Patents by Inventor Bruno Dumant

Bruno Dumant 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).

  • Patent number: 11036730
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a business intelligence data store contains semantic layer information. A business intelligence language platform may receive a business intelligence language query expression from a user. The business intelligence language platform may then access the mapping information in the business intelligence model data store to compute an output type describing a result structure entity for the query expression. According to some embodiments, the output type may be used to automatically recommend at least one visualization chart to the user. Moreover, in some embodiments the output type is annotated with meta-data information about a business object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Yannick Cras
  • Patent number: 10997504
    Abstract: A system includes acquisition of data from a first data source, identification of logical entities of a first data model of the first data source based on the data of the first data source, identification, for one or more of the logical entities of the first data model, of a respective knowledge vault entity described by first metadata, and generation of second metadata describing a plurality of semantic layer entities, the second metadata describing a semantic layer entity comprising at least one semantic attribute of a knowledge vault entity corresponding to the semantic layer entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Xiaohui Xue, Pierre Saurel
  • Patent number: 10540400
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a plurality of data query suggestions is described. The method includes receiving a textual input in a user interface of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes and determining a query context for the textual input. The method also includes computing a plurality of ranked numerical scores based on the query context in which the ranked numerical scores are computed using information obtained from a plurality of usage metrics associated with the query context and determining, using the plurality of ranked numerical scores, a plurality of candidate data combinations. The method also includes ordering the plurality of candidate data combinations according to the plurality of ranked numerical scores and generating at least one data suggestion using the ordered plurality of candidate data combinations and providing the at least one data suggestion in the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Business Objects Software, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Yann Le Biannic, Olivier Hamon
  • Patent number: 10460277
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a business intelligence language expansion and compilation platform may receive a business intelligence language expression, containing at least one macro sub-expression from a user. Information may then be accessed in a business and data models data store to perform expansion and compilation operations on the received business intelligence language expression. As a result of these operations, the system may provide a native query to a data source database. A business intelligence language result set manager may retrieve data from a data source database responsive to the native query and output a business intelligence language result set to the user in response to the business intelligence language expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Xavier Vanderschaeghe, Olivier Hamon
  • Patent number: 10380144
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for initiating, at a user interface, execution of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes associated with a plurality of business objects, and displaying, in the user interface, a query box and a plurality of visualizations depicting data corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of business objects. The method includes receiving and parsing a free text input, generating and executing a search using a plurality of keyword search queries based on one or more keyword tokens. The method also includes applying grammar rules, generating query trees, and generating a number of search suggestions using the query trees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Business Objects Software, Ltd.
    Inventors: Florent Vermeulen, Bruno Dumant, Mathieu Bournat, Rodolphe Boixel, Alexis Naibo
  • Patent number: 10296658
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a plurality of data suggestions is described. The method includes receiving a textual input in a user interface of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes, determining a query context associated with the textual input, a user, and data that the user is viewing in the software application, and computing a plurality of statistical metrics for the query context, the statistical metrics being computed using information obtained from datasets associated with the query context. The method also includes determining a plurality of candidate data combinations, the data combinations including a plurality of dimensions, measures, and filters compatible with the query context, ranking the plurality of candidate data combinations according to one of the plurality of statistical metrics, and generating at least one data suggestion using the plurality of candidate data combinations and providing the at least one data suggestion in the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Business Objects Software, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yann Le Biannic, Olivier Hamon, Bruno Dumant
  • Publication number: 20180173750
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a business intelligence data store contains semantic layer information. A business intelligence language platform may receive a business intelligence language query expression from a user. The business intelligence language platform may then access the mapping information in the business intelligence model data store to compute an output type describing a result structure entity for the query expression. According to some embodiments, the output type may be used to automatically recommend at least one visualization chart to the user. Moreover, in some embodiments the output type is annotated with meta-data information about a business object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno DUMANT, Yannick CRAS
  • Publication number: 20180165610
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a business intelligence language expansion and compilation platform may receive a business intelligence language expression, containing at least one macro sub-expression from a user. Information may then be accessed in a business and data models data store to perform expansion and compilation operations on the received business intelligence language expression. As a result of these operations, the system may provide a native query to a data source database. A business intelligence language result set manager may retrieve data from a data source database responsive to the native query and output a business intelligence language result set to the user in response to the business intelligence language expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno DUMANT, Xavier VANDERSCHAEGHE, Olivier HAMON
  • Publication number: 20180121424
    Abstract: A system includes acquisition of data from a first data source, identification of logical entities of a first data model of the first data source based on the data of the first data source, identification, for one or more of the logical entities of the first data model, of a respective knowledge vault entity described by first metadata, and generation of second metadata describing a plurality of semantic layer entities, the second metadata describing a semantic layer entity comprising at least one semantic attribute of a knowledge vault entity corresponding to the semantic layer entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Xiaohui Xue, Pierre Saurel
  • Patent number: 9817851
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamic generation and modification of input schemas. One computer-implemented method includes receiving event data from a data source with an event collector, the data source registered with the event collector to transmit event data to the event collector, transmitting the received event data for analysis, saving the transmitted event data, determining whether to create or update a business intelligence view, determining whether to create or update an input schema based on the saved event data, and providing, by a computer, an input schema describing how data is represented in the database to a query generation engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Yann Le Biannic
  • Publication number: 20160371395
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a plurality of data query suggestions is described. The method includes receiving a textual input in a user interface of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes and determining a query context for the textual input. The method also includes computing a plurality of ranked numerical scores based on the query context in which the ranked numerical scores are computed using information obtained from a plurality of usage metrics associated with the query context and determining, using the plurality of ranked numerical scores, a plurality of candidate data combinations. The method also includes ordering the plurality of candidate data combinations according to the plurality of ranked numerical scores and generating at least one data suggestion using the ordered plurality of candidate data combinations and providing the at least one data suggestion in the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Bruno DUMANT, Yann LE BIANNIC, Olivier HAMON
  • Publication number: 20160371288
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a plurality of data suggestions is described. The method includes receiving a textual input in a user interface of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes, determining a query context associated with the textual input, a user, and data that the user is viewing in the software application, and computing a plurality of statistical metrics for the query context, the statistical metrics being computed using information obtained from datasets associated with the query context. The method also includes determining a plurality of candidate data combinations, the data combinations including a plurality of dimensions, measures, and filters compatible with the query context, ranking the plurality of candidate data combinations according to one of the plurality of statistical metrics, and generating at least one data suggestion using the plurality of candidate data combinations and providing the at least one data suggestion in the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yann Le Biannic, Olivier Hamon, Bruno Dumant
  • Publication number: 20160373456
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for initiating, at a user interface, execution of a software application implementing a plurality of business processes associated with a plurality of business objects, and displaying, in the user interface, a query box and a plurality of visualizations depicting data corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of business objects. The method includes receiving and parsing a free text input, generating and executing a search using a plurality of keyword search queries based on one or more keyword tokens. The method also includes applying grammar rules, generating query trees, and generating a number of search suggestions using the query trees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Florent VERMEULEN, Bruno DUMANT, Mathieu BOURNAT, Rodolphe BOIXEL, Alexis NAIBO
  • Publication number: 20150193477
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamic generation and modification of input schemas. One computer-implemented method includes receiving event data from a data source with an event collector, the data source registered with the event collector to transmit event data to the event collector, transmitting the received event data for analysis, saving the transmitted event data, determining whether to create or update a business intelligence view, determining whether to create or update an input schema based on the saved event data, and providing, by a computer, an input schema describing how data is represented in the database to a query generation engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Yann Le Biannic
  • Publication number: 20150106300
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method including identifying a predefined business intelligence model associated with a database, the predefined business intelligence model including one or more entities defining a structured organization of data and the predefined business intelligence model is adapted to access data from the database, identifying an enhanced business intelligence model based on the predefined business intelligence model, the enhanced business intelligence model incorporating by reference one or more entities of the predefined business intelligence model and providing the enhanced business intelligence model for accessing data from the database, accessing data from the database including using the one or more entities incorporated by reference in the enhanced business intelligence model, the predefined business intelligence model being unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Alexis Naibo, Jean-Yves Cras
  • Patent number: 8806345
    Abstract: Systems and methods for information exchange using generic data streams, wherein a data stream is sent from one computer system to another, and the receiving computer system is not aware of the structure of the information in the data stream. A header of the data stream includes a description of a data object. A body of the data stream includes information for instances of a data object stored on a computer system. The object is compliant with the description provided in the header of the data stream. The information in the body of the stream is extracted based on the description provided in the header of the data stream. A user interface (UI) is dynamically created based on the description of data object to display portions of the received information, and further to allow a user to change the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Laurent Pontier, Bruno Dumant
  • Patent number: 8700560
    Abstract: Some aspects include association of fields of a data source with one or more entity identities, one or more relation identities, and one or more attributes corresponding, respectively, to entity identities, relation identities and facet attributes defined in metadata of an enterprise social network, and reception of data from the data source. Also included is a determination, based on the data and the associated fields of the data source, of one or more source entities, one or more source entity identities associated with each of the one or more source entities, one or more source relations, one or more source relation identities associated with each of the one or more source relations, and one or more source facets associated with one or more source entities or source relations. For each determined source entity, it is determined if any of the one or more associated source entity identities is identical to an entity identity of the enterprise social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Business Objects S.A.
    Inventors: Ricardo Polo-Malouvier, Bruno Dumant
  • Patent number: 8620946
    Abstract: A system may include determination of a plurality of data structures associated with an entity, each of the plurality of data structures associated with a respective validity period, determination of a plurality of non-overlapping time periods based on the validity periods, the plurality of non-overlapping time periods collectively spanning all of the validity periods, determination, for each of the plurality of non-overlapping time periods, of a composite data structure based on each of the data structures associated with a validity period including the non-overlapping time period, assignment of a respective document identifier to each composite data structure, each document identifier indicating the entity, and indexing of the composite data structures within an index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Bruno Dumant
  • Publication number: 20120158714
    Abstract: A system may include determination of a plurality of data structures associated with an entity, each of the plurality of data structures associated with a respective validity period, determination of a plurality of non-overlapping time periods based on the validity periods, the plurality of non-overlapping time periods collectively spanning all of the validity periods, determination, for each of the plurality of non-overlapping time periods, of a composite data structure based on each of the data structures associated with a validity period including the non-overlapping time period, assignment of a respective document identifier to each composite data structure, each document identifier indicating the entity, and indexing of the composite data structures within an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Bruno Dumant
  • Publication number: 20120095996
    Abstract: Some aspects include reception, from an entity, of a search query to identify entities, determination of one or more entity clusters associated with the entity, determination of a search result based on the search query, the search result including two or more result entities, and presentation of the two or more result entities in an order based on the one or more entity clusters. According to some aspects, the search query is modified based on the determined one or more entity clusters, the search result is determined based on the modified search query and associates a respective relevance score with each result entity. The relevance score indicates a relevance of a result entity to the modified search query, and the two or more result entities are presented according to their respective relevance scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Bruno Dumant, Xavier Noelle, Alexis L. Naibo