Patents by Inventor Byron McKenzie

Byron McKenzie 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).

  • Hierarchical reference data management system and method
    Patent number: 8073814
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods of managing hierarchical reference data. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a hierarchical data management program can maintain a master set of reference data corresponding to the reference data being managed. From the master set of reference data, the hierarchy management program can instantiate centralized hierarchies, validate changes to the centralized hierarchies and enforce business rules with respect to the centralized hierarchies. The hierarchy management program can publish the centralized hierarchies to subscribing systems for use by the subscribing systems in managing data of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Cosby, Byron McKenzie, Jack Smiley
  • HIERARCHICAL REFERENCE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080109458
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods of managing hierarchical reference data. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a hierarchical data management program can maintain a master set of reference data corresponding to the reference data being managed. From the master set of reference data, the hierarchy management program can instantiate centralized hierarchies, validate changes to the centralized hierarchies and enforce business rules with respect to the centralized hierarchies. The hierarchy management program can publish the centralized hierarchies to subscribing systems for use by the subscribing systems in managing data of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: DOUGLAS COSBY, Byron McKenzie, Jack Smiley
  • Hierarchical reference data management system and method
    Patent number: 7305419
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods of managing hierarchical reference data. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a hierarchical data management program can maintain a master set of reference data corresponding to the reference data being managed. From the master set of reference data, the hierarchy management program can instantiate centralized hierarchies, validate changes to the centralized hierarchies and enforce business rules with respect to the centralized hierarchies. The hierarchy management program can publish the centralized hierarchies to subscribing systems for use by the subscribing systems in managing data of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hyperion Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Cosby, Byron McKenzie, Jack Smiley