Patents by Inventor Traci Showalter

Traci Showalter 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).

  • Decision management system with automated strategy optimization
    Publication number: 20040148211
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically optimizing a strategy of a decision management system. More specifically, a computer-implemented decision management system applies a strategy to determine actions to be taken, monitors performance based on the taken actions, and refines the strategy in accordance with the monitored performance. An end user of the system selects a part of the strategy for optimization, and selects criteria for optimizing the selected part of the strategy. The decision management system then automatically optimizes the selected part of the strategy in accordance with the selected criteria. The end user can decide whether or not to implement the optimized strategy in production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: American Management Systems, Incorporated
    Inventors: Laurence Honarvar, Steven Fatigante, Traci Showalter
  • Decision management system with automated strategy optimization
    Patent number: 6708155
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically optimizing a strategy of a decision management system. More specifically, a computer-implemented decision management system applies a strategy to determine actions to be taken, monitors performance based on the taken actions, and refines the strategy in accordance with the monitored performance. An end user of the system selects a part of the strategy for optimization, and selects criteria for optimizing the selected part of the strategy. The decision management system then automatically optimizes the selected part of the strategy in accordance with the selected criteria. The end user can decide whether or not to implement the optimized strategy in production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: American Management Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence Honarvar, Steven Fatigante, Traci Showalter
  • Use of online analytical processing (OLAP) in a rules based decision management system
    Patent number: 6430545
    Abstract: A rules based decision management system using online analytical processing (OLAP) technology for dynamic assessment of strategy results. Generally, a rules based decision management system applies strategies which produce results. The results are aggregated over time, typically in accordance with values of a discrete dimension and ranges of a continuous dimension, to prepare for the application of OLAP technology. Date stamping can be used so that, when aggregating the results, different values and different ranges can be valid for different periods of time. OLAP technology is then applied to the aggregated results, to evaluate the applied strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: American Management Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence Honarvar, Steve Campbell, Traci Showalter