodically compared with data representing the market value of the inventory item and when the market value of the inventory item decreases below the purchase price of the inventory item a notification/alert is generated bringing the drop in market value of the inventory item below the price paid for the inventory item to the user's attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: David Audley Duncan, Marsha Terry, Michael Amore Scalora, Bradley R. Lamb
  • Method and system for financially monitoring an order
    Patent number: 7761367
    Abstract: A method for financially monitoring an order that includes inserting an initial price of a product on an order form, displaying an initial projected profit indicator on the order form, wherein the initial projected profit indicator identifies an initial projected profit, and wherein the initial projected profit is calculated for the product using the initial price, and submitting the order form to initiate the order when the initial projected profit complies with a predefined regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Amore Scalora, Brian Keoki Andrus, David Audley Duncan
  • Process and apparatus for providing a customizable content tooltip
    Patent number: 7685519
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a customizable content tooltip provides a customizable content tooltip including a customization control that, when activated, allows a user to choose and/or edit the content displayed by the customizable content tooltip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: David Audley Duncan, Michael Amore Scalora
  • Financial relationship visualization
    Patent number: 7665027
    Abstract: A method for visualizing a financial relationship on a document involves displaying a first financial component and a second financial component, where the second financial component and the first financial component are related based on a predetermined relationship, generating a visualization associated with the predetermined relationship between the first financial component and the second financial component, and displaying the visualization on the document, where the visualization signifies the predetermined relationship between the first financial component and the second financial component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Amore Scalora, David Audley Duncan, Walter Holladay