Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Best

Daniel M. Best 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).

  • Storing and managing information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device
    Patent number: 8271461
    Abstract: Systems and computer-implemented processes for storage and management of information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device. The processes and systems can capture a sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications. The information artifact can then be stored together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor. The snippet comprises a view from an analysis application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: William A. Pike, Roderick M. Riensche, Daniel M. Best, Ian E. Roberts, Marie V. Whyatt, Michelle L. Hart, Norman J. Carr, James J. Thomas
  • Storing and Managing Information Artifacts Collected by Information Analysts Using a Computing Device
    Publication number: 20110179093
    Abstract: Systems and computer-implemented processes for storage and management of information artifacts collected by information analysts using a computing device. The processes and systems can capture a sequence of interactive operation elements that are performed by the information analyst, who is collecting an information artifact from at least one of the plurality of software applications. The information artifact can then be stored together with the interactive operation elements as a snippet on a memory device, which is operably connected to the processor. The snippet comprises a view from an analysis application, data contained in the view, and the sequence of interactive operation elements stored as a provenance representation comprising operation element class, timestamp, and data object attributes for each interactive operation element in the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: William A. Pike, Roderick M. Riensche, Daniel M. Best, Ian E. Roberts, Marie V. Whyatt, Michelle L. Hart, Norman J. Carr, James J. Thomas