Patents by Inventor Suzan K. Hollis

Suzan K. Hollis 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 automatically mapping account-data to tax-forms
    Patent number: 7685033
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that automatically inserts account-data into a tax-form. During operation, the system receives account-data at a server from a data-provider. The system also receives a tax-form at the server from an application. Next, the system automatically analyzes the account-data to determine a data-map which maps the account-data to the tax-form without assistance from a user. Finally, the system inserts the account-data into the tax-form by applying the data-map to the account-data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Talan, Thomas R. Palfreyman, Eric M. Grose, Suzan K. Hollis
  • Method and apparatus for automatically mapping account-data to tax-forms
    Publication number: 20080147528
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that automatically inserts account-data into a tax-form. During operation, the system receives account-data at a server from a data-provider. The system also receives a tax-form at the server from an application. Next, the system automatically analyzes the account-data to determine a data-map which maps the account-data to the tax-form without assistance from a user. Finally, the system inserts the account-data into the tax-form by applying the data-map to the account-data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Talan, Thomas R. Palfreyman, Eric M. Grose, Suzan K. Hollis