Patents Examined by R. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9740767
    Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are provided for analyzing failed and successful search queries. In accordance with some embodiments, search records with character strings that are refinements of character strings of other search records are deemed related as belonging to a same user search. Minimum changed sections between character strings in related search records are determined. Correction pairs are created including the character sequences from the portions of the character strings containing the minimum changed sections. Frequencies of correction pairs in a pool of correction pairs are calculated, and the correction pairs appearing in the pool most frequently are stored in a correction log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Mapquest, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Quinion, Stephen Hess, Antony Pegg
  • Patent number: 9679077
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer systems for implementing dynamic, data-driven workflows within healthcare and other environments. Such a system may include a computer-processable definition of one or more workflows. Each workflow definition may define various aspects of the corresponding workflow, such as the data required by the workflow, a process for extracting such data from a variety of structured and/or unstructured data sources, a set of process steps to be performed within the workflow, and a condition for triggering the workflow. The system may use the workflow definition to extract the data required by the workflow and to perform the workflow's process steps on the extracted data in response to determining that the workflow's trigger condition has been satisfied. The workflow may change in response to changes in data extracted by the workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Vasudevan Jagannathan, Juergen Fritsch
  • Patent number: 9244924
    Abstract: A complex video event classification, search and retrieval system can generate a semantic representation of a video or of segments within the video, based on one or more complex events that are depicted in the video, without the need for manual tagging. The system can use the semantic representations to, among other things, provide enhanced video search and retrieval capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Hui Cheng, Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Ajay Divakaran, Qian Yu, Jingen Liu, Amir Tamrakar, Saad Ali, Omar Javed
  • Patent number: 7146561
    Abstract: An example of a solution provided here involves identifying two series of cells to be compared in a multi dimensional spreadsheet, performing intermediary tests, and deriving the result of the comparison: the first series may be included in the second series, include the second series, be the same as the second series, overlap the second series, or be disjoined from the second series, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic Bauchot, Daniel Mauduit, Benoit Sirot