Patents by Inventor Ralph W. ECKARDT

Ralph W. ECKARDT 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).

  • Publication number: 20210073251
    Abstract: Methods of providing network graphical representation of database records. Selecting the database records according to descriptive criteria. Identifying attributes of the record class and associating network nodes to instances of the attributes from the database records. Connecting the network nodes with network links that designate network nodes having common instances of the attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph W. ECKARDT, Robert G. WOLF, Alexander SHAPIRO, Kevin G. RIVETTE, Mark F. BLAXILL
  • Patent number: 10878016
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a network graphical representation of database records. Database records of a record class can be selected according to descriptive criteria. An attribute of the record class can be identified from different data sources, and a network node can be associated to an instance of the attribute from the database records. The network node can be connected with a network link that designates the network node and comprises a common instance of the attribute, wherein the network link can be based on a co-occurrence of attribute values. Additional network nodes can be connected to other network nodes with network links that designate associations between the network nodes. The database records can be visualized using network nodes and network links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: The Boston Consulting Group, Inc
    Inventors: Ralph W. Eckardt, Robert G. Wolf, Alexander Shapiro, Kevin G. Rivette, Mark F. Blaxill
  • Publication number: 20160110447
    Abstract: Methods of providing network graphical representation of database records. Selecting the database records according to descriptive criteria. Identifying attributes of the record class and associating network nodes to instances of the attributes from the database records. Connecting the network nodes with network links that designate network nodes having common instances of the attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ralph W. ECKARDT, Robert G. WOLF, Alexander SHAPIRO, Kevin G. RIVETTE, Mark F. BLAXILL