Patents by Inventor D. Adam Wheat

D. Adam Wheat 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).

  • Coordinate-based document processing and data entry system and method
    Patent number: 9740995
    Abstract: Embodiments of the presently disclosed invention are directed to a document processing system and method that facilitates the processing and extraction of data from the documents. The system and method receive at least one document, where the document may contain data for extraction. The document may then be converted into a preferred document format and outputted to a user interface. The system and method may then receive a selection of at least a portion of the document, wherein the selection contains data for extraction. Based on the selection, at least one coordinate set corresponding to the selection and associated with at least one data field of interest is generated. Then the data from the selection of the document is extracted using the at least one coordinate set. Finally, a structured data set that includes the extracted data is generating, and storing in a computer memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Morningstar, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Rhodes, D. Adam Wheat
  • Coordinate-Based Document Processing and Data Entry System and Method
    Publication number: 20150117721
    Abstract: Embodiments of the presently disclosed invention are directed to a document processing system and method that facilitates the processing and extraction of data from the documents. The system and method receive at least one document, where the document may contain data for extraction. The document may then be converted into a preferred document format and outputted to a user interface. The system and method may then receive a selection of at least a portion of the document, wherein the selection contains data for extraction. Based on the selection, at least one coordinate set corresponding to the selection and associated with at least one data field of interest is generated. Then the data from the selection of the document is extracted using the at least one coordinate set. Finally, a structured data set that includes the extracted data is generating, and storing in a computer memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Rhodes, D. Adam Wheat