Patents by Inventor Larry C. Frame

Larry C. Frame 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).

  • Methods And Systems For Extracting Related Information From Flat Files
    Publication number: 20080215634
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting related information from multiple two-dimensional files are provided. The method includes comparing data contained in at least one field of each record of a first file to data in a related field of each record of a second file. A record is created in a temporary file for each occurrence of a match. The records of the temporary file contain the data from the matching records of the two files. Particular data is selected from the records of the temporary file according to user-specified conditions. The selected data is provided as output. The temporary file is thereafter deleted. In another embodiment of the invention, particular data is selected from the original files prior to inclusion in the temporary file. Associated systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Larry C. Frame, Mark Rowe
  • Methods and systems for extracting related information from flat files
    Patent number: 7334003
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting related information from multiple two-dimensional files are provided. The method includes comparing data contained in at least one field of each record of a first file to data in a related field of each record of a second file. A record is created in a temporary file for each occurrence of a match. The records of the temporary file contain the data from the matching records of the two files. Particular data is selected from the records of the temporary file according to user-specified conditions. The selected data is provided as output. The temporary file is thereafter deleted. In another embodiment of the invention, particular data is selected from the original files prior to inclusion in the temporary file. Associated systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Larry C. Frame, Mark Rowe
  • Methods and systems for extracting related information from flat files
    Publication number: 20030135519
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting related information from multiple two-dimensional files are provided. The method includes comparing data contained in at least one field of each record of a first file to data in a related field of each record of a second file. A record is created in a temporary file for each occurrence of a match. The records of the temporary file contain the data from the matching records of the two files. Particular data is selected from the records of the temporary file according to user-specified conditions. The selected data is provided as output. The temporary file is thereafter deleted. In another embodiment of the invention, particular data is selected from the original files prior to inclusion in the temporary file. Associated systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Larry C. Frame, Mark Rowe