Patents by Inventor Anjan Marella

Anjan Marella 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).

  • Method, apparatus, and computer program product for tracking inventory values within a plant
    Patent number: 8032417
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed in a computer system for tracking inventory values. Multiple physical storage locations, within a plant, are defined where inventory items can be stored. An indication that an inventory item is being physically moved from a first storage location to a second storage location is received. In response to the receipt of the indication, a financial value of the inventory item is determined and an indication is provided that the financial value was transferred from the first physical storage location to the second physical storage location, wherein the financial value of the inventory item is tracked as the inventory item is physically moved within the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anjan Marella, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING INVENTORY VALUES WITHIN A PLANT
    Publication number: 20080140545
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed in a computer system for tracking inventory values. Multiple physical storage locations, within a plant, are defined where inventory items can be stored. An indication that an inventory item is being physically moved from a first storage location to a second storage location is received. In response to the receipt of the indication, a financial value of the inventory item is determined and an indication is provided that the financial value was transferred from the first physical storage location to the second physical storage location, wherein the financial value of the inventory item is tracked as the inventory item is physically moved within the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Anjan Marella, Joanne O'Lear, William J. Reilly