Paul W Richards

US Patent:

7165036, Jan 16, 2007

Filed:

Oct 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/279195

Inventors:

Jeffrey M. Kruk - Macomb MI, US
Peter P. Quigney - Plano TX, US
Saeid Tehrani - Farmington MI, US
Paul J. Richards - Clarkston MI, US

Assignee:

Electronic Data Systems Corporation - Plano TX

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00
G06F 17/50

US Classification:

705 1, 705 7, 705 8, 705 9, 705 10

Abstract:

A method of managing contracts is provided. The method includes storing a storing a plurality of electronic contracts including unstructured text. The method further includes determining one or more linguistic patterns associated with a business parameter and generating linguistic rules based on the one or more linguistic patterns. The method further includes extracting particular information regarding the business parameter from the plurality of contracts using one or more of the linguistic rules. The method further includes generating a visual output based on at least a portion of the extracted information.

US Patent:

20030120528, Jun 26, 2003

Filed:

Oct 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/279138

Inventors:

Jeffrey Kruk - Macomb MI, US
Peter Quigney - Plano TX, US
Saeid Tehrani - Farmington MI, US
Paul Richards - Clarkston MI, US
Joseph Shaver - Ypsilanti MI, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/007000

Abstract:

A method of managing compliance with strategic business rules is provided. The method includes storing procurement data concerning historical procurement events in a procurement data warehouse. The method further includes storing one or more business compliance rules specifying conditions for a particular procurement event to be compliant. The method further includes automatically analyzing a portion of the procurement data related to the particular procurement event to determine whether or not the particular procurement event is compliant according to the one or more business compliance rules. The method further includes automatically generating a visual output based on whether or not the particular procurement event is determined compliant.

US Patent:

20030130878, Jul 10, 2003

Filed:

Oct 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/279180

Inventors:

Jeffrey Kruk - Macomb MI, US
Peter Quigney - Plano TX, US
Saeid Tehrani - Farmington MI, US
Joseph Shaver - Ypsilanti MI, US
Sandy McLemore - Frisco TX, US
Paul Richards - Clarkston MI, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/007000

Abstract:

A method of managing spending is provided. The method includes collecting procurement data from a plurality of data sources which may have associated source-specific product catalogs. The method further includes storing a global catalog specifying mapping relationships between source-specific product attributes specified by the source-specific product catalogs and generic attributes specified by the global catalog. The method further includes mapping the source-specific attributes associated with particular products to corresponding generic attributes based on the mapping relationships. The method further includes analyzing a portion of the collected procurement data, including identifying information regarding products associated with the particular procurement events based on the generic attributes associated with the products. The method further includes automatically generating a visual output based on the analysis of the collected procurement data.