Patents by Inventor Aaron D. Kephart

Aaron D. Kephart 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).

  • Publication number: 20170243131
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron D. Kephart, Charles C. Howie, DeAundra K. Glover
  • Publication number: 20170243129
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron D. Kephart, Charles C. Howie, DeAundra K. Glover
  • Publication number: 20170243130
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron D. Kephart, Charles C. Howie, DeAundra K. Glover
  • Publication number: 20170242893
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron D. Kephart, Charles C. Howie, DeAundra K. Glover, Darla Nutter, Greg M. Lewis, Jesse A. Price
  • Publication number: 20170242894
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron D. Kephart, Charles C. Howie, DeAundra K. Glover, Darla Nutter, Greg M. Lewis, Jesse A. Price
  • Publication number: 20170242630
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, systems, methods and computer program products for a technology configuration system. Specifically, the system typically provides operational data processing of a plurality of records associated with information technology operational activities, for dynamic transformation of data and evaluation of interdependencies of technology resources. In other aspects, the system typically provides technical language processing of the plurality of records for transforming technical and descriptive data, and constructing categorical activity records. The system may be configured to achieve significant reduction in memory storage and processing requirements by performing categorical data encoding of the plurality of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron D. Kephart, Charles C. Howie, DeAundra K. Glover, Darla Nutter, Greg M. Lewis, Jesse A. Price
  • Patent number: 8782201
    Abstract: System and method for managing the configuration of resources in an enterprise. Embodiments of the present invention gather, store, and maintain institutional knowledge of configurations of IT resources of an enterprise. A configuration database serves as a temporal record of the configurations of the resources. The configuration database can reflect a dimensional model of the enterprise configuration where various configuration items are linked together. A configuration change can be analyzed and approved, and then reflected in a change to a configuration item (CI) which imposes an appropriate change to other configuration items based on upstream, downstream, peer relationships and/or views. A system according to an embodiment of the invention can also include a change database, an inventory database, a problem database, and/or a service level management subsystem to ensure changes to an enterprise's configuration are consistent with service level agreements and/or operating level agreements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron D. Kephart, Brian R. Kilpatrick, Wallace A. Kirkland, William N. Waldron, Michael L. Ritchie, Robert J. Maloney, Atilio A. Deambrosi, Philip H. Howard-Knight, Carol Gatrell
  • Patent number: 8239498
    Abstract: System and method for facilitating the implementation of changes to the configuration of resources in an enterprise. Embodiments of the present invention facilitate the use of historical information about an enterprise's IT configuration to evaluate the risk and impact of proposed changes. Risk can be evaluated using a success history for an organization within the enterprise that is responsible for the proposed change, or by applying a neural network to the historical data to detect recognizable patterns in the historical data. A risk evaluation can take into account sensitivity of the change to dates assigned on a change calendar, based on sensitivity dates gathered from the historical data. Historical data can be maintained and provided by a configuration database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian R. Kilpatrick, Aaron D. Kephart, Wallace A. Kirkland, Carol Gatrell, Robert J. Maloney
  • Patent number: 6708176
    Abstract: An interactive advertising and public announcement system having storage and processing capabilities, as well as a display device, configured to store, process and/or display a media presentation. The media presentation proceeds according to a Playlist that may incorporate links to web-based content. The display device includes input devices allowing a user to interact with the media presentation and customer recognition devices for detecting the presence of and identifying the user. The system may also include video-conferencing capabilities, and the ability to detect, upload and respond to information obtained from and regarding the user. The system may also be linked and configured to retrieve and respond to user information collected from the user while the user interacts with the system, as well as user information previously-collected and stored in local or remote databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Strunk, Aaron D. Kephart, Steven J. Liseski, Robin M. Fields
  • Publication number: 20030078840
    Abstract: An interactive advertising and public announcement system having storage and processing capabilities, as well as a display device, configured to store, process and/or display a media presentation. The media presentation proceeds according to a Playlist that may incorporate links to web-based content. The display device includes input devices allowing a user to interact with the media presentation and customer recognition devices for detecting the presence of and identifying the user. The system may also include video-conferencing capabilities, and the ability to detect, upload and respond to information obtained from and regarding the user. The system may also be linked and configured to retrieve and respond to user information collected from the user while the user interacts with the system, as well as user information previously-collected and stored in local or remote databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: David D. Strunk, Aaron D. Kephart, Steven J. Liseski, Robin M. Fields
  • Patent number: D479277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Strunk, Aaron D. Kephart
  • Patent number: D479858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Strunk, Aaron D. Kephart
  • Patent number: D479859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Strunk, Aaron D. Kephart
  • Patent number: D483074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Strunk, Aaron D. Kephart
  • Patent number: D491608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: David D. Strunk, Aaron D. Kephart