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).

  • Patent number: 11836203
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Breakwater Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
  • Patent number: 11790028
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Fujiu, Mihoko Hasegawa, Tomokazu Nakamura, Yukiko Whalen
  • Publication number: 20220414172
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Breakwater Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
  • Publication number: 20220405338
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Breakwater Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
  • Patent number: 11455354
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Breakwater Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
  • Patent number: 11455355
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Breakwater Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
  • Patent number: 11431593
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
  • Patent number: 11374884
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shioya, Fumihiko Terui, Mihoko Hasegawa, Hirofumi Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220188373
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Akira Fujiu, Mihoko Hasegawa, Tomokazu Nakamura, Yukiko Whalen
  • Patent number: 11200049
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Whalen, Tomokazu Nakamura, Mihoko Hasegawa, Akira Fujiu
  • Publication number: 20210208872
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yukiko Whalen, Tomokazu Nakamura, Mihoko Hasegawa, Akira Fujiu
  • Patent number: 10986003
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
  • Publication number: 20210111973
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
  • Patent number: 10949391
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maki Hiekata, Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Duc Binh Bui
  • Patent number: 10797972
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
  • Publication number: 20200145353
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shioya, Fumihiko Terui, Mihoko Hasegawa, Hirofumi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10614110
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui
  • Publication number: 20200073960
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Maki Hiekata, Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Duc Binh Bui
  • Patent number: 10574601
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shioya, Fumihiko Terui, Mihoko Hasegawa, Hirofumi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10528608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Ryoji Kurosawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Fumihiko Terui