Patents by Inventor Abigail Samuel

Abigail Samuel 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).

  • Deduplication by phrase substitution within chunks of substantially similar content
    Patent number: 10545920
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for phrase substitution within chunks of substantially similar content. The method includes: retrieving from content files a first and a second content chunk which are identical above a predetermined threshold; identifying a candidate for substitution, wherein the candidate for substitution is a string of characters in the second content chunk that is not identical to a corresponding string of characters in the first content chunk; comparing the candidate for substitution with a synonym database to find a match, wherein the synonym database provides a plurality of synonym suggestions to convert the candidate for substitution in the first content chunk and the second content chuck to an identical string of characters; replacing the candidate for substitution with a reference to the identical string of characters; and storing a single copy of the identical string of characters in a common repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alka A Acharya, Lloyd W. Allen, Jr., Jana H Jenkins, Abigail Samuel
  • DEDUPLICATION BY PHRASE SUBSTITUTION WITHIN CHUNKS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR CONTENT
    Publication number: 20170039219
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for phrase substitution within chunks of substantially similar content. The method includes: retrieving from content files a first and a second content chunk which are identical above a predetermined threshold; identifying a candidate for substitution, wherein the candidate for substitution is a string of characters in the second content chunk that is not identical to a corresponding string of characters in the first content chunk; comparing the candidate for substitution with a synonym database to find a match, wherein the synonym database provides a plurality of synonym suggestions to convert the candidate for substitution in the first content chunk and the second content chuck to an identical string of characters; replacing the candidate for substitution with a reference to the identical string of characters; and storing a single copy of the identical string of characters in a common repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Alka A Acharya, Lloyd W. Allen, JR., Jana H Jenkins, Abigail Samuel