Patents by Inventor Laura L. Wetzel

Laura L. Wetzel 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: 6915234
    Abstract: Monitoring performance data includes establishing a reporting period during which a performance update is scheduled to be received at a database. The performance update includes provider data gathered from a provider, and describes a service provided to a client by the provider. The database is accessed to determine whether the database has received the performance update during the reporting period. A provider data rating is generated from the performance update. Performance data including client data gathered from the client is received, where the performance data describes the service, and a client data rating is generated from the performance data. The client data rating and the provider data rating are reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Anne M. Curtin, Cheryl L. Clinton, John T. Couchot, Joseph M. Donovan, Brian L. Fish, Lisa Q. Flores, James D. Hall, Sonya L. Hinds, Charles H. Kiser, Kevin T. Richards, Deborah C. Peedin, Michael W. Stuart, Laura L. Wetzel
  • Patent number: 6850866
    Abstract: Managing performance metrics includes accessing a metric catalog comprising a number of metrics, where each metric is associated with a threshold value. A selection of a subset of metrics of the number of metrics is received, and a service is defined using the subset of metrics. Metric values describing performance of the service are determined, where each metric value corresponds to a threshold value associated with a metric of the subset of metrics. The metric values and the corresponding threshold values are compared, and the performance of the service is evaluated in accordance with the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: John T. Couchot, John R. Davey, Joseph M. Donovan, James D. Hall, Laura L. Wetzel, Minzhi Wang
  • Patent number: 6687560
    Abstract: Processing performance data includes receiving performance data comprising quantitative data gathered according to at least one metric. The quantitative data is evaluated according to the at least one metric to generate at least one quantitative data rating. Performance data comprising client data gathered from a client is received and evaluated to generate at least one client data rating. Performance data comprising provider data gathered from a provider is received and evaluated to generate at least one provider data rating. The at least one quantitative data rating, the at least one client data rating, and the at least one provider data rating are reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Kiser, Cheryl L. Clinton, John T. Couchot, Anne M. Curtin, Joseph M. Donovan, Steven C. Dorfmeister, Brian L. Fish, Lisa Q. Flores, William M. Gerton, James D. Hall, Jaye D. Hicks, Sonya L. Hinds, Randall F. Mears, Rodney B. Morris, Deborah C. Peedin, Kevin T. Richards, Cynthia B. Sargeant, Michael W. Stuart, Michael J. Veatch, Laura L. Wetzel, Gene C. Will
  • Publication number: 20030083846
    Abstract: Monitoring performance data includes establishing a reporting period during which a performance update is scheduled to be received at a database. The performance update includes provider data gathered from a provider, and describes a service provided to a client by the provider. The database is accessed to determine whether the database has received the performance update during the reporting period. A provider data rating is generated from the performance update. Performance data including client data gathered from the client is received, where the performance data describes the service, and a client data rating is generated from the performance data. The client data rating and the provider data rating are reported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Anne M. Curtin, Cheryl L. Clinton, John T. Couchot, Joseph M. Donovan, Brian L. Fish, Lisa Q. Flores, James D. Hall, Sonya L. Hinds, Charles H. Kiser, Kevin T. Richards, Deborah C. Peedin, Michael W. Stuart, Laura L. Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20030078756
    Abstract: Managing performance metrics includes accessing a metric catalog comprising a number of metrics, where each metric is associated with a threshold value. A selection of a subset of metrics of the number of metrics is received, and a service is defined using the subset of metrics. Metric values describing performance of the service are determined, where each metric value corresponds to a threshold value associated with a metric of the subset of metrics. The metric values and the corresponding threshold values are compared, and the performance of the service is evaluated in accordance with the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: John T. Couchot, John R. Davey, Joseph M. Donovan, James D. Hall, Laura L. Wetzel, Minzhi Wang
  • Publication number: 20030065479
    Abstract: Processing performance data includes receiving performance data comprising quantitative data gathered according to at least one metric. The quantitative data is evaluated according to the at least one metric to generate at least one quantitative data rating. Performance data comprising client data gathered from a client is received and evaluated to generate at least one client data rating. Performance data comprising provider data gathered from a provider is received and evaluated to generate at least one provider data rating. The at least one quantitative data rating, the at least one client data rating, and the at least one provider data rating are reported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Charles H. Kiser, Cheryl L. Clinton, John T. Couchot, Anne M. Curtin, Joseph M. Donovan, Steven C. Dorfmeister, Brian L. Fish, Lisa Q. Flores, William M. Gerton, James D. Hall, Jaye D. Hicks, Sonya L. Hinds, Randall F. Mears, Rodney B. Morris, Deborah C. Peedin, Kevin T. Richards, Cynthia B. Sargeant, Michael W. Stuart, Michael J. Veatch, Laura L. Wetzel, Gene C. Will