Patents by Inventor Romuald Boutault

Romuald Boutault 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: 7912794
    Abstract: A method and system for computing a cost estimate for a company that may be the client of a supplier providing information system equipment and consulting. An estimate is calculated according to a model with input characterizing circumstances of the client. The program collects client profile information and costs that the client knows. Other costs that the client does not know are read from a local database storing costs known by other clients with similar profiles. A remote database accessible by any client is updated by cost estimate information at each new cost estimate execution by a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Romuald Boutault
  • Publication number: 20080027884
    Abstract: A method and system for computing a cost estimate for a a company that may be the client of a supplier providing information system equipment and consulting. An estimate is calculated according to a model with input characterizing circumstances of the client. The program collects client profile information and costs that the client knows. Other costs that the client does not know are read from a local database storing costs known by other clients with similar profiles. A remote database accessible by any client is updated by cost estimate information at each new cost estimate execution by a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Romuald Boutault
  • Patent number: 7319991
    Abstract: A method and system for computing a cost estimate for a company that may be the client of a supplier providing information system equipment and consulting. An estimate is calculated according to a model with input characterizing circumstances of the client. The program collects client profile information and costs that the client knows. Other costs that the client does not know are read from a local database storing costs known by other clients with similar profiles. A remote database accessible by any client is updated by cost estimate information at each new cost estimate execution by a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Romuald Boutault
  • Publication number: 20030110141
    Abstract: A method and system for computing a cost estimate for a a company that may be the client of a supplier providing information system equipment and consulting. An estimate is calculated according to a model with input characterizing circumstances of the client. The program collects client profile information and costs that the client knows. Other costs that the client does not know are read from a local database storing costs known by other clients with similar profiles. A remote database accessible by any client is updated by cost estimate information at each new cost estimate execution by a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Romuald Boutault