Patents by Inventor Jan B. Lillelund

Jan B. Lillelund 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: 11170176
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a theme for a poetic composition. The method also includes building a datastore of text taxonomies that provide associative differences between two words in a plurality of words. The method also includes analyzing the associative differences to determine a distance from a nexus for each of the plurality of words, wherein the nexus is determined according to the theme, and wherein the distance from the nexus to one of the plurality of words describes a suitability of the one of the plurality of words for use in the poetic composition for the theme. The method also includes determining at least one associative word according to the distance from the nexus. The method also includes determining a rhyming word from the plurality of words according to the at least one associative word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jan B. Lillelund, Brian Rasmussen, Clea Anne Zolotow, Craig M. Trim
  • Publication number: 20210097141
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a theme for a poetic composition. The method also includes building a datastore of text taxonomies that provide associative differences between two words in a plurality of words. The method also includes analyzing the associative differences to determine a distance from a nexus for each of the plurality of words, wherein the nexus is determined according to the theme, and wherein the distance from the nexus to one of the plurality of words describes a suitability of the one of the plurality of words for use in the poetic composition for the theme. The method also includes determining at least one associative word according to the distance from the nexus. The method also includes determining a rhyming word from the plurality of words according to the at least one associative word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jan B. Lillelund, Brian Rasmussen, Clea Anne Zolotow, Craig M. Trim