Patents Assigned to Global Resource
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Patent number: 9916365Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for linking documents that refer to other documents through implicit linkages. A first document is identified. The first document comprises an authoritative comment regarding a second document and has been explicitly linked to the second document. Then, one or more third documents are identified. The second document cites or is being cited by the one or more third documents and shares common information. Based upon the authoritative comment, the first document is implicitly linked to the one or more third documents via the common information.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: Terry S. Dick, Jonathan J. Medin, Michael J. Krause, Daniel Bennett, Jason Rollins, Mathilda Edmunds
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Patent number: 9904712Abstract: Systems, methods, interfaces, and software can facilitate identification of law firms and/or legal professionals. For example, an informational retrieval system may include a database comprising information regarding lawyers and a server is configured to: receive a query regarding a legal issue from at least one client access device; associate the query with a corresponding legal context; generate a list of lawyer names contained in the database; calculate at least one legal experience indicator for each of the lawyer names; and rank the lawyer names in the list according to the calculated legal experience indicator associated with each of the lawyer names and according to the corresponding legal context associated with the query.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: Kevin L. Ritchey, Charles Vanek
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Patent number: 9898595Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a computer system having processing and memory means operable to provide a monetized online content system. The computer system is coupled to one or more resource modules each having data in the memory means and includes: an interceptor module configured to receive a request from a client for one or more resources available from one or more resource modules, refer the request to one or more of the resource modules configured to fulfill the request, receive one or more responses from one or more of the resource modules, at least one of said one or more responses having one or more events associated therewith, and transform the one or more responses by removing the one or more events associated with the one or more responses prior to presentation of the one or more responses to the client.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: Robert Sturm, Richard N. Dauk
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Patent number: 9881343Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for performing updates in a distributed environment, which comprises receiving a platform product and a plurality of supporting products at a server, the server being accessible by one or more access devices and receiving a plurality of modified supporting products at the server, a given modified supporting product corresponding to a given supporting product. A determination is made as to whether a given one of the plurality of supporting products is in use by the one or more access devices. If the given one of the plurality of supporting products is not in use, the given one of the plurality of supporting products is overwritten with the corresponding modified supporting platform product. If the given one of the plurality of supporting products is in use, the given one of the plurality of supporting products is locked until its use terminates.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventor: Kevin Patrick Kostrzewa
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Patent number: 9846743Abstract: A method includes aggregating a set of analyzed webpage portions from at least two unaffiliated websites. The method also includes transmitting an aggregated result, the aggregated result associated with an aggregated set of analyzed webpage portions. Another embodiment includes the set of analyzed webpage portions being associated with a topic. Yet another embodiment includes receiving an indication of an occurrence of a browser event and analyzing, in response to receiving the indication, a webpage portion then storing an analyzed webpage portion and the browser event in a database. Yet another embodiment includes analyzing the webpage portion by downloading a webpage portion from at least one website, extracting a text portion from the webpage portion and associating, in response to extracting the text portion, at least one topic from the text portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: Kenneth Alexander Ellis, Linda Birbara, Thomas Tague
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Patent number: 9836436Abstract: An exemplary method includes accessing a source document where the source document is associated with a citation and copying a selected portion of the source document. Then, in response to copying the selected portion, the method includes generating a referenced element where the referenced element consists of the selected portion and a hyperlink associated with the citation. Finally, the method includes accessing a destination document and inserting the referenced element into the destination document. An additional exemplary method further includes storing a copy of the referenced element in a memory of an access device. Another exemplary method includes annotating the destination document and generating an annotated destination document. Another exemplary method includes printing, within a single print session, the annotated destination document and the source document.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: Craig Alan Larson, Kevin Scott Koch, David Wayne DeMoss
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Patent number: 9830366Abstract: In one example embodiment, a system and method are shown for receiving data that include a time stamp. The system and method also include building an Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cube that includes a dimension, the dimension acting as a schema for the data that include the time stamp. The system and method may also include populating the OLAP cube with an object, the object including the data and the time stamp as at least one attribute. The system and method may also include storing the OLAP cube.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventor: Steven Wagner
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Patent number: 9811518Abstract: Exemplary systems for processing a corpus of documents, such as legal contracts or agreements, are disclosed. The systems include a phrase discovery engine which derives statistics and phrase equivalence classes, groups of phrase equivalence classes, and uberphrases (clauses) bounded by phrases. These can be used to determine origins of phrases or clauses within given legal contract or to suggest alternative phrases and clauses.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventors: Jochen L. Leidner, Kingsley Martin, Trace Liggett, Gary Berosik, Thomas Zielund
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Patent number: 9805416Abstract: A system to determine the tax consequences for one or several special apportionment accounts is described. The example system may include a data collector and an optimizer. The data collector may be configured to obtain information associated with one or more accounts, and a selection of one or more jurisdictions. The optimizer may be configured to automatically determine a suggested combination of special apportionment methods for each jurisdiction.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2006Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventors: Irish X. McIntyre, Alexandre Ziegler
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Patent number: 9792583Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed that provide a comprehensive and integrated professional education and training platform, especially in the areas of tax, financial auditing and reporting, and planning and risk assessment. The systems and techniques allow an administrator to identify a subset of learning courses from a set of available learning courses for association with an educational product, and to assign individuals to each of the subset of learning courses.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CorporationInventors: Stephen G. Perreault, Stephanie J. Black, Todd R. Denlinger, Kenneth A. Koskay, Gregory J. Poirier
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Patent number: 9779386Abstract: The present invention relates to software and a method of use for implementing workflows and managing engagements and staff. More particularly, the present invention relates to a software module tracking data of staff, engagements and workflows and a method of using such data in the management of staff and assignment of tasks. Information concerning employees is input into a database by the manager and the employees, and is tracked therein. The information concerning an employee includes an employee's availability, ability and experience. Workflow/Task information is input into the database when either a client makes a request for service of the business, or a workflow/task internal to the business is needed to be performed. Task information includes the nature of the work and deadlines. Task information is compared to the employee information. A list is automatically generated naming the employees best suited to the mandate of the task.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventors: N. Frank Swierz, III, Jon Baron, Brian Vroom, Mark Powell, Randall Loughridge, Stephen Perreault, Stephanie Black, Todd Denlinger, Kenneth Koskay, Greg Poirier
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Patent number: 9767435Abstract: A facility for collecting distinguished information relating to an engagement of a first organization by a second organization is described. The facility provides an interface usable by at least one user affiliated with the second organization to provide the distinguished information. Only after the interface is used by a user affiliated with the second organization to provide the distinguished information, the facility permits at least one user affiliated with the second organization to perform a distinguished process.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventors: Richard D. Boone, Thomas G. Melling, Ronald G. Wencel, Gregory P. Shriber
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Patent number: 9760961Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a citation formatting system and a method for operating an online research service for providing legal citations. The exemplary system provides the citation formatting function in a client-server architecture, receiving citations from a user's client access device over a computer network and communicating citation format suggestions back to the client access device for possible insertion into a document on the access device.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventor: David Steensgard
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Publication number: 20170235819Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to rank documents by analyzing a query log generated by a search engine. The query log includes data relating to user behavior, queries and documents. The systems and techniques distill query log information into surrogate documents and extract features from these surrogate documents to rank the documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventors: Wenhui Liao, Khalid Al-Kofahi, Isabelle Moulinier
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Publication number: 20170220674Abstract: Systems and techniques for determining significance between entities are disclosed. The systems and techniques identify a first entity having an association with a second entity, apply a plurality of association criteria to the association, weight each of the criteria based on defined weight values, and compute a significance score for the first entity with respect to the second entity based on a sum of a plurality of weighted criteria values. The systems and techniques utilize information from disparate sources to create a uniquely powerful signal. The systems and techniques can be used to identify the significance of relationships (e.g., associations) among various entities including, but not limited to, organizations, people, products, industries, geographies, commodities, financial indicators, economic indicators, events, topics, subject codes, unique identifiers, social tags, industry terms, general term/s, metadata elements, classification codes, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventors: Hassan H. Malik, Mans Olof-Ors
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Publication number: 20170213172Abstract: A computer implemented method for mining supply chain information to produce supply chain graphs includes receiving by a computer a set of data; identifying a supplier, a commodity, and a customer from the set of data; generating a query comprising the identified data; determining the absence of any of the supplier, the commodity, or the customer from the set of data; if any items are determined to be absent from the set of data, substituting a placeholder for the missing item from the data set; sending the query; receiving a set of supply chain graph information; generating a supply chain graph signal based upon the set of supply chain graph information; and transmitting the supply chain graph signal. A computing device or system includes a processor an electronic memory; and a program for mining supply chain information to produce supply chain graphs stored in the electronic memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Thomson Reuters Global ResourcesInventors: Jochen Lothar Leidner, Ole Siig
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Patent number: 9712333Abstract: Systems and technologies for providing an electronic bilateral chat room are disclosed. Users of the system may be screened against a database of organizations having hierarchal information relating to parent organization for which the user is associated, including parent subsidiaries, joint ventures and affiliates. While a bilateral chat room is limited to users in only two organizations, the present disclosure also allows other users that are associated with the structure of the parent organization to be included in the chat room.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: Alan Carino, Allen Grambling Harvey, Jr., Lesli Veronica Fairchild, Damien John Patrick Corr, Suresh Radhakrishnan
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Patent number: 9710542Abstract: A method and system of retrieving information are disclosed. In accordance with the method, a plurality of information identifier (infoID) sets is generated based on at least one search term and at least one filtering criteria. The at least the plurality of infoID sets is joined according to a mathematical expression to form a resultant infoID set that includes at least one resultant infoID. At least a portion of a content document associated with the at least one resultant infoID is retrieved. At least one resultant infoID is summarized into at least one summary. The retrieved portion of the content document is summarized into the at least one summary of a combined result based on the associated at least one resultant infoID.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: David Hendricksen, Michael Atton, Timothy William Hagedorn
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Patent number: D792428Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventors: Bianka McGovern, Priyanka John, Sophie Kleber, Leandro Brasil, Charles Pannill FulFord, III, Nicklesh Soni, Tara Hosseinipour, Chloe Kim Wong, Judy Podraza
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Patent number: D811476Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited CompanyInventor: Linda Lusk