Patents by Inventor Richard von Turkovich

Richard von Turkovich 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).

  • Self-learning method and apparatus for rating service providers and predicting future performance
    Patent number: 7356484
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a method for creating a supplier-rating matrix for rating services of a supplier. The method includes defining a plurality of job attributes each including a plurality of sub-attributes, each sub-attribute representing a range of job attribute values and defining a job attribute vector associated with the supplier, the job attribute vector including a plurality of dimensions each corresponding to a sub-attribute. The method further includes defining a plurality of performance metrics and defining a performance vector associated with the supplier, the performance vector including a plurality of dimensions each corresponding to a performance metric. The method further includes defining a initial values for the job attribute vector and the performance vector and generating a supplier rating matrix for the supplier by mathematically combining the job attribute vector and the performance vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Agile Software Corporation
    Inventors: Michael H. Benjamin, Francis A. Waldman, Richard von Turkovich, Everette T. Jordan
  • Self-learning method and apparatus for rating service providers and predicting future performance
    Publication number: 20020107723
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a method for creating a supplier-rating matrix for rating services of a supplier. The method includes defining a plurality of job attributes each including a plurality of sub-attributes, each sub-attribute representing a range of job attribute values and defining a job attribute vector associated with the supplier, the job attribute vector including a plurality of dimensions each corresponding to a sub-attribute. The method further includes defining a plurality of performance metrics and defining a performance vector associated with the supplier, the performance vector including a plurality of dimensions each corresponding to a performance metric. The method further includes defining a initial values for the job attribute vector and the performance vector and generating a supplier rating matrix for the supplier by mathematically combining the job attribute vector and the performance vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Michael H. Benjamin, Francis A. Waldman, Richard von Turkovich, Everette T. Jordan