Patents by Inventor Andrew Torrance

Andrew Torrance 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).

  • Publication number: 20170140035
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for hierarchically mapping, ranking, and labeling data sets automatically. Also provided are methods for browsing and navigating a hierarchically mapped data set, and identifying changes in network structure over time. An example method may involve receiving document data indicating a corpus of documents and references between documents within the corpus. Based on the document data, a network comprising two or more nodes and at least one directed edge may be determined. Also, a hierarchical partition of the documents may be determined based on the directed edges of the network. The hierarchical partition may define a plurality of nested modules, and each module in the plurality of nested modules may be associated with one or more respective documents within the corpus. The method may additionally include causing a graphical display to provide a visual indication of one or more of the plurality of nested modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Carl BERGSTROM, Martin ROSVALL, Daril VILHENA, Jevin D. WEST, Andrew TORRANCE
  • Patent number: 9589051
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for hierarchically mapping, ranking, and labeling data sets automatically. Also provided are methods for browsing and navigating a hierarchically mapped data set, and START identifying changes in network structure over time. An example method may involve receiving document data indicating a corpus of documents and references between documents within the corpus. Based on the document data, a network comprising two or more nodes and at least one directed edge may be determined. Also, a hierarchical partition of the documents may be determined based on the directed edges of the network. The hierarchical partition may define a plurality of nested modules, and each module in the plurality of nested modules may be associated with one or more respective documents within the corpus. The method may additionally include causing a graphical display to provide a visual indication of one or more of the plurality of nested modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Carl Bergstrom, Martin Rosvall, Daril Vilhena, Jevin D. West, Andrew Torrance
  • Publication number: 20140337280
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for hierarchically mapping, ranking, and labeling data sets automatically. Also provided are methods for browsing and navigating a hierarchically mapped data set, and START identifying changes in network structure over time. An example method may involve receiving document data indicating a corpus of documents and references between documents within the corpus. Based on the document data, a network comprising two or more nodes and at least one directed edge may be determined. Also, a hierarchical partition of the documents may be determined based on the directed edges of the network. The hierarchical partition may define a plurality of nested modules, and each module in the plurality of nested modules may be associated with one or more respective documents within the corpus. The method may additionally include causing a graphical display to provide a visual indication of one or more of the plurality of nested modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Carl Bergstrom, Martin Rosvall, Daril Vilhena, Jevin D. West, Andrew Torrance
  • Publication number: 20070020602
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a method of collecting user responses to questions over a network. The method includes receiving sets of data identifying a question and possible responses. The method includes sending one set of data for presentation of the question and possible responses and user selection of at least one of the possible responses. The method further includes receiving data identifying user selections of at least one of the possible responses of the set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Andrew Torrance, William Tomlinson