Patents by Inventor Ralph W. Eckardt, III

Ralph W. Eckardt, III 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).

  • Method for providing a network graphical representation of database records
    Patent number: 9262514
    Abstract: Methods for Providing a Network Graphical Representation of Database Records. Database records are selected according to descriptive criteria, wherein each of the database records are members of a common record class. Attributes of the common record class and identified and network nodes are associated to instances of the attributes from the database records. The network nodes are connected with network links that designate network nodes having common instances of the attributes such that the network nodes have a one-to-many relationship with the network links. The identifying and connecting steps are iteratively executed while modifying the descriptive criteria to change the selected database records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventors: Ralph W. Eckardt, III, Robert G. Wolf, Jr., Alexander Shapiro, Kevin G. Rivette, Mark F. Blaxill
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING, ANALYZING, AND VISUALIZING RELATED DATABASE RECORDS AS A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20100106752
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting and converting database records or sets of related documents into network data and presenting that data in a network visualization system that enables users to select among, and move between various network displays by selecting one or more attributes of the data to be represented as the nodes and links of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph W. ECKARDT, III, Robert G. WOLF, JR., Alexander SHAPIRO, Kevin G. RIVETTE, Mark F. BLAXILL
  • Method and apparatus for selecting, analyzing, and visualizing related database records as a network
    Patent number: 7672950
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting and converting database records or sets of related documents into network data and presenting that data in a network visualization system that enables users to select among, and move between various network displays by selecting one or more attributes of the data to be represented as the nodes and links of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph W. Eckardt, III, Robert G. Wolf, Jr., Alexander Shapiro, Kevin G. Rivette, Mark F. Blaxill