Patents by Inventor April L. Webster
April L. Webster 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).
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Patent number: 11043291Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to performing entity recognition on a stream while providing ongoing training or supplementation of an entity dictionary. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for stream based named entity recognition is provided. A first portion of a textual input is received. A plurality of patterns is applied to the first portion to determine that a predetermined type is present in the first portion. Approval is requested of the presence of the predetermined type. An indication of approval or disapproval of the predetermined type is received. A dictionary is supplemented according to the indication. A second portion of the textual input is received. The plurality of patterns is applied to the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Publication number: 20200013092Abstract: An approach is provided in which a system determines a set of message properties corresponding to a set of products based on product data analysis. The system then identifies a set of user properties of users based on analyzing social media data corresponding to the product data. Next, the system identifies a set of candidate customers from the set of users based on analyzing the set of user properties against the set of product data. In turn, the system generates a set of target messages that are tailored to a combination of candidate customer properties corresponding to the set of candidate customers and the product data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Zhe Liu, Mengdi Zhang, Anbang Xu, April L. Webster, Jalal U. Mahmud, Thomas G. Zimmerman, Rama Kalyani T. Akkiraju, Vibha S. Sinha
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Patent number: 10210231Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Patent number: 9934300Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer system for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Patent number: 9904716Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer program product for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Publication number: 20170046241Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer program product for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Publication number: 20170046413Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer system for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Publication number: 20170039249Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Publication number: 20170039241Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Patent number: 9563661Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for optimizing data analysis. A set of analytics are received and a plurality of subsets of the set of analytics is generated. An optimization goal(s) is defined. The plurality of subsets of analytics are applied to a set of data. The output of applied analytics are recorded on a data storage device by the computer. Performance values of the computer applying the plurality of subsets of analytics are recorded and displayed. An optimal subset of the plurality of subsets of analytics is calculated, using recorded performance values and outputs of the applied plurality of subsets of analytics, being based on the optimization goal. A set of applied analytics are displayed, where the set of applied analytics includes a number of subsets of analytics of the plurality of analytics that meet the criteria of the optimal subset.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Publication number: 20160335238Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to automatic analytic driven markup for rapid handling of forms. Aspects include receiving a form, identifying one or more characters on the form by performing optical character recognition on the form, and identifying one or more phrases of interest from the one or more characters using automated analytics. Aspects also include generating a map of a spacial location of each of the one or more phrases of interest on the form and creating a revised form based on the form and the map.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Patent number: 9280441Abstract: A race condition in a workflow representation is detected and corrected. First and second contracts are retrieved for respective first and second analytics of the workflow representation, wherein the contracts specify input types and output types of their analytics. Both contracts include information required to execute their respective analytics by a workflow executor. It is determined that the output type of the first analytic matches the input type of the second analytic based on a comparison of the first contract and the second contract, and that the workflow representation does not include a directed edge connecting the first analytic to the second analytic. The inclusion of a directed edge in the workflow representation connecting the first analytic to the second analytic will correct the race condition in the workflow representation.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Varun Bhagwan, Daniel F. Gruhl, John T. E. Timm, April L. Webster
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Publication number: 20150347433Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to performing entity recognition on a stream while providing ongoing training or supplementation of an entity dictionary. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for stream based named entity recognition is provided. A first portion of a textual input is received. A plurality of patterns is applied to the first portion to determine that a predetermined type is present in the first portion. Approval is requested of the presence of the predetermined type. An indication of approval or disapproval of the predetermined type is received. A dictionary is supplemented according to the indication. A second portion of the textual input is received. The plurality of patterns is applied to the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch
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Publication number: 20140359625Abstract: A race condition in a workflow representation is detected and corrected. First and second contracts are retrieved for respective first and second analytics of the workflow representation, wherein the contracts specify input types and output types of their analytics. Both contracts include information required to execute their respective analytics by a workflow executor. It is determined that the output type of the first analytic matches the input type of the second analytic based on a comparison of the first contract and the second contract, and that the workflow representation does not include a directed edge connecting the first analytic to the second analytic. The inclusion of a directed edge in the workflow representation connecting the first analytic to the second analytic will correct the race condition in the workflow representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Daniel F. Gruhl, John T.E. Timm, April L. Webster