Patents by Inventor Chris Boardman

Chris Boardman 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: 8793153
    Abstract: Timely projections of product sales for a reporting time period are obtained by combining actual sales data received from reporting stores and estimated sales data for non-reporting stores. The projections are adjusted to account for trailing data, which may be reported after the end of the subject time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 8744897
    Abstract: A method and system of predicting market information includes the steps of receiving first data, forecasting further data based on the first data, receiving second data and comparing the further data with the second data, and creating an adjustment factor to account for any difference between the further data and the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 8498891
    Abstract: Systems and methods for product level projections of pharmacy prescriptions within product therapy classes are provided. Average wholesale dollar sales amounts are obtained or estimated at channel/outlet/product-therapy levels. All of the average wholesale dollar sales amounts are converted to prescription data at channel/outlet/product-therapy levels using a correlation function. The correlation function is derived by correlating samples of total prescription data where available with corresponding average wholesale dollar sales amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 8103539
    Abstract: A method and system of predicting market information includes the steps of receiving first data, forecasting further data based on the first data, receiving second data and comparing the further data with the second data, and creating an adjustment factor to account for any difference between the further data and the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 8078488
    Abstract: Timely projections of product sales for a reporting time period are obtained by combining actual sales data received from reporting stores and estimated sales data for non-reporting stores. The projections are adjusted to account for trailing data, which may be reported after the end of the subject time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 7921029
    Abstract: Projection factors are used to project product sales data from sample retail outlets to the universe of outlets. Weekly forecasts of market conditions and product demand are generated based on the projected product sales data. The projection factors and the weekly forecasts are updated during the course of the forecasted week, for example, daily, as data on actual product sales during the forecasted week is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 7844479
    Abstract: Timely projections of product sales for a reporting time period are obtained by combining actual sales data received from reporting stores and estimated sales data for non-reporting stores. The projections are adjusted to account for trailing data, which may be reported after the end of the subject time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Bank of America, N.A.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 7813953
    Abstract: Systems and methods for product level projections of pharmacy prescriptions within product therapy classes are provided. Average wholesale dollar sales amounts are obtained or estimated at channel/outlet/product-therapy levels. All of the average wholesale dollar sales amounts are converted to prescription data at channel/outlet/product-therapy levels using a correlation function. The correlation function is derived by correlating samples of total prescription data where available with corresponding average wholesale dollar sales amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090313066
    Abstract: Timely projections of product sales for a reporting time period are obtained by combining actual sales data received from reporting stores and estimated sales data for non-reporting stores. The projections are adjusted to account for trailing data, which may be reported after the end of the subject time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090287539
    Abstract: A method and system of predicting market information includes the steps of receiving first data, forecasting further data based on the first data, receiving second data and comparing the further data with the second data, and creating an adjustment factor to account for any difference between the further data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090287538
    Abstract: Timely projections of product sales for a reporting time period are obtained by combining actual sales data received from reporting stores and estimated sales data for non-reporting stores. The projections are adjusted to account for trailing data, which may be reported after the end of the subject time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090287542
    Abstract: A method for predicting market information for a plurality of pharmaceutical outlets includes the steps of receiving first data representing purchases and sales of at least one pharmaceutical product from at least one pharmaceutical outlet over a time period in the past, calculating the amount of prescriptions that are not reported in a timely manner at a product-level, computing a product-level projection factor for the at least one pharmaceutical product and using the product-level projection factor to estimate the unreported amount of prescriptions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090287541
    Abstract: A method and system of predicting market information includes the steps of receiving first data, forecasting further data based on the first data, receiving second data and comparing the further data with the second data, and creating an adjustment factor to account for any difference between the further data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090287540
    Abstract: A method for predicting market information for a plurality of pharmaceutical outlets includes the steps of receiving first data representing purchases and sales of at least one pharmaceutical product from at least one pharmaceutical outlet over a time period in the past, calculating the amount of prescriptions that are not reported in a timely manner at a product-level, computing a product-level projection factor for the at least one pharmaceutical product and using the product-level projection factor to estimate the unreported amount of prescriptions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090281934
    Abstract: Timely projections of product sales for a reporting time period are obtained by combining actual sales data received from reporting stores and estimated sales data for non-reporting stores. The projections are adjusted to account for trailing data, which may be reported after the end of the subject time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090281828
    Abstract: A method and system of predicting market information includes the steps of receiving first data, forecasting further data based on the first data, receiving second data and comparing the further data with the second data, and creating an adjustment factor to account for any difference between the further data and the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kewon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090132343
    Abstract: Systems and methods for product level projections of pharmacy prescriptions within product therapy classes are provided. Average wholesale dollar sales amounts are obtained or estimated at channel/outlet/product-therapy levels. All of the average wholesale dollar sales amounts are converted to prescription data at channel/outlet/product-therapy levels using a correlation function. The correlation function is derived by correlating samples of total prescription data where available with corresponding average wholesale dollar sales amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Publication number: 20090094056
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for estimating non-sampled store activities by applying projection factors to sampled store activities taking into account restrictions on non-sampled store activities. The systems and methods adjust data projection factors for managed healthcare plans that have restrictions in non-sampled stores to prevent unrestricted activity under these plans at sample stores from being projected into non-sample stores where such projected activity would be restricted. Conventional sampled-to-non-sampled store projection factors leading to restricted plan activities are reallocated to non-restricted plan activities in the non-sample store based on the historical ratio of such activities observed in sample stores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Heather Aeder, Mary Ann Cornwall, Sara Stroman, Chris Boardman
  • Patent number: 7314170
    Abstract: Prescriptions are imputed or allocated to a non-reporting sample outlet in a universe of outlets that generally report prescription data to a database. Prescriptions are imputed or allocated based on the outlet's recent prescription or physician distribution. Prescription allocations to an outlet for a particular product in a product group are proportional to the ratio of the recent prescriptions for that particular product and for the product group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Chris Boardman, Brian Wynne, Kennon Copeland
  • Patent number: 7174304
    Abstract: A method for estimating the sales of specialty products includes defining a first product specific universe using wholesale purchasing data to determine a product specific store size for a first group of retail outlets. A second product specific universe is defined using sampled retail sales data to determine a product specific store size for a second group of retail outlets, which were not represented in the first group of outlets. Geo-spatial projection is applied to the first and second product specific universes to determine product specific projection factors for retail outlets in the first and second universe. The product specific projection factors are then applied to sampled retail sales data for the product to estimate the sales of said specialty product in unsampled outlets. Preferably, the retail sales data includes prescriber information and the resulting estimates are attributable to individual prescribers authorizing the specialty product sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: IMS Health Incorporated
    Inventor: Chris Boardman