Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Palfreyman

Thomas R. Palfreyman 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: 9037962
    Abstract: Import data is obtained from one or more source documents and used to generate proposed pre-import review data indicating the proposed use of the import data to auto-fill one or more data entry fields in one or more forms associated with a data management system. The proposed pre-import review data is provided to a user for review, editing, and correction, and any changes to the data entry fields in the proposed pre-import review data are recorded. The proposed pre-import review data and data indicating the user's edits, corrections, or changes to the proposed pre-import review data, are analyzed/compared to calculate an accuracy score for the proposed pre-import review data and one or more reports are generated and provided to the user indicating the accuracy score for the proposed pre-import review data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Sara Vassar, Thomas R. Palfreyman, Gurmeet Singh
  • 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
  • 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