Patents by Inventor En Cheng

En Cheng 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: 8239247
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method that includes estimating an empirical distribution of a metric for a company. The method includes estimating a distribution of the metric for a plurality of companies. The method further includes determining whether the company is an outlier, based on the empirical distribution of the metric for the company and the distribution of the metric for the plurality of companies, and generating at least one recommendation based determining whether the company is an outlier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: En Cheng, Anshul Sheopuri, Chitra Dorai, Milind Naphade
  • Publication number: 20110066459
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method that includes estimating an empirical distribution of a metric for a company. The method includes estimating a distribution of the metric for a plurality of companies. The method further includes determining whether the company is an outlier, based on the empirical distribution of the metric for the company and the distribution of the metric for the plurality of companies, and generating at least one recommendation based determining whether the company is an outlier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: En Cheng, Anshul Sheopuri, Chitra Dorai, Milind Naphade