Patents by Inventor Gary Como

Gary Como 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).

  • Method and system for business planning via a communications network
    Patent number: 7809600
    Abstract: A method and system for business planning via a communications network includes automated electronic communication procedures for managing the exchange of goods, services, or materials among different business entities. Requirement-indicating data is obtained from a first entity with respect to a transactional subject. The transactional subject may refer to the provision of a material, a good, a service, or any combination of the foregoing items. The obtained requirement-indicating data is automatically transmitted from the first business entity to a second business entity over a communications network. The transmitted requirement-indicating data is automatically fed into an electronic processor associated with the second business entity. A business decision of the second business entity is generated based on the requirement-indicating data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Accenture LLP
    Inventors: Gary Como, Sheryl L. Gast-Graham, Doug Grimm, Barry Smiach, Arnold Z. Huffman, Richard R. Krahn, John Mitchell, Michael S. Sweeney