Patents Assigned to Accenture Global Services GmbH
  • Publication number: 20080187246
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a submitted image of a person. The submitted image is transformed in accordance with associated data regarding the person's condition. Global data may be processed by a statistical process to obtain cluster information, and the transformation parameter is then determined from cluster information. The transformation parameter is then applied to a portion of the submitted image to render a transformed image. A transformation parameter may include a texture alteration parameter, a hair descriptive parameter, or a reshaping parameter. An error measure may be determined that gauges a discrepancy between a transformed image and an actual image. A transformation model is subsequently reconfigured with a modified model in order to reduce the error measure. Also, the transformation model may be trained to reduce an error measure for the transformed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GMBH
    Inventor: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle
  • Patent number: 7409639
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for enhancing multimedia information shared on electronic systems. The electronic systems are capable of receiving multimedia information and presenting multimedia information. In combination with the multimedia information, a representation is presented which is based on the shared multimedia information. The representation may be an avatar for display. Further, the representation may be based on control of the multimedia information, content of the multimedia information or reaction to the multimedia information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Kelly L. Dempski, Christopher K. Chung
  • Patent number: 7409357
    Abstract: A system is provided for measuring operational risks. Advanced measurement approaches are used to calculate a value at risk based on loss data that is entered. The advanced measurement approaches that may be used include an internal measurement approach, loss distribution approach and scorecard approaches. The calculated value at risk may also be analyzed using different advanced measurement approaches under a variety of scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services, GmbH
    Inventors: Irina Schaf, Michael Buttler, Rüdiger Stern, Patrick Wegmann
  • Publication number: 20080174795
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering an image of a person' face. Points on a two-dimensional image of a face and a neck of the person are located. A superimposed mesh is generated from the points. A subset of the points is relocated, forming a transformed mesh. Consequently, the face is reshaped from the transformed mesh to obtain a desired degree of fattening or thinning, and a reshaped image is rendered. A subset of points on the face is relocated by applying a deformation vector to each point of the subset of points. The deformation vector is determined from a product of factors. The factors include a weight value factor, a scale factor, a deformation factor, and a direction vector. The weight factor may be determined from a desired amount of fattening or thinning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GMBH
    Inventor: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle
  • Publication number: 20080175517
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a camera image, in which the source image may be angularly displaced from a camera image. A plurality of points on the camera image is located and a mesh is generated. Compensation information based on the displacement is determined, and a reshaped image is rendered from the mesh, the compensation information, and the camera image. The camera image is reshaped by relocating a proper subset of the points on the camera image. Deformation vectors are applied to corresponding points on the mesh using the compensation information. A correction factor is obtained from an angular displacement and a translation displacement of the source image from the camera image. The deformation factor is multiplied by the compensation factor to form a deformation vector to compensate for angular and translational displacements of the source image from the camera image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GMBH
    Inventor: Ana Cristina Andres del Valle
  • Patent number: 7403923
    Abstract: A method of optimizing debt collection attitudinally classifies debtors into one of several attitudinal segments. The approach uses an assessment of current attitudes rather than past behaviors as to predict future behavior. Each segment can be addressed with an offer, which is a combination of attributes which together, have an expected, measurable, and predictable response from the debtor. Debt collection requires the expenditure of resources, at least one of which the availability of a relatively small number of debt collectors. The offers that can be extended to debtors are identified on a debtor-by-debtor, offer-by-offer basis to identify the best offer to propose to each debtor by the limited number of debt collectors in order to maximize the economic return from all debtors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Michael B. Elliott, Patrick G. O'Neill, Jorge Nocedal, Robert Fourer
  • Patent number: 7401050
    Abstract: A method of improving debt collection from a debtor acquires pertinent debtor information in real time or near-real-time. Newly acquired debtor information is used in a debt collection decision procedure which determines the appropriate debt collection strategy to use with a debtor based upon the most recently acquired information. A preliminarily used debt collection procedure can be adapted or modified in real time, or on-the-fly, using the most up-to-date information, which is typically best acquired during a debt collection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventor: Patrick G. O'Neill
  • Patent number: 7398240
    Abstract: A method for assessing the performance of a company includes: receiving financial data about the company; determining a future value of the company; decomposing the future value into a plurality of future value components, where the plurality of future value components includes an economy component that defines an implied amount of growth of the company attributable to the growth of the economy in general; and displaying at least one of the future value components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: John J. Ballow, Brian F. McCarthy, Anthony J. Relvas
  • Patent number: 7395499
    Abstract: New functions for a contact center system include: testing user's comprehension of informational messages with a quiz; capturing insight of superior users having a KPI score above a threshold by having those users submit information on why they perform so well; dynamically ordering solutions to issues by re-ranking the solutions periodically based on recency and frequency; integrating information for use by a contact center representative while online with a customer and information for use when not online; storing content items in a telecommunications industry taxonomy; directing user feedback on a content item to the proper owner/manager of that content; communicating solution information using a solutions taxonomy; displaying a dual information system having a CRM application as well as reference material that is context-appropriate; enforcing completion of a group of templates when creating a content item to be published; ensuring a group of templates for a content item are complete before publishing them
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: David P. Lane, Gregory S. Reid, Timothy A. Ringo, Elizabeth H. Lian, Daniel C. Farrell, Craig Fenton, Elise Clarke, Randy Bell, Sevasti Wong, Anthony Lingham, Audrey Forrester
  • Publication number: 20080147438
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for supporting health needs of a consumer by processing input data. An integrated health management platform supports the management of healthcare by obtaining multi-dimensional input data for a consumer, determining a health-trajectory predictor from the multi-dimensional input data, identifying a target of opportunity for the consumer in accordance with the health-trajectory predictor, and offering the target of opportunity for the consumer. Multi-dimensional input data may include claim data, consumer behavior marketing data, self-reported data, and biometric data. A consumer may be assigned to a cluster based on the multi-dimensional input data and a characteristic of the consumer may be inferred. A cluster may be associated with a disease progression, and a target of opportunity is determined from the cluster and the disease progression. An impact of the target of opportunity may be assessed by delivering treatment to a consumer at an appropriate time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GMBH
    Inventor: David H. Kil
  • Publication number: 20080147441
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for supporting health needs of a consumer by processing input data. An integrated health management platform supports the management of healthcare by obtaining multi-dimensional input data for a consumer, determining a health-trajectory predictor from the multi-dimensional input data, identifying a target of opportunity for the consumer in accordance with the health-trajectory predictor, and offering the target of opportunity for the consumer. A health benefit plan is offered from a set of health benefit plan configurations. Responses from members of a consumer group are received that are responsive to a questionnaire and preferred health benefit plans chosen by members of the group are predicted. From the responses, an overall enrollment distribution is estimated. A plurality of health benefit plans is offered to the group when a minimum economic objective is obtained from the set of health benefit plan configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventor: David H. Kil
  • Publication number: 20080147440
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for supporting health needs of a consumer by processing input data. An integrated health management platform supports the management of healthcare by obtaining multi-dimensional input data for a consumer, determining a health-trajectory predictor from the multi-dimensional input data, identifying a target of opportunity for the consumer in accordance with the health-trajectory predictor, and offering the target of opportunity for the consumer. An outcome study for a medical treatment from a medical publication is detected. The medical treatment is mapped to a diagnostic and procedural code and a database for health data is accessed using the diagnostic and procedural code. An outcome metric for the medical treatment with a consumer group is associated, and a utility function is generated from the plurality of outcome metrics, where the utility function gauges an efficacy of at least one intervention channel for a consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GMBH
    Inventor: David H. Kil
  • Publication number: 20080146334
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide apparatuses, computer media, and methods for supporting lifestyle-reward health games, in which execution is altered based on health behavior of the participant. Input data indicative of the health behavior is obtained and converted into a gaming parameter. The gaming parameter is applied to the lifestyle-reward health game in order to alter the execution of the lifestyle-reward health game. A reward parameter for the participant may be determined based on a utility function, and the reward parameter is invoked when the participant is playing the life-reward health game. Feedback to the participant may be incorporated during the execution of the lifestyle-reward health game, where the feedback is indicative of the participant's health behavior. An avatar may be depicted during execution of the lifestyle-reward health game to illustrate a predicted health condition, in which the depiction is altered by changing the timeframe of the predicted health condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GMBH
    Inventor: David H. Kil
  • Publication number: 20080140676
    Abstract: The present invention provides for affording supply chain/workflow services in a contract manufacturing framework. First, a database including a plurality of service provider data structures is provided, wherein each service provider data structure includes a description of a particular service provider, and wherein the database further includes a request for proposal mechanism. Next, a particular service provider data structure is identified based on a request for proposal from a user utilizing the request for proposal mechanism. Finally, project management services are afforded to the user based on the request for proposal and the identified service provider data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Yaarit Silverstone, Paul McGowan
  • Patent number: 7386524
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand and solve optimally. Mistakes are noted and remedial educational material presented dynamically to build the necessary skills that a user requires for success in the business endeavor. The system utilizes an artificial intelligence engine driving individualized and dynamic feedback with synchronized video and graphics used to simulate real-world environment and interactions. Multiple “correct” answers are integrated into the learning system to allow individualized learning experiences in which navigation through the system is at a pace controlled by the learner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: John Reader Hubbell, Martha Torrey O'Connor, Mark Stewart Nichols, Alexander Han Leung Poon, Eren Tolga Rosenfeld, Beth Elyse Zadik, Alexander Zorba
  • Patent number: 7385509
    Abstract: A system for recovering a manufactured article is disclosed. The system includes an electronic reader that reads a unique code associated with the manufactured article when that article is within range of the reader. The unique code may be based on a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag positioned with the manufactured article. The reader may be positioned with a facility associated with retrieval of misplaced or reposed consumer items, or within a community. A database may store records of unique codes and information related to owners of manufactured articles. The database may be downloaded to a local cache. The database also may be queried based on the unique code. The owner of the item may be determined based on a match of a unique code read by the reader to a record in the database. The database may be accessed through an open-network connection to a computerized network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Accentures Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Stanton J. Taylor, Iain D. Lopata
  • Publication number: 20080133315
    Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for analyzing credit and tax form data and determining a collections treatment type to collect revenue. A collections model is constructed to determine a collections score that is based on raw credit data and tax form data and is indicative of a debtor's propensity to pay an owed amount. The collections model includes score bands, each score band being associated with a range of credit scores. A collections score is determined from a scoring expression that is associated with a score band and that typically includes a subset of available raw credit data and tax form data. A collections treatment type is determined from a collections score. Each treatment type corresponds to a treatment action that is directed to the debtor. A collections model is constructed from historical tax data, in which score bands and scoring expressions are constructed for the collections model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services GMBH
    Inventor: Inder Preet Singh
  • Patent number: 7383269
    Abstract: A system including a document repository is provided. The system determines, automatically, a level of similarity between at least two of a plurality of discrete elements stored in the document repository. The system then stores data representative of a link between the elements based in-part on the level of similarity. In another embodiment, the system determines a relationship between documents by retrieving a plurality of documents from a document repository. The system segments at least two documents of the plurality of documents into a plurality of conceptually meaningful segments. The system determines if a segment of one document is related to a segment of another document and stores data representative of the relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Kishore Swaminathan, Scott W. Kurth, William N. Milleker
  • Patent number: 7379887
    Abstract: An automated optimization system for generating multiple alternative training and transition plans for airline pilots which include a recall of furloughed pilots, and limits to deviation of pilot start bid periods for training assignments from a specific bid period, wherein such plans are cost optimized to track payroll costs of pilots recalled from furlough, and the combined time for solving an MIP Model representation and generating such plans therefrom is less than one hour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Julian Enrique Pachon, Benjamin Glover Thengvall
  • Patent number: 7372451
    Abstract: This invention includes a system and method for displaying a data including detecting visual markers (18) within view of a wearable camera (14) worn by a human worker, determining the environmental status and displaying data associated with at least one of those visual markers and based on the environmental status on a see-through wearable display (12) worn by the operator. Another aspect of the invention provides a system and method for coordinating the movement of human workers comprising detecting one or more visual markers (18) within view of a camera (14) worn by the worker, and determine the location of the worker from the stored location of the visual marker within view of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventor: Kelly L. Dempski