Patents by Inventor Barbara A. Eckman

Barbara A. Eckman 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).

  • Collaboration framework for modeling
    Patent number: 8108193
    Abstract: A modeling solution, which enables various users to create, use, and evaluate models, such as scientific models, in various scenarios is provided. To this extent, the modeling solution can define a model using one or more model components, each of which is configured to implement a modeling function using a set of standard execution rules. Additionally, the modeling solution can manage attribute data for each model/model component, which can include evaluation data for the corresponding model/model component. A user can review the attribute data and decide on a model/model component to use in a scenario. Subsequently, the user can provide initialization data for the scenario. The scenario can be executed, and result data for the scenario can be stored together with the initialization data. Users also can evaluate the scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun S. Chu, Scott R. Crowther, Barbara A. Eckman, Abraham G. Guerra, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Clifford A. Pickover, Peter P. Rodriguez, Jaime Solari, Murali Vridhachalam
  • COLLABORATION FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING
    Publication number: 20100057415
    Abstract: A modeling solution, which enables various users to create, use, and evaluate models, such as scientific models, in various scenarios is provided. To this extent, the modeling solution can define a model using one or more model components, each of which is configured to implement a modeling function using a set of standard execution rules. Additionally, the modeling solution can manage attribute data for each model/model component, which can include evaluation data for the corresponding model/model component. A user can review the attribute data and decide on a model/model component to use in a scenario. Subsequently, the user can provide initialization data for the scenario. The scenario can be executed, and result data for the scenario can be stored together with the initialization data. Users also can evaluate the scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hyun S. Chu, Scott R. Crowther, Barbara A. Eckman, Abraham G. Guerra, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Clifford A. Pickover, Peter P. Rodriguez, Jaime Solari, Murali Vridhachalam