Patents by Inventor Corville O. Allen

Corville O. Allen 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: 11954226
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for executing verifiable computation modules to process private data at private data owner platform, comprising obtaining a computation module having a unique identifier recorded in a distributed ledger controlled by a plurality of computing nodes, generating a key pair comprising a signing key and a verification key derived from the signing key, recording, in the distributed ledger, an execution record associating an execution instance of the computation module with the verification key, initiating the execution instance of the computation module to process a private dataset incorporated with the signing key. outputting a computation outcome, computing an execution result signature for the execution instance based on the unique identifier and the private data and the signing key, and recording the execution result signature in the distributed ledger to enable verification of the execution instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Kofman, Artem Barger, Corville O. Allen, Jonathan Bnayahu, Pratul Gupta, Yacov Manevich
  • Patent number: 11942221
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a disambiguation engine for disambiguating content. Electronic content is received from a corpus of electronic content, and analyzed to identify an ambiguous portion of content. The ambiguous portion of content is a portion of the electronic content whose meaning is not made explicit in the ambiguous portion of content. A context associated with the ambiguous portion of content is determined and a set of one or more context based ambiguous content interpretation rules associated with the determined context is applied to the ambiguous portion of content to generate an interpretation of the ambiguous portion of content. The ambiguous portion of content is annotated based on the interpretation to generate disambiguated electronic content which is stored for processing as part of a subsequent operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Timothy A. Bishop
  • Patent number: 11847710
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided to implement a contract analytic binding and provenance system. The mechanism loads contract rules for an agreement between a plurality of contract parties and creates an analytic entry per rule to form a set of analytic entries, Each analytic entry is associated with an executable analytic function. The mechanism assigns each analytic entry a directed acyclic graph vertex. The mechanism confirms alignment between the contract rules and the set of analytic entries and stores the set of analytic entries in peer ledgers associated with the plurality of contract parties. The mechanism activates the set of analytic entries responsive to confirming provenance of the peer ledgers associated with the plurality of contract parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Pratul Gupta, Francisco Phelan Curbera, Richard Martin Scott
  • Patent number: 11836211
    Abstract: Mechanisms for generating different lines of questioning based on evaluation of a previous line of questioning are provided. A set of evidential data specifying a plurality of concept entities and input specifying a scenario to be evaluated are received. The scenario specifies a hypothetical link between at least two of the concept entities. A first set of questions corresponding to the at least two information concept entities are evaluated based on the set of evidential data. Based on results of evaluating the first set of questions, a second set of questions is automatically generated to further expand upon and investigate the results of evaluating the first set of questions. The second set of questions are processed and an indication of the scenario and a corresponding measure of support for or against the scenario being a valid scenario is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl M. Adderly, Corville O. Allen, Robert K. Tucker
  • Patent number: 11829765
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided to orchestrates entitled execution of a set of analytics. The mechanism retrieves an analytic entry from an immutable data record source and identifies an analytic associated with the analytic entry, and an associated dataset. The analytic and the dataset are encrypted using an owner's key. The mechanism decrypts the analytic using a decryption key and executes the analytic based on the decrypting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Pratul Gupta
  • Patent number: 11823798
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory comprising instructions executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to implement a clinical decision support system. The mechanism receives a plurality of patient electronic medical records (EMRs) for a patient from a plurality of different sources. For a portion of a patient EMR record of the plurality of patient EMRs, the mechanism detects entities and analyzes a document structure of the portion of the patient EMR to identify a hierarchical structure of the portion of the patient EMR. The mechanism generates a container representation of the portion of the patient EMR based on the hierarchical structure. The mechanism placing each of the one or more sentences within the container representation based on relative position within the hierarchical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Roberto DeLima, Aysu Ezen Can, Robert C. Sizemore
  • Patent number: 11810070
    Abstract: A generator categorizes documents in one or more transactions into buckets, each identified by a separate category for an expected time window based on a separate relative age of each of the documents evaluated from one or more dates identified in the documents. The generator trains a document classifier with a model of the separate relative age of each of the documents as a temporal characteristic correlated with the respective category of a respective bucket of the buckets. The document classifier executes on a input documents to classify each of the input documents as a particular logical type identified by a particular category from among multiple logical types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew R. Freed, Corville O. Allen
  • Patent number: 11791024
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system to implement localized device specific limitations on access to patient medical information. An authorizing device receives a request from a requestor device via a dose proximity communication protocol requesting to access an electronic medical record (EMR) associated with a patient. The authorizing device receives user input via a user interface specifying conditions for permitting access to the EMR. The authorizing device transmits an access authorization request to a patient registry system requesting the patient registry system to provide access to the EMR associated with the patient in accordance with the conditions for permitting access specified by the user input. The patient registry system generates a temporary access data structure based on the specified conditions. The patient registry system processes a subsequent request from the requestor device to access the EMR in accordance with the temporary access data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Corville O. Allen
  • Patent number: 11769014
    Abstract: A classifier receives a digital scan of a document and converts the content of the document in the digital scan from an image into text. The classifier analyzes the text to determine one or more predicted roles of one or more signatories, each predicted role determined based on one or more signature elements in the content of the document executed by the one or more signatories. The classifier evaluates each of the one or more predicted roles in view of a plurality of expected signatory role characteristics of a plurality of categories of documents of a transaction to select a particular category associated with the document from among the plurality of categories. The classifier classifies the document within the transaction as a particular logical type identified by the particular category from among a plurality of logical types for the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew R. Freed, Corville O. Allen
  • Publication number: 20230277139
    Abstract: Systems and method of the invention provide an in situ diagnostic system for traumatic brain injury (TBI). In implementations, a method includes: receiving, by a computing device, real-time user parameter data from one or more sensors of the user during a monitoring event; writing, by the computing device, the real-time user parameter data as time series data in a data store; determining, by the computing device, that at least one parameter of the real-time user parameter data meets or exceeds a predetermined parameter threshold value; calculating, by the computing device, a diagnostic score for the user based on the time series data, baseline parameter data of the user, and a determined protective equipment profile of the user; and automatically diagnosing a potential traumatic brain injury (TBI) of the user in situ based on the diagnostic score meeting or exceeding a diagnostic threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Caroline K. Cameron, Corville O. Allen
  • Patent number: 11705125
    Abstract: A processor may receive data regarding a context for a first dialog turn. The processor may monitor a voice input from a user for the first dialog turn. The processor may detect a first pause in the voice input, the first pause having a duration that satisfies a time threshold. The processor may receive, based on the first pause, first voice input data. The processor may analyze the first voice input data. The processor may determine that additional time is recommended for the voice input to be provided by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew R. Freed, Corville O. Allen, Shikhar Kwatra, Joseph Kozhaya
  • Patent number: 11651242
    Abstract: Text is received from a first user. The text is associated with an electronic communication tool for communication to a second user. Candidate answers are generated based on the text using a question answering system. At least one of the candidate answers is provided to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, James E. Carey, Jenny S. Li, John S. Mysak
  • Patent number: 11636376
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for active machine learning is provided. The present invention may include annotating a plurality of data entries. The present invention may also include building a first dataset based on the annotated plurality of data entries. The present invention may then include receiving user feedback based on the built first dataset. The present invention may further include assigning a plurality of weights to a plurality of data entry subsets. The present invention may also include generating a second weighted dataset based on the received user feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aysu Ezen Can, Corville O. Allen, Roberto Delima
  • Publication number: 20230080071
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for diagnosing one or more blast injuries of an individual based on sustained blast exposure is provided. The present invention may include identifying the presence of a blast event, monitoring the location of an individual for the duration of the blast event; determining a blast exposure associated with the blast event for the individual; determining a sustained blast exposure of the individual comprising the blast exposures associated with a plurality of blast events during a single, continuous period of time; and, responsive to the sustained blast exposure of the individual exceeding one or more threshold values, prompting the individual to seek medical attention for one or more blast injuries associated with the one or more threshold values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Caroline K. Cameron
  • Patent number: 11593561
    Abstract: A phrase that includes a trigger word that modifies a meaning within the phrase is received. The trigger word is identified. The words of the phrase that are modified by the trigger word are identified by analyzing features of the phrase that link the trigger word to other words. The phrase is interpreted by modifying the second subset of words according to the modification of the trigger word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Contreras, Krishna Mahajan, Roberto Delima, Kandhan Sekar, Corville O. Allen, Chris Mwarabu
  • Publication number: 20230056783
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for executing verifiable computation modules to process private data at private data owner platform, comprising obtaining a computation module having a unique identifier recorded in a distributed ledger controlled by a plurality of computing nodes, generating a key pair comprising a signing key and a verification key derived from the signing key, recording, in the distributed ledger, an execution record associating an execution instance of the computation module with the verification key, initiating the execution instance of the computation module to process a private dataset incorporated with the signing key. outputting a computation outcome, computing an execution result signature for the execution instance based on the unique identifier and the private data and the signing key, and recording the execution result signature in the distributed ledger to enable verification of the execution instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Kofman, Artem Barger, Corville O. Allen, Jonathan Bnayahu, Pratul Gupta, Yacov Manevich
  • Patent number: 11586940
    Abstract: Text is received from a first user. The text is associated with an electronic communication tool for communication to a second user. Candidate answers are generated based on the text using a question answering system. At least one of the candidate answers is provided to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, James E. Carey, Jenny S. Li, John S. Mysak
  • Patent number: 11562029
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an intelligent computer platform to identify a lexical answer type (LAT), a first concept relevant to the received request and a second concept related to the identified first concept. The LAT, together with the first and second concepts are utilized to create a first and second cluster. Documents are selectively populated into the clusters. The clusters are subject to sorting based on a relevancy protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew R. Freed, Shikhar Kwatra, Corville O. Allen, Joseph Kozhaya
  • Patent number: 11537875
    Abstract: A method identifies and removes bias from a machine learning model. A user/computer inputs a plurality of input training data into a machine learning system to generate an output of labeled output data. The user/computer evaluates the labeled output data according to a consistency metric to associate the labeled output data with a corresponding consistency assessment. The user/computer selects each labeled output data having a consistency assessment indicating a consistency assessment that is greater than a predetermined threshold to form a labeled output data subset, and then creates additional labeling for the labeled output data subset. The user/computer utilizes the additional labeling to distinguish each labeled training data from labeled output data subset as being mislabeled and biased, and then adjusts the learning machine based on the labeled output data subset being mislabeled and biased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kozhaya, Shikhar Kwatra, Corville O. Allen, Andrew R. Freed
  • Patent number: 11525684
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product provide navigation guidance around various object types in a vicinity of a guidance assistance device for a user by analyzing received data regarding an environment around the guidance assistance device to identify one or more entities Ei and by applying an artificial intelligence machine learning analysis to group the one or more entities Ei into corresponding categories Cj and to determine a minimum spacing distance Dmin for each of the one or more entities Ei, wherein the minimum spacing distance Dmin is a minimum distance between the guidance assistance device and the entity Ei based on the categorization Ci specified by the user, and then providing feedback to the user when any of the one or more entities Ei is within than minimum spacing distance Dmin corresponding to said entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph N. Kozhaya, Shikhar Kwatra, Andrew R. Freed, Corville O. Allen