Patents by Inventor Roger Hecker

Roger Hecker 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).

  • Determining reliability of data reports
    Patent number: 9256656
    Abstract: A computer implemented system for automatically determining a reliability score of a data report. The system includes a data structure indicative of data lineage that includes data assets flowing into a data report. The system further includes a processor configured to calculate trust scores for data assets based on characteristics of the data assets as well as a data report trust density score indicative of the reliability score of the report based on the calculated trust scores. The system further includes an output device configured to output the calculated data report trust density score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Fankhauser, Benjamin Halberstadt, Roger Hecker, Ilan Prager, Erel Sharf
  • DETERMINING RELIABILITY OF DATA REPORTS
    Publication number: 20150058278
    Abstract: A computer implemented system for automatically determining a reliability score of a data report. The system includes a data structure indicative of data lineage that includes data assets flowing into a data report. The system further includes a processor configured to calculate trust scores for data assets based on characteristics of the data assets as well as a data report trust density score indicative of the reliability score of the report based on the calculated trust scores. The system further includes an output device configured to output the calculated data report trust density score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Fankhauser, Benjamin Halberstadt, Roger Hecker, Ilan Prager, Erel Sharf