Patents by Inventor Stephen Meyles

Stephen Meyles 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: 11972228
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to merging database tables. Systems and methods may involve performing a comparison between the first set of records and the second set of records and identifying a plurality of record pairs based on the comparison. Each record pair may comprise a record in the first set of records and a record in the second set of records. In addition, A feature signature may be generated for each record pair by comparing field values in each record pair. The feature signature may be classified to identify at least one related record pair. A merged database table may be generated such that it comprises the at least one related record pair and comprises a set of unique records among selected from the first set of records and the second set of records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: AMPERITY, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Slager, Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Carlos Sakoda
  • Patent number: 11797487
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optimizing one or more database tables that may include one or more redundant records. Records are clustered and assigned stable identifiers. In this manner, the underlying records within a cluster are not removed or deleted. As updates to the database are made, new clustering analyses are performed using the underlying records and any updates made. Newly identified clusters are reassigned stable identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AMPERITY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Dan Suciu, Michael P. Fikes
  • Patent number: 11669301
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fuse multiple database tables together. The fields of the database tables may be normalized using semantic fields. Under a first approach, database tables are deduplicated by consolidating redundant records. This may be done by performing pairwise comparisons to identify related pairs of records and then clustering the related pairs of records. Then, the deduplicated database tables are merged by performing another pairwise comparison. Under a second approach, the database tables may be concatenated. Thereafter, records are subject to pairwise comparisons and then clustered to create a merged database table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AMPERITY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Carlos Sakoda, Ian Wesley-Smith, Dan Suciu
  • Publication number: 20230004347
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to merging database tables. Systems and methods may involve performing a comparison between the first set of records and the second set of records and identifying a plurality of record pairs based on the comparison. Each record pair may comprise a record in the first set of records and a record in the second set of records. In addition, A feature signature may be generated for each record pair by comparing field values in each record pair. The feature signature may be classified to identify at least one related record pair. A merged database table may be generated such that it comprises the at least one related record pair and comprises a set of unique records among selected from the first set of records and the second set of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Derek SLAGER, Stephen MEYLES, Yan YAN, Carlos SAKODA
  • Patent number: 11442694
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to merging database tables. Systems and methods may involve performing a comparison between the first set of records and the second set of records and identifying a plurality of record pairs based on the comparison. Each record pair may comprise a record in the first set of records and a record in the second set of records. In addition, A feature signature may be generated for each record pair by comparing field values in each record pair. The feature signature may be classified to identify at least one related record pair. A merged database table may be generated such that it comprises the at least one related record pair and comprises a set of unique records among selected from the first set of records and the second set of records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AMPERITY, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Slager, Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Carlos Sakoda
  • Publication number: 20220229814
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optimizing one or more database tables that may include one or more redundant records. Records are clustered and assigned stable identifiers. In this manner, the underlying records within a cluster are not removed or deleted. As updates to the database are made, new clustering analyses are performed using the underlying records and any updates made. Newly identified clusters are reassigned stable identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen MEYLES, Yan YAN, Dan SUCIU, Michael P. FIKES
  • Publication number: 20220229854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to evaluating whether two data records reflect the same entity using a classifier in the absence of ground truth. Without ground truth, it is difficult to determine the precision or recall of a classifier. The present disclosure generates a list comprising a series of unique feature signatures and a set of sample record pairs for each unique feature signature. In some embodiments, users may provide labels for the set of sample record pairs for each unique feature signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yan YAN, Stephen MEYLES, Mona AKMAL, Michael P. FIKES
  • Patent number: 11308130
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to evaluating whether two data records reflect the same entity using a classifier in the absence of ground truth. Without ground truth, it is difficult to determine the precision or recall of a classifier. The present disclosure generates a list comprising a series of unique feature signatures and a set of sample record pairs for each unique feature signature. In some embodiments, users may provide labels for the set of sample record pairs for each unique feature signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AMPERITY, INC.
    Inventors: Yan Yan, Stephen Meyles, Mona Akmal, Michael P. Fikes
  • Patent number: 11301426
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optimizing one or more database tables that may include one or more redundant records. Records are clustered and assigned stable identifiers. In this manner, the underlying records within a cluster are not removed or deleted. As updates to the database are made, new clustering analyses are performed using the underlying records and any updates made. Newly identified clusters are reassigned stable identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: AMPERITY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Dan Suciu, Michael P. Fikes
  • Publication number: 20210081171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fuse multiple database tables together. The fields of the database tables may be normalized using semantic fields. Under a first approach, database tables are deduplicated by consolidating redundant records. This may be done by performing pairwise comparisons to identify related pairs of records and then clustering the related pairs of records. Then, the deduplicated database tables are merged by performing another pairwise comparison. Under a second approach, the database tables may be concatenated. Thereafter, records are subject to pairwise comparisons and then clustered to create a merged database table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen MEYLES, Yan YAN, Carlos SAKODA, Ian WESLEY-SMITH, Dan SUCIU
  • Patent number: 10853033
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fuse multiple database tables together. The fields of the database tables may be normalized using semantic fields. Under a first approach, database tables are deduplicated by consolidating redundant records. This may be done by performing pairwise comparisons to identify related pairs of records and then clustering the related pairs of records. Then, the deduplicated database tables are merged by performing another pairwise comparison. Under a second approach, the database tables may be concatenated. Thereafter, records are subject to pairwise comparisons and then clustered to create a merged database table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: AMPERITY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Carlos Sakoda, Ian Wesley-Smith, Dan Suciu
  • Patent number: 10599395
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to dynamically merging database tables according to user specified parameters. A user may specify a threshold confidence level that relates to a likelihood that two database records represent the same real-world entity. In addition, a user may specify a merge rule such as desired fields or a manner for consolidating the variations of the information in desired fields from the related records. The original database tables are preserved so that users can iteratively create new dynamically merged database tables by varying the parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Amperity, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Slager, Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Carlos Sakoda
  • Patent number: 10509809
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to evaluating whether two data records reflect the same entity using a classifier in the absence of ground truth. Without ground truth, it is difficult to determine the precision or recall of a classifier. The present disclosure generates output data comprising a list of unique signatures generated from a set of records that are compared with each other. The output data may also comprise corresponding record pairs limited to a predetermined sample size for each unique feature signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Amperity, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Yan, Stephen Meyles, Mona Akmal, Michael P. Fikes
  • Patent number: 10503696
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optimizing one or more database tables that may include one or more redundant records. Records are clustered and assigned stable identifiers. In this manner, the underlying records within a cluster are not removed or deleted. As updates to the database are made, new clustering analyses are performed using the underlying records and any updates made. Newly identified clusters are reassigned stable identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Meyles, Yan Yan, Dan Suciu, Michael P. Fikes
  • Patent number: 10055545
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a computer-assisted method for master data management, the method including: receiving configuration information defining a model of entities, each entity encoding attributes of a prescriber of one or more healthcare products; receiving specification information defining mapping logic, searching logic, and matching logic, and merging logic for processing base entities and related entities of the model; receiving data from more than one source customer databases, the customer database including data encoding prescribers of healthcare products and being maintained by more than one organizations; translating the received data into staging data according to the mapping logic in the received specification information; generating master data by processing the staging data according to the searching logic, matching logic, and merging logic in the received specification information; and synchronizing at least a portion of the master data to at least one of the source customer database
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Quintiles IMS Incorporated
    Inventors: Prashanth Nimmagadda, Stephen Meyles, Derek Slager, Drew Vance, Matthew Ferlo
  • Patent number: 9870415
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for handling data access request, including: receiving a request submitted by a user to access data entries stored at a primary data server; determining whether the received request is supported by a fast query service engine, the fast query service engine being different from the primary data server; in response to determining that the received request is supported by the fast query service engine, directing the request to the fast query service engine; receiving query results from the fast query service engine, the query results composed from more than one answer sets maintained in in-memory data store at the fast query service engine, the answer sets the in-memory data-store being synchronized with the primary data server; and providing the query results to the user submitting the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Quintiles IMS Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Meyles, Derek Slager
  • Publication number: 20160171019
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for receiving and aggregating anonymized data reports about when prescribers provide wireless device applications to patients. The disclosure discusses ways of analyzing the data reports in combination with other electronic medical information to generate useful conclusions about scenarios in the health care process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: IMS Health Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Hahn, Derek Slager, Stephen Meyles
  • Patent number: 9305044
    Abstract: The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for receiving and aggregating anonymized data reports about when prescribers provide wireless device applications to patients. The disclosure discusses ways of analyzing the data reports in combination with other electronic medical information to generate useful conclusions about scenarios in the health care process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
    Inventors: Christopher Hahn, Derek Slager, Stephen Meyles
  • Publication number: 20160012184
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a computer-assisted method for master data management, the method including: receiving configuration information defining a model of entities, each entity encoding attributes of a prescriber of one or more healthcare products; receiving specification information defining mapping logic, searching logic, and matching logic, and merging logic for processing base entities and related entities of the model; receiving data from more than one source customer databases, the customer database including data encoding prescribers of healthcare products and being maintained by more than one organizations; translating the received data into staging data according to the mapping logic in the received specification information; generating master data by processing the staging data according to the searching logic, matching logic, and merging logic in the received specification information; and synchronizing at least a portion of the master data to at least one of the source customer database
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Prashanth Nimmagadda, Stephen Meyles, Derek Slager, Drew Vance, Matthew Ferlo
  • Patent number: RE49254
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a computer-assisted method for master data management, the method including: receiving configuration information defining a model of entities, each entity encoding attributes of a prescriber of one or more healthcare products; receiving specification information defining mapping logic, searching logic, and matching logic, and merging logic for processing base entities and related entities of the model; receiving data from more than one source customer databases, the customer database including data encoding prescribers of healthcare products and being maintained by more than one organizations; translating the received data into staging data according to the mapping logic in the received specification information; generating master data by processing the staging data according to the searching logic, matching logic, and merging logic in the received specification information; and synchronizing at least a portion of the master data to at least one of the source customer database
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Prashanth Nimmagadda, Stephen Meyles, Derek Slager, Drew Vance, Matthew Ferlo