Patents by Inventor David Conover
David Conover 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).
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Patent number: 10733383Abstract: A system for disambiguation of noisy text includes an interface and processor. The interface is configured to receive a set of words. The processor is configured to determine a token from the set of words, wherein the token includes a subset of the set of words; determine candidates for the token; determine a ranking for the candidates based at least in part on a semantic similarity between the token and each of the candidates; determine whether to select a top ranked candidate or to abstain; and in response to a select determination to select the top ranked candidate, indicate the top ranked candidate is selected.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Workday, Inc.Inventors: Samir Mavji Shah, Michael David Conover, Peter Nicholas Skomoroch, Matthew Terence Hayes, Scott Mitchell Blackburn
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Patent number: 10592535Abstract: Methods and systems for generating tailored user interface presentations based on microindustry clustering. According to various embodiments, the system accesses a set of entity profiles and a set of member profiles. The system determines a set of feature vectors for each entity of the set of entity profiles and identifies a set of movement data representing changes in association of one or more members from a first entity to a second entity. The system generates an entity graph for the set of entities and the set of members. The systems generate a first set of clusters in the entity graph, a second set of clusters by partitioning one or more of the first clusters, and a set of third clusters from the set of second clusters, combining one or more of the second clusters.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yong-Yeol Ahn, Azadeh Nematzadeh Chekuvar, Ian Benjamin Wood, Jaehyuk Park, Yizhi Jing, Michael David Conover
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Publication number: 20180039688Abstract: Methods and systems for generating tailored user interface presentations based on microindustry clustering. According to various embodiments, the system accesses a set of entity profiles and a set of member profiles. The system determines a set of feature vectors for each entity of the set of entity profiles and identifies a set of movement data representing changes in association of one or more members from a first entity to a second entity. The system generates an entity graph for the set of entities and the set of members. The systems generate a first set of clusters in the entity graph, a second set of clusters by partitioning one or more of the first clusters, and a set of third clusters from the set of second clusters, combining one or more of the second clusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Yong-Yeol Ahn, Azadeh Nematzadeh Chekuvar, Ian Benjamin Wood, Jaehyuk Park, Yizhi Jing, Michael David Conover
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Patent number: 9838445Abstract: For each of a group of nodes including a node corresponding to a first member and a plurality of nodes corresponding to members with which the first member is directly connected in a social graph, a plurality of reputation scores may be calculated for a node in the social graph, and the plurality of reputation scores for the node may be averaged into an importance score for the node. A keyness score for each of the plurality of nodes corresponding to members with which the first member is directly connected in the social graph can be calculated, the keyness score for each of the plurality of nodes being based on a connection strength for a connection between the node and the node corresponding to the first member and based on the importance score for the node. The keyness scores may be selected, averaged, and saved as a social capital score.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: LinkedIn CorporationInventors: Michael David Conover, Mathieu Bastian
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Publication number: 20160124956Abstract: For each of a group of nodes including a node corresponding to a first member and a plurality of nodes corresponding to members with which the first member is directly connected in a social graph, a plurality of reputation scores may be calculated for a node in the social graph, and the plurality of reputation scores for the node may be averaged into an importance score for the node. A keyness score for each of the plurality of nodes corresponding to members with which the first member is directly connected in the social graph can be calculated, the keyness score for each of the plurality of nodes being based on a connection strength for a connection between the node and the node corresponding to the first member and based on the importance score for the node. The keyness scores may be selected, averaged, and saved as a social capital score.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Michael David Conover, Mathieu Bastian
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Publication number: 20090125283Abstract: A protocol and software program are provided to create tagged representations of model building construction codes that have a tagging schema that reflects the logic and requirements of the codes from the text of the codes. The protocol and software can also be used to create “smart” versions of Federal, state, and locally adopted versions of the those codes, as well as reference standards and any other rules or regulations. The SMARTcodes™ and embedded schema and tags are usable by model checking software (MCS) as a limiting set of constraints when the MCS reads a building information model (BIM) that contains information about a building to check the building against the SMARTcodes™ and automatically assess code compliance for the building. In addition, the SMARTcodes™ may accessed manually by users through web-based interfaces to provide output that is useful for a variety of purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventor: David Conover
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Publication number: 20050264427Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an electrical injury protection system for protecting individuals working on or near a power circuit. In one embodiment, the system comprises a controller that is electrically connected to a power circuit and a detector that is carried by a user working. The detector has three or more electrodes mounted on the user's body which detect the electric field induced on the body by the power circuit. The detector is operable to detect the voltage between each pair of electrodes and activate an alarm if the voltage between any electrode pair exceeds a predetermined proximity threshold. If the voltage between an electrode pair exceeds a predetermined electrical-contact threshold, the detector transmits a tripping signal to the controller to activate a tripping mechanism, which de-energizes the power circuit. In certain embodiments, the controller can be used to monitor the de-energized condition of a de-energized circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Shengke Zeng, John Powers, Larry Jackson, David Conover, Nancy Stout, Bradley Newbraugh
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Publication number: 20050110994Abstract: A method for operating a confocal microscope system includes deflecting a light beam on a specimen with at least one beam deflection device. The position of the light beam is stepped with at least one beam deflection device across the specimen. A sample of emitted fluorescent light from the specimen is captured in synchronization with each of the stepped positions of the light beam. An image is obtained from the captured samples of emitted fluorescent light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Thomas Foster, David Conover, Chad Biglow, Irene Georgakoudi, Andrey Mezhiba, Soumya Mitra
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Publication number: 20030014762Abstract: A cable television system having bidirectional capability has subscribers with “set-top” converters which have no web browser capability. A server at the head-end or hub of the cable television system is equipped with one or more web browsers. The video representing each web page is applied to a cable modem termination system and combined with identification of the address or identifier of the subscriber for whom the web page is destined. The cable modem converts the data into a form suitable for transmission over the downstream function of the cable to the subscribers. At each subscriber, the web information is applied to a cable modem, which extracts the web page information and its destination information, and couples the information onto a bus. That subscriber whose memorized unique address corresponds to the destination uses the web page video information to update a memory buffer, which in general contains or stores a complete web page.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2001Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventors: Richard David Conover, Richard Peter DePaolis, Kevin Joseph Donaghy, Michael David Guiher, Mary Catherine Stabenau, Robert Michael Stack, Christopher Xavier Miller, Scott Charles Kreisler
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Patent number: 6415087Abstract: An endface configuration of an optical fiber has a frustum region which is produced by polishing the endface. In order to produce the optimal rounded tip, however, the polished fiber is then fused. To increase coupling efficiency, the vertex angle of the polished frustum region is acute, preferably between 16 and 20°. Further, to create a hyperbolic endface surface, an intermediate frustum region is preferably polished prior to fusing tip. This fused tip is preferably has a circular cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1998Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Corning Laserton, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chaodung Yang, Lee-Ching Hwu, Steven David Conover