Patents Assigned to Inso Corporation
  • Method and apparatus for morphological analysis and generation of natural language text
    Patent number: 5794177
    Abstract: This invention improves information retrieval and the precision of language processing by providing an apparatus and method for organizing, utilizing, analyzing, and generating morphological data. The apparatus and method involve locating a stored lexical expression representative of a candidate word found in a stream of natural language text, identifying a paradigm for the candidate word based upon the stored lexical expression, and applying transforms contained within the identified paradigm to the candidate word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Inso Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Michael Wiesner, Keith Boone
  • Method and apparatus for automated search and retrieval process
    Patent number: 5680628
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the identification of noun phrases in a stream of natural language text receives an input stream of text, identifies tokens within the stream of text, and processes the tokens to identify noun phrases. The system processes the tokens by annotating the tokens with tags identifying characteristics of the tokens and by contextually analyzing each token and its associated characteristics. During processing, the system can also disambiguate individual token characteristics and identify agreement between tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Inso Corporation
    Inventors: Alwin B. Carus, Michael Wiesner, Ateeque R. Haque