Patents by Inventor Bradley Benjamin

Bradley Benjamin 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED TAXONOMY CONCEPT REPLACEMENT IN AN XBRL DOCUMENT
    Publication number: 20160019190
    Abstract: An XBRL extension taxonomy concept replacement system includes: a computer processor having a memory on which a program executable by the processor is stored for performing a method of XBRL extension taxonomy concept replacement; an XBRL taxonomy module including an XBRL extension taxonomy having XBRL extension taxonomy concepts and an XBRL base taxonomy having related XBRL base taxonomy concepts; and an automated superfluous XBRL extension taxonomy concept detection module that analyzes an XBRL document having XBRL tags and identifies an XBRL extension taxonomy concept of an XBRL extension taxonomy that is superfluous in comparison with an XBRL base taxonomy concept of an XBRL base taxonomy upon which the XBRL extension taxonomy is based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Bradley Benjamin, Susan Yount, David Andrew Haila
  • Systems and methods for automated taxonomy concept replacement in an XBRL document
    Patent number: 9146912
    Abstract: An XBRL extension taxonomy concept replacement system includes: a computer processor having a memory on which a program executable by the processor is stored for performing a method of XBRL extension taxonomy concept replacement; an XBRL taxonomy module including an XBRL extension taxonomy having XBRL extension taxonomy concepts and an XBRL base taxonomy having related XBRL base taxonomy concepts; and an automated superfluous XBRL extension taxonomy concept detection module that analyzes an XBRL document having XBRL tags and identifies an XBRL extension taxonomy concept of an XBRL extension taxonomy that is superfluous in comparison with an XBRL base taxonomy concept of an XBRL base taxonomy upon which the XBRL extension taxonomy is based.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Workiva Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Benjamin, Susan Yount, David Andrew Haila