Patents by Inventor Floyd Kelly

Floyd Kelly 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).

  • System and method for time dimension management for a data analyzing
    Patent number: 8434026
    Abstract: A time dimension management system is provided for managing time dimension of a data analyzing system for analyzing data stored in a data store based on a time data structure. The time dimension management system comprises a date selector controller and a calendar coordinator. The date selector controller is provided for controlling a date selector that presents to a user a standard calendar and a business calendar. The date selector controller has a standard calendar manager for managing presentation of the standard calendar for allowing the user to select a date on the standard calendar, and a business calendar manager for managing presentation of the business calendar to represent the time data structure that the data analyzing system uses, and allowing the user to select a date on the business calendar. The calendar coordinator is provided for coordinating the standard calendar manager and the business calendar manager to indicate a selected date on the standard calendar and the business calendar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ian Stewart, Floyd Kelly, Ilse Breedvelt-Schouten
  • System and method for time dimension management for a data analyzing system
    Publication number: 20060253475
    Abstract: A time dimension management system is provided for managing time dimension of a data analyzing system for analyzing data stored in a data store based on a time data structure. The time dimension management system comprises a date selector controller and a calendar coordinator. The date selector controller is provided for controlling a date selector that presents to a user a standard calendar and a business calendar. The date selector controller has a standard calendar manager for managing presentation of the standard calendar for allowing the user to select a date on the standard calendar, and a business calendar manager for managing presentation of the business calendar to represent the time data structure that the data analyzing system uses, and allowing the user to select a date on the business calendar. The calendar coordinator is provided for coordinating the standard calendar manager and the business calendar manager to indicate a selected date on the standard calendar and the business calendar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Cognos Incorporated
    Inventors: Ian Stewart, Floyd Kelly, Ilse Breedvelt-Schouten