Patents by Inventor Julian Challenger

Julian Challenger 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: 9959524
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a graphical position hierarchy and associated data sets is described. The method includes receiving a graphical position hierarchy model, analyzing nodes of the position hierarchy model to discern branches and leafs thereof, associating incumbent information with the nodes, where the incumbent information pertains to resources such as employees, contracting services, consulting, and other data and attributes related to the position hierarchy model, and displaying the model to a user thereof. Nodes of a position hierarchy may include incumbents, or may be placeholder position nodes, with no incumbents, allowing the user to model the position hierarchy according to organization needs before associating or allocating resources thereto. The method provides options for users to analyze the effect of changes to the position hierarchy on organizational resource allocation and costs in order to assess, optimize, and monitor the impact of such changes on the organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Challenger, Ute Bursian
  • Publication number: 20160217424
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a graphical position hierarchy and associated data sets is described. The method includes receiving a graphical position hierarchy model, analyzing nodes of the position hierarchy model to discern branches and leafs thereof, associating incumbent information with the nodes, where the incumbent information pertains to resources such as employees, contracting services, consulting, and other data and attributes related to the position hierarchy model, and displaying the model to a user thereof. Nodes of a position hierarchy may include incumbents, or may be placeholder position nodes, with no incumbents, allowing the user to model the position hierarchy according to organization needs before associating or allocating resources thereto. The method provides options for users to analyze the effect of changes to the position hierarchy on organizational resource allocation and costs in order to assess, optimize, and monitor the impact of such changes on the organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Julian Challenger, Ute Bursian
  • Patent number: 8966405
    Abstract: Method and system for providing graphical user interface for displaying hierarchical charts. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface where relational data are displayed as one or more hierarchical charts. A hierarchical chart includes a plurality of nodes that are organized according to the hierarchical chart. Each of the nodes is associated with a data record that contains multiple level of information. At different view level, different amount of information for the nodes are displayed. A view control function is provided for the graphical user interface. If none (or all) of the nodes are selected, each nodes display the same level of information based associated with a particular view level. If only few of the nodes are selected, only the selected nodes responds changes in view level when being displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Peter Budavari, Brendon Glazer, Bret Hekking, Julian Challenger
  • Patent number: 8863029
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to user interfaces and more particularly to techniques for providing user interface which allows users to select filtering criteria and display filtered information accordingly. In various embodiments, related information is displayed on a hierarchical chart as nodes that are connected to one another. The hierarchical chart is updated after filtering criteria are applied, and the display visibility of the nodes are changed based on the filtering results. The hierarchical relationships among the nodes are maintained before and after the filtering process. In a specific embodiment, the nodes that do not meet filtering criteria are displayed at a low visibility level on the hierarchical chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Aaron Joseph Green, Julian Challenger
  • Patent number: 8806379
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for providing a user interface representing organization hierarchy wherein a group of entities can be displayed as a node, and the node is displayed as a part of a hierarchical chart. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface displaying nodes that represent groups of entities, and the nodes are displayed as a part of a hierarchical chart based on the hierarchical relationship among the nodes that represent groups of entities. In various embodiments, a user is able to select actions for a group of entities displayed on the same node. Based on various criteria, nodes displaying one group of entities may, based on user selections of different grouping criteria, display a different group of entities. There are other features as well, in the graphical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Aaron Joseph Green, Julian Challenger
  • Patent number: 8806377
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a graphical user interface with contextual views. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface that allows the changing contents of a global menu in the graphical display based upon the selected nodes that belong to a hierarchical chart. Only those actions applicable (contextual) to the selected nodes will be determined and displayed in the menu. Accordingly, the contents of the selectable options are updated based upon the selected nodes. When more than one node is selected, the displayed selectable actions are an intersection of the actions permitted for each selected node. In a specific embodiment, a comparison menu is provided to allow the user to be able to compare unique corresponding properties of selected nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Aaron Joseph Green, Julian Challenger
  • Publication number: 20120174040
    Abstract: Method and system for providing graphical user interface for displaying hierarchical charts. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface where relational data are displayed as one or more hierarchical charts. A hierarchical chart includes a plurality of nodes that are organized according to the hierarchical chart. Each of the nodes is associated with a data record that contains multiple level of information. At different view level, different amount of information for the nodes are displayed. A view control function is provided for the graphical user interface. If none (or all) of the nodes are selected, each nodes display the same level of information based associated with a particular view level. If only few of the nodes are selected, only the selected nodes responds changes in view level when being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Peter Budavari, Brendon Glazer, Bret Hekking, Julian Challenger
  • Patent number: 8205171
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for displaying hierarchy information. In one embodiment, a graphical user interface (“GUI”) is provided that displays hierarchy information, the displayed information comprising multiple nodes and hierarchical relationships between the nodes. Different sets of information may be associated with one or more of the displayed nodes. Techniques are provided to enable a user to individually change the set of information displayed in one or more of the displayed nodes. In this manner, a user is able to change the set and/or category of information displayed for one or more selected nodes. More specifically, different sets and/or categories of information contained in the nodes are displayed based on the view selected by the user. In an embodiment, a user is able to choose which nodes need to change the view levels. There are other features in the graphical interface as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Ulysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Peter Budavari, Julian Challenger
  • Patent number: 8161413
    Abstract: Method and system for providing graphical user interface for displaying hierarchical charts. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface where relational data are displayed as one or more hierarchical charts. A hierarchical chart includes a plurality of nodes that are organized according to the hierarchical chart. Each of the nodes is associated with a data record that contains multiple level of information. At different view level, different amount of information for the nodes are displayed. A view control function is provided for the graphical user interface. If none (or all) of the nodes are selected, each nodes display the same level of information based associated with a particular view level. If only few of the nodes are selected, only the selected nodes responds changes in view level when being displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Peter Budavari, Brendon Glazer, Bret Hekking, Julian Challenger
  • Publication number: 20110307303
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for predicting a future characteristic of a worker is provided. The method includes collecting a plurality of attributes associated with each of a plurality of workers, applying a data mining tool to the attributes to identify a pattern between the attributes and a future characteristic of the workers, and using the identified pattern to predict the future characteristic of a worker. In one example, the future characteristic is the future performance of the employee and/or the likelihood that the worker leaves at some point in the future.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Debasis DUTTA, Brian GASPAR, Julian CHALLENGER, Dinesh ARORA
  • Publication number: 20110307413
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for predicting the impact of a personnel action on a worker is provided. The method includes collecting a plurality of attributes associated with each of a plurality of workers, receiving a proposed personnel action related to a worker, applying a data mining tool to the attributes and the proposed personnel action to identify an impact of the proposed personnel action, and outputting the impact of the proposed personnel action based on the result produced by the data mining tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Debasis DUTTA, Brian GASPAR, Julian CHALLENGER, Dinesh ARORA
  • Publication number: 20110055768
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a graphical user interface with contextual views. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface that allows the changing contents of a global menu in the graphical display based upon the selected nodes that belong to a hierarchical chart. Only those actions applicable (contextual) to the selected nodes will be determined and displayed in the menu. Accordingly, the contents of the selectable options are updated based upon the selected nodes. When more than one node is selected, the displayed selectable actions are an intersection of the actions permitted for each selected node. In a specific embodiment, a comparison menu is provided to allow the user to be able to compare unique corresponding properties of selected nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Aaron Joseph Green, Julian Challenger
  • Publication number: 20110055767
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for displaying hierarchy information. In one embodiment, a graphical user interface (“GUI”) is provided that displays hierarchy information, the displayed information comprising multiple nodes and hierarchical relationships between the nodes. Different sets of information may be associated with one or more of the displayed nodes. Techniques are provided to enable a user to individually change the set of information displayed in one or more of the displayed nodes. In this manner, a user is able to change the set and/or category of information displayed for one or more selected nodes. More specifically, different sets and/or categories of information contained in the nodes are displayed based on the view selected by the user. In an embodiment, a user is able to choose which nodes need to change the view levels. There are other features in the graphical interface as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Peter Budavari, Julian Challenger
  • Publication number: 20110055771
    Abstract: Method and system for providing graphical user interface for displaying hierarchical charts. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface where relational data are displayed as one or more hierarchical charts. A hierarchical chart includes a plurality of nodes that are organized according to the hierarchical chart. Each of the nodes is associated with a data record that contains multiple level of information. At different view level, different amount of information for the nodes are displayed. A view control function is provided for the graphical user interface. If none (or all) of the nodes are selected, each nodes display the same level of information based associated with a particular view level. If only few of the nodes are selected, only the selected nodes responds changes in view level when being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Prashant Singh, Peter Budavari, Brendon Glazer, Bret Hekking, Julian Challenger
  • Publication number: 20110055756
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to user interfaces and more particularly to techniques for providing user interface which allows users to select filtering lcriteria and display filtered information accordingly. In various embodiments, related information is displayed on a hierarchical chart as nodes that are connected to one another. The hierarchical chart is updated after filtering criteria are applied, and the display visibility of the nodes are changed based on the filtering results. The hierarchical relationships among the nodes are maintained before and after the filtering process. In a specific embodiment, the nodes that do not meet filtering criteria are displayed at a low visibility level on the hierarchical chart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Aaron Joseph Green, Julian Challenger
  • Publication number: 20110055755
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for providing a user interface representing organization hierarchy wherein a group of entities can be displayed as a node, and the node is displayed as a part of a hierarchical chart. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface displaying nodes that represent groups of entities, and the nodes are displayed as a part of a hierarchical chart based on the hierarchical relationship among the nodes that represent groups of entities. In various embodiments, a user is able to select actions for a group of entities displayed on the same node. Based on various criteria, nodes displaying one group of entities may, based on user selections of different grouping criteria, display a different group of entities. There are other features as well, in the graphical interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chen, Aylin Uysal, Sally Baggett, Lulit Bezuayehu, Aaron Joseph Green, Julian Challenger