Patents by Inventor Erin E. Hsu

Erin E. Hsu 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: 9208262
    Abstract: A system is described for displaying a plurality of associated items in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items, each item associated with another item. The processor may provide the graphical representation of the items to a user where each item is represented by a shape. The processor may receive a request to associate a first metric of the items with a size of each shape and a request to associate a second metric of the items with a color of each shape. The processor may transform the graphical representation such that the size of each shape is based on the value of the first metric of each item, and the color of each shape is based on the value of the second metric of each item. The processor may provide the transformed graphical representation to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Erin E. Hsu, Brian H. Richards
  • Patent number: 9009601
    Abstract: A system is described for managing a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items provided by users in a collaborative environment. Each item may be related to at least one other item. The processor may identify the collaborative environment and may receive a request from a user to flag an item in the collaborative environment. The request may include a reason for flagging the item and a description of the reason. The processor may determine a priority level of a plurality of priority levels for handling the item based at least on the reason. Each priority level may be associated with an action to be performed on the item. The processor may perform the action associated with the determined priority level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian J. Leslie, Brian H. Richards, Erin E. Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090282346
    Abstract: A system is described for managing a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items provided by users in a collaborative environment. Each item may be related to at least one other item. The processor may identify the collaborative environment and may receive a request from a user to flag an item in the collaborative environment. The request may include a reason for flagging the item and a description of the reason. The processor may determine a priority level of a plurality of priority levels for handling the item based at least on the reason. Each priority level may be associated with an action to be performed on the item. The processor may perform the action associated with the determined priority level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Brian J. Leslie, Brian H. Richards, Erin E. Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090259947
    Abstract: A system is described for displaying a plurality of associated items in a collaborative environment. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store items, each item associated with another item. The processor may provide the graphical representation of the items to a user where each item is represented by a shape. The processor may receive a request to associate a first metric of the items with a size of each shape and a request to associate a second metric of the items with a color of each shape. The processor may transform the graphical representation such that the size of each shape is based on the value of the first metric of each item, and the color of each shape is based on the value of the second metric of each item. The processor may provide the transformed graphical representation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael E. Bechtel, Erin E. Hsu, Brian H. Richards