Patents by Inventor Vijay FRANCIS

Vijay FRANCIS 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: 11615129
    Abstract: Electronic message text classification framework selection is described. An incoming electronic message is classified using a current text classification framework. A classification of the electronic message by the current text classification framework is scored. A cost of re-training the current text classification is compared against a cost of switching to a different text classification framework. One of multiple text classification frameworks, which includes the current text classification framework and other text classification frameworks, is selected based on the score of the classification by the current text classification framework and a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay Francis, Dennis J. Chen, Jonathan Dunne, Andrew T. Penrose
  • Patent number: 11288299
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for providing enhanced action fulfillment using classification valency. At least a first message from a user in a channel is analyzed, the first message containing first data of a first data type, and a classification of the first message is inferred based on the first data's content. At least a second message from the user in the channel is analyzed, the second message containing second data of a second data type different from the first data type, and a classification model of the second message is derived based on the second data's content. The classification of the first message and the classification model of the second message are used to determine whether an additional inference is available based on the classification valency. The additional inference is incorporated to determine the enhanced action fulfillment, and the enhanced action is presented to the user for fulfillment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis Jinlone Chen, Jonathan Dunne, Vijay Francis, Andrew T. Penrose, Rogelio Vazquez-Rivera
  • Patent number: 11176472
    Abstract: A thread delta prediction and cognitive conversation opportunity generation. A prediction model may be generated based on chat space conversation data, and predicts a chat thread delta associated with a current chat conversation data. A data package may be created based on the chat thread delta. Based on the data package, a conversation opportunity may be determined for a given topic for given user in the chat space, to conduct during a time period of the chat thread delta in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay Francis, Dennis J. Chen, Rogelio Vazquez-Rivera, Jonathan Dunne, Andrew T. Penrose, Brendan P. Arthurs
  • Patent number: 10673821
    Abstract: Mapping and obscuring digital representations of a number of user accounts on a social network map includes identifying a primary user account from a number of user accounts of a social network, determining, based on metadata associated with the user accounts, a relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, mapping, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, a digital representation of each of the user accounts to a territory on a social network map, determining, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, an obscurity level for each of the user accounts, and obscuring, based on the obscurity level, the territory associated with the digital representation of each of the user accounts on a social network map from the primary user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cameron J. Bosnic, Jr., Vijay Francis, Jacob M. Lineberry, Scott H. Prager, Erika Varga
  • Patent number: 10616160
    Abstract: Controlling cascade of information transmitted and received via one or more online data sharing platforms and electronic communication network. A message to be shared is detected. The message and the corresponding message stream may be analyzed. An action may be taken upon the message responsive to one or more criteria being met based on analyzing the message and the corresponding message stream. The action may include at least forcing a fact check of the message that determines veracity of the message. The action may also include one or more of removing the message, disabling the message, allowing conditional sharing of the message, or allowing the message to be shared. The one or more criteria may include at least determining a confidence value below a threshold value that indicates the message is non-factual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Thomas J. Evans, IV, Vijay Francis
  • Publication number: 20190362253
    Abstract: A thread delta prediction and cognitive conversation opportunity generation. A prediction model may be generated based on chat space conversation data, and predicts a chat thread delta associated with a current chat conversation data. A data package may be created based on the chat thread delta. Based on the data package, a conversation opportunity may be determined for a given topic for given user in the chat space, to conduct during a time period of the chat thread delta in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Vijay Francis, Dennis J. Chen, Rogelio Vazquez-Rivera, Jonathan Dunne, Andrew T. Penrose, Brendan P. Arthurs
  • Publication number: 20190325065
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for providing enhanced action fulfillment using classification valency. At least a first message from a user in a channel is analyzed, the first message containing first data of a first data type, and a classification of the first message is inferred based on the first data's content. At least a second message from the user in the channel is analyzed, the second message containing second data of a second data type different from the first data type, and a classification model of the second message is derived based on the second data's content. The classification of the first message and the classification model of the second message are used to determine whether an additional inference is available based on the classification valency. The additional inference is incorporated to determine the enhanced action fulfillment, and the enhanced action is presented to the user for fulfillment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Dennis Jinlone Chen, Jonathan Dunne, Vijay Francis, Andrew T. Penrose, Rogelio Vazquez-Rivera
  • Publication number: 20190163816
    Abstract: Electronic message text classification framework selection is described. An incoming electronic message is classified using a current text classification framework. A classification of the electronic message by the current text classification framework is scored. A cost of re-training the current text classification is compared against a cost of switching to a different text classification framework. One of multiple text classification frameworks, which includes the current text classification framework and other text classification frameworks, is selected based on the score of the classification by the current text classification framework and a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Vijay Francis, Dennis J. Chen, Jonathan Dunne, Andrew T. Penrose
  • Publication number: 20180324127
    Abstract: Controlling cascade of information transmitted and received via one or more online data sharing platforms and electronic communication network. A message to be shared is detected. The message and the corresponding message stream may be analyzed. An action may be taken upon the message responsive to one or more criteria being met based on analyzing the message and the corresponding message stream. The action may include at least forcing a fact check of the message that determines veracity of the message. The action may also include one or more of removing the message, disabling the message, allowing conditional sharing of the message, or allowing the message to be shared. The one or more criteria may include at least determining a confidence value below a threshold value that indicates the message is non-factual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Thomas J. Evans, IV, Vijay Francis
  • Patent number: 10110531
    Abstract: Controlling cascade of information transmitted and received via one or more online data sharing platforms and electronic communication network. A message to be shared is detected. The message and the corresponding message stream may be analyzed. An action may be taken upon the message responsive to one or more criteria being met based on analyzing the message and the corresponding message stream. The action may include at least forcing a fact check of the message that determines veracity of the message. The action may also include one or more of removing the message, disabling the message, allowing conditional sharing of the message, or allowing the message to be shared. The one or more criteria may include at least determining a confidence value below a threshold value that indicates the message is non-factual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Thomas J. Evans, IV, Vijay Francis
  • Patent number: 10040930
    Abstract: Polypropylene copolymer for biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) with low isotacticity, high melting temperature and low comonomer content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: ABU DHABI POLYMERS CO. LTD (BOROUGE) LLC., BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Dietrich Gloger, Thomas Horill, Vijay Francis, Gurusamy Sakkaraiyappan, Niraj Dixit, Kauno Alastalo, Torvald Vestberg, Johan Defoer
  • Publication number: 20180219837
    Abstract: Mapping and obscuring digital representations of a number of user accounts on a social network map includes identifying a primary user account from a number of user accounts of a social network, determining, based on metadata associated with the user accounts, a relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, mapping, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, a digital representation of each of the user accounts to a territory on a social network map, determining, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, an obscurity level for each of the user accounts, and obscuring, based on the obscurity level, the territory associated with the digital representation of each of the user accounts on a social network map from the primary user account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Cameron J. Bosnic, JR., Vijay Francis, Jacob M. Lineberry, Scott H. Prager, Erika Varga
  • Patent number: 9998342
    Abstract: A method for generating a graph segment providing a gist or summary of an online social network conversation may include generating a graph of the online social network conversation. The graph of the online social network conversation may include a plurality of nodes and each node may be connected to at least one other node by an edge. Each node may represent a message of the online social network conversation and each edge may correspond to an action by a participant in the online social network conversation. The method may also include determining an edge weight for each edge and analyzing the graph of the online social network conversation using at least the edge weight of at least some edges. The method may additionally include generating a graph segment that provides a gist or summary of the online social network conversation based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alaa Abou Mahmoud, Paul R. Bastide, Vijay Francis, Fang Lu
  • Patent number: 9992169
    Abstract: Mapping and obscuring digital representations of a number of user accounts on a social network map includes identifying a primary user account from a number of user accounts of a social network, determining, based on metadata associated with the user accounts, a relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, mapping, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, a digital representation of each of the user accounts to a territory on a social network map, determining, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, an obscurity level for each of the user accounts, and obscuring, based on the obscurity level, the territory associated with the digital representation of each of the user accounts on a social network map from the primary user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cameron J. Bosnic, Jr., Vijay Francis, Jacob M. Lineberry, Scott H. Prager, Erika Varga
  • Patent number: 9946570
    Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ilya Barshteyn, Cameron J. Bosnic, Jr., Vijay Francis, Yu Guo
  • Patent number: 9887891
    Abstract: A method for generating a graph segment providing a gist or summary of an online social network conversation may include generating a graph of the online social network conversation. The graph of the online social network conversation may include a plurality of nodes and each node may be connected to at least one other node by an edge. Each node may represent a message of the online social network conversation and each edge may correspond to an action by a participant in the online social network conversation. The method may also include determining an edge weight for each edge and analyzing the graph of the online social network conversation using at least the edge weight of at least some edges. The method may additionally include generating a graph segment that provides a gist or summary of the online social network conversation based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alaa Abou Mahmoud, Paul R. Bastide, Vijay Francis, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20170147389
    Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: ILYA BARSHTEYN, CAMERON J. BOSNIC, JR., VIJAY FRANCIS, YU GUO
  • Publication number: 20170147373
    Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: ILYA BARSHTEYN, CAMERON J. BOSNIC, JR., VIJAY FRANCIS, YU GUO
  • Patent number: 9639389
    Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ilya Barshteyn, Cameron J. Bosnic, Jr., Vijay Francis, Yu Guo
  • Patent number: 9634996
    Abstract: Mapping and obscuring digital representations of a number of user accounts on a social network map includes identifying a primary user account from a number of user accounts of a social network, determining, based on metadata associated with the user accounts, a relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, mapping, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, a digital representation of each of the user accounts to a territory on a social network map, determining, based on the relationship for each of the user accounts relative to the primary user account, an obscurity level for each of the user accounts, and obscuring, based on the obscurity level, the territory associated with the digital representation of each of the user accounts on a social network map from the primary user account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cameron J. Bosnic, Jr., Vijay Francis, Jacob M. Lineberry, Scott H. Prager, Erika Varga