Patents by Inventor Thomas Fannon

Thomas Fannon 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: 7853508
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Meta-Object Data Management System “MODMS,” which enables users to arrange and to rearrange hierarchical relationships of the data on an ad-hoc basis and allows the data to be analyzed using any set of attributes (dimensions) while the system is running. The MODMS represents heterogeneous data in a normalized (standardized) fashion using an object type management system that allows the arbitrary coercion of one type of object into another different type of object and automatically resolves attribute dependencies. In one embodiment, the MODMS comprises an object type management subsystem; a meta-object instantiation subsystem; one or more data repositories; and an input/output interface. These components cooperate to allow the creation, management, and analysis of relationships between many different types of single and multi-dimensional data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Serena Software, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scumniotales, Eric Burke, Robert Cahn, Thomas Fannon, Mitchel Burns, Michael Lester, Jeff Hill
  • Publication number: 20090076983
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Meta-Object Data Management System “MODMS,” which enables users to arrange and to rearrange the hierarchical relationships of the data on an ad-hoc basis and allows the data to be analyzed using any set of attributes (dimensions) while the system is running. The MODMS represents heterogeneous data in a normalized (standardized) fashion using an object type management system that allows the arbitrary coercion of one type of object into another different type of object and automatically resolves attribute dependencies. In one embodiment, the MODMS comprises an object type management subsystem; a meta-object instantiation subsystem; one or more data repositories that hold, for example, the data used to populate objects and object type definitions; and an input/output interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: John Scumniotales, Eric Burke, Robert Cahn, Thomas Fannon, Mitchel Burns, Michael Lester, Jeff Hill
  • Publication number: 20090077107
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Meta-Object Data Management System “MODMS,” which enables users to arrange and to rearrange the hierarchical relationships of the data on an ad-hoc basis and allows the data to be analyzed using any set of attributes (dimensions) while the system is running. The MODMS represents heterogeneous data in a normalized (standardized) fashion using an object type management system that allows the arbitrary coercion of one type of object into another different type of object and automatically resolves attribute dependencies. In one embodiment, the MODMS comprises an object type management subsystem; a meta-object instantiation subsystem; one or more data repositories that hold, for example, the data used to populate objects and object type definitions; and an input/output interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: John Scumniotales, Eric Burke, Robert Cahn, Thomas Fannon, Mitchel Burns, Michael Lester, Jeff Hill
  • Publication number: 20040236655
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Meta-Object Data Management System “MODMS,” which enables users to arrange and to rearrange the hierarchical relationships of the data on an ad-hoc basis and allows the data to be analyzed using any set of attributes (dimensions) while the system is running. The MODMS represents heterogeneous data in a normalized (standardized) fashion using an object type management system that allows the arbitrary coercion of one type of object into another different type of object and automatically resolves attribute dependencies. In one embodiment, the MODMS comprises an object type management subsystem; a meta-object instantiation subsystem; one or more data repositories that hold, for example, the data used to populate objects and object type definitions; and an input/output interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Pacific Edge Software, Inc.
    Inventors: John Scumniotales, Eric Burke, Robert Cahn, Thomas Fannon, Mitchel Burns, Michael Lester, Jeff Hill