James Cushman

US Patent:

20070276858, Nov 29, 2007

Filed:

Jan 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/656111

Inventors:

James Cushman - Alpharetta GA, US
Scott Ellard - Marietta GA, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707102000

Abstract:

Systems and methods for indexing, associating or compositing data records and hierarchies from various information sources are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention may provide the ability to link data records and thus to link data records to known hierarchies of data records. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention may provide the capability to associate data records in varying information sources and to thereby associate incoming data record with existing data records or existing data hierarchies such that an incoming data record may not only be associated with an existing data record comprising information about the same entity but may additionally be associated with other members of the data hierarchy in the same manner as the existing data record. In addition to associating an incoming data record with an existing data record and incorporating the incoming data record into an existing data hierarchy, embodiments of the present invention may provide the capability of reconciling an incoming data hierarchy to which an incoming data record belongs with an existing data hierarchy belongs such that the two data hierarchies may be composited.

US Patent:

20080235249, Sep 25, 2008

Filed:

Sep 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/901040

Inventors:

Sean Stephens - Cave Creek AZ, US
James B. Cushman - Alpharetta GA, US
Joaquim Neto - San Rafael CA, US
Michael Scotece - Glendale AZ, US
Bradley Scott Jacobs - Stone Mountain GA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707100, 707E17044

Abstract:

Embodiments disclosed herein provide data management systems with an ability to integrate parent-child and peer-to-peer relationships (e.g., hierarchies) in a single interface, allowing a user to parent/unparent, link/unlink, merge/unmerge, and modify trusted attributes in a single interaction using highly accurate algorithms to provide data, including hints and recommendations for the management of these hierarchies. A user interface allows a user to perform hierarchy global management functions including read, write, business-to-business (B2B) search, navigation, and maintenance.

US Patent:

20140279947, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/840826

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
James B. Cushman II - Raleigh NC, US
Lawrence Dubov - East Windsor NJ, US
Erik Jones - Phoenix AZ, US
Shettigar Parkala Srinivas - Bangalore, IN
Scott Schumacher - Porter Ranch CA, US
Puneet Sharma - Bangalore, IN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707691

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and computer program product for processing data is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a computer implemented method comprises receiving, on one or more computers, a record having one or more attributes from a source system. The method also comprises measuring, on one or more computers, a data accuracy of the received record as compared to a golden record stored in a master data management system. One or more remediation actions are performed, on one or more computers, to enforce improvements to the measured data accuracy of the received record in the source system. In one or more embodiments, measurement of data accuracy comprises calculating, on one or more computers, an accuracy score defined by a closeness of the received record to the golden record.