Patents by Inventor Forest Hertlein

Forest Hertlein 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).

  • Publication number: 20100030712
    Abstract: System, toolbox and method are disclosed for a computer-automated process/procedure mapping system that guides development and use of decision-making and knowledge-acquiring processes. The process mapping system comprises a decision-tree diagram with templated decisional logic blocks configured for dropping selected questions therein, a question bank that stores plural questions on a given topic, a process creation mechanism coupled between the question bank and the decisional logic blocks to produce a process diagram based on a series of questions selectively sequenced by and conditioned on future responses thereto produced by a user, the process diagram comprehending conditional response paths, and a process engine coupled with the process diagram that is configured to interpret the decisional logic blocks and their response paths and to guide a user through a sequence of selected questions and responses made thereto during a diagnostic and prescriptive use session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Passovoy, Ali Daniali, Forest Hertlein, Merritt Chapman