Patents by Inventor Aidan Harbison

Aidan Harbison 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).

  • Preventing biased queries by using a dictionary of cause and effect terms
    Patent number: 11455337
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for eliminating confirmation bias in a user search query is provided. The present invention may include receiving a user-entered search query from an open ended-search tool. The invention may also include identifying a field associated with the received user-entered search query. The invention may further include creating a dictionary based on the identified field. The invention may also include determining the received user-entered search query relates to an effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may further include identifying one or more causes associated with the effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may also include generating a plurality of suggested search queries based on the one or more identified causes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aidan Harbison, Alissa J. Hartenbaum
  • PREVENTING BIASED QUERIES BY USING A DICTIONARY OF CAUSE AND EFFECT TERMS
    Publication number: 20190272294
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for eliminating confirmation bias in a user search query is provided. The present invention may include receiving a user-entered search query from an open ended-search tool. The invention may also include identifying a field associated with the received user-entered search query. The invention may further include creating a dictionary based on the identified field. The invention may also include determining the received user-entered search query relates to an effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may further include identifying one or more causes associated with the effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may also include generating a plurality of suggested search queries based on the one or more identified causes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Aidan Harbison, Alissa J. Hartenbaum
  • Preventing biased queries by using a dictionary of cause and effect terms
    Patent number: 10339180
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for eliminating confirmation bias in a user search query is provided. The present invention may include receiving a user-entered search query from an open ended-search tool. The invention may also include identifying a field associated with the received user-entered search query. The invention may further include creating a dictionary based on the identified field. The invention may also include determining the received user-entered search query relates to an effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may further include identifying one or more causes associated with the effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may also include generating a plurality of suggested search queries based on the one or more identified causes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aidan Harbison, Alissa J. Hartenbaum
  • PREVENTING BIASED QUERIES BY USING A DICTIONARY OF CAUSE AND EFFECT TERMS
    Publication number: 20180300426
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for eliminating confirmation bias in a user search query is provided. The present invention may include receiving a user-entered search query from an open ended-search tool. The invention may also include identifying a field associated with the received user-entered search query. The invention may further include creating a dictionary based on the identified field. The invention may also include determining the received user-entered search query relates to an effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may further include identifying one or more causes associated with the effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may also include generating a plurality of suggested search queries based on the one or more identified causes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Aidan Harbison, Alissa J. Hartenbaum
  • PREVENTING BIASED QUERIES BY USING A DICTIONARY OF CAUSE AND EFFECT TERMS
    Publication number: 20180300427
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for eliminating confirmation bias in a user search query is provided. The present invention may include receiving a user-entered search query from an open ended-search tool. The invention may also include identifying a field associated with the received user-entered search query. The invention may further include creating a dictionary based on the identified field. The invention may also include determining the received user-entered search query relates to an effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may further include identifying one or more causes associated with the effect by parsing the created dictionary. The invention may also include generating a plurality of suggested search queries based on the one or more identified causes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Aidan Harbison, Alissa J. Hartenbaum