Patents by Inventor John Andrew Kowal

John Andrew Kowal 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: 8495513
    Abstract: Method and system for merging two objects in a business intelligence system. A first member is selected in the business intelligence system, the business intelligence system includes a user space, a content space, a data space, a master-data space and a metadata space. A relationship between the first member and a plurality of members selected from the group consisting of the user space, the content space, the data space, the master-data space, the metadata space is determined, which results in determined relationships for every member in the business intelligence system. Two members in the content space are then selected. Relationships between the two members in the plurality of determined relationships are traversed to determine the members in the traversed relationships. A preference is assigned to the members in the traversed relationships with close or exact relationships; and the members with the preference are merged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Graham Douglas MacKintosh, John Andrew Kowal
  • Patent number: 8250024
    Abstract: Method and system for optimizing search results in a business intelligence system. An member is selected in the business intelligence system having a user space, a content space, a data space, a master-data space and a metadata space. A relationship is determined between the member and a plurality of objects in the user space, the content space, the data space, the master-data space, or the metadata space. A ranking of the member is calculated based on the relationship. A relevance of the member in the business intelligence system is calculated using the ranking, thereby optimizing search results of the business intelligence system using the relevance of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Graham Douglas Mackintosh, John Andrew Kowal
  • Publication number: 20090313568
    Abstract: Method and system for merging two objects in a business intelligence system. A first member is selected in the business intelligence system, the business intelligence system includes a user space, a content space, a data space, a master-data space and a metadata space. A relationship between the first member and a plurality of members selected form the group consisting of the user space, the content space, the data space, the master-data space, the metadata space is determined, which results in determined relationships for every member in the business intelligence system. Two members in the content space are then selected. Relationships between the two members in the plurality of determined relationships are traversed to determine the members in the traversed relationships. A preference is assigned to the members in the traversed relationships with close or exact relationships; and the members with the preference are merged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Graham Douglas MacKintosh, John Andrew Kowal
  • Publication number: 20090300000
    Abstract: Method and system for optimizing search results in a business intelligence system. An member is selected in the business intelligence system having a user space, a content space, a data space, a master-data space and a metadata space. A relationship is determined between the member and a plurality of objects in the user space, the content space, the data space, the master-data space, or the metadata space. A ranking of the member is calculated based on the relationship. A relevance of the member in the business intelligence system is calculated using the ranking, thereby optimizing search results of the business intelligence system using the relevance of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: international Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Graham Douglas Mackintosh, John Andrew Kowal