Patents by Inventor Amanda C. Maderic

Amanda C. Maderic 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).

  • Gauging credibility of digital content items
    Patent number: 11275800
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for gauging credibility of digital content items. For each digital content item in a list of digital content items, a usage score is identified for each different level of usage and for a user base and the usage score for each different level of usage is added to obtain a total usage score for the digital content item. Each digital content item in the list is ranked using the total score of each digital content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew P. Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title
  • Visual summary of answers from natural language question answering systems
    Patent number: 11049027
    Abstract: A method for providing a visual summary of a plurality of answers associated with a question entered into a natural language question answer system by a user is provided. The method may include receiving the entered question. The method may also include analyzing the entered question to determine a plurality of possible answers to the entered question. The method may further include compiling a set of answers based on the analysis of the entered question and the determined plurality of possible answers. The method may additionally include providing a characterization summary for the compiled set of answers, whereby the characterization summary includes an indication of the quality associated with each answer within the compiled set of answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew Patrick Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title
  • GAUGING CREDIBILITY OF DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20200097511
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for gauging credibility of digital content items. For each digital content item in a list of digital content items, a usage score is identified for each different level of usage and for a user base and the usage score for each different level of usage is added to obtain a total usage score for the digital content item. Each digital content item in the list is ranked using the total score of each digital content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew P. Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title
  • Gauging credibility of digital content items
    Patent number: 10552493
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for gauging credibility of digital content items. For each digital content item in a list of digital content items, a usage score is identified for each different level of usage and for a user base and the usage score for each different level of usage is added to obtain a total usage score for the digital content item. Each digital content item in the list is ranked using the total score of each digital content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew P. Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title
  • VISUAL SUMMARY OF ANSWERS FROM NATURAL LANGUAGE QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180225579
    Abstract: A method for providing a visual summary of a plurality of answers associated with a question entered into a natural language question answer system by a user is provided. The method may include receiving the entered question. The method may also include analyzing the entered question to determine a plurality of possible answers to the entered question. The method may further include compiling a set of answers based on the analysis of the entered question and the determined plurality of possible answers. The method may additionally include providing a characterization summary for the compiled set of answers, whereby the characterization summary includes an indication of the quality associated with each answer within the compiled set of answers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew Patrick Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title
  • Visual summary of answers from natural language question answering systems
    Patent number: 9953265
    Abstract: A method for providing a visual summary of a plurality of answers associated with a question entered into a natural language question answer system by a user is provided. The method may include receiving the entered question. The method may also include analyzing the entered question to determine a plurality of possible answers to the entered question. The method may further include compiling a set of answers based on the analysis of the entered question and the determined plurality of possible answers. The method may additionally include providing a characterization summary for the compiled set of answers, whereby the characterization summary includes an indication of the quality associated with each answer within the compiled set of answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew Patrick Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title
  • VISUAL SUMMARY OF ANSWERS FROM NATURAL LANGUAGE QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160328648
    Abstract: A method for providing a visual summary of a plurality of answers associated with a question entered into a natural language question answer system by a user is provided. The method may include receiving the entered question. The method may also include analyzing the entered question to determine a plurality of possible answers to the entered question. The method may further include compiling a set of answers based on the analysis of the entered question and the determined plurality of possible answers. The method may additionally include providing a characterization summary for the compiled set of answers, whereby the characterization summary includes an indication of the quality associated with each answer within the compiled set of answers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew Patrick Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title
  • GAUGING CREDIBILITY OF DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20160224558
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for gauging credibility of digital content items. For each digital content item in a list of digital content items, a usage score is identified for each different level of usage and for a user base and the usage score for each different level of usage is added to obtain a total usage score for the digital content item. Each digital content item in the list is ranked using the total score of each digital content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Sean G. Jalleh, Amanda C. Maderic, Andrew P. Mankins, David L. Schwartz, Lila Title