Patents by Inventor Stephanie Houde
Stephanie Houde 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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Publication number: 20240134611Abstract: Embodiments relate to interactive editing of a machine-generated document. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a processor, a machine-generated document and performing a comparison of a current state of the machine-generated document to a previous state. A user edit is identified as one or more user-replaced tokens of a previous token sequence based at least in part on the comparison. A new version of the machine-generated document is generated that includes the one or more user-replaced tokens and identifies one or more related tokens to replace with a suggested replacement token sequence associated with the one or more user-replaced tokens. A suggestion list is generated for display to the user in a graphical user interface to indicate the suggested replacement token sequence to replace the one or more related tokens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez
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Publication number: 20230325470Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: John Thomas Richards, David John Piorkowski, Stephanie Houde, Yunfeng Zhang, Qingzi Liao, Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy
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Patent number: 11747970Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Justin David Weisz, John Thomas Richards
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Patent number: 11741192Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Thomas Richards, David John Pirokowski, Stephanie Houde, Yunfeng Zhang, Qingzi Liao, Rachel Katherine Emma Ballamy
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Publication number: 20230267066Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for software anomaly detection is provided. The present invention may include, receiving a target source code including a sequence of tokens. The present invention may also include, determining a probability of a candidate token in the sequence of tokens based on a context of other tokens in the sequence of tokens. The present invention may further include, in response to the determined probability of the candidate token satisfying a low probability threshold, detecting a low probability region in the received target source code, wherein the detected low probability region is associated with the candidate token satisfying the low probability threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Hendrik Strobelt
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Publication number: 20230177255Abstract: A computer-implemented method for counterfactual conversation simulation is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes generating a system output based, at least in part, on a user input. The computer-implemented method further includes determining that a system output/user input pair is not satisfactory based, at least in part, on a system output/user input score being below a predetermined threshold. The computer-implemented method further includes generating, in response to determining the system output/user input pair is not satisfactory, a counterfactual simulation of the user input based, at least in part, on a target intent of the user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Vera Liao, Yunfeng Zhang, Stephanie Houde
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Publication number: 20230088175Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Justin David Weisz, John Thomas Richards
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Patent number: 11587557Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, a computer implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product for creating an ontological conversational agent, the method including creating an ontological specification of a domain of discourse of the ontological conversational agent, and creating a description of one or more goals of the ontological conversational agent. In an embodiment, the ontological description includes classes of entities, their associated attributes and relationships between the classes of entities. In an embodiment, the ontological description includes language-related descriptions. In an embodiment, the method, computer system and computer program product further includes creating a description of services of the ontological conversational agent.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde
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Patent number: 11429360Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mayank Agarwal, Kartik Talamadupula, Justin David Weisz, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Michael Muller, John Thomas Richards, Steven I. Ross
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Publication number: 20220101833Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, a computer implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product for creating an ontological conversational agent, the method including creating an ontological specification of a domain of discourse of the ontological conversational agent, and creating a description of one or more goals of the ontological conversational agent. In an embodiment, the ontological description includes classes of entities, their associated attributes and relationships between the classes of entities. In an embodiment, the ontological description includes language-related descriptions. In an embodiment, the method, computer system and computer program product further includes creating a description of services of the ontological conversational agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Steven I. Ross, Stephanie Houde
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Patent number: 11263188Abstract: A method for automatically generating documentation for an artificial intelligence model includes receiving, by a computing device, an artificial intelligence model. The computing device accesses a model facts policy that indicates data to be collected for artificial intelligence models. The computing device collects artificial intelligence model facts regarding the artificial intelligence model according to the model facts policy. The computing device accesses a factsheet template. The factsheet template provides a schema for an artificial intelligence model factsheet for the artificial intelligence model. The computing device populates the artificial intelligence model factsheet using the factsheet template with the artificial intelligence model facts related to the artificial intelligence model.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew R. Arnold, Rachel K. E. Bellamy, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Michael Hind, Stephanie Houde, Kalapriya Kannan, Sameep Mehta, Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Ramya Raghavendra, Darrell C. Reimer, John T. Richards, David J. Piorkowski, Jason Tsay, Kush R. Varshney, Manish Kesarwani
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Publication number: 20210232867Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: John Thomas Richards, David John Piorkowski, Stephanie Houde, Yunfeng Zhang, Qingzi Liao, Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy
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Publication number: 20210133162Abstract: A method for automatically generating documentation for an artificial intelligence model includes receiving, by a computing device, an artificial intelligence model. The computing device accesses a model facts policy that indicates data to be collected for artificial intelligence models. The computing device collects artificial intelligence model facts regarding the artificial intelligence model according to the model facts policy. The computing device accesses a factsheet template. The factsheet template provides a schema for an artificial intelligence model factsheet for the artificial intelligence model. The computing device populates the artificial intelligence model factsheet using the factsheet template with the artificial intelligence model facts related to the artificial intelligence model.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Matthew R. Arnold, Rachel K.E. Bellamy, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Michael Hind, Stephanie Houde, Kalapriya Kannan, Sameep Mehta, Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Ramya Raghavendra, Darrell C. Reimer, John T. Richards, David J. Piorkowski, Jason Tsay, Kush R. Varshney, Manish Kesarwani
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Patent number: 7991720Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer filing system. The method and apparatus include the creation of a pile comprising a collection of documents and displaying a graphical representation of the collection of documents. The method and apparatus further include browsing the collection of documents by pointing a cursor at a particular item in the collection of documents to reveal an indicia for the particular item in the collection of documents. The filing system can automatically divide a pile (e.g. a collection of documents from an electronic mail network) into subpiles on the basis of the content of each document in the pile, and the filing system, at the user's request can automatically file away documents into existing piles in the computer system on the basis of a similarity match between the content (or other internal representation) of the document and the content (or other internal representation) of existing piles in the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard Mander, Daniel E. Rose, Gitta Salomon, Yin Yin Wong, Timothy Oren, Susan Booker, Stephanie Houde
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Patent number: 7849035Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer filing system. The method and apparatus include the creation of a pile comprising a collection of documents and displaying a graphical representation of the collection of documents. The method and apparatus further include browsing the collection of documents by pointing a cursor at a particular item in the collection of documents to reveal an indicia for the particular item in the collection of documents. The filing system can automatically divide a pile (e.g. a collection of documents from an electronic mail network) into subpiles on the basis of the content of each document in the pile, and the filing system, at the users request can automatically file away documents into existing piles in the computer system on the basis of a similarity match between the content (or other internal representation) of the document and the content (or other internal representation) of existing piles in the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard Mander, Daniel E. Rose, Gitta Salomon, Yin Yin Wong, Timothy Oren, Susan Booker, Stephanie Houde
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Publication number: 20070033537Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer filing system. The method and apparatus include the creation of a pile comprising a collection of documents and displaying a graphical representation of the collection of documents. The method and apparatus further include browsing the collection of documents by pointing a cursor at a particular item in the collection of documents to reveal an indicia for the particular item in the collection of documents. The filing system can automatically divide a pile (e.g. a collection of documents from an electronic mail network) into subpiles on the basis of the content of each document in the pile, and the filing system, at the users request can automatically file away documents into existing piles in the computer system on the basis of a similarity match between the content (or other internal representation) of the document and the content (or other internal representation) of existing piles in the computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: Richard Mander, Daniel Rose, Gitta Salomon, Yin Wong, Timothy Oren, Susan Booker, Stephanie Houde
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Publication number: 20040128277Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer filing system. The method and apparatus include the creation of a pile comprising a collection of documents and displaying a graphical representation of the collection of documents. The method and apparatus further include browsing the collection of documents by pointing a cursor at a particular item in the collection of documents to reveal an indicia for the particular item in the collection of documents. The filing system can automatically divide a pile (e.g. a collection of documents from an electronic mail network) into subpiles on the basis of the content of each document in the pile, and the filing system, at the user's request can automatically file away documents into existing piles in the computer system on the basis of a similarity match between the content (or other internal representation) of the document and the content (or other internal representation) of existing piles in the computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Richard Mander, Daniel E. Rose, Gitta Salomon, Yin Yin Wong, Timothy Oren, Susan Booker, Stephanie Houde
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Patent number: 6613101Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer filing system. The method and apparatus include the creation of a pile comprising a collection of documents and displaying a graphical representation of the collection of documents. The method and apparatus further include browsing the collection of documents by pointing a cursor at a particular item in the collection of documents to reveal an indicia for the particular item in the collection of documents. The filing system can automatically divide a pile (e.g. a collection of documents from an electronic mail network) into subpiles on the basis of the content of each document in the pile, and the filing system, at the users request can automatically file away documents into existing piles in the computer system on the basis of a similarity match between the content (or other internal representation) of the document and the content (or other internal representation) of existing piles in the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.Inventors: Richard Mander, Daniel E. Rose, Gitta Salomon, Yin Yin Wong, Timothy Oren, Susan Booker, Stephanie Houde
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Publication number: 20020080180Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer filing system. The method and apparatus include the creation of a pile comprising a collection of documents and displaying a graphical representation of the collection of documents. The method and apparatus further include browsing the collection of documents by pointing a cursor at a particular item in the collection of documents to reveal an indicia for the particular item in the collection of documents. The filing system can automatically divide a pile (e.g. a collection of documents from an electronic mail network) into subpiles on the basis of the content of each document in the pile, and the filing system, at the users request can automatically file away documents into existing piles in the computer system on the basis of a similarity match between the content (or other internal representation) of the document and the content (or other internal representation) of existing piles in the computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Richard Mander, Daniel E. Rose, Gitta Salomon, Yin Yin Wong, Timothy Oren, Susan Booker, Stephanie Houde
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Patent number: 6243724Abstract: A method and apparatus for organizing information in a computer filing system. The method and apparatus include the creation of a pile comprising a collection of documents and displaying a graphical representation of the collection of documents. The method and apparatus further include browsing the collection of documents by pointing a cursor at a particular item in the collection of documents to reveal an indicia for the particular item in the collection of documents. The filing system can automatically divide a pile (e.g. a collection of documents from an electronic mail network) into subpiles on the basis of the content of each document in the pile, and the filing system, at the user's request can automatically file away documents into existing piles in the computer system on the basis of a similarity match between the content (or other internal representation) of the document and the content (or other internal representation) of existing piles in the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1994Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.Inventors: Richard Mander, Daniel E. Rose, Gitta Salomon, Yin Yin Wong, Timothy Oren, Susan Booker, Stephanie Houde