Patents by Inventor Suzanne Kinkead

Suzanne Kinkead 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).

  • Application translation cost estimator
    Patent number: 8910110
    Abstract: The invention provides a computer-implemented method for estimating the cost of translating a body of text associated with a software application, wherein the software application is configured to perform one or more tasks. In particular the method comprises: determining one or more content types associated with the body of text, wherein each content type has an average word count per content unit; assigning a number of tasks associated with the software application to each content type, wherein each task has an associated number of content units; generating an estimated word count for each content type based on the number of tasks assigned to each content type and the average word count per unit for each content type; summing the estimated word count for each content type to generate an estimated word count for the body of text; and calculating an estimated translation cost based on the estimated word count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Louise Raffo, John Woodward, Juliette Fleming, Suzanne Kinkead
  • APPLICATION TRANSLATION COST ESTIMATOR
    Publication number: 20090241115
    Abstract: The invention provides a computer-implemented method for estimating the cost of translating a body of text associated with a software application, wherein the software application is configured to perform one or more tasks. In particular the method comprises: determining one or more content types associated with the body of text, wherein each content type has an average word count per content unit; assigning a number of tasks associated with the software application to each content type, wherein each task has an associated number of content units; generating an estimated word count for each content type based on the number of tasks assigned to each content type and the average word count per unit for each content type; summing the estimated word count for each content type to generate an estimated word count for the body of text; and calculating an estimated translation cost based on the estimated word count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Louise Raffo, John Woodward, Juliette Fleming, Suzanne Kinkead