Patents by Inventor Richard M. Melnicoff

Richard M. Melnicoff 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: 8195785
    Abstract: A method and system for providing efficient and flexible techniques for modeling technical and economic benefits of consolidating information technology (IT) systems, hardware, software, network, and other infrastructure are described. The system includes a data processing system configured to receive data from a user. The system also includes an input collection system communicatively coupled to the data processing system, with the input collection system designed to organize, convert, and sort the data to generate baseline server information. In addition, the system includes an optimization system communicatively coupled to the data processing system, with the optimization system designed to generate one or more server consolidation models based on the baseline server information. Further, based on the generated one or more server consolidation models, a recommendation can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Mark E. Snyder, Richard M. Melnicoff, Bogdan Konsur, Jessica Long, Charles Heo, Timothy Bainter, James Steele, Edward M. Schall
  • Patent number: 7937304
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and related method for automatically examining a technology expenditure by evaluating a company's financial data and evaluating factors affecting the company's shareholder return. Specifically, the present invention evaluates a company's spread through that company's debt and equity costs. The present invention further measures returns to investors from company growth, either organic growth or growth through Mergers and acquisitions. Proposed technology expenditures may then be evaluated according to their predicted changes to accounting values and the resulting changes in shareholder value from these changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Richard M. Melnicoff, Michael Kirk Ostergard
  • Publication number: 20110029651
    Abstract: A method and system for providing efficient and flexible techniques for modeling technical and economic benefits of consolidating information technology (IT) systems, hardware, software, network, and other infrastructure are described. The system includes a data processing system configured to receive data from a user. The system also includes an input collection system communicatively coupled to the data processing system, with the input collection system designed to organize, convert, and sort the data to generate baseline server information. In addition, the system includes an optimization system communicatively coupled to the data processing system, with the optimization system designed to generate one or more server consolidation models based on the baseline server information. Further, based on the generated one or more server consolidation models, a recommendation can be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: MARK E. SNYDER, RICHARD M. MELNICOFF, BOGDAN KONSUR, JESSICA LONG, CHARLES HEO, TIMOTHY BAINTER, JAMES STEELE, EDWARD M. SCHALL
  • Patent number: 7761548
    Abstract: A method and system for providing efficient and flexible techniques for modeling technical and economic benefits of consolidating information technology (IT) systems, hardware, software, network, and other infrastructure are described. The system includes a data processing system configured to receive data from a user. The system also includes an input collection system communicatively coupled to the data processing system, with the input collection system designed to organize, convert, and sort the data to generate baseline server information. In addition, the system includes an optimization system communicatively coupled to the data processing system, with the optimization system designed to generate one or more server consolidation models based on the baseline server information. Further, based on the generated one or more server consolidation models, a recommendation can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH
    Inventors: Marc E. Snyder, Richard M. Melnicoff, Bogdan Konsur, Jessica Long, Charles Heo, Timothy Bainter, James Steele, Edward M. Schall