Patents by Inventor Howard Minor

Howard Minor 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 reviewing and implementing requested updates to a primary database
    Patent number: 7761410
    Abstract: The invention is a system that reviews, approves, and implements updates to a primary database that houses a business's chargeable items. A duplicate database has a duplicate of each data entry in the primary database. Prior to implementation, the update is reviewed for compliance with regulatory and local standards and preapproved updates by using the duplicate database as a point of reference. The management service may revise the update before implementing the update into the primary database. Preferably any update that is implemented into the primary database is validated to confirm that the implemented update matches the approved update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Medcom Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Hunt, Jennifer Menicucci, Howard Minor
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVIEWING AND IMPLEMENTING REQUESTED UPDATES TO A PRIMARY DATABASE
    Publication number: 20070088765
    Abstract: The invention is a system that reviews, approves, and implements updates to a primary database that houses a business's chargeable items. A duplicate database has a duplicate of each data entry in the primary database. Prior to implementation, the update is reviewed for compliance with regulatory and local standards and preapproved updates by using the duplicate database as a point of reference. The management service may revise the update before implementing the update into the primary database. Preferably any update that is implemented into the primary database is validated to confirm that the implemented update matches the approved update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: William Hunt, Jennifer Menicucci, Howard Minor