Patents by Inventor Nicholas Philip Dearden

Nicholas Philip Dearden 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).

  • Automatic rules driven data visualization selection
    Patent number: 7606835
    Abstract: A solution is provided that automatically decides what visualization is best suited to present specified data. This is accomplished using a rules-based system that determines the type and properties of a visualization based on data and its corresponding metadata. The data and metadata may be checked against one or more rules, and depending upon which rule or rules match, a corresponding visualization and option combination may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: William Taylor Laaser, Nicholas Philip Dearden, Timothy Glenn MacNary
  • Automatic rules driven data visualization selection
    Publication number: 20090150411
    Abstract: A solution is provided that automatically decides what visualization is best suited to present specified data. This is accomplished using a rules-based system that determines the type and properties of a visualization based on data and its corresponding metadata. The data and metadata may be checked against one or more rules, and depending upon which rule or rules match, a corresponding visualization and option combination may be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: William Taylor Laaser, Nicholas Philip Dearden, Timothy Glenn MacNary