Patents by Inventor Dawn M. Fritz

Dawn M. Fritz 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).

  • PROJECTED MAINTENANCE REVENUE FOR FUTURE TIME PERIODS
    Publication number: 20150149246
    Abstract: A computing device receives a first user input requesting an estimated revenue for a projected time period. The computing device receives a second user input. The computing device determines an expected revenue for the projected time period from new maintenance contracts and renewed maintenance contracts and an expected revenue for the projected time period from warranty upgrades on units based on at least the current number of installed units as of the base time period, the expected number of unit installations for the projected time period, the attrition rate and the warranty option upgrade rate. The computing device determines a total expected revenue for the projected time period based on at least the computing device determining the expected revenue for the projected time period from new maintenance contracts and renewed maintenance contracts and the expected revenue for the projected time period from warranty upgrades on installed units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Cannon, Sue Lynn Chong, John J. Dillon, Dawn M. Fritz, Kurt W. Mueller, Nitin Singhal