Patents by Inventor Steven D. Bickel

Steven D. Bickel 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).

  • Method and apparatus for mapping dimension-based accounting entries to allow segment-based reporting
    Patent number: 7707078
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for mapping dimension-based financial data to allow segment-based reporting. The method includes selecting a set of dimensions from the dimension-based accounting data and defining an order for the selected dimensions to define a segment-based account code structure. The segment-based account code structure and the dimension-based data are then used to construct segment-based account codes that can be used in segment-based reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven D. Bickel, Michael R. Evans