Patents by Inventor Philip W. Ching

Philip W. Ching 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: 8543620
    Abstract: This invention is to solve the high cost of IV&V by simplifying the complex logistics of project management. This is an intelligent project management system comprising a project server computer remotely accessible by a user computing device. The project server computer includes several databases: A database of electronic library which stores documents that are required by the project, a database which stores project data that reflect the state of the project, and a database which stores the user information of privileged users. Several modules are executing in the project server computer to generate the view of the project, to automatically monitor the state of the project, to verify and validate the mapping between multiple documents for requirement traceability, to automatically indicate the state of the project, to automatically provide assistance to the user, to automatically inform the stakeholder on matters related to the project, and to authenticate the privileged user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: ApLix Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip W. Ching
  • Publication number: 20110307454
    Abstract: This invention is to solve the high cost of the IV&V process by simplifying the complex logistics of project management. This invention is an intelligent project management system that can serve multiple projects. The system comprises at least one computer system with at least one operating system. The system is remotely accessible by a user via a computing device. The system contains at least one web server, at least one email server, and at least one search engine facility. Several components are executing online or offline in the system. The system can generate various views of a particular project. The system continuously monitors and periodically reports the state of a project. It automatically validates the mapping between multiple project documents. The system automatically provides authentication and authorization of the user. It provides online and offline intelligent assistance to the user on matters related to a project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: Philip W. Ching