Patents by Inventor Ram Ramachandran
Ram Ramachandran 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).
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Patent number: 11949645Abstract: Systems and methods provide a flexible environment for intelligently scoring transactions from data sources. An example method includes providing a user interface configured to generate a rubric by receiving selection of one or more one or more conditions, each condition identifying a tag generated by a classifier in the library of classifiers and for each identified tag, receiving selection of a value for the tag that satisfies the condition and receiving selection of an outcome attribute for the condition. The outcome attribute may be a weight for the tag or an alert condition. The method includes storing the rubric in a data store and applying the stored rubric to scoring units of a transaction. The method also includes aggregating scores for transactions occurring during a trend period and displaying the trend score. In some implementations, at least one classifier in the library is a rule-based classifier defined by a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: CLARABRIDGE, INC.Inventors: Fabrice Martin, Ellen Loeshelle, Keegan Brenneman, Ram Ramachandran, Maksym Shcherbina, Kenneth Voorhees, Ramy Zulficar
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Publication number: 20240028003Abstract: A process control system includes one or more field devices positioned in a process control plant and a control module configured to generate control signals for controlling the one or more field devices. The control module may be configured to operate on one or more internal parameters to execute a control strategy. A control module software interface may be configured to define a set of interface parameters based on a strategy type associated with the control strategy of the control module. Each interface parameter of the set of interface parameters may be linked to one of the one or more internal parameters of the control module. Additionally, each interface parameter may be accessible by other control modules and/or other external applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Daniel R. Strinden, Cristopher lan Sarmiento Uy, Prashant Joshi, Julian K. Naidoo, Ram Ramachandran, Andrew E. Cutchin
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Publication number: 20230101221Abstract: Systems and methods provide a flexible environment for intelligently scoring transactions from data sources. An example method includes providing a user interface configured to generate a rubric by receiving selection of one or more one or more conditions, each condition identifying a tag generated by a classifier in the library of classifiers and for each identified tag, receiving selection of a value for the tag that satisfies the condition and receiving selection of an outcome attribute for the condition. The outcome attribute may be a weight for the tag or an alert condition. The method includes storing the rubric in a data store and applying the stored rubric to scoring units of a transaction. The method also includes aggregating scores for transactions occurring during a trend period and displaying the trend score. In some implementations, at least one classifier in the library is a rule-based classifier defined by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Fabrice Martin, Ellen Loeshelle, Keegan Brenneman, Ram Ramachandran, Maksym Shcherbina, Kenneth Voorhees, Ramy Zulficar
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Patent number: 11546285Abstract: Systems and methods provide a flexible environment for intelligently scoring transactions from data sources. An example method includes providing a user interface configured to generate a rubric by receiving selection of one or more one or more conditions, each condition identifying a tag generated by a classifier in the library of classifiers and for each identified tag, receiving selection of a value for the tag that satisfies the condition and receiving selection of an outcome attribute for the condition. The outcome attribute may be a weight for the tag or an alert condition. The method includes storing the rubric in a data store and applying the stored rubric to scoring units of a transaction. The method also includes aggregating scores for transactions occurring during a trend period and displaying the trend score. In some implementations, at least one classifier in the library is a rule-based classifier defined by a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: CLARABRIDGE, INC.Inventors: Fabrice Martin, Ellen Loeshelle, Keegan Brenneman, Ram Ramachandran, Maksym Shcherbina, Kenneth Voorhees, Ramy Zulficar
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Publication number: 20210344636Abstract: Systems and methods provide a flexible environment for intelligently scoring transactions from data sources. An example method includes providing a user interface configured to generate a rubric by receiving selection of one or more one or more conditions, each condition identifying a tag generated by a classifier in the library of classifiers and for each identified tag, receiving selection of a value for the tag that satisfies the condition and receiving selection of an outcome attribute for the condition. The outcome attribute may be a weight for the tag or an alert condition. The method includes storing the rubric in a data store and applying the stored rubric to scoring units of a transaction. The method also includes aggregating scores for transactions occurring during a trend period and displaying the trend score. In some implementations, at least one classifier in the library is a rule-based classifier defined by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Fabrice Martin, Ellen Loeshelle, Keegan Brenneman, Ram Ramachandran, Maksym Shcherbina, Kenneth Voorhees, Ramy Zulficar
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Publication number: 20210342554Abstract: Implementations analyze transaction data and objectively capture pre-identified desired information about the analyzed transaction data in a consistently organized manner. An example system includes a user interface that enables a user to provide static portions and dynamic portions of a template. The dynamic portions identify variables that are replaced with either data extracted from the transaction or text based on the output of classifiers applied to the transaction. An example method includes applying classifiers to scoring units of a transaction to generate classifier tags for the scoring units and generating a narrative by replacing variables in an automated narrative template with text based on at least some of the classifier tags.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Fabrice Martin, Rafael Algara-Torre, Leonardo Apolonio, Mark Arehart, Zhexin Chen, Sandesh Gade, Caroline Kinsella, Ellen Loeshelle, Ram Ramachandran, Maksym Shcherbina, Eliana Vornov, Ivan Volonsevich
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Patent number: 10444739Abstract: Techniques for previewing an operator display of a process section in a process plant include presenting a process section on a user interface device, where the process section includes a user control for presenting and/or displaying another process section on the process plant display. In response to receiving user input indicative of a request to display a preview of the other process section via the user control, the user interface device presents the other process section while simultaneously presenting the process section in a preview mode. The process sections in the preview mode may be presented side-by-side, above and below each other, in separate display windows, etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Prashant Joshi, Julian K. Naidoo, Daniel R. Strinden, Ram Ramachandran, Cristopher Ian Sarmiento Uy
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Patent number: 10296164Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed for multi-module process control management. A multi-module view is presented, via a user interface, including a plurality of control modules corresponding to functions of a control process. The multi-module view provides a first set of configuration capabilities associated with the control modules, including the capability to logically connect respective ones of the control modules. In response to the selection of one of the control modules of the multi-module view, a single-module view is presented, via the user interface, including a functional block associated with the selected one of the control modules of the multi-module view. The single-module view provides a second set of configuration capabilities associated with the functional block, including the capability to logically connect the functional block to a respective one of the control modules.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Danny Strinden, Ian Uy, Prashant Joshi, Julian Naidoo, Ram Ramachandran
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Publication number: 20180052448Abstract: Techniques for previewing an operator display of a process section in a process plant include presenting a process section on a user interface device, where the process section includes a user control for presenting and/or displaying another process section on the process plant display. In response to receiving user input indicative of a request to display a preview of the other process section via the user control, the user interface device presents the other process section while simultaneously presenting the process section in a preview mode. The process sections in the preview mode may be presented side-by-side, above and below each other, in separate display windows, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Prashant Joshi, Julian K. Naidoo, Daniel R. Strinden, Ram Ramachandran, Cristopher Ian Sarmiento Uy
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Methods and apparatus to configure process control systems based on generic process system libraries
Patent number: 9720396Abstract: Methods and apparatus to configure process control systems based on generic process system libraries are disclosed. An example method includes instantiating an instance of a generic process system library. The instance is associated with items of equipment and corresponding process signals of a process control system. The generic process system library comprises at least one of generic process graphic data or generic control strategy data corresponding to the items of equipment and the corresponding process signals of the process control system. The example method further includes configuring the instance of the generic process system library by incorporating process-specific data associated with the operation of the process control system with the at least one of the generic process graphic data or the generic control strategy data.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Gary Law, Brandon Hieb, Ram Ramachandran, Julian Kevin Naidoo, Larry Oscar Jundt, David R. Denison, John Michael Lucas, Alper Enver -
Publication number: 20170160901Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed for multi-module process control management. A multi-module view is presented, via a user interface, including a plurality of control modules corresponding to functions of a control process. The multi-module view provides a first set of configuration capabilities associated with the control modules, including the capability to logically connect respective ones of the control modules. In response to the selection of one of the control modules of the multi-module view, a single-module view is presented, via the user interface, including a functional block associated with the selected one of the control modules of the multi-module view. The single-module view provides a second set of configuration capabilities associated with the functional block, including the capability to logically connect the functional block to a respective one of the control modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Danny Strinden, Ian Uy, Prashant Joshi, Julian Naidoo, Ram Ramachandran
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METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONFIGURE PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS BASED ON GENERIC PROCESS SYSTEM LIBRARIES
Publication number: 20150338836Abstract: Methods and apparatus to configure process control systems based on generic process system libraries are disclosed. An example method includes instantiating an instance of a generic process system library. The instance is associated with items of equipment and corresponding process signals of a process control system. The generic process system library comprises at least one of generic process graphic data or generic control strategy data corresponding to the items of equipment and the corresponding process signals of the process control system. The example method further includes configuring the instance of the generic process system library by incorporating process-specific data associated with the operation of the process control system with the at least one of the generic process graphic data or the generic control strategy data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Gary Law, Brandon Hieb, Ram Ramachandran, Julian Kevin Naidoo, Larry Oscar Jundt, David R. Denison, John Michael Lucas, Alper Enver -
Publication number: 20150316918Abstract: An operator interface within a process plant includes an execution engine that implements process flow modules made up of interconnected smart process objects that are aware of devices and other entities within the plant and that can perform methods to detect conditions within the plant, especially on a system-level basis. The smart process objects include a display element to be displayed to the operator, data storage for storing data pertaining to and/or received from an associated entity within a plant, inputs and outputs for communicating with other smart process objects and methods that may be executed on the data to detect plant conditions, including system-level conditions, such as leaks, errors and other conditions. Process flow modules, which may be made up of numerous interconnected smart process objects, may also include flow algorithms associated therewith to calculate mass balances, flows, etc. for the process elements within the process flow modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Trevor D. Schleiss, Ram Ramachandran, Mark J. Nixon, John M. Lucas
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Patent number: 9069344Abstract: An operator interface within a process plant includes an execution engine that implements process flow modules made up of interconnected smart process objects that are aware of devices and other entities within the plant and that can perform methods to detect conditions within the plant, especially on a system-level basis. The smart process objects include a display element to be displayed to the operator, data storage for storing data pertaining to and/or received from an associated entity within a plant, inputs and outputs for communicating with other smart process objects and methods that may be executed on the stored and received data to detect plant conditions, including system-level conditions, such as leaks, errors and other conditions. Process flow modules, which may be made up of numerous interconnected smart process objects, may also include flow algorithms associated therewith to calculate mass balances, flows, etc. for the process elements within the process flow modules.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Duncan Schleiss, Ram Ramachandran, Mark Nixon, Michael Lucas
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Publication number: 20150095335Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method of managing changes to a process control system are provided. The method includes obtaining a plurality of changes to the process control system. The plurality of changes are categorized into a plurality of categories. Each change is assigned an initial status. The categorized changes are displayed with their associated status to a user to receive user action relative to at least one categorized change. A status of the at least one categorized change is stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Mark Alvin L. Reyes, Jon D. Westbrock, Ram Ramachandran
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Patent number: 8898660Abstract: An example customized documentation generation apparatus is disclosed that generates documents relevant to a software update/upgrade of a particular process control system. A notes instrumentation module instruments general release notes for at least one of an update or an upgrade of a process control system to correlate the release notes with a general process control system configuration to produce instrumented notes. An upgrade assessment module determines configuration information for a particular process control system to provide default filter settings. An items of interest filter applies the default filter settings for the particular process control system to the instrumented notes to filter the instrumented notes and produce custom release notes for the particular process control system. The custom release notes are provided to a user to alert the user regarding potential effects of the update/upgrade on the particular process control system.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Hieb, David R. Denison, Ram Ramachandran, Margaret M. Carpenter
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Patent number: 8538732Abstract: An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Marion A. Keyes, IV, Trevor D. Schleiss, Mark J. Nixon, Ron Eddie, Terrence L. Belvins, Ram Ramachandran
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Patent number: 8005553Abstract: A method or apparatus automatically configures a control module for synchronous execution on a Fieldbus segment of a process control network by determining if all of the critical function blocks of a particular control module can be assigned to FOUNDATION® Fieldbus field devices or to the I/O device associated with a particular Fieldbus segment. If so, the method or apparatus automatically assigns the function blocks of the control module, which would otherwise be scheduled to execute in a controller, to the I/O device for the Fieldbus segment. This technique enables all of the critical or necessary function blocks within the control module to execute in one macrocycle of the Fieldbus segment, thereby executing synchronously on a Fieldbus segment.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Alper T. Enver, Kenneth D. Krivoshein, Daniel D. Christensen, Ram Ramachandran, John M. Lucas, Ebtesam S. Tanyous
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Publication number: 20110134973Abstract: An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Marion A. Keyes, IV, Trevor D. Schleiss, Mark J. Nixon, Ron Eddie, Terrence Lynn Blevins, Ram Ramachandran
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Patent number: 7848906Abstract: An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Marion A. Keyes, IV, Trevor Duncan Schleiss, Mark J. Nixon, Ron Eddie, Terrence L. Blevins, Ram Ramachandran