Melvin Kurt Simmons

US Patent:

6598087, Jul 22, 2003

Filed:

Sep 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/391773

Inventors:

Melvin K. Simmons - Schenectady NY

Assignee:

GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

709236, 709324, 709328, 358 115

Abstract:

A virtual printer for transmitting information from one application to another application. In one embodiment, the virtual printer includes a print driver for capturing information, and a communication system for communicating the captured information to a remote system.

US Patent:

6850643, Feb 1, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/391774

Inventors:

Melvin K. Simmons - Schenectady NY, US
Jonathan P. Stillman - Ballston Spa NY, US
Steven Sanicola - Middletown CT, US
James R. Persico - Stanford CT, US
William C. Steward - Norwalk CT, US
Daniel R. Pengue - London, GB

Assignee:

GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06K 934

US Classification:

382173, 705 30, 705 38

Abstract:

Methods and Apparatus for monitoring collateral risk are described. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring, for example, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, trading partners, chart of accounts, invoices, and/or payments of a client using a process management and workflow system coupled to a data repository. Specifically, and in an exemplary embodiment, the method includes receiving financial information, extracting data from the financial information, evaluating current collateral information based on the data, and evaluating current credit status.

US Patent:

6850908, Feb 1, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/391552

Inventors:

Melvin K. Simmons - Schenectady NY, US
Jonathan P. Stillman - Ballston Spa NY, US
Anthony G. Casciano - Norwalk CT, US
Ferdinand Steyer - Riverside CT, US
Thomas R. Boehm - Milford CT, US

Assignee:

GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 38, 705 35, 382173

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for monitoring, for example, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, trading partners, chart of accounts, invoices, and/or payments, using a process management and workflow system coupled to a data repository are described. In one embodiment, the process management and workflow system is configured to be coupled to an accounting system by a communications link, and communicates with the accounting system via the communication link, authenticates the validity of the accounting system, receives financial information from the accounting system, extracts data from the financial information, and loads the extracted data into said data repository.

US Patent:

7003489, Feb 21, 2006

Filed:

Sep 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/391772

Inventors:

Melvin K. Simmons - Schenectady NY, US
Robert J. Santimays - Monroe CT, US
Jacques M. DesMarteau - Jamestown NC, US
Ferdinand Steyer - Riverside CT, US

Assignee:

GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/60
G06K 9/34

US Classification:

705 38, 705 35, 382173

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for submitting reports to an automated lending system are described. At a lowest level interface, a user manually submits information via a browser, and at a highest level interface, information is submitted via a print driver. Although the broadest spectrum of client base is addressed by having the loosest coupling to the accounting system, i. e. , the lowest level interface, the loosest coupling requires the most user interaction. As the interface level increases, the accounting system has a tighter coupling with the system, which provides increased functionality at the expense of restricting the variety of client types that may be supported (e. g. , platform and operating system specific).

US Patent:

7035821, Apr 25, 2006

Filed:

Sep 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/392028

Inventors:

Melvin K. Simmons - Schenectady NY, US
Jonathan P. Stillman - Ballston Spa NY, US
Anthony G. Casciano - Norwalk CT, US
Philip F. Carfora - Pelham Manor NY, US

Assignee:

GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/60

US Classification:

705 39, 705 36, 235379, 235380, 235381

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for processing cash advance requests are described. In one embodiment, the system includes a data repository, and a process management and workflow system coupled to the data repository. The process management and workflow system is configured to record a cash advance request, evaluate current collateral information, and evaluate current credit status.

US Patent:

7058652, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

Aug 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/218620

Inventors:

David Anthony Czarnecki - Clifton Park NY, US
Corey Nicholas Bufi - Troy NY, US
Melvin Kurt Simmons - Schenectady NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Capital Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707102, 704 9

Abstract:

The invention provides a system and method for identifying text in a word set. The method may include retrieving a target term set including a plurality of target terms; retrieving the word set including a plurality of text words; normalizing target terms in the target term set to generate normalized terms; normalizing text words in the word set to generate normalized words; comparing the normalized terms with the normalized words to determine (1) a first match between a first normalized term and a first normalized word; and (2) a second match between a second normalized term and a second normalized word. The method may further include determining a distance between a text word position of the first normalized word and a text word position of the second normalized word to determine if any relative positions satisfy threshold criteria, and identifying a first text word position and a second text word position as constituting possible identified text once a relative position of the text word position of the first normalized word and a text word position of the second normalized word satisfies the threshold criteria.

US Patent:

20040015381, Jan 22, 2004

Filed:

Jan 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/339166

Inventors:

Christopher Johnson - Clifton Park NY, US
Christina LaComb - Cropseyville NY, US
Hong Cheng - Niskayuna NY, US
Brian Dingman - Gloversville NY, US
John Interrante - Schenectady NY, US
Peter Kalish - Clifton Park NY, US
Navneet Kapoor - Haryana, IN
Richard Messmer - Clifton Park NY, US
Sunil Rajpal - Westport CT, US
Melvin Simmons - Schenectady NY, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/008000, 705/010000

Abstract:

A digital cockpit allows a cockpit user to “steer” a business in the same manner that a cockpit of an airplane is used to control the airplane. A number of digital cockpit features enable this functionality. For example, the digital cockpit provides an efficient mechanism for providing prompt reporting regarding a business's past behavior, its current behavior, and its projected future behavior. The digital cockpit uses a suite of business models to provide such information. The digital cockpit further includes mechanisms for allowing a user to carry out desired control of the business by making changes to the business's processes and associated systems. Further, the digital cockpit provides a modular design which allows for the efficient plug-in and modification of business models.

US Patent:

20040034635, Feb 19, 2004

Filed:

Jan 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/336545

Inventors:

David Czarnecki - Clifton Park NY, US
Corey Bufi - Troy NY, US
Melvin Simmons - Schenectady NY, US
Richard Spackmann - Saratoga Springs NY, US

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/007000

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system, method and computer program product for identifying and matching company names to business event information. A crawler crawls and downloads documents by starting from a pre-defined set of links. A parser breaks down the downloaded documents into components like text, titles and links. An evaluator evaluates the parsed documents and selects documents on the basis of amount of relevant information contained in the documents. An information extractor identifies the occurrences of company names in the text contained in the selected documents. It also identifies occurrences of business events, specified by a pre-defined set of event phrases, in the text contained in the selected documents. Further, the information extractor matches the identified company names to the identified business events in order to generate company-business event pairs.