Patents by Inventor Heng Cao

Heng Cao 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 STRUCTURE FOR END-TO-END WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20080167930
    Abstract: A workforce management tool includes an input section that receives data from one or more data sources that together reflect data of substantially an entirety of a workforce of an organization. A plurality of service modules receive and process the data in accordance with requirements of different segments of the organization. The plurality of service modules are interconnected so that a user in a segment of the organization can selectively view any data of the workforce tool that is related to that segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Heng Cao, John Matthew Collins, Daniel Patrick Connors, Donna L. Gresh, Meng-Chen Hsieh, Jianying Hu, Mark A. Eaton, Ta-Hsin Li, Yingdong Lu, Aleksandra Majsilovic, Ana Radovanovic, Bonnie K. Ray, Mark S. Squillante
  • METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR GENERIC ARCHITECTURE F0R INTEGRATED END-TO-END WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20080167929
    Abstract: A method (and structure) for end-to-end workforce management, includes identifying sources of data that together reflect data of substantially the entirety of a workforce of an organization, identifying service components related to the workforce, and combining the data sources and service components into an integrated framework to support an end-to-end workforce management cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Heng Cao, Daniel Patrick Connors, Donna L. Gresh, Meng-Chen Hsieh, Jianying Hu, Chen Jiang, Tarun Kumar, Yang Liu, Yingdong Lu, Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Ana Radovanovic, Mark S. Squillante, Yichong Yu
  • Method and structure for bid winning probability estimation and pricing model
    Patent number: 7139733
    Abstract: A method (and structure) for developing a distribution function for the probability of winning a bid by a seller for a product or service, using the seller's own historical data for winning bids and lost bids, includes normalizing the data for winning bids and the data for lost bids and merging the normalized data into a single set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Heng Cao, Roger R. Gung, Yunhee Jang, Richard D. Lawrence, Grace Lin, Yingdong Lu
  • Process for identifying potential customers for business outsourcing
    Publication number: 20050159992
    Abstract: A process for determining which of a large number of candidate companies are most likely to outsource some aspect of their business operations, based on a mathematical model capable of analyzing a large number of inputs, including financial metrics, executive changes, and other significant corporate events like mergers and acquisitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Lawrence, Bonnie Ray, Heng Cao, Samer Takriti
  • Method and structure for bid winning probability estimation and pricing model
    Publication number: 20030195832
    Abstract: A method (and structure) for developing a distribution function for the probability of winning a bid by a seller for a product or service, using the seller's own historical data for winning bids and lost bids, includes normalizing the data for winning bids and the data for lost bids and merging the normalized data into a single set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Heng Cao, Roger R. Gung, Yunhee Jang, Richard D. Lawrence, Grace Lin, Yingdong Lu
  • Apparatus and method of providing business solutions and services
    Publication number: 20020099582
    Abstract: A method and system of providing business solutions via a dynamic system. In order to provide business solutions, the method and system uses rules to formulate questions based on (i) specific industries, (ii) specific problems and/or (ii) specific answers in response to a dynamic set of questions (metrics), amongst others. These specific solutions may also be quantified in order to provide specific financial benefit analysis to the business using spreadsheets and financial software based on quantitative data provided by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Steve Buckley, Heng Cao, Guillermo Gallego, Shubir Kapoor, Kaan Katircioglu, Oyedele Oladeji