Patents by Inventor Shannon M. Cothran

Shannon M. Cothran 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing statistical expressions
    Patent number: 8700597
    Abstract: Using natural language-like user inputs to provide statistics on a subset of data is described. In one embodiment, a user input that includes at least one word or phrase representing a rule is received. The rule includes an identification of a subset of data and a statistical expression to be performed on the subset of data. The subset of data includes at least part of the data elements of a data set. Each data element includes information on an individual or group. Instructions are provided for translating the rule into an executable format. The executable format includes a translated identification of the subset and a translated statistical expression. The subset of the data is accessed using the translated identification of the subset. The translated statistical expression is executed to obtain statistics on data elements of the subset of data. The statistics on the data elements are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Equifax, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep Gupta, James R. Reid, Matthew P. Welsh, Shannon M. Cothran, Sharmistha Das
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING STATISTICAL EXPRESSIONS
    Publication number: 20090044096
    Abstract: Using natural language-like user inputs to provide statistics on a subset of data is described. In one embodiment, a user input that includes at least one word or phrase representing a rule is received. The rule includes an identification of a subset of data and a statistical expression to be performed on the subset of data. The subset of data includes at least part of the data elements of a data set. Each data element includes information on an individual or group. Instructions are provided for translating the rule into an executable format. The executable format includes a translated identification of the subset and a translated statistical expression. The subset of the data is accessed using the translated identification of the subset. The translated statistical expression is executed to obtain statistics on data elements of the subset of data. The statistics on the data elements are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Sandeep Gupta, James R. Reid, Matthew P. Welsh, Shannon M. Cothran, Sharmistha Das