Patents by Inventor Sarah Menard

Sarah Menard 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: 11288273
    Abstract: A method may include generating, based on text associated with an interaction between a user and an application, a query corresponding to an intent of the interaction. The query may be generated by applying one or more machine learning models trained to determine the intent of the interaction and to generate the query by mapping, to a corresponding slot in a template query, one or more named entities included in the first text. The query may be sent to an analytics engine not associated with the application to retrieve, from a database associated with the analytics engine, data relevant to the interaction between the user and the application. A data presentation providing a visual representation of the data retrieved from the database may be generated for display at a client associated with the user. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Satishkumar Sekharan, Gerrit Simon Kazmaier, Sarah Menard
  • Patent number: 11093553
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an overview visualization of graph data by rendering a graph's structure based upon different node/edge types, rather than upon a total number of nodes and/or edges. These node/edge types are recognized based upon associated metadata. The small number of different node/edge types of a typical graph reduces components for representation in the overview, simplifying that visualization and facilitating user interaction. A user can switch between the graph overview, and a different view affording node-level details. In analysis and/or querying, switching between the overview and the detailed visualization can afford natural and intuitive control over data granularity. For example the overview visualization of graph data may allow a user to initially filter on particular node types, with the subsequent node-level view permitting exploration of finer details while maintaining the overall context of the original graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: Alexei Potiagalov, Sarah Menard, Paul Ekeland, Ivailo Ivanov
  • Publication number: 20210004370
    Abstract: A method may include generating, based on text associated with an interaction between a user and an application, a query corresponding to an intent of the interaction. The query may be generated by applying one or more machine learning models trained to determine the intent of the interaction and to generate the query by mapping, to a corresponding slot in a template query, one or more named entities included in the first text. The query may be sent to an analytics engine not associated with the application to retrieve, from a database associated with the analytics engine, data relevant to the interaction between the user and the application. A data presentation providing a visual representation of the data retrieved from the database may be generated for display at a client associated with the user. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Satishkumar Sekharan, Gerrit Simon Kazmaier, Sarah Menard
  • Patent number: 10657687
    Abstract: A system includes reception of a selection of a point of a first data visualization associated with a first measure value, reception of an instruction from the user to create a visualization based on the first measure value, determination of a first context of the first measure value, the first context comprising one or more dimension values, generation of a first numeric point visualization of the first measure value based on the first context, and presentation of a first interface comprising the first data visualization and the first numeric point visualization, where the first numeric point visualization is presented in association with the selected first measure of the first data visualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Sarah Menard, Viren Kumar
  • Publication number: 20190087991
    Abstract: A system includes reception of a selection of a point of a first data visualization associated with a first measure value, reception of an instruction from the user to create a visualization based on the first measure value, determination of a first context of the first measure value, the first context comprising one or more dimension values, generation of a first numeric point visualization of the first measure value based on the first context, and presentation of a first interface comprising the first data visualization and the first numeric point visualization, where the first numeric point visualization is presented in association with the selected first measure of the first data visualization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Sarah Menard, Viren Kumar
  • Patent number: 10235784
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium to receive a request to render a visualization, the visualization being defined by at least one dimension of a data set and being one of multiple visualizations belonging to a story; determine whether the at least one dimension of the visualization has a color assigned thereto; automatically assign, in an instance the at least one dimension of the visualization lacks a color assignment, a color to the at least one dimension of the visualization; store the color assigned to the at least one dimension in a color synchronization map; render, in response to the request, all visualizations in the story with the at least one dimension in the color assigned thereto in the color synchronization map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jie Yu, Sarah Menard, Tianhan Zhang, Guang Yang
  • Patent number: 10152560
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for querying and visualization of query results of graph data. An engine processes graph data to create metadata (e.g., in JSON format) identifying at least different node types and edge types that are present in a graph database. An overview visualization simplifies presentation of graph data by depicting only various different node types and graph types. The overview visualization may form the basis for formulating queries including the metadata, which are then promulgated to the graph database. Returned query results may be visualized as an overview or on a detailed node level, promoting insight and formulation of additional queries including node/edge type metadata. The engine may convert graph data query results into tabular form for consumption by relational database analytical tools. According to particular embodiments, an engine of an in-memory database may be particularly suited to perform graph data visualization, querying, and/or tabular conversion tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Alexei Potiagalov, Sarah Menard, Paul Ekeland, Ivailo Ivanov
  • Patent number: 10147208
    Abstract: A system includes reception of a selection of a point of a first data visualization associated with a first measure value, reception of an instruction from the user to create a visualization based on the first measure value, determination of a first context of the first measure value, the first context comprising one or more dimension values, generation of a first numeric point visualization of the first measure value based on the first context, and presentation of a first interface comprising the first data visualization and the first numeric point visualization, where the first numeric point visualization is presented in association with the selected first measure of the first data visualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Sarah Menard, Viren Kumar
  • Publication number: 20180182139
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium to receive a request to render a visualization, the visualization being defined by at least one dimension of a data set and being one of multiple visualizations belonging to a story; determine whether the at least one dimension of the visualization has a color assigned thereto; automatically assign, in an instance the at least one dimension of the visualization lacks a color assignment, a color to the at least one dimension of the visualization; store the color assigned to the at least one dimension in a color synchronization map; render, in response to the request, all visualizations in the story with the at least one dimension in the color assigned thereto in the color synchronization map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Jie Yu, Sarah Menard, Tianhan Zhang, Guang Yang
  • Publication number: 20180174337
    Abstract: A system includes reception of a selection of a point of a first data visualization associated with a first measure value, reception of an instruction from the user to create a visualization based on the first measure value, determination of a first context of the first measure value, the first context comprising one or more dimension values, generation of a first numeric point visualization of the first measure value based on the first context, and presentation of a first interface comprising the first data visualization and the first numeric point visualization, where the first numeric point visualization is presented in association with the selected first measure of the first data visualization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Sarah Menard, Viren Kumar
  • Publication number: 20170177744
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an overview visualization of graph data by rendering a graph's structure based upon different node/edge types, rather than upon a total number of nodes and/or edges. These node/edge types are recognized based upon associated metadata. The small number of different node/edge types of a typical graph reduces components for representation in the overview, simplifying that visualization and facilitating user interaction. A user can switch between the graph overview, and a different view affording node-level details. In analysis and/or querying, switching between the overview and the detailed visualization can afford natural and intuitive control over data granularity. For example the overview visualization of graph data may allow a user to initially filter on particular node types, with the subsequent node-level view permitting exploration of finer details while maintaining the overall context of the original graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Alexei Potiagalov, Sarah Menard, Paul Ekeland, Ivailo Ivanov
  • Publication number: 20170177681
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for querying and visualization of query results of graph data. An engine processes graph data to create metadata (e.g., in JSON format) identifying at least different node types and edge types that are present in a graph database. An overview visualization simplifies presentation of graph data by depicting only various different node types and graph types. The overview visualization may form the basis for formulating queries including the metadata, which are then promulgated to the graph database. Returned query results may be visualized as an overview or on a detailed node level, promoting insight and formulation of additional queries including node/edge type metadata. The engine may convert graph data query results into tabular form for consumption by relational database analytical tools. According to particular embodiments, an engine of an in-memory database may be particularly suited to perform graph data visualization, querying, and/or tabular conversion tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Alexei Potiagalov, Sarah Menard, Paul Ekeland, Ivailo Ivanov