Patents by Inventor Michael Emmett Thompson

Michael Emmett Thompson 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).

  • Apparatus and method for generating reports from versioned data
    Patent number: 8438140
    Abstract: A computer-readable medium includes a report generator configured to process a current version of a data set to generate a report including a data item. The computer-readable medium also includes a report data change tracker configured to identify a change in the data item with respect to a previous version of the data set. The computer-readable medium further includes a report data change presenter configured to superimpose an indication of the change onto the report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Ricardo Polo-Malouvier, Jean-Yves Cras, Michael Emmett Thompson, Charles Arthur Piercey
  • Apparatus and method for visualizing data
    Patent number: 8024666
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes selecting a portion of a data set in a first visualization. A list of visualizations relevant to the context inferred from the selection of the portion of the data set in the first visualization is generated. A second visualization from the list of visualizations is rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Emmett Thompson
  • Apparatus and method for facilitating trusted business intelligence
    Patent number: 8010426
    Abstract: A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to form a report; process trust values, where each trust value characterizes the accuracy of an attribute of the report; combine trust values to provide an aggregate trust value associated with the report; and supply a user with the report and the aggregate trust value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd
    Inventors: Steve Kopp, Charles Arthur Piercey, Ricardo Polo-Malouvier, Michael Emmett Thompson, Stephen Gary Williams
  • Apparatus and method for visualizing data
    Publication number: 20080005677
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes selecting a portion of a data set in a first visualization. A list of visualizations relevant to the context inferred from the selection of the portion of the data set in the first visualization is generated. A second visualization from the list of visualizations is rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Business Objects, S.A.
    Inventor: Michael Emmett Thompson