Patents Assigned to Accenture
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Patent number: 9712554Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for transforming representations of network activity data. A data structure that represents communication events between computing devices of one or more networks is received. The data structure is analyzed and a set of potential attack paths represented in the data structure is determined. A score is assigned to each potential attack path in the set of potential attack paths. Potential attack paths that have scores that do not meet a predetermined threshold are removed from the set of potential attack paths. Potential attack paths that remain in the set of potential attack paths are ranked, based on each score assigned to each potential attack path, and the data structure that includes a ranked set of potential attack paths is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Amin Hassanzadeh, Shimon Modi, Shaan Mulchandani, Walid Negm
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Patent number: 9712635Abstract: A method, a device and a system for providing access to a mobile device for a session object to aggregated data associated with a session are provided. The method includes populating data records of a data repository of a data management system from an external data system; generating first information in the data records stored in the data repository; caching the first information on a caching server; creating an application link to be displayed in a mobile device, wherein the application link enables the access to the cached first information; providing an access authorization to the mobile device; retrieving the cached first information from the caching server; displaying the cached first information in a user interface of the mobile device; generating second information dynamically; displaying the second information in the user interface; providing an evaluation for the job candidate; and deactivating the application link after the session takes place.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Sjoerd Gehring
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Patent number: 9712454Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and system for provisioning computing resources across multiple cloud providers and/or data centers are disclosed. A graphical user interface is used to select a plurality of computing resources and at least one cloud provider and/or at least one data center for providing the plurality of computing resources. Scripts associated with the at least one cloud provider and/or at least one data center are accessed, where each script is capable of automatically setting up a computing resource on an associated cloud provider or associated data center. The scripts are then used to automatically allocate and/or configure the computing resources on the at least one cloud provider and/or at least one data center. As such, computing resources can be automatically provisioned using a generic graphical user interface and without a user having skills or credentials specific to each cloud provider and/or data center.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Teresa Sheausan Tung, Owen E. Richter, Vipul Savjani
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Patent number: 9712537Abstract: A method, a device and a system for providing access on a mobile device to aggregated data for interactively displaying a session for a candidate token are provided. The method includes populating data records of a data repository of a data management system from an external data system; generating first information in the data records stored in the data repository; caching the first information on a caching server; creating an application link to be displayed in a mobile device, wherein the application link enables the access to the cached first information that is stored in the data repository; providing an access authorization to the mobile device; retrieving the cached first information from the caching server; displaying the cached first information in a user interface; generating second information dynamically; displaying the second information in the user interface of the mobile device; and deactivating the application link after the session takes place.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Sjoerd Gehring
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Patent number: 9703811Abstract: This disclosure relates to assessing database migrations to cloud computing systems. On example method includes determining, by a migration server including one or more hardware processors, a set of possible transactions associated with a database application based at least in part on a set of application attributes associated with the database application; generating, by the migration server, a set of application requirements associated with the set of possible transactions; and creating, by the migration server, a set of migration recommendations associated with the database application based on the set of application requirements, the set of migration recommendations configured to allow the database application to be migrated to a cloud computing system and to allow the database application to comply with the set of application requirements when executed in the cloud computing system.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Shubhashis Sengupta, Vibhu Saujanya Sharma, Venkatesh Subramanian, Subani Bhasha Nure, Aditya Bhola, Sushil Kumar Shah, Chiranjeevi Nalam
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Patent number: 9703639Abstract: Journaling technology, in which a tool, that is separate from a journaling process executed by a server system, causes display of an interface that enables user selection of information derivable from journaling data collected by the journaling process. The tool receives, through the displayed interface, user input selecting desired information derivable from the journaling data collected by the journaling process. Based on the user input, the tool determines one or more commands that are understood by the journaling process and that control the journaling process to retrieve journaling data needed to derive the desired information. The tool controls the journaling process to execute the one or more commands, accesses journaling data retrieved through execution of the one or more commands, and reformats the accessed journaling data into a presentable format of the desired information.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Jigar Hasmukhlal Shah, Shailesh Nivruti Jadhav, Swapnil Manmohan Goyal, Chandramouli M, Soumendra Mohanty
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Patent number: 9703961Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a process risk classifier running on a computer system, a request to determine a risk level for a particular process; accessing one or more signatures that provide one or more snapshots of characteristics of the particular process at one or more previous times; identifying one or more differences between the particular process in its current form and the one or more signatures; accessing information identifying previous usage of the computer system's resources by the particular process; determining a current risk score for the particular process based, at least in part, on (i) the one or more signatures for the particular process, (ii) the one or more differences between the particular process in its current form and the one or more signatures, and (iii) the previous usage of the resources; and providing the current risk score for the particular process.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Shaan Mulchandani
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Patent number: 9696894Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: David Martin Hummel, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170186252Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Sunil RAINA, Avishek Somani, Alden Cuddihey, Scott Thomas Butler, Douglas Arthur Michael Archibald
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Publication number: 20170188240Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Giuseppe GIORDANO, Emmanuel Viale, Jean-Baptiste Delinselle
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Publication number: 20170181667Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Craig A. Gettelman, Dadong Wan, Ankur Pogula, Ben Reierson, Terrianne Erickson
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Publication number: 20170177311Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Vikrant KAULGUD, Saurabh BHADKARIA
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Patent number: 9686299Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: John Stevenson
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Patent number: 9686375Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Madan Kumar, Sameer Keshkamat, Maheswari Venkatraman
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Patent number: 9674108Abstract: A system, may include a private cloud network operated by an operator for a client. The private cloud network may be connected to a public cloud network that operates a web platform and a plurality of groups of gateway devices. A first group of gateway devices may be located at an operator data center associated with the operator, and may provide connectivity for the operator data center to connect to the public cloud network via the private cloud network. A second group of gateway devices may be located at a client data center associated with the client, and may provide connectivity for the client data center to connect to the public cloud network via the private cloud network. The private cloud network may be connected to the public cloud network, the operator data center, and the client data center in a hub-and-spoke connection configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions LimitedInventors: Jeffrey Stanford Ryan, John Stevenson, Bahij Nahhas
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Publication number: 20170155723Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Vibhu Saujanya SHARMA, Shubhashis SENGUPTA, Satish NAGASAMUDRAM, Venkatesh SUBRAMANIAN, Chethana DINAKAR, Aravindan Thoppe SANTHARAM
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Patent number: 9665352Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Mark Neft
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Patent number: 9665470Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Hendrik Fliek, Scott Christensen
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Patent number: 9665473Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Vijay Krishna Bs, Bidhu Sahoo
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Patent number: 9665991Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Michael E. Simanek, Michael J. Wilson, Martin W. Glowik