Patents by Inventor John A. GUILD

John A. GUILD 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: 9123052
    Abstract: A system includes a variable determination module determining a variable operable to be used for the final model and also determining a modification to the at least one variable. An assumption determination module determines an assumption operable to be used for the final model. The assumption includes a transformation for the variable describing how the variable impacts the marketing objective or how the variable impacts another variable operable to be used in the final model. The assumption module also determines a modification to the assumption. A model generator generates a candidate model using the variable and the assumption, and generates a new candidate model using the modified assumption, the new variable or the modification to the variable. The candidate model or the new candidate model is operable to be selected as the final model based on at least one of a statistical measure and an indication of relevance for the variable in the candidate model and the new candidate model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: John A. Guild
  • Patent number: 8600709
    Abstract: A system includes a multidimensional data processing system storing meta data identifying a plurality of variables, a plurality of dimensions for each variable describing attributes of the variable, and a plurality of levels in each dimension. The meta data also identifies a hierarchy of the dimensions and levels for each variable. The multidimensional data processing system is configured to use the meta data to perform multidimensional queries to retrieve data for one or more of the variables from data storage. The system also includes a variable determination module determining at least one variable of the plurality variables operable to be used to generate a model, and a model generator receiving the data from the multidimensional data processing system and generating a model using the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: John A. Guild, Hikaru Phillips
  • Publication number: 20110054860
    Abstract: A system includes a multidimensional data processing system storing meta data identifying a plurality of variables, a plurality of dimensions for each variable describing attributes of the variable, and a plurality of levels in each dimension. The meta data also identifies a hierarchy of the dimensions and levels for each variable. The multidimensional data processing system is configured to use the meta data to perform multidimensional queries to retrieve data for one or more of the variables from data storage. The system also includes a variable determination module determining at least one variable of the plurality variables operable to be used to generate a model, and a model generator receiving the data from the multidimensional data processing system and generating a model using the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: John A. GUILD, Hikaru PHILLIPS
  • Publication number: 20110010226
    Abstract: A system includes a variable determination module determining a variable operable to be used for the final model and also determining a modification to the at least one variable. An assumption determination module determines an assumption operable to be used for the final model. The assumption includes a transformation for the variable describing how the variable impacts the marketing objective or how the variable impacts another variable operable to be used in the final model. The assumption module also determines a modification to the assumption. A model generator generates a candidate model using the variable and the assumption, and generates a new candidate model using the modified assumption, the new variable or the modification to the variable. The candidate model or the new candidate model is operable to be selected as the final model based on at least one of a statistical measure and an indication of relevance for the variable in the candidate model and the new candidate model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventor: John A. GUILD