Patents by Inventor Syed Ashfaq Mahmood

Syed Ashfaq Mahmood 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).

  • Common database system for sales and marketing process
    Patent number: 7177822
    Abstract: A marketing system with a centralized database for compiling and distributing marketing data. The system compiles marketing data from a plurality of internal and external data sources into a centralized database. Internal and external sources include legacy systems. Data in the centralized database is distributed to a plurality of client venues by using an extract engine to extract a subset of data from the centralized database and creating a venue specific database. Access to the venue specific database is facilitated by use of a application programmers interface for allowing the development of applications for venue specific use of the venue specific database. Both the compilation and distribution process is performed on a periodic basis to provide timely, accurate, and consistent marketing data across the plurality of client venues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Syed Ashfaq Mahmood, Susan I Stallard, Richard W Everett
  • Common database system for sales and marketing process
    Publication number: 20020022987
    Abstract: A marketing system with a centralized database for compiling and distributing marketing data. The system compiles marketing data from a plurality of internal and external data sources into a centralized database. Internal and external sources include legacy systems. Data in the centralized database is distributed to a plurality of client venues by using an extract engine to extract a subset of data from the centralized database and creating a venue specific database. Access to the venue specific database is facilitated by use of a application programmers interface for allowing the development of applications for venue specific use of the venue specific database. Both the compilation and distribution process is performed on a periodic basis to provide timely, accurate, and consistent marketing data across the plurality of client venues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Syed Ashfaq Mahmood, Susan I. Stallard, Richard W. Everett