Patents by Inventor Mathew Roland

Mathew Roland 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).

  • Index for assessing discount potential
    Patent number: 8719078
    Abstract: A computerized system and method of calculating a discount index value for a supplier can include receiving information related to a plurality of discount leverage factors for the supplier, calculating a discount index value for the supplier based on the information related to the discount leverage factors, receiving information related to an actual discount event for the supplier, recalculating the discount index value for the supplier based on the discount leverage factors and the information related to actual discount events, and displaying the discount index value for the supplier. The system and method can also include placing the discount index value on a discount index scale, defining a plurality of discount leverage regions on the discount index scale, and attributing a leverage value to the supplier based on the proximity of the discount index value to one of the discount leverage regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Xuan McRae, Mathew Roland, George Fan
  • Index for assessing discount potential
    Patent number: 8478637
    Abstract: A computerized system and method of calculating a discount index value for a supplier can include receiving information related to a plurality of discount leverage factors for the supplier, calculating a discount index value for the supplier based on the information related to the discount leverage factors, receiving information related to an actual discount event for the supplier, recalculating the discount index value for the supplier based on the discount leverage factors and the information related to actual discount events, and displaying the discount index value for the supplier. The system and method can also include placing the discount index value on a discount index scale, defining a plurality of discount leverage regions on the discount index scale, and attributing a leverage value to the supplier based on the proximity of the discount index value to one of the discount leverage regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Xuan McRae, Mathew Roland, George Fan