Patents by Inventor Robert D. Dill

Robert D. Dill 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: 20210174691
    Abstract: An approach to improve the quality of a presentation. An audio or a video recording of a presentation, presented with a selected topic, is translated to a textual transcript for processing. The textual transcript is divided into sections, comprising an opening, a body and a closing, associated with a story arc. The sections are analyzed based on a rubric prepared by an expert on the provided topic. Section scores and recommendations, based on the analysis, are provided to the presenter and optionally, the presenter can send the presentation to a reviewer for approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Robert D. Dill, David Jaramillo, Bharatkumar Lakhiyani
  • Patent number: 8396869
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing capabilities of an entity includes inputting data regarding an entity's capabilities, and using a capability model to detect a capability pattern among the capabilities and generate an action plan based on the capability pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Callery, Robert D. Dill, Lauretta Jones, Daniel Oppenheim
  • Patent number: 8326665
    Abstract: A system and method is described for using a component business model to partition a business into non-overlapping components, and then allocating different components to appropriate organizing strategies, based on attribute values assigned to each component. In the best mode of implementation there are two attributes: whether or not the component differentiates the business within the market place; and whether the component is industry standard or is tailored by the organization. These attributes and their values map the components of the business to a matrix. Based on the combination of attribute values in each cell of the matrix, available organizing strategies are also mapped to the matrix, thereby identifying for each component an appropriate organizing strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Cohn, Robert D. Dill, David Bernard Flaxer, George M. Galambos, Robert H. Guttman, Raman Harishankar, David Robert Kress, Christopher Murasso, Jeffrey A. Neville, Clifford Alan Pickover, George Edmund Pohle, Guy Jonathan James Rackham, Shanker Ramamurthy, John R. Smith, Stephen Michael Smith, Laurie A. Tropiano, John George Vergo
  • Publication number: 20090177665
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing capabilities of an entity includes inputting data regarding an entity's capabilities, and using a capability model to detect a capability pattern among the capabilities and generate an action plan based on the capability pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Callery, Robert D. Dill, Lauretta Jones, Daniel Oppenheim
  • Patent number: 7120643
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for creating and maintaining an enterprise architecture over a network. The system comprises at least one client system; a server operably coupled to the client system via the network; a plurality of business applications executable via the server; a data storage device in communication with the server via the network; an enterprise architecture assessment model executing on the system; and a maturity model map generated via the enterprise architecture assessment model. The maturity model map comprises a process component, an organization component, a business component, and a technology component. The maturity model map is generated using information stored in the data storage device. Other embodiments of the invention include a method and storage medium for implementing enterprise architecture assessment model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Robert D. Dill
  • Publication number: 20040098392
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for creating and maintaining an enterprise architecture over a network. The system comprises at least one client system; a server operably coupled to the client system via the network; a plurality of business applications executable via the server; a data storage device in communication with the server via the network; an enterprise architecture assessment model executing on the system; and a maturity model map generated via the enterprise architecture assessment model. The maturity model map comprises a process component, an organization component, a business component, and a technology component. The maturity model map is generated using information stored in the data storage device. Other embodiments of the invention include a method and storage medium for implementing enterprise architecture assessment model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert D. Dill
  • Patent number: D433377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Robert D Dill