Patents by Inventor Markus R. Satterfield

Markus R. Satterfield 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).

  • System and method for managing and updating information relating to economic entities
    Patent number: 9305300
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and updating information relating to economic entities using sets of unique identifiers. A universe database contains record entries. Each of the record entries is associated with a unique universe identifier. A customer database contains customer record entries. Each customer record entry is associated with a unique customer identifier. A conversion table provides a mapping between the unique universe identifiers and the unique customer identifiers. The information contained in the customer database is updated using the unique universe identifiers, unique customer identifiers and the conversion table. The unique universe identifiers and the unique customer identifiers are stable over a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Equifax, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kelly Mulhern, James Crawford Redman, David J. Karas, Markus R. Satterfield
  • System and method for managing and updating information relating to economic entities
    Patent number: 7370044
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and updating information relating to economic entities using sets of unique identifiers. A universe database contains record entries. Each of the record entries is associated with a unique universe identifier. A customer database contains customer record entries. Each customer record entry is associated with a unique customer identifier. A conversion table provides a mapping between the unique universe identifiers and the unique customer identifiers. The information contained in the customer database is updated using the unique universe identifiers, unique customer identifiers and the conversion table. The unique universe identifiers and the unique customer identifiers are stable over a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Equifax, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kelly Mulhern, James Crawford Redman, David J. Karas, Markus R. Satterfield
  • Systems and methods for notifying a consumer of changes made to a credit report
    Patent number: 7028052
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring unauthorized changes to a database and providing a notification to a user according to preferences set by the user. The user can select one or more data entries within a database to be monitored. When these data entries are changed, a notification is sent to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Equifax, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Chapman, Jeffrey L. Dodge, Joy T. Millard, Markus R. Satterfield, Alexander C. Smythe, Patrick S. Trigonoplos
  • System and method for managing and updating information relating to economic entities
    Publication number: 20030097380
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and updating information relating to economic entities using sets of unique identifiers. A universe database contains record entries. Each of the record entries is associated with a unique universe identifier. A customer database contains customer record entries. Each customer record entry is associated with a unique customer identifier. A conversion table provides a mapping between the unique universe identifiers and the unique customer identifiers. The information contained in the customer database is updated using the unique universe identifiers, unique customer identifiers and the conversion table. The unique universe identifiers and the unique customer identifiers are stable over a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Kelly Mulhern, James Crawford Redman, David J. Karas, Markus R. Satterfield
  • Systems and methods for notifying a consumer of changes made to a credit report
    Publication number: 20020169747
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring unauthorized changes to a database and providing a notification to a user according to preferences set by the user. The user can select one or more data entries within a database to be monitored. When these data entries are changed, a notification is sent to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas F. Chapman, Jeffrey L. Dodge, Joy T. Millard, Markus R. Satterfield, Alexander C. Smythe, Patrick S. Trigonoplos