Patents by Inventor John R. Talburt

John R. Talburt 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).

  • Data linking system and method using encoded links
    Patent number: 6766327
    Abstract: A method for linking data using persistent links is disclosed. The links are created in a central repository, which maintains an identification class for each entity. The identification class contains all available information concerning the entity. By matching links instead of names and addresses, potential ambiguities and erroneous duplicates are eliminated. The links are encoded before external distribution with a client-specific key; the link encoding discourages clients from collaborating to use personal information without authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Acxiom Corporation
    Inventors: Charles D. Morgan, Jr., John R. Talburt, Shawn G. Harvey, Terry M. Talley, Walter E. Anderson, Samuel Kenton Welch, C. Stuart White
  • Data linking system and method using encoded links
    Publication number: 20030135512
    Abstract: A method for linking data using persistent links is disclosed. The links are created in a central repository, which maintains an identification class for each entity. The identification class contains all available information concerning the entity. By matching links instead of names and addresses, potential ambiguities and erroneous duplicates are eliminated. The links are encoded before external distribution with a client-specific key; the link encoding discourages clients from collaborating to use personal information without authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Charles D. Morgan, John R. Talburt, Shawn G. Harvey, Terry M. Talley, Walter E. Anderson, Samuel Kenton Welch, C. Stuart White
  • Method and system for the creation, enhancement and update of remote data using persistent keys
    Patent number: 6073140
    Abstract: A method and system for the creation, enhancement and update of data on a customer database using data from a central database and persistent keys that are linked to each data structure is disclosed. The persistent keys allow the matching of equivalent data structures between the remote and central databases so that enhancement data from the central database can be overlaid onto the customer database. The persistent keys also make the update of data on the customer database more efficient, since key matching allows the transfer of only the data that is needed to update the customer database. The central database may physically contain all of the enhancement data, or may use a central database manager to transparently link a group of physically remote databases using the persistent keys. Data may be transferred from the central database to the customer database either in batch mode or in a near real-time mode through a direct table join.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Acxiom Corporation
    Inventors: Charles D. Morgan, G. Leigh McLaughlin, Marvin G. Fogata, Joy L. Baker, Joy E. Cook, James E. Mooney, David B. Roland, John R. Talburt