Patents by Inventor Mary Weissman

Mary Weissman 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: 9646058
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Publication number: 20160342999
    Abstract: In a business where a database tracks customers and manages customer accounts, a method and system correctly link accounts with customers. The method entails reading customer information for a first customer and for a second customer, and then utilizing personal identification information obtained from other sources to determine if the first customer is the same as the second customer. If the first customer and the second customer are the same person, the first customer and the second customer are identified as being the same unique person. Accounts associated with the two customers are identified as belonging to the same unique person. Viewed another way, the method and system of the present invention takes an existing database of personal identification information, and cross-references that database against other sources of personal identification information to identify persons who appear to be separate persons, but who are actually one and the same individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas K. Routson, Mary Weissman, Ann Shelley Mata
  • Patent number: 9324087
    Abstract: In a business where a database tracks customers and manages customer accounts, a method and system correctly link accounts with customers. The method entails reading customer information for a first customer and for a second customer, and then utilizing personal identification information obtained from other sources to determine if the first customer is the same as the second customer. If the first customer and the second customer are the same person, the first customer and the second customer are identified as being the same unique person. Accounts associated with the two customers are identified as belonging to the same unique person. Viewed another way, the method and system of the present invention takes an existing database of personal identification information, and cross-references that database against other sources of personal identification information to identify persons who appear to be separate persons, but who are actually one and the same individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas K. Routson, Mary Weissman, Ann Shelley Mata
  • Publication number: 20160034467
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Patent number: 9075848
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Publication number: 20140188555
    Abstract: Systems and methods that identify and manage partner relationships are disclosed. A third-party trustee collects and processes confidential customer information from more than one interested parties. The third-party trustee acts as a neutral intermediary between the parties. The third-party trustee processes and analyzes the information received from the various parties to identify mutual and/or prospective customers between the interested parties. The processing results may then be used for further analysis to help at least one of the interested parties to improve their marketing efforts, risk management, and servicing of their customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Service Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Janice Law, Sandeep K. Sacheti, Mary Weissman
  • Patent number: 8694361
    Abstract: Systems and methods that identify and manage partner relationships are disclosed. A third-party trustee collects and processes confidential customer information from more than one interested parties. The third-party trustee acts as a neutral intermediary between the parties. The third-party trustee processes and analyzes the information received from the various parties to identify mutual and/or prospective customers between the interested parties. The processing results may then be used for further analysis to help at least one of the interested parties to improve their marketing efforts, risk management, and servicing of their customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Janice Law, Sandeep K. Sacheti, Mary Weissman
  • Publication number: 20130325880
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Patent number: 8521729
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Patent number: 8170998
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to estimate linking errors in customer relationships in a database and to identify metrics that improve the linking accuracy. In an embodiment, a plurality of sample customer relationships are selected from a database to form a sample data set that is statistically representative of the database. Potential linking errors are then identified within the sample data set. The identified potential linking errors are then validated to identify actual linking errors in the sample data set. Once validated, the actual linking errors within the sample data set are used to estimate linking errors within the database. Further, the estimated linking errors in the database may be analyzed to identify one or more factors that contribute to the linking errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, Gary Stephen Fitzgerald, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Publication number: 20120030216
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Patent number: 8060502
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad Churi, German Gonzalo Creamer, Sara Tresch, Mary Weissman
  • Publication number: 20090094237
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to generate data quality indicators for relationships in a database. In an embodiment, one or more relationships linked to a customer are retrieved from a database to form a set of relationships. A match confidence code is generated for each relationship based on a score generated by the comparison of customer data associated with the respective relationship and corresponding customer data obtained from an external industry database. A link confidence code is subsequently determined for the customer based on a score generated by the scores used to define the match confidence code for each relationship in the set of relationships and on internal data associated with each relationship in the set of relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad CHURI, German Gonzalo CREAMER, Sara TRESCH, Mary WEISSMAN
  • Publication number: 20090070289
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and computer-program products allow a business to estimate linking errors in customer relationships in a database and to identify metrics that improve the linking accuracy. In an embodiment, a plurality of sample customer relationships are selected from a database to form a sample data set that is statistically representative of the database. Potential linking errors are then identified within the sample data set. The identified potential linking errors are then validated to identify actual linking errors in the sample data set. Once validated, the actual linking errors within the sample data set are used to estimate linking errors within the database. Further, the estimated linking errors in the database may be analyzed to identify one or more factors that contribute to the linking errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharad CHURI, Gary Stephen FITZGERALD, Sara TRESCH, Mary WEISSMAN
  • Publication number: 20080301016
    Abstract: In an enterprise where a database maintains multiple accounts for one or more business customers, a method, system, and computer program product correctly links accounts which are associated with a single location of a common business. Further hierarchical linkages are established between accounts associated with multiple locations of the common business. The linkages are established via matching rules, the matching rules including provisions for optimizing the quality of the account data, integrating account-related data from external sources, and assigning quality-of-matching factors to different kinds of account data. Both internal and external account data are utilized to create an integrated view, or “business demographics”, of the business structure of the single common business shared by the linked, hierarchically-related accounts. Separate accounts of separate businesses which are nonetheless related accounts may be associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. General Counsel's Office
    Inventors: Sastry Vsm Durvasula, Venkata Prathipati, Sandeep Sacheti, Laxminarayana Somayaji, Frank J. Straka, Jessica Taizin Lu, Mary Weissman
  • Publication number: 20080177589
    Abstract: Systems and methods that identify and manage partner relationships. The systems and methods presented herein provide that a third-party trustee collect and process confidential customer information from a plurality of interested parties. The third-party trustee acts as a neutral intermediary between the parties. The third-party trustee processes and analyzes the information received from the various parties to identify mutual and/or prospective customers between the interested parties. The processing results may then be used for further analysis to help one or more of the interested parties to improve their marketing efforts, risk management, and servicing of their customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Janice Law, Sandeep K. Sacheti, Mary Weissman
  • Publication number: 20080147425
    Abstract: Systems and methods that identify and manage partner relationships. The systems and methods presented herein provide that a third-party trustee collect and process confidential customer information from a plurality of interested parties. The third-party trustee acts as a neutral intermediary between the parties. The third-party trustee processes and analyzes the information received from the various parties to identify mutual and/or prospective customers between the interested parties. The processing results may then be used for further analysis to help one or more of the interested parties to improve their marketing efforts, risk management, and servicing of their customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sastry VSM Durvasula, Janice Law, Sandeep K. Sacheti, Mary Weissman