Patents by Inventor Suzan Gail Kaufmann

Suzan Gail Kaufmann 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 system for electronic archival and retrieval of electronic communications
    Patent number: 7933860
    Abstract: The system receives an electronic communication, reviews the electronic communication to determine content of the electronic communication, applies rules to the content to determine a category associated with the electronic communication, wherein the rules relate to at least one of federal law, federal government regulations, state law, state government regulations, industry standards and administrative policies; and, stores the electronic communication based on the category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Vaughn Asselstine, Sherry Comes, Jason A. Erickson, Suzan Gail Kaufmann, Stuart A. Mears, Todd A. Nowacki, James C. Peterson
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC ARCHIVAL AND RETRIEVAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20080270491
    Abstract: The system receives an electronic communication, reviews the electronic communication to determine content of the electronic communication, applies rules to the content to determine a category associated with the electronic communication, wherein the rules relate to at least one of federal law, federal government regulations, state law, state government regulations, industry standards and administrative policies; and, stores the electronic communication based on the category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
    Inventors: Todd A. Nowacki, James C. Peterson, Stuart A. Mears, Jason Erickson, Sherry Comes, Suzan Gail Kaufmann, Carol Vaughn Asselstine
  • Method and system for electronic archival and retrieval of electronic communications
    Patent number: 7412489
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for archival and retrieval of communications and related documents that uses hardware and software to selectively monitor, capture, catalog and retrieve electronic communications and documents relating to the business of employees or individuals of the organization to effectively comply with applicable regulations, such as governmental regulations. Archived electronic communications and information are stored in a third party archiving system and accessible by authorized individuals using a secure network connection, such as an intranet web-service or web interface, or an online browser connection to search and retrieve selected archived data and information. The system and method for archiving and retrieving communications is advantageously implemented in an organization having a large volume of electronic communications and storage requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Nowacki, James C. Peterson, Stuart A. Mears, Jason A. Erickson, Sherry Comes, Suzan Gail Kaufmann, Carol Vaughn Asselstine