Patents by Inventor Karl J. Ritch

Karl J. Ritch 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: 8010395
    Abstract: A program storage device for coordinating a project for designing, implementing, and using a general procurement and accounts payable (GP/AP) system for a customer. A playbook database is created and includes templates of information relating to designing, implementing, and using the GP/AP system. The templates are particularized for the customer. A playbook summary view is generated from the playbook database. The playbook summary view displays a folders and views section, a task title display and selection area, a summary task creation button, and a detailed task creation button, which visually appear together in an undivided display area within the playbook summary view. Communication is between team members of a team and the playbook database via a server coupled to the playbook database and an intranet coupled to both the server and the team members. The team members have responsibility for the designing and implementing of the GP/AP system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ray F. Barnard, Carl S. Baumann, Philip J. Cirulli, Kerin J. Flannery, Carl J. Lanuti, John I. Munson, Karl J. Ritch
  • Patent number: 7957995
    Abstract: A method for coordinating a project for designing, implementing, and using a general procurement and accounts payable (GP/AP) system for a customer. A playbook database is created and includes templates of information relating to designing, implementing, and using the GP/AP system. The templates are particularized for the customer. A playbook summary view is generated from the playbook database. The playbook summary view displays a folders and views section, a task title display and selection area, a summary task creation button, and a detailed task creation button, which visually appear together in an undivided display area within the playbook summary view. Communication is between team members of a team and the playbook database via a server coupled to the playbook database and an intranet coupled to both the server and the team members. The team members have responsibility for the designing and implementing of the GP/AP system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ray F. Barnard, Carl S. Baumann, Philip J. Cirulli, Kerin J. Flannery, Carl J. Lanuti, John I. Munson, Karl J. Ritch
  • Patent number: 7933792
    Abstract: A system for coordinating a project for designing, implementing, and using a general procurement and accounts payable (GP/AP) system for a customer. A playbook database is created and includes templates of information relating to designing, implementing, and using the GP/AP system. The templates are particularized for the customer. A playbook summary view is generated from the playbook database. The playbook summary view displays a folders and views section, a task title display and selection area, a summary task creation button, and a detailed task creation button, which visually appear together in an undivided display area within the playbook summary view. Communication is between team members of a team and the playbook database via a server coupled to the playbook database and an intranet coupled to both the server and the team members. The team members have responsibility for the designing and implementing of the GP/AP system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ray F. Barnard, Carl S. Baumann, Philip J. Cirulli, Kerin J. Flannery, Carl J. Lanuti, John I. Munson, Karl J. Ritch
  • Publication number: 20080306755
    Abstract: A system for coordinating a project for designing, implementing, and using a general procurement and accounts payable (GP/AP) system for a customer. A playbook database is created and includes templates of information relating to designing, implementing, and using the GP/AP system. The templates are particularized for the customer. A playbook summary view is generated from the playbook database. The playbook summary view displays a folders and views section, a task title display and selection area, a summary task creation button, and a detailed task creation button, which visually appear together in an undivided display area within the playbook summary view. Communication is between team members of a team and the playbook database via a server coupled to the playbook database and an intranet coupled to both the server and the team members. The team members have responsibility for the designing and implementing of the GP/AP system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Ray F. Barnard, Carl S. Baumann, Philip J. Cirulli, Kerin J. Flannery, Carl J. Lanuti, John I. Munson, Karl J. Ritch
  • Patent number: 7437304
    Abstract: A system for deploying to a client accounting installation a general procurement and accounts payable application specifically configured for the client by an enterprise includes a database server for (1) maintaining on a storage device a database of templates describing procedures for assessing, preparing, developing, deploying and supporting the application, and for (2) serving these templates to team members operating web-enabled terminals for coordinating, recording and tracking team activities with respect to the application while generating a description for adapting a front end server and an accounting system server to the requirements of the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ray F. Barnard, Carl S. Baumann, Philip J. Cirulli, Kerin J. Flannery, Carl J. Lanuti, John I. Munson, Karl J. Ritch
  • Publication number: 20080215413
    Abstract: A program storage device for coordinating a project for designing, implementing, and using a general procurement and accounts payable (GP/AP) system for a customer. A playbook database is created and includes templates of information relating to designing, implementing, and using the GP/AP system. The templates are particularized for the customer. A playbook summary view is generated from the playbook database. The playbook summary view displays a folders and views section, a task title display and selection area, a summary task creation button, and a detailed task creation button, which visually appear together in an undivided display area within the playbook summary view. Communication is between team members of a team and the playbook database via a server coupled to the playbook database and an intranet coupled to both the server and the team members. The team members have responsibility for the designing and implementing of the GP/AP system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Ray F. Barnard, Carl S. Baumann, Philip J. Cirulli, Kerin J. Flannery, Carl J. Lanuti, John I. Munson, Karl J. Ritch
  • Publication number: 20080183532
    Abstract: A method for coordinating a project for designing, implementing, and using a general procurement and accounts payable (GP/AP) system for a customer. A playbook database is created and includes templates of information relating to designing, implementing, and using the GP/AP system. The templates are particularized for the customer. A playbook summary view is generated from the playbook database. The playbook summary view displays a folders and views section, a task title display and selection area, a summary task creation button, and a detailed task creation button, which visually appear together in an undivided display area within the playbook summary view. Communication is between team members of a team and the playbook database via a server coupled to the playbook database and an intranet coupled to both the server and the team members. The team members have responsibility for the designing and implementing of the GP/AP system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Ray F. Barnard, Carl S. Baumann, Philip J. Cirulli, Kerin J. Flannery, Carl J. Lanuti, John I. Munson, Karl J. Ritch
  • Publication number: 20020103731
    Abstract: A system for deploying to a client accounting installation a general procurement and accounts payable application specifically configured for the client by an enterprise includes a database server for (1) maintaining on a storage device a database of templates describing procedures for assessing, preparing, developing, deploying and supporting the application, and for (2) serving these templates to team members operating web-enabled terminals for coordinating, recording and tracking team activities with respect to the application while generating a description for adapting a front end server and an accounting system server to the requirements of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: RAY F. BARNARD, CARL S. BAUMANN, PHILIP J. CIRULLI, KERIN J. FLANNERY, CARL J. LANUTI, JOHN I. MUNSON, KARL J. RITCH