Patents by Inventor Jim J. TAO
Jim J. TAO 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: 10216622Abstract: A method for resolving software problems is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of stored error pattern data sets including a stored error pattern indicative of a historical pattern of errors and corrective action data indicative of a set of corrective action(s) designed to be used in response to the corresponding historical pattern of errors; receiving a subject error pattern data set corresponding to a subject error pattern that was experienced by a system of computing device(s); comparing the subject error pattern to each of the plurality of stored error patterns to determine a ranking of the plurality of stored error patterns for closeness to the subject error pattern, comparing positions of errors and an order errors as between the subject error pattern and the stored error pattern; presenting at least a portion of the ranking of the plurality of stored error patterns and corresponding corrective action data.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Jim J. Tao
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Publication number: 20180060225Abstract: A method for resolving software problems is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of stored error pattern data sets including a stored error pattern indicative of a historical pattern of errors and corrective action data indicative of a set of corrective action(s) designed to be used in response to the corresponding historical pattern of errors; receiving a subject error pattern data set corresponding to a subject error pattern that was experienced by a system of computing device(s); comparing the subject error pattern to each of the plurality of stored error patterns to determine a ranking of the plurality of stored error patterns for closeness to the subject error pattern, comparing positions of errors and an order errors as between the subject error pattern and the stored error pattern; presenting at least a portion of the ranking of the plurality of stored error patterns and corresponding corrective action data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventor: Jim J. Tao
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Patent number: 9703891Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing recommendations to improve a query. A query with query keywords and selected categories is received. In response to determining that the selected categories are ranked high with reference to query relevance indicator values for each of the selected categories, a query relevance indicator of the query is calculated with each subcategory using keyword relevance indicators, each subcategory is ranked based on the query relevance indicators, and the ranked subcategories are provided for use in selecting new categories to be submitted with the query.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Jim J. Tao
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Patent number: 9589050Abstract: Provided are semantic context based keyword search techniques. A query with one or more keywords, one or more relevant words, and one or more selected services is received. A general relevance indicator for services in a category is calculated based on keyword relevance indicators of the one or more keywords in the query for each service among services in the category and relevant word relevance indicators of the one or more relevant words in the query for the services in the category. The services in the category are ranked based on the general relevance indicator for each service. In response to determining that at least one of the selected services is not ranked high with reference to the ranked services in the category, at least one of: one or more additional keywords, one or more additional relevant words, and one or more additional services to provide as recommendations are identified.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Jim J. Tao
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Publication number: 20150286708Abstract: Provided are semantic context based keyword search techniques. A query with one or more keywords, one or more relevant words, and one or more selected services is received. A general relevance indicator for services in a category is calculated based on keyword relevance indicators of the one or more keywords in the query for each service among services in the category and relevant word relevance indicators of the one or more relevant words in the query for the services in the category. The services in the category are ranked based on the general relevance indicator for each service. In response to determining that at least one of the selected services is not ranked high with reference to the ranked services in the category, at least one of: one or more additional keywords, one or more additional relevant words, and one or more additional services to provide as recommendations are identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Jim J. Tao
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Publication number: 20140108390Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing recommendations to improve a query. A query with query keywords and selected categories is received. In response to determining that the selected categories are ranked high with reference to query relevance indicator values for each of the selected categories, a query relevance indicator of the query is calculated with each subcategory using keyword relevance indicators, each subcategory is ranked based on the query relevance indicators, and the ranked subcategories are provided for use in selecting new categories to be submitted with the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Jim J. TAO
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Patent number: 8682924Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing recommendations to improve a query. A query with query keywords and selected categories is received. In response to determining that the selected categories are ranked high with reference to query relevance indicator values for each of the selected categories, a query relevance indicator of the query is calculated with each subcategory using keyword relevance indicators, each subcategory is ranked based on the query relevance indicators, and the ranked subcategories are provided for use in selecting new categories to be submitted with the query.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Jim J. Tao
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Patent number: 8667007Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing recommendations to improve a query. A query with query keywords and selected categories is received. In response to determining that the selected categories are ranked high with reference to query relevance indicator values for each of the selected categories, a query relevance indicator of the query is calculated with each subcategory using keyword relevance indicators, each subcategory is ranked based on the query relevance indicators, and the ranked subcategories are provided for use in selecting new categories to be submitted with the query.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Jim J. Tao
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Publication number: 20120303651Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing recommendations to improve a query. A query with query keywords and selected categories is received. In response to determining that the selected categories are ranked high with reference to query relevance indicator values for each of the selected categories, a query relevance indicator of the query is calculated with each subcategory using keyword relevance indicators, each subcategory is ranked based on the query relevance indicators, and the ranked subcategories are provided for use in selecting new categories to be submitted with the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Jim J. TAO