Patents by Inventor Kristian Hammond

Kristian Hammond 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: 20230109572
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Patent number: 11521079
    Abstract: Method and Apparatus for Triggering the Automatic Generation of Narratives Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Narrative Science Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Publication number: 20200082276
    Abstract: Method and Apparatus for Triggering the Automatic Generation of Narratives Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Patent number: 10482381
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NARRATIVE SCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Patent number: 9384245
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Patent number: 9367588
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Patent number: 9348871
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Patent number: 9348872
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Publication number: 20160086084
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Patent number: 9208147
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Narrative Science Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Publication number: 20150178350
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate a context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system reorders the terms in a query so that they occur in a meaningful order as they naturally occur in a document or active task being manipulated by the user. Furthermore, the information retrieval system may access a user profile to retrieve information related to the user, and the select information sources or transform search terms based on attributes related to the user, such as the user's occupation, position in a company, major in school, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Patent number: 8978033
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate a context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system reorders the terms in a query so that they occur in a meaningful order as they naturally occur in a document or active task being manipulated by the user. Furthermore, the information retrieval system may access a user profile to retrieve information related to the user, and the select information sources or transform search terms based on attributes related to the user, such as the user's occupation, position in a company, major in school, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Patent number: 8892417
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Narrative Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Patent number: 8886520
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Narrative Science Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Publication number: 20140222795
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Publication number: 20140222796
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Publication number: 20140222794
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Publication number: 20140222808
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum
  • Patent number: 8775161
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Narrative Science Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Nichols, Michael Justin Smathers, Lawrence Birnbaum, Kristian Hammond, Lawrence E. Adams
  • Patent number: 8725725
    Abstract: An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system determines the relevance of a word to the context by utilizing an adaptive weighting system. The information retrieval system assigns varying weights to different attributes of a word and calculates an accumulated weight of the word by accumulating all weights assigned to the word. The attributes may include word size, style, location of the word, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Northwestern University, Perfect Market, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristian Hammond, Jerome Louis Budzik, Lawrence Birnbaum