Patents by Inventor Sherry E. Mead

Sherry E. Mead 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).

  • Business unit outsourcing model
    Patent number: 9852428
    Abstract: Tools for configuring enterprise applications. In an aspect, an enterprise application can be configured to account for relationships between multiple business units within an enterprise, including without limitation relationships between the business functions provided by various business units. In another aspect, the disclosed tools provide a framework for identifying and/or defining relationships between business units. The tools might also provide a user interface for a user to identify one or more business units and/or business functions and defines a relationship between them. Based on this definition, an enterprise application can be configured to account for this relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel King, David Bell, Peter Ryan, Yinchi Huang, Sherry E. Mead, Bryan K. Cooke
  • BUSINESS UNIT OUTSOURCING MODEL
    Publication number: 20090204416
    Abstract: Tools for configuring enterprise applications. In an aspect, an enterprise application can be configured to account for relationships between multiple business units within an enterprise, including without limitation relationships between the business functions provided by various business units. In another aspect, the disclosed tools provide a framework for identifying and/or defining relationships between business units. The tools might also provide a user interface for a user to identify one or more business units and/or business functions and defines a relationship between them. Based on this definition, an enterprise application can be configured to account for this relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Nigel King, David Bell, Peter Ryan, Yinchi Huang, Sherry E. Mead, Bryan K. Cooke