Patents by Inventor James R. DeVries

James R. DeVries 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 system for information workflows
    Patent number: 8903760
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for information repository workflows enables the transfer of information between healthcare sites and medical research facilities. Large quantities of medical information may be directly transferred to an information repository or indirectly transferred to the repository through the use of pointers. The information is cleansed and normalized prior to storage in a production database within the repository. The cleansing process is conducted while ensuring integrity of the production database is maintained and while continuing to receive additional information transfers. Errors encountered during processing are logged and reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James R. DeVries, Saleem Hussain, Cale T. Rath, Saeid Sakhitab
  • Method and system for information workflows
    Patent number: 8856064
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for information repository workflows to transfer information between a first domain, such as healthcare sites, and a second domain, such as medical research facilities. Large quantities of medical information may be directly transferred to an information repository or indirectly transferred to the repository through the use of pointers. The information is cleansed and normalized prior to storage in a production database within the repository. The cleansing process is conducted while ensuring integrity of the production database is maintained and while continuing to receive additional information transfers. Errors encountered during processing are logged and reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Devries, Saleem Hussain, Cale T. Rath, Saeid Sakhitab
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION WORKFLOWS
    Publication number: 20120150962
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for information repository workflows to transfer information between a first domain (e.g., healthcare sites) and a second domain (e.g., medical research facilities). Large quantities of medical information may be directly transferred to an information repository or indirectly transferred to the repository through the use of pointers. The information is cleansed and normalized prior to storage in a production database within the repository. The cleansing process is conducted while ensuring integrity of the production database is maintained and while continuing to receive additional information transfers. Errors encountered during processing are logged and reported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. DeVries, Saleem Hussain, Cale T. Rath, Saeid Sakhitab