Patents by Inventor Daniel T. Heinze

Daniel T. Heinze 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: 8682823
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for resolving multiple magnitudes assigned to a target vector are disclosed. A target vector that includes one or more target vector dimensions is received. One of the target vector dimensions is processed to determine a total number of magnitudes assigned to the processed target vector dimension. Also, a source vector that includes one or more source vector dimensions is received. The received source vector is processed to determine a total number of features associated with the source vector. When it is detected that the total number of magnitudes assigned to the processed target vector dimension exceeds one, one of the assigned magnitudes is selected based on one of the determined features associated with the source vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: A-Life Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel T. Heinze, Mark L. Morsch
  • Patent number: 8655668
    Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product for an automated interpretation and/or translation are disclosed. An automated interpretation and/or translation occurs by receiving language-based content from a user. The received language-based content is processed to interpret and/or translate the received language-based content into a target language. Also, a presence of a cultural sensitivity in the received language-based content is detected. Further, an appropriate guidance for dealing with the detected cultural sensitivity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: A-Life Medical, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel T. Heinze
  • Patent number: 8423370
    Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product for an automated interpretation and translation are disclosed. An automated interpretation occurs by receiving language-based content from a user. The received language-based content is processed to interpret the received language-based content into a target language. Also, a presence of a cultural sensitivity in the received language-based content is detected. Further, an appropriate guidance for dealing with the detected cultural sensitivity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: A-Life Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel T. Heinze
  • Publication number: 20110196665
    Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product for an automated interpretation and translation are disclosed. An automated interpretation occurs by receiving language-based content from a user. The received language-based content is processed to interpret the received language-based content into a target language. Also, a presence of a cultural sensitivity in the received language-based content is detected. Further, an appropriate guidance for dealing with the detected cultural sensitivity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel T. Heinze
  • Publication number: 20110167074
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for implementing a mere-parser are disclosed. Text data is processed to generate one or more parse items. A boundary based attribute associated with one of the parse items is identified, and the identified mere attribute is associated with one or more of the remaining parse items that is not blocked from associated with the boundary based attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel T. Heinze, Mark L. Morsch
  • Patent number: 7949538
    Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product for an automated interpretation and translation are disclosed. An automated interpretation occurs by receiving language-based content from a user. The received language-based content is processed to interpret the received language-based content into a target language. Also, a presence of a cultural sensitivity in the received language-based content is detected. Further, an appropriate guidance for dealing with the detected cultural sensitivity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: A-Life Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel T. Heinze
  • Patent number: 7908552
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for implementing a mere-parser are disclosed. Text data is processed to generate one or more parse items. A boundary based attribute associated with one of the parse items is identified, and the identified mere attribute is associated with one or more of the remaining parse items that is not blocked from being associated with the boundary based attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignees: A-Life Medical Inc., A-Life Hospital Coding, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel T. Heinze, Mark L. Morsch
  • Publication number: 20080256329
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for resolving multiple magnitudes assigned to a target vector are disclosed. A target vector that includes one or more target vector dimensions is received. One of the target vector dimensions is processed to determine a total number of magnitudes assigned to the processed target vector dimension. Also, a source vector that includes one or more source vector dimensions is received. The received source vector is processed to determine a total number of features associated with the source vector. When it is detected that the total number of magnitudes assigned to the processed target vector dimension exceeds one, one of the assigned magnitudes is selected based on one of the determined features associated with the source vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel T. Heinze, Mark L. Morsch
  • Publication number: 20080256108
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for implementing a mere-parser are disclosed. Text data is processed to generate one or more parse items. A boundary based attribute associated with one of the parse items is identified, and the identified mere attribute is associated with one or more of the remaining parse items that is not blocked from associated with the boundary based attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel T. Heinze, Mark L. Morsch
  • Publication number: 20080208596
    Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product for an automated interpretation and translation are disclosed. An automated interpretation occurs by receiving language-based content from a user. The received language-based content is processed to interpret the received language-based content into a target language. Also, a presence of a cultural sensitivity in the received language-based content is detected. Further, an appropriate guidance for dealing with the detected cultural sensitivity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: A-LIFE MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel T. Heinze
  • Patent number: 6915254
    Abstract: A programmed implementation for automatically assigning medical codes (including diagnosis, procedure, and level of service—i.e., evaluation and management (EM)—codes) to computer readable physician notes using natural language processing. A system allows hospitals, physician management groups, and medical billing companies to automatically determine and assign the medical codes that are the basis of reimbursement for medical services. The proposed implementation can be in place of human medical coders who otherwise would be employed to determine and assign these codes. Implementation requires only minor modifications to the traditional data-flow and allows for major improvements in throughput and timeliness of billing. Further, the present scheme enables the collection of other demographic and clinical information that resides in physician notes, but that are currently too expensive and time consuming to extract by means of a human workforce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: A-Life Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Heinze, Mark L. Morsch