Patents by Inventor Susan L. Woodford

Susan L. Woodford 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).

  • Computer architecture and method for supporting and analyzing electronic commerce over the world wide web for commerce service providers and/or internet service providers
    Patent number: 6934687
    Abstract: A computer system that supports and analyzes Internet and/or electronic commerce data includes at least one user station transmitting a user request, and at least one Internet server, connectable to the user station, and providing the user station access to external data sources. The computer system also includes at least one data collection and analysis system. The data collection and analysis system includes at least one analysis module performing statistical and analytical analysis of the Internet and/or electronic commerce data for use by a user in performing one or more business decisions, and at least one Internet and/or electronic commerce data warehouse which is responsively connected to the analysis module and separated from external systems. The data warehouse receives the Internet and/or electronic commerce data, and provides access to the Internet and/or electronic commerce data by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Papierniak, James E. Thaisz, Luo-Jen Chiang, Susan L. Woodford, Eugene M. Betz