Patents by Inventor David P. Fan

David P. Fan 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: 8606563
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a system for displaying an audit diagram. The system includes a monitor capable of electronically displaying the audit diagram. The monitor includes a text equivalent constructed from an input text, and a conversion representation including an operator indicator, a result arrow, and a rule arrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: InfoTrend, Inc.
    Inventor: David P. Fan
  • Publication number: 20110282918
    Abstract: A method to analyze a population may include accessing data representing a population of individuals, wherein each individual in the population is associated with a plurality of properties having values; constructing and displaying a property stack including: at least one property row, wherein each property row includes a series of value bars corresponding to one of the plurality of properties and wherein a value bar represents a value of the property associated with an individual in the population; and wherein a value column includes a plurality of value bars associated with an individual and wherein the value bars are aligned in a column; sorting the series of value bars within the at least one property row; receiving user input specification for a manipulation of a portion of the property stack; and in response to the user input, updating the property stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: David P. Fan
  • Publication number: 20100174543
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a system for displaying an audit diagram. The system includes a monitor capable of electronically displaying the audit diagram. The monitor includes a text equivalent constructed from an input text, and a conversion representation including an operator indicator, a result arrow, and a rule arrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Info Trend, Inc.
    Inventor: David P. Fan
  • Patent number: 7684974
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a system for displaying an audit diagram. The system includes a monitor capable of electronically displaying the audit diagram. The monitor includes a text equivalent constructed from an input text, and a conversion representation including an operator indicator, a result arrow, and a rule arrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: InfoTrend, Inc.
    Inventor: David P. Fan
  • Patent number: 7519521
    Abstract: The invention described herein includes a method of analyzing a population of individuals. The method includes entering the population of individuals into an information processing system. Each individual includes one or more properties. Each property includes one or more conditions and a numerical value. The method also includes displaying the population of the individuals in a visual map. The visual map is divided into parallel property zones of properties. The individuals are represented in the map as parallel lines wherein the lines are orthogonal to the property zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: InfoTrend, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Fan, Regis S. Fan
  • Publication number: 20090037487
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and structures are described to support the enhanced text analysis of documents. Various embodiments include a text analysis system in which documents are prioritized by combinations of keywords in the texts of paragraphs of a document. The system and methods disclosed are useful for exploring documents using a plurality of keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: David P. Fan
  • Publication number: 20040054664
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method to perform the method for use in an automated text scoring process, wherein a selection collection with general specifications which stay invariant from run to run is provided, and one or more detailed specifications which are changed from run to run are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: InfoTrend, Inc.
    Inventor: David P. Fan
  • Publication number: 20030220811
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and structures are discussed for planning career paths using prototype resumes including both resumes of individuals and prototype resumes constructed from job guides. Prototype resumes are used in a system for enhancing career analysis to provide users of the system with predictions of the likelihood of a future outcome such as salary earned upon the completion of an activity such as a job training course. Various embodiments can be used for other predictions such as the types of job and/or training history which are most likely to lead to a particular career and other characteristics of organizations and population such as buying patterns and the quality of educational institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: David P. Fan, Regis S. Fan
  • Patent number: 5371673
    Abstract: A method and system for text analysis provides that text messages perceived by a population can be scored to determine the extent to which the messages favor one or more specified positions on a specified issue. A method and system for predicting public opinion based on message scores provides that the extent to which messages favor one or more specified positions can be used to determine the effect on the opinions of a specified population and to determine changes in the percentages of the percent of subpopulations within said specified population which favor said one or more specified positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Inventor: David P. Fan
  • Patent number: 4930077
    Abstract: A method and system for text analysis provides that text messages perceived by a population can be scored to determine the extent to which the messages favor one or more specified positions on a specified issue. A method and system for predicting public opinion based on message scores provides that the extent to which messages favor one or more specified positions can be used to determine the effect on the opinions of a specified population and to determine changes in the percentages of the percent of subpopulations within said specified population which favor said one or more specified positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Inventor: David P. Fan