Patents by Inventor Puja Ramani

Puja Ramani 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).

  • Dividing financial-data to facilitate simultaneous modifications by multiple users
    Patent number: 8229908
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dividing financial data to facilitate simultaneous modifications by multiple users. During operation, the system receives division-criteria, which facilitates dividing financial-data into a first subset and a second subset. Next, the system creates a copy of the financial-data which includes the division-criteria. The system then allows a first user to modify the first subset of the financial-data. The system also sends the copy of the financial-data to a second user, thereby enabling the second user to modify the second subset of the financial-data in the copy of the financial-data to create a change file. Subsequently, the system receives the change file from the second user, wherein the change file comprises modifications to the financial-data. Finally, the system merges the change file into the financial-data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: David B. DeGraaff, Andrew D. Holmes, Puja Ramani, Teresa L. Roberts, Harold E. Schoolcraft
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating simultaneous modifications to financial-data by multiple users
    Patent number: 7653613
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates simultaneous modifications to financial-data by a first user and a second user. During operation, the system creates a copy of a financial-data file. The system then allows the first user to modify the financial-data file. The system also sends the copy of the financial-data file to the second user, thereby enabling the second user to modify the financial-data file to create a change file. Next, the system receives the change file from the second user, wherein the change file includes modifications to financial-data within the financial-data file. Finally, the system merges the change file into the financial-data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: David B. DeGraaff, Andrew D. Holmes, Puja Ramani, Teresa L. Roberts, Harold E. Schoolcraft
  • Dividing financial-data to facilitate simultaneous modifications by multiple users
    Publication number: 20080183711
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dividing financial data to facilitate simultaneous modifications by multiple users. During operation, the system receives division-criteria, which facilitates dividing financial-data into a first subset and a second subset. Next, the system creates a copy of the financial-data which includes the division-criteria. The system then allows a first user to modify the first subset of the financial-data. The system also sends the copy of the financial-data to a second user, thereby enabling the second user to modify the second subset of the financial-data in the copy of the financial-data to create a change file. Subsequently, the system receives the change file from the second user, wherein the change file comprises modifications to the financial-data. Finally, the system merges the change file into the financial-data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: David B. DeGraaff, Andrew D. Holmes, Puja Ramani, Teresa L. Roberts, Harold E. Schoolcraft