Patents Assigned to RELX INC.
  • Publication number: 20250139146
    Abstract: In embodiment, a method of displaying an answer of a question-answer pair in response to a natural language search query includes receiving, from a Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) model, an array of attention matrices for the question-answer pair, where each attention matrix of the array of attention matrices includes an array of attribution values, generating a total attribution value for each word of an answer of the question-answer pair from the array of attention matrices, and displaying the answer on an electronic display, wherein one or more words of the answer is highlighted based on the total attribution values for each word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Soha Khazaeli, Jake Nelson, Taylor Hearn
  • Publication number: 20250077561
    Abstract: A database clustering search system includes a processor; and a non-transitory, processor readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the processor, the non-transitory, processor readable storage medium including one or more instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive input comprising a search query; deploy a search based on the input; populate a list that refers to one or more content types; and output the list to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Koussa, Mark Myslin
  • Publication number: 20240419738
    Abstract: A method for expanding a hierarchical taxonomy associated with a corpus of documents may include performing cluster analysis on documents associated with a leaf node of the taxonomy to determine a plurality of first clusters, each cluster of the plurality of first clusters being associated with one or more documents associated with the leaf node; determining one or more topics associated with the documents in each cluster of the plurality of first clusters; performing cluster analysis on the topics to determine a plurality of second clusters, each cluster of the plurality of second clusters being associated with one or more of the topics; determining a name for each cluster of the plurality of second clusters; and expanding the hierarchical taxonomy based on the topics associated with the documents in each cluster of the plurality of first clusters and the determined name for each cluster of the plurality of second clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjay Sharma, Mark Shewhart
  • Patent number: 12072896
    Abstract: A system including a search engine configured to: determine a search result based on a search query and search query context, extract query tokens from the search query, determine, query token hit set(s) within each search result document, each query token hit set including query token hit(s) within a defined proximity range of a query token centrally-located within the defined proximity range, determine a query token density value (QTDV) between each query token hit and the centrally-located query token for each query token hit set within each document, each QTDV based on a distance between each query token hit and the centrally-located query token, determine a query token density score (QTDS) for each query token hit set, determine a document density score (DDS) for each document, rank or re-rank each document within the search result based on the DDSs, and transmit a ranked/re-ranked search engine result page for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Rosenoff, Khanh Vu
  • Publication number: 20240242142
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of automatically assigning a matter includes receiving matter information, generating one or more new matter vectors from the matter information, comparing the one or more new matter vectors to historical matter vectors of historical matter information relating to historical matters, selecting a plurality of historical matters from the historical matters, where each historical matter of the plurality of historical matters has a similarity between the one or more new matter vectors and one or more historical matter vectors that is above a threshold, determining a subset of employees associated with the plurality of historical matters, where the subset of employees is a subset of a plurality of employees, applying one or more rules to the subset of employees to generate a score for each employee of the subset of employees, and assigning the matter to an assigned employee having a highest score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Mostafavi, Joseph Hunt
  • Publication number: 20240241926
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic extraction of electronic data are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of automatically generating a matter form, the method includes receiving input data from one or more sources, the input data relating to a matter, classifying, using a trained model, a matter classification based at least in part on the input data, selecting one or more matter forms based on the matter classification, automatically extracting field data from the input data, and automatically populating fields of the one or more matter forms with the extracted field data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Hunt
  • Publication number: 20240241896
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of displaying electronic documents relevant to a matter includes receiving matter information relating to the matter, extracting key phrases from the matter information, generating a query from the key phrases, searching one or more data sources for electronic documents using the query, and displaying, on an electronic display, one or electronic documents relevant to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Huseyin Sencan, Joseph Hunt
  • Patent number: 11989195
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying estimated relevance indicators for result sets of documents and for displaying query visualizations are disclosed. A method includes receiving a search query including a plurality of query terms. The method further includes searching a database using the search query to identify the result set of documents and calculating an estimated relevance score for the result set of documents. The estimated relevance score is indicative of a degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. The method further includes providing for display the estimated relevance indicator based on the estimated relevance score. The estimated relevance indicator provides a visual indication of the degree to which the result set of documents are relevant to the search query. Query visualizations including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of connectors are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Richard D. Miller, Jacob Aaron Myers, Travis Shane Ritchie, Todd J. Frascone
  • Patent number: 11972217
    Abstract: System and method for displaying a user interface of an evaluation system configured to evaluate predicted answers generated by a machine learning system. For example, the method includes receiving textual data and a predicted answer to a question associated with a text object. The text object includes a structured data field of the textual data. The predicted answer includes a confidence level. The confidence level is determined by a machine learning system. In response to determining the confidence level being larger than or equal to a predetermined confidence threshold, the predicted answer and a reference is stored in a storage for retrieval and display. The reference indicates a location of the text object in the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being smaller than the predetermined confidence threshold, the question and the text object associated with the question is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 11797849
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for adaptive training of a machine learning system configured to predict answers to questions associated with textual data includes receiving predicted answers to questions associated with textual data. The predicted answers are generated based at least in part on one or more first models of a machine learning system. The one or more first models are associated with a first accuracy score. The method further includes determining based at least in part on a quality control parameter whether an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required. In response to determining based at least in part on the quality control parameter that an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required, the questions associated with the textual data and the textual data are sent to the one or more external entities for evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 11694033
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a natural language search query, identifying a first set of semantic concepts in the query, creating a vector representation of the first set of semantic concepts, identifying a second set of semantic concepts having a vector representation within a predetermined threshold of similarity to the first set of semantic concepts, performing a search of documents based on the first set of semantic concepts, presenting a result set of documents and the first, second, and third sets of semantic concepts to a user, receiving input from the user, performing a second search of the documents based on the input from the user to obtain a second result set of documents, identifying a fourth set of semantic concepts based on the second result set of documents, and presenting the second result set of documents and the fourth set of semantic concepts to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Kathryn Farmer, Ankur Oberai, Dhruv Sakalley, Michael Etgen, Sachin Kumar, Sanket Shukl
  • Patent number: 11640499
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and computer product programs to identify one or more seminal cases within a database containing legal case data. The disclosed systems and methods provide an approach to identify one or more seminal cases for particular legal issues by mining a text database containing electronic legal documents for the reasons for citing and mining the text within to determine whether the legal issue addressed in the reasons for citing is directed to a seminal case. The data is created through data mining and obtained from the plurality the reasons for citing identifying the seminal cases for a particular legal issue such that the output data corresponding to the seminal cases causes an external device to distinguish the seminal cases when one or more of the seminal cases are returned as the result of a search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Paul Zhang, Valentina Templar
  • Publication number: 20230115352
    Abstract: System and method for displaying a user interface of an evaluation system configured to evaluate predicted answers generated by a machine learning system. For example, the method includes receiving textual data and a predicted answer to a question associated with a text object. The text object includes a structured data field of the textual data. The predicted answer includes a confidence level. The confidence level is determined by a machine learning system. In response to determining the confidence level being larger than or equal to a predetermined confidence threshold, the predicted answer and a reference is stored in a storage for retrieval and display. The reference indicates a location of the text object in the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being smaller than the predetermined confidence threshold, the question and the text object associated with the question is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20230046572
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining the order of arrangement of a modified object list is provided. The method includes receiving selection of an object from a first plurality of objects of an object list, wherein the object list has an order of arrangement and is included on a first digital page displayed on a user interface of a device, receiving selection of a category icon from a plurality of category icons corresponding, to a plurality of categories, wherein the plurality of category icons are included on the first digital page, modifying the object list to exclude the object from the first digital page, and maintaining the order of arrangement of the object list that is modified, wherein the maintaining includes displaying a second plurality of objects included in the object list that is modified on the first digital page in accordance with the order of arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Beukema
  • Publication number: 20230020047
    Abstract: System and methods for managing a clauses database for use with creating electronic documents are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for updating a database includes receiving, from a graphical user interface, a clause, the graphical user interface comprising an electronic document panel and a clauses panel, receiving, from the clauses panel, a clause approval assignment that assigns the clause to an approver; receiving, from the approver, an approval or a denial of the clause, and when an approval is received, storing the clause in the database, wherein the clause is marked as approved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Danielle E. McCormick, Benjamin Alder, Madeleine Graham
  • Patent number: 11556550
    Abstract: The method of no fail searching may include receiving a set of keywords from an input set of search fields within a GUI, retrieving a set of search results based on the set of keywords from the input set of search fields, organizing the set of search results according to a set of content types, ranking each search field according to the set of content types, removing the lowest ranked search field from the set of keywords to create a broadened set of search fields when at least one content type has zero results, repeating the retrieving, organizing, ranking, and removing steps until either each content type contains a threshold amount of search results or all search fields have been removed, wherein the broadened set of search fields is used as the input set of search fields in subsequent retrieving steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Mark Koussa, Michael Oberle
  • Publication number: 20230004840
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for adaptive training of a machine learning system configured to predict answers to questions associated with textual data includes receiving predicted answers to questions associated with textual data. The predicted answers are generated based at least in part on one or more first models of a machine learning system. The one or more first models are associated with a first accuracy score. The method further includes determining based at least in part on a quality control parameter whether an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required. In response to determining based at least in part on the quality control parameter that an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required, the questions associated with the textual data and the textual data are sent to the one or more external entities for evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 11520990
    Abstract: Systems and methods include receiving textual data and a predicted answer to a question associated with a text object. The text object includes a structured data field of the textual data. The predicted answer includes a confidence level. The confidence level is determined by a machine learning system based at least in part on one or more models of the machine learning system and the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being larger than or equal to a predetermined confidence threshold, the predicted answer and a reference is stored in a storage for retrieval and display. The reference indicates a location of the text object in the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being smaller than the predetermined confidence threshold, the question and the text object associated with the question is displayed, at the user interface, to a user for inputting a true answer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20220335050
    Abstract: The method of no fail searching may include receiving a set of keywords from an input set of search fields within a GUI, retrieving a set of search results based on the set of keywords from the input set of search fields, organizing the set of search results according to a set of content types, ranking each search field according to the set of content types, removing the lowest ranked search field from the set of keywords to create a broadened set of search fields when at least one content type has zero results, repeating the retrieving, organizing, ranking, and removing steps until either each content type contains a threshold amount of search results or all search fields have been removed, wherein the broadened set of search fields is used as the input set of search fields in subsequent retrieving steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Koussa, Michael Oberle
  • Patent number: 11475329
    Abstract: System and method for adaptive training of a machine learning system processing textual data. For example, a method for adaptive training of a machine learning system configured to predict answers to questions associated with textual data includes receiving predicted answers to questions associated with textual data. The predicted answers are generated based at least in part on one or more first models of a machine learning system. The one or more first models are associated with a first accuracy score. The method further includes determining based at least in part on a quality control parameter whether an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required. In response to determining based at least in part on the quality control parameter that an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required, the questions associated with the textual data and the textual data are sent to the one or more external entities for evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu