Patents by Inventor Erwin Koster

Erwin Koster 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, system, and computer program product for providing and crediting a solution to a business issue of a current client
    Patent number: 7792691
    Abstract: An integrated method and system for supporting the activity of consultants in organization and management consulting and services projects. The system comprises a server to which are connected consultant and client workstations. Through his workstation and with the method of the invention, the consultant uses the system parameters to assess the management and organization of a client situation and obtain from the system the results to be realized. From his workstation the consultant can also select a solution already used and stored in the system and adapt, if necessary, the solution to the results to be realized. The system automatically stores solutions positively evaluated. The solution information will be reused, as part of the invention by the consultants, the managers and solution owners in the consulting and service provider company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anna Van Nouhuys-Van Dalfsen, Erwin Koster, John Timmermans, Stefan Smit
  • Integrated and computerized system and method for organization and management projects
    Publication number: 20030145006
    Abstract: An integrated method and system for supporting the activity of consultants in organization and management consulting and services projects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anna Van Nouhuys-Van Dalfsen, Erwin Koster, John Timmermans, Stefan Smit