Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Walk

Christopher L. Walk 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).

  • Discovery and generation of organizational key performance indicators utilizing glossary repositories
    Patent number: 11295247
    Abstract: A method for providing discovery and realization of business measurement concepts may include providing at least one interface configured to receive an input from an operator associated with an organization, determining a selected set of glossary terms from a repository including a plurality of glossaries based at least in part on the input where the glossaries relate to different performance indicator components that are combinable to define a measurable performance indicator, and generating at least one performance indicator of the organization based on the selected set of glossary terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Swaminathan Chandrasekaran, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Christopher L. Walk
  • DISCOVERY AND GENERATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS UTILIZING GLOSSARY REPOSITORIES
    Publication number: 20200151629
    Abstract: A method for providing discovery and realization of business measurement concepts may include providing at least one interface configured to receive an input from an operator associated with an organization, determining a selected set of glossary terms from a repository including a plurality of glossaries based at least in part on the input where the glossaries relate to different performance indicator components that are combinable to define a measurable performance indicator, and generating at least one performance indicator of the organization based on the selected set of glossary terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Swaminathan Chandrasekaran, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Christopher L. Walk
  • Discovery and generation of organizational key performance indicators utilizing glossary repositories
    Patent number: 10546252
    Abstract: A method for providing discovery and realization of business measurement concepts may include providing at least one interface configured to receive an input from an operator associated with an organization, determining a selected set of glossary terms from a repository including a plurality of glossaries based at least in part on the input where the glossaries relate to different performance indicator components that are combinable to define a measurable performance indicator, and generating at least one performance indicator of the organization based on the selected set of glossary terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Swaminathan Chandrasekaran, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Christopher L. Walk
  • DISCOVERY AND REALIZATION OF BUSINESS MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS
    Publication number: 20130246129
    Abstract: A method for providing discovery and realization of business measurement concepts may include providing at least one interface configured to receive an input from an operator associated with an organization, determining a selected set of glossary terms from a repository including a plurality of glossaries based at least in part on the input where the glossaries relate to different performance indicator components that are combinable to define a measurable performance indicator, and generating at least one performance indicator of the organization based on the selected set of glossary terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Swaminathan Chandrasekaran, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Christopher L. Walk