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Andrew Duchon, Somerville, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080250064METHOD AND SYSTEM TO COMPARE DATA ENTITIES - The present invention relates in general to methods and systems for comparing and maximizing the appropriateness of a first set of one or more data objects to a set of second data objects. In one embodiment, the first set of data objects represent one or more tasks to be fulfilled by a set of capabilities represented by the second data objects. In one embodiment, this invention provides an effective and accurate method and system to compare and maximize the appropriateness between the requirements of a task and the second set's capabilities, while these capabilities and requirements are contained, even if only latently, in data objects such as written documents, electronic databases or other sources of data and information. In one embodiment, topic modeling techniques are utilized to compare the data objects.10-09-2008
20110040764METHOD AND SYSTEM TO COMPARE DATA ENTITIES - The present invention relates in general to methods and systems for comparing and maximizing the optimal selection of a first set of one or more data objects to a set of second data objects. In one embodiment, the first set of data objects represent one or more tasks to be fulfilled by a set of capabilities represented by the second data objects. In one embodiment, methods and systems are provided that apply topic modeling and similarity metrics to determine the optimal selection. In one embodiment, methods and systems are provided to determine the appropriateness of a set of second data objects to satisfy the requirements of a first data object given interaction attributes. Embodiments may be used to compare mission requirements with potential team members to determine the appropriateness of team members and teams for a given mission based on interaction attributes of the team members and teams.02-17-2011
20110072052SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING ENTITY PROFILES - Embodiments of the subject invention comprise a computer based system and methods to collect and compare the attributes of a group of entities using data representing topic data of the entity and interaction data between entities. Embodiments of the invention comprise using minimally invasive means to automatically collect and model both an entity's attributes such as their knowledge/work/interest as well as model the social interactions of the entity together with a means to identify opportunities to influence changes in the entity attributes. Minimally invasive means to collect and model attributes include semantic analysis and topic modeling techniques. Means to model social interactions include social network analysis techniques that can incorporate location data of the entity. Embodiments of the invention further provide a sharable index of the attributes of the entities and the group of entities.03-24-2011

Andrew E. Duchon, Somerville, MA US

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20100280985METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PREDICT THE LIKELIHOOD OF TOPICS - The present invention relate to a method and system to predict the likelihood of data topics that may occur from data sources. The likelihood of the data topics may be predicted over other dimensions of time or over other dimensions. In the present invention, a topic means a defining characteristic, usually represented as a data element, of a single feature, activity, subject, behavior, event or an aggregation of such defining characteristics.11-04-2010

Andrew P. Duchon, Somerville, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110106743METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PREDICT A DATA VALUE - Embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for predicting the likelihood of topics appearing in a set of data such as text. A number of latent variable methods are used to convert the data into a set of topics, topic values and topic profiles. A number of time-course methods are used to model how topic values change given previous topic profiles, or to find historical times with similar topic values and then projecting the topic profile forward from that historical time to predict the likelihood of the topics appearing. Embodiments include utilizing focus topics, such as valence topics, and data representing financial measures to predict the likelihood of topics. Methods and systems for modeling data and predicting the likelihood of topics over other dimensions are also contemplated.05-05-2011

Brent G. Duchon, Cypress, CA US

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20100222656METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYZING BODY FLUID - A sampling device for sampling body fluid includes a lancet for making an incision, a capillary tube for drawing-up body fluid from the incision, and a test strip affixed to an upper end of the capillary tube for receiving the fluid. An absorbent pad can be disposed between the test strip and capillary tube for spreading-out the fluid being transferred to the test strip. An on-site analyzer such as an optical analyzer and/or an electrochemical analyzer can be mounted in the device for analyzing the fluid. Alternatively, a test strip can be slid through a slot formed in the bottom end of the device so that by passing the device against the skin after an incision has been formed, the test strip will directly contact body fluid emanating from the incision.09-02-2010
20100222704METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYZING BODY FLUID - A sampling device for sampling body fluid includes a lancet for making an incision, a capillary tube for drawing-up body fluid from the incision, and a test strip affixed to an upper end of the capillary tube for receiving the fluid. An absorbent pad can be disposed between the test strip and capillary tube for spreading-out the fluid being transferred to the test strip. An on-site analyzer such as an optical analyzer and/or an electrochemical analyzer can be mounted in the device for analyzing the fluid. Alternatively, a test strip can be slid through a slot formed in the bottom end of the device so that by passing the device against the skin after an incision has been formed, the test strip will directly contact body fluid emanating from the incision.09-02-2010

Patent applications by Brent G. Duchon, Cypress, CA US

Tina Duchon, Boynton Beach, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090014104Denomination organized wallet - A foldable denomination organized wallet (01-15-2009