Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Yale

Thomas W. Yale 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: 20030004706
    Abstract: A computerized natural language processing system and method for knowledge management. The system is made up of a computer keyboard for entering data into the system, at least one server computer having a processor, an area of main memory for executing program code under the direction of the processor, and a disk storage device for storing data and program code. Computer program code stored in disk storage device and executing in the main memory is under the direction of the processor and a knowledge repository with a relational database structure with a plurality of database listings that are integrated and managed within the knowledge repository. A computerized natural language processing method for knowledge management of data, between the system and a user, is also disclosed and involves performing lexical analysis, performing structural analysis, performing data management steps and generating a response in proper grammatical form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas W. Yale, Lawrence L. Stone
  • Patent number: 5587903
    Abstract: A sentence entered by a user is translated into Esperanto. The translated sentence is then parsed and a series of propositions are generated. Each proposition consist of a subject, verb, and an optional object such as an adjective, noun, or prepositional phrase, if present. A series of propositional databases are used to relate the various propositions as to their function within the sentence, thereby mapping the thought of the sentence in a form recognizable by a machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Thomas W. Yale