Patents Assigned to Accenture Global Services
  • Patent number: 9696894
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for developing an analytic process. The method includes displaying, within an electronic system, a plurality of components operable to be used for designing a data analysis process. A user makes a selection of a data access component from the plurality of components. The data access component is operable for configuring access to a data source. The method further includes the user making a selection of a data selection component from the plurality of components and a data display component. The data selection component is operable for selecting data accessed via the data access component. The data display component is operable for configuring display of data based on the data selection component. Configuration data corresponding to the data access component, the data selection component, and the data display component can then be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: David Martin Hummel, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170181667
    Abstract: An interactive virtual care system may include a user sensory module to acquire multi-modal user data related to user movement. A data analysis module may compare the multi-modal user data to predetermined historical user data and/or statistical norm data for users to identify an anomaly in the user movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Craig A. Gettelman, Dadong Wan, Ankur Pogula, Ben Reierson, Terrianne Erickson
  • Publication number: 20170188240
    Abstract: A method of accessing electronic content received by a mobile device includes: determining a current location of the mobile device; comparing the current location with a zone within which an instance of electronic content may be accessed; when the result of the comparison indicates that the mobile device is located within the zone, accessing by the mobile device the instance of electronic content and providing at least part of the instance of electronic content for display on the mobile device; determining a new current location of the mobile device while the instance of electronic content is being accessed; and checking that the new current location of the mobile device is with the zone. If the mobile device is no longer within the zone, access by the mobile device to the instance of electronic content is terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Giuseppe GIORDANO, Emmanuel Viale, Jean-Baptiste Delinselle
  • Publication number: 20170186252
    Abstract: A secure short-distance-based communication and validation system validates users in a validation area. The system may include multiple zones in the validation area and beacons in each zone. A run-time mobile device identifier and keys that may be location-specific, device-specific and time-specific are generated and utilized for secure communication between mobile devices and a zone computer in a zone. The validation area may be in a vehicle, and validation may include deducting a fare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Sunil RAINA, Avishek Somani, Alden Cuddihey, Scott Thomas Butler, Douglas Arthur Michael Archibald
  • Publication number: 20170177311
    Abstract: Service extraction and application composition may include preprocessing and instrumenting an existing application that is to be converted to a service-oriented application. The existing application may be executed to generate traces related to a runtime behavior of services related to the existing application. The traces may be used to generate calling code related to the services related to the existing application. Representational state transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (APIs) that include the calling code to call the services related to the existing application may be generated. Refactored code for the existing application may be generated for invocation of the services related to the existing application by the REST APIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Vikrant KAULGUD, Saurabh BHADKARIA
  • Patent number: 9686299
    Abstract: A device may obtain information regarding a security situation of a set of computing resources associated with a cloud-based platform. The information may be related to an ongoing security threat or a potential security threat. The information may be obtained utilizing one or more internet security resources. The device may determine a threat assessment level, of a set of threat assessment levels, for the security situation based on the information regarding the security situation. The information regarding the security situation may satisfy a set of threshold criteria for the threat assessment level. The device may perform one or more response actions associated with the threat assessment level based on the security situation. The one or more response actions may include providing an alert notification regarding the security situation that identifies the threat assessment level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: John Stevenson
  • Patent number: 9686375
    Abstract: A device may receive an indication to determine status information associated with a media content delivery of media content. The media content may be delivered via a content delivery system. The device may determine, based on information provided by devices included in the content delivery system, progress information associated with the media content delivery. The progress information may identify progress, associated with the media content delivery, with respect to one or more steps, associated with delivering the media content, performed by the devices included in the content delivery system. The device may determine the status information, associated with the media content delivery, based on the progress information. The status information may indicate the status of the media content delivery. The device may provide the status information such that the status information may be displayed as a visual indication of the status of the media content delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Madan Kumar, Sameer Keshkamat, Maheswari Venkatraman
  • Publication number: 20170155723
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an assessment tool that enables an automated functional assessment of applications for migration to target cloud computing platforms, such as a Platform as a Service (PaaS). The technical capabilities of various types of applications in a traditional non-platform deployment are studied and support for these technical capabilities is evaluated relative to the target platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Vibhu Saujanya SHARMA, Shubhashis SENGUPTA, Satish NAGASAMUDRAM, Venkatesh SUBRAMANIAN, Chethana DINAKAR, Aravindan Thoppe SANTHARAM
  • Patent number: 9665991
    Abstract: In one aspect, a tolling system is operable to perform operations, which may include: receiving, over a network and from a mobile device application operating on a mobile processing device, an identifier and road usage data collected by the mobile device application; identifying a profile based on the identifier; accessing a toll pricing model applicable to an entity associated with the identified profile; and determining a tolling charge incurred by the entity based on the road usage data collected by the mobile device application, the identified profile, and the accessed toll pricing model. In another aspect, a mobile device application is operable to perform operations that may include: collecting road usage data; communicating, over a network to a tolling system, the collected road usage data and an identifier; and receiving, from the tolling system, tolling charge data computed based on the communicated road usage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Simanek, Michael J. Wilson, Martin W. Glowik
  • Patent number: 9665473
    Abstract: A device may be configured to receive, from a first device, first test scripts for testing an application. The first test scripts may include information for reproducing interactions with the application on the first device. The device may generate second test scripts, for testing the application on a second device, that reproduce the interactions with the application on the second device. The second test scripts may be generated based on the first test scripts and mapping information that maps resources of the first device to resources of the second device. The first device and the second device may be different device types. The device may provide the second test scripts to the second device. The device may receive and store test results of executing the second test scripts on the second device that indicate results of reproducing the interactions on the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Vijay Krishna Bs, Bidhu Sahoo
  • Patent number: 9665352
    Abstract: The COBOL reference architecture (CRA) system and the transactional workflow driver (TWD) provide an efficient and effective way to extend an existing application using modern architecture techniques without rewriting the existing application. The (CRA) system and TWD provide a way to generate new and interchangeable COBOL language functionality for multiple interactive types (e.g., transaction servers and/or transaction managers) running in various computing environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Mark Neft
  • Patent number: 9665470
    Abstract: An improved testing assessment tool and methodology maps the Testing Maturity Model (TMM) structure to individual test areas, thereby enabling comprehensive and targeted improvement. In this way, the present invention uses the five TMM maturity levels to assess individual areas, rather than merely assigning a single maturity level to the entire organization. Embodiments of the present invention include a quick assessment that includes a relatively small number of questions to be subjectively answered using the TMM hierarchy. Embodiments of the present invention further include a full assessment that includes a relatively large number of questions to be discretely answered, with these results being use to evaluate various testing areas using the TMM hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Hendrik Fliek, Scott Christensen
  • Publication number: 20170149607
    Abstract: A service provider network migration system migrate services from a first network infrastructure to a second network infrastructure. A joined circuits dataset is created that associates circuits in the first network infrastructure with a service provided by the circuit and a customer receiving the service via the first network infrastructure. A product mappings dataset is created that maps each service in the first network infrastructure to at least one target service to be provided in the second network infrastructure. A migration sequencing server creates a migration plan according to the information in the datasets, and forecasts for customer migration rate and revenue generation for the target services are estimated. A provisioning server configures parameters for the circuits in the second network infrastructure via a network according to the migration plan to deploy the target services in the second network infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Paul J. BULTEMA, John A. MORGAN, Stephen M. Dadoly, William L. GEWIRTZ, Christopher Yen-Chu CHAN, John D. BOLZE, Lan GUAN
  • Publication number: 20170124628
    Abstract: A hybrid recommendation system uses offline testing and online testing to generate and optimize recommendation functions. The functions generate recommendations which may be presented online for product purchases. Indices are created from the recommendations. Lookups may be performed on the indices to select recommendations for a particular user. The selected recommendations may be filtered before presenting to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Denis KIRKBY, Theam Yong CHEW, Christos BOUKIS, Georgios PASSALIS
  • Patent number: 9639870
    Abstract: Tracking technology, in which document information for at least one document received for processing by a document processing system is obtained. The document processing system is configured to process the at least one document in stages that are performed by at least two different applications operated by at least two separate hardware systems. Status updates indicative of processing of the at least one document in each of the stages are obtained. A progress of the processing of the at least one document in each of the stages based on the status updates is tracked. The at least one document meets one or more pre-defined processing requirements related to the processing are evaluated. Information about the stages of the processing of the at least one document based on the tracked progress and the evaluation is reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Sameer Keshkamat, Prabir GhoushalKumar, Gautam Choudhury, Suhail Hagalwadi
  • Patent number: 9641881
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a source device, first information relating to programs provided by a media content service provider. The programs may include media content. The device may generate a program schedule based on the first information. The program schedule may identify a program. The device may publish the program schedule for enrichment using second information that is different from the first information, and may receive the second information based on publishing the program schedule. The second information may include information aggregated from external source devices that are different from the source device. The device may generate an enriched program schedule using the program schedule and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Alexandre Pottier
  • Patent number: 9641356
    Abstract: A method and controller are provided for use in a communication system including a plurality of user terminals in communication with each other and the controller via a plurality of communication channels. The method includes receiving, by the controller from a sender user terminal, a message designated to be communicated to a recipient associated with a recipient user terminal. Additionally, the method includes posting, by the controller via a dashboard interface, the message to a discussion to which it pertains. Finally, the method includes distributing, by the controller, the message to the recipient user terminal based on a preferred communication channel, availability, and workload for the recipient associated with the recipient user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Mary Hamilton, Beata Korytkowski, Joshua Kahn, Charles Nebolsky
  • Patent number: 9639769
    Abstract: An image of a portion of a person's body is accessed, the image having been captured by an image capture device. Using the image, measurements of characteristics in the image are obtained, the characteristics in the image having been selected based on a statistical analysis of characteristics (i) in a plurality of first images taken directly of a person and (ii) in a plurality of second images taken of an image of a person. Based on a liveness function, a score for the image is determined using the obtained measurements of the characteristics in the image. A threshold value is accessed. The score of the image is compared to the accessed threshold value. Based on the comparison of the score of the image to the accessed threshold value, the image is determined to be have been taken by the image capture device imaging the portion of the person's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Florian Juveneton, Alessio Cavallini
  • Patent number: 9635088
    Abstract: The REsilient LOosely Coupled (ReLoC) system and method implement a session-state management architecture for cloud computing that uses loosely-coupled services and platform agnostic scalable messaging technology to propagate and save session states. Maintaining the state of applications and user sessions is difficult in large scale web-based software systems, particularly in the context of cloud computing (e.g., platform as a service (PaaS) vendors, do not explicitly support state management infrastructure, such as clustering). In a PaaS environment, a user has little or no access and control over the server platform and session management layer. The platform tiers are generally loosely coupled and service-oriented, which make traditional session-state management techniques non-usable. The ReLoC system and method provides a high level of tolerance to failures of the platform tiers without corresponding disruptions in user sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Vibhu Saujanya Sharma, Shubhashis Sengupta, Annervaz Karukapadath Mohamedrasheed
  • Publication number: 20170109550
    Abstract: A system for controlling user access to a service includes a read device that reads a payment card of a user, and a first control block coupled an entry gate determines whether online payment authorization should be requested for the payment card. A first memory stores a hot list indicating payment cards for which the first control block denies user access to the service. If the online payment authorization is denied for the payment card, the first control block adds the payment card to the hot list. A further read device is configured to read the payment card, and a second control block coupled to the further read device controls a second gate after determining whether the payment card is on the hot list stored in a second memory coupled to the second control block, the hot list being updated with modifications via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Robert HASSON, Najib EL MOKHTARI, Kerry HURLEY, Charles KITSON, Chris WALKER