Patents by Inventor Qwan T. Pham

Qwan T. Pham 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: 8682756
    Abstract: A method for generating a visualization. The method includes receiving, from a user a request to complete a tax form including a first field, presenting a first and second tax query corresponding to the first field, receiving a first response corresponding to the first query and a second response corresponding to the second query, and determining a first value corresponding to the first field using a decision tree corresponding to the first field, and the second response. The method also includes generating a completed tax form including the first value in the first field, generating a visualization corresponding to the first field which graphically depicts a relationship between the first value and the first response and the second response, and displaying the completed tax form and the visualization on a display device with the completed tax form depicting a relationship between the visualization and the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tifford, Christine A. De Sanctis, Kenichi Mori, Qwan T. Pham
  • Patent number: 7805343
    Abstract: A method for managing tax return preparation includes receiving employee first information from a first company on behalf of a first employee, and preparing a tax return using the employee first information. The method further includes access to the tax return being provided to the employee. When the employee is satisfied, authorization is received to file the tax return on behalf of the employee and the tax return is filed with a tax authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary B. Lyons, Michael J. Maron, Richard S. Davis, Qwan T. Pham, Christopher D. Nesladek
  • Patent number: 7753258
    Abstract: A system and method for completing a financial form including generating a navigation path by selecting a plurality of financial events, where the navigation path is used as a framework to complete the financial form, selecting a webinar event from the plurality of financial events in the navigation path, where the webinar event is one of the plurality of financial events associated with at least one webinar related to one of the plurality of financial events, and completing at least a portion of the financial form using the at least one webinar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Quinn, Anthony Creed, Elizabeth Nelson, Shuang Li, David Bernat, Greg Miller, Joseph Elwell, Jennifer Keenan, Sue Tritt, Joel Kopelioff, Qwan T. Pham, Jason Char, Rodney Sitton