Patents by Inventor MIHOKO HASEGAWA
MIHOKO HASEGAWA 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: 11836203Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving the quality of subsequent searches. A request is received from a user to perform a search using the term(s) provided by the user. A search is then performed using the provided term(s). A representation of the search result is depicted as an area (e.g., bubble) with terms of interest displayed outside the area. The area represents a set of documents that were found in the performed search and the terms of interest represent terms that may be of interest to the user based on this set of documents. These terms of interest may be selected by the user to adjust the search result. In this manner, the user is presented with an intuitive view as to how different terms or different searches will have an impact on the search results thereby improving the quality of subsequent searches.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Breakwater Solutions LLCInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
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Patent number: 11790028Abstract: A user interface (UI) enhancement system modifies a computer user interface based on user interactions recorded over time. The UI enhancement system records user interactions and develops a corresponding heat map. The heat map represents frequencies of user actions such as links clicked, scrolling actions, buttons selected, jumps within a page, etc. Based on the heat map, the UI enhancement system modifies a user interface configuration file which in turn influences the appearance and/or behavior of elements within the user interface to improve the user experience. Some embodiments give greater prominence to a UI element associated with greater “heat” and less prominence to an element with less “heat”.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Akira Fujiu, Mihoko Hasegawa, Tomokazu Nakamura, Yukiko Whalen
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Publication number: 20220414172Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving the quality of subsequent searches. A request is received from a user to perform a search using the term(s) provided by the user. A search is then performed using the provided term(s). A representation of the search result is depicted as an area (e.g., bubble) with terms of interest displayed outside the area. The area represents a set of documents that were found in the performed search and the terms of interest represent terms that may be of interest to the user based on this set of documents. These terms of interest may be selected by the user to adjust the search result. In this manner, the user is presented with an intuitive view as to how different terms or different searches will have an impact on the search results thereby improving the quality of subsequent searches.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Breakwater Solutions LLCInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
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Publication number: 20220405338Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving the quality of subsequent searches. A request is received from a user to perform a search using the term(s) provided by the user. A search is then performed using the provided term(s). A representation of the search result is depicted as an area (e.g., bubble) with terms of interest displayed outside the area. The area represents a set of documents that were found in the performed search and the terms of interest represent terms that may be of interest to the user based on this set of documents. These terms of interest may be selected by the user to adjust the search result. In this manner, the user is presented with an intuitive view as to how different terms or different searches will have an impact on the search results thereby improving the quality of subsequent searches.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Breakwater Solutions LLCInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
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Patent number: 11455354Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving the quality of subsequent searches. A request is received from a user to perform a search using the term(s) provided by the user. A search is then performed using the provided term(s). A representation of the search result is depicted as an area (e.g., bubble) with terms of interest displayed outside the area. The area represents a set of documents that were found in the performed search and the terms of interest represent terms that may be of interest to the user based on this set of documents. These terms of interest may be selected by the user to adjust the search result. In this manner, the user is presented with an intuitive view as to how different terms or different searches will have an impact on the search results thereby improving the quality of subsequent searches.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Breakwater Solutions LLCInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
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Patent number: 11455355Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving the quality of subsequent searches. A request is received from a user to perform a search using the term(s) provided by the user. A search is then performed using the provided term(s). A representation of the search result is depicted as an area (e.g., bubble) with terms of interest displayed outside the area. The area represents a set of documents that were found in the performed search and the terms of interest represent terms that may be of interest to the user based on this set of documents. These terms of interest may be selected by the user to adjust the search result. In this manner, the user is presented with an intuitive view as to how different terms or different searches will have an impact on the search results thereby improving the quality of subsequent searches.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Breakwater Solutions LLCInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
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Patent number: 11431593Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for visualizing analysis results of contents. Contents collected from various kinds of communication tools are read into memory. The contents are analyzed to obtain analysis results, where the analysis results include information on user groups, information on topics and degrees of involvement of users with the topic. Furthermore, user objects assigned according to the degree of involvement are dynamically displayed for a designated period of time and for each topic using the analysis results, where the displaying of each of the user objects is modified according to the degree of involvement and the information on a user group. A communication volume object which represents a communication volume between users may be further displayed between the user objects associated with these users and displayed so as to be different depending on the communication volume.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
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Patent number: 11374884Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product of managing and displaying online messages along timelines. In an embodiment, the present invention includes receiving a plurality of online messages from an online website, determining sets of similar online messages among the plurality of online messages, and displaying on a computer display each of the sets of similar online messages along a graphical representation of a timeline corresponding to the each of the sets of similar online messages, resulting in displayed timelines and displayed online messages. In a further embodiment, the present invention includes in response to receiving a new online message from the online website, determining each set among the sets of similar online messages to which the new online message is similar, and displaying on the computer display the new online message, resulting in a displayed new online message.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Shioya, Fumihiko Terui, Mihoko Hasegawa, Hirofumi Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20220188373Abstract: A user interface (UI) enhancement system modifies a computer user interface based on user interactions recorded over time. The UI enhancement system records user interactions and develops a corresponding heat map. The heat map represents frequencies of user actions such as links clicked, scrolling actions, buttons selected, jumps within a page, etc. Based on the heat map, the UI enhancement system modifies a user interface configuration file which in turn influences the appearance and/or behavior of elements within the user interface to improve the user experience. Some embodiments give greater prominence to a UI element associated with greater “heat” and less prominence to an element with less “heat”.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Akira Fujiu, Mihoko Hasegawa, Tomokazu Nakamura, Yukiko Whalen
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Patent number: 11200049Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for automated test authorization management is provided. The method obtains a test result, as part of an issue record, for a test of a software product. The test result contains a set of test attributes and represents an issue affecting the software product. An authorized developer is identified to assign the issue record. The method updates an authorization attribute of the test based on the test result and the authorized developer and transfers the authorization attribute to the authorized developer. The method detects a status transition of the issue record from a first status to a second status and reverts the authorization attribute of the test based on detecting the second status.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Yukiko Whalen, Tomokazu Nakamura, Mihoko Hasegawa, Akira Fujiu
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Publication number: 20210208872Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for automated test authorization management is provided. The method obtains a test result, as part of an issue record, for a test of a software product. The test result contains a set of test attributes and represents an issue affecting the software product. An authorized developer is identified to assign the issue record. The method updates an authorization attribute of the test based on the test result and the authorized developer and transfers the authorization attribute to the authorized developer. The method detects a status transition of the issue record from a first status to a second status and reverts the authorization attribute of the test based on detecting the second status.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Yukiko Whalen, Tomokazu Nakamura, Mihoko Hasegawa, Akira Fujiu
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Patent number: 10986003Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for visualizing analysis results of contents. Contents collected from various kinds of communication tools are read into memory. The contents are analyzed to obtain analysis results, where the analysis results include information on user groups, information on topics and degrees of involvement of users with the topic. Furthermore, user objects assigned according to the degree of involvement are dynamically displayed for a designated period of time and for each topic using the analysis results, where the displaying of each of the user objects is modified according to the degree of involvement and the information on a user group. A communication volume object which represents a communication volume between users may be further displayed between the user objects associated with these users and displayed so as to be different depending on the communication volume.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
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Publication number: 20210111973Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for visualizing analysis results of contents. Contents collected from various kinds of communication tools are read into memory. The contents are analyzed to obtain analysis results, where the analysis results include information on user groups, information on topics and degrees of involvement of users with the topic. Furthermore, user objects assigned according to the degree of involvement are dynamically displayed for a designated period of time and for each topic using the analysis results, where the displaying of each of the user objects is modified according to the degree of involvement and the information on a user group. A communication volume object which represents a communication volume between users may be further displayed between the user objects associated with these users and displayed so as to be different depending on the communication volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
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Patent number: 10949391Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to automatically identify source code relevant to a task among a set of disparate source code. The mechanisms search a plurality of working sets based on a given keyword associated with the task in order to identify a subset of working sets from a working set store that comprises the given keyword. The mechanisms identify source code files associated with the identified working sets. The mechanisms determine a score that depends on the occurrences of matched working sets for the given keyword within each identified source code file. For each directory or repository, the mechanisms determine an aggregated score for all the source code files comprised therein. The mechanisms present a listing of all identified source code files by directory and repository, where the listing illustrates a relevancy of repositories, directories, and source code files that comprise the given keyword associated with the task.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Maki Hiekata, Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Duc Binh Bui
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Patent number: 10797972Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for visualizing analysis results of contents. Contents collected from various kinds of communication tools are read into memory. The contents are analyzed to obtain analysis results, where the analysis results include information on user groups, information on topics and degrees of involvement of users with the topic. Furthermore, user objects assigned according to the degree of involvement are dynamically displayed for a designated period of time and for each topic using the analysis results, where the displaying of each of the user objects is modified according to the degree of involvement and the information on a user group. A communication volume object which represents a communication volume between users may be further displayed between the user objects associated with these users and displayed so as to be different depending on the communication volume.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
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Publication number: 20200145353Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product of managing and displaying online messages along timelines. In an embodiment, the present invention includes receiving a plurality of online messages from an online website, determining sets of similar online messages among the plurality of online messages, and displaying on a computer display each of the sets of similar online messages along a graphical representation of a timeline corresponding to the each of the sets of similar online messages, resulting in displayed timelines and displayed online messages. In a further embodiment, the present invention includes in response to receiving a new online message from the online website, determining each set among the sets of similar online messages to which the new online message is similar, and displaying on the computer display the new online message, resulting in a displayed new online message.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Tomohiro Shioya, Fumihiko Terui, Mihoko Hasegawa, Hirofumi Nishikawa
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Patent number: 10614110Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method of improving queries. The method includes performing a query on a document set, wherein documents that satisfy the query comprise a first subset of the document set and documents that do not satisfy the query comprise a complement subset. Thereafter, calculating a correlation for all terms in the complement subset, with respect to the complement subset. Thereafter determining a set of top correlated terms. A set of bottom correlated terms is determined. The set of top correlated terms and bottom correlated terms are presented to generate an improved query.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
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Publication number: 20200073960Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to automatically identify source code relevant to a task among a set of disparate source code. The mechanisms search a plurality of working sets based on a given keyword associated with the task in order to identify a subset of working sets from a working set store that comprises the given keyword. The mechanisms identify source code files associated with the identified working sets. The mechanisms determine a score that depends on the occurrences of matched working sets for the given keyword within each identified source code file. For each directory or repository, the mechanisms determine an aggregated score for all the source code files comprised therein. The mechanisms present a listing of all identified source code files by directory and repository, where the listing illustrates a relevancy of repositories, directories, and source code files that comprise the given keyword associated with the task.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Maki Hiekata, Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Duc Binh Bui
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Patent number: 10574601Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product of managing and displaying online messages along timelines. In an embodiment, the present invention includes receiving a plurality of online messages from an online website, determining sets of similar online messages among the plurality of online messages, and displaying on a computer display each of the sets of similar online messages along a graphical representation of a timeline corresponding to the each of the sets of similar online messages, resulting in displayed timelines and displayed online messages. In a further embodiment, the present invention includes in response to receiving a new online message from the online website, determining each set among the sets of similar online messages to which the new online message is similar, and displaying on the computer display the new online message, resulting in a displayed new online message.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Shioya, Fumihiko Terui, Mihoko Hasegawa, Hirofumi Nishikawa
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Patent number: 10528608Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method of improving queries. The method includes performing a query on a document set, wherein documents that satisfy the query comprise a first subset of the document set and documents that do not satisfy the query comprise a complement subset. Thereafter, calculating a correlation for all terms in the complement subset, with respect to the complement subset. Thereafter determining a set of top correlated terms. A set of bottom correlated terms is determined. The set of top correlated terms and bottom correlated terms are presented to generate an improved query.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui