Patents by Inventor John Thomas Richards

John Thomas Richards 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).

  • Publication number: 20230409461
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for testing a user interface. A previously trained machine learning model trained with traces of interactions between one or more users and a user interface is accessed. The interactions include one or more timestamps of user interactions with the user interface, actions by each user associated with the user interface, and metadata associated with user interactions. A simulated interaction of a simulated agent utilizing the user interface is generated using the previously trained machine learning model. The simulated interaction is encoded as an input trace to a user interface. The encoded simulated interaction is input into the user interface for automated testing of the user interface. Results of the automated testing of the user interface are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Justin David Weisz, Mayank Agarwal, Michael Muller, John Thomas Richards, Steven I. Ross, Kartik Talamadupula
  • Publication number: 20230325470
    Abstract: An autonomous agent operating method, system, and computer program product, including launching a first autonomous agent for a task with an initial update interval and adjusting the initial update interval for a second autonomous agent based on a second task for the second autonomous agent being similar to the task over time in relation to a trust level of a human user in a performance of the first autonomous agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: John Thomas Richards, David John Piorkowski, Stephanie Houde, Yunfeng Zhang, Qingzi Liao, Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy
  • Patent number: 11747970
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to interactive graphical display. A request is processed by a generative system to generate multiple hypotheses of an output in response to the request, a primary hypothesis of the multiple hypotheses having a highest confidence for the output, multiple secondary hypotheses of the multiple hypotheses having a lower confidence than the highest confidence. At least one region of divergence is determined from the primary hypothesis by the multiple secondary hypotheses, the at least one region of divergence having alternatives in the multiple secondary hypotheses, the alternatives in the multiple secondary hypotheses differing from the primary hypothesis. A graphical user interface displays the at least one region of divergence in the primary hypothesis and alternatives in the multiple secondary hypotheses for the at least one region of divergence, the alternatives and primary hypothesis for the at least one region of divergence being displayed as selectable options for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Justin David Weisz, John Thomas Richards
  • Patent number: 11741192
    Abstract: An autonomous agent operating method, system, and computer program product, including configuring an autonomous agent for a task, launching the autonomous agent with an initial update interval, the update interval determining a frequency of the autonomous agent reporting results to a human user for review, measuring the trust level of human user in a performance of the autonomous agent, and dynamically adjusting the update interval based on this measured trust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Thomas Richards, David John Pirokowski, Stephanie Houde, Yunfeng Zhang, Qingzi Liao, Rachel Katherine Emma Ballamy
  • Publication number: 20230088175
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to interactive graphical display. A request is processed by a generative system to generate multiple hypotheses of an output in response to the request, a primary hypothesis of the multiple hypotheses having a highest confidence for the output, multiple secondary hypotheses of the multiple hypotheses having a lower confidence than the highest confidence. At least one region of divergence is determined from the primary hypothesis by the multiple secondary hypotheses, the at least one region of divergence having alternatives in the multiple secondary hypotheses, the alternatives in the multiple secondary hypotheses differing from the primary hypothesis. A graphical user interface displays the at least one region of divergence in the primary hypothesis and alternatives in the multiple secondary hypotheses for the at least one region of divergence, the alternatives and primary hypothesis for the at least one region of divergence being displayed as selectable options for a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Justin David Weisz, John Thomas Richards
  • Patent number: 11429360
    Abstract: A method of using artificial intelligence to provide source code from an original programming language in a target programming language showing regions of low confidence. The method includes receiving, by a computing device, a code base in an original programming language. The computing device further provides the code base in the original programming language to a target programming language using an artificial intelligence tool. The computing device additionally displays the code base in the target programming language using a visualization tool in a visual interface. The computing device still further displays the regions of uncertainty to a human user in the visual interface. The regions of uncertainty provide low confidence regions of the code base in the target programming language for targeted user intervention. The regions of low confidence correlate with violations to provide displayed actionable insight regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mayank Agarwal, Kartik Talamadupula, Justin David Weisz, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Michael Muller, John Thomas Richards, Steven I. Ross
  • Patent number: 11316980
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system determine when to transfer a communication session from an agent to a bot. The method includes monitoring the communication session between the agent and a user. The method includes determining a continuing utility value indicating a predicted continuing cost to maintaining the communication session with the agent. The continuing utility value is indicative of a predicted continuing benefit to maintaining the communication with the agent. The method includes determining a transferring utility value indicating a predicted transferring cost to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The transferring utility value is indicative of a predicted transferring benefit to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The method includes, as a result of the predicted transferring benefit being greater than the predicted continuing benefit, transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Thomas Richards, Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy, Robert G. Farrell, Qingzi Liao, David John Piorkowski
  • Publication number: 20220083881
    Abstract: An automated analytic tool (AAT) apparatus analyzes a machine learning system (MLS). The tool comprises a processor configured to receive experiment parameters associated with an experiment performed on the MLS, and captures information from a plurality of stages of the experiment. The information comprises information regarding MLS results and choices made during the experiment. The tool automatically revise the captured information into revised information utilizing a knowledge base comprising information from prior experiments. The tool then presents the revised information to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Arunima Chaudhary, Dakuo Wang, David John Piorkowski, Daniel M. Gruen, Chuang Gan, Peter Daniel Kirchner, Gregory Bramble, Bei Chen, Abel Valente, Carolina Maria Spina, John Thomas Richards, Abhishek Bhandwaldar
  • Publication number: 20210232867
    Abstract: An autonomous agent operating method, system, and computer program product, including configuring an autonomous agent for a task, launching the autonomous agent with an initial update interval, the update interval determining a frequency of the autonomous agent reporting results to a human user for review, measuring the trust level of human user in a performance of the autonomous agent, and dynamically adjusting the update interval based on this measured trust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: John Thomas Richards, David John Piorkowski, Stephanie Houde, Yunfeng Zhang, Qingzi Liao, Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy
  • Publication number: 20210160374
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system determine when to transfer a communication session from an agent to a bot. The method includes monitoring the communication session between the agent and a user. The method includes determining a continuing utility value indicating a predicted continuing cost to maintaining the communication session with the agent. The continuing utility value is indicative of a predicted continuing benefit to maintaining the communication with the agent. The method includes determining a transferring utility value indicating a predicted transferring cost to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The transferring utility value is indicative of a predicted transferring benefit to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The method includes, as a result of the predicted transferring benefit being greater than the predicted continuing benefit, transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: John Thomas Richards, Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy, Robert G. Farrell, Qingzi Liao, David John Piorkowski
  • Patent number: 6373505
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying information on a display device of limited display area. More specifically, an array of elements is formed on the display where each of the elements represents an attribute and has graphical information indicating the state of the attribute. Further, the position of each element in the array represents its position in a collection of attributes. Each element is also user selectable, so that when the element is selected, further information on the attribute is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy, Vicki Lynne Hanson, Wendy A. Kellogg, John Thomas Richards, Calvin Bruce Swart
  • Patent number: 4039935
    Abstract: A magnetostrictive mechanical, variable frequency stress transducer is disclosed in which the frequency of the output signal is proportional to the applied stress. This device consists of a magnetic stress actuating member, to which the stress is applied, and a transistor-magnetic oscillator constructed so the stress sensitive magnetic characteristic of the stress actuating member is the principal frequency determining element of the oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Inventor: John Thomas Richard Wilson