Patents by Inventor Arthur C Ciccolo

Arthur C Ciccolo 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).

  • Patent number: 7139752
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system architecture, components and a searching technique for an Unstructured Information Management System (UIMS). The UIMS may be provided as middleware for the effective management and interchange of unstructured information over a wide array of information sources. The architecture generally includes a search engine, data storage, analysis engines containing pipelined document annotators and various adapters. The searching technique makes use of a two-level searching technique. Also disclosed is system, method and computer program product to process document data. The method includes inputting a document and operating at least one text analysis engine that comprises a plurality of coupled annotators for tokenizing document data for identifying and annotating a particular type of semantic content. Operating the at least one text analysis engine generates a plurality of views of a document, where each of the plurality of views are derived from a different tokenization of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrei Z Broder, David Carmel, Arthur C Ciccolo, David Ferrucci, Yoelle Maarek, Yosi Mass, Aya Soffer, Wlodek W Zadrozny
  • Publication number: 20040243554
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system architecture, components and a searching technique for an Unstructured Information Management System (UIMS). The UIMS may be provided as middleware for the effective management and interchange of unstructured information over a wide array of information sources. The architecture generally includes a search engine, data storage, analysis engines containing pipelined document annotators and various adapters. The searching technique makes use of a two-level searching technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrei Z. Broder, Arthur C. Ciccolo, David Ferrucci, Alan D. Marwick, Wlodek W. Zadrozny
  • Publication number: 20040243645
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system architecture, components and a searching technique for an Unstructured Information Management System (UIMS). The UIMS may be provided as middleware for the effective management and interchange of unstructured information over a wide array of information sources. The architecture generally includes a search engine, data storage, analysis engines containing pipelined document annotators and various adapters. The searching technique makes use of a two-level searching technique. Also disclosed is system, method and computer program product to process document data. The method includes inputting a document and operating at least one text analysis engine that comprises a plurality of coupled annotators for tokenizing document data for identifying and annotating a particular type of semantic content. Operating the at least one text analysis engine generates a plurality of views of a document, where each of the plurality of views are derived from a different tokenization of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrei Z. Broder, David Carmel, Arthur C. Ciccolo, David Ferrucci, Yoelle Maarek, Yosi Mass, Aya Soffer, Wlodek W. Zadrozny
  • Patent number: 6662355
    Abstract: A method s for specifying and implementing automation of business processes where the specification is independently manipulable by both the business process owner and technical implementers, and resulting technical elements can be tested for compliance with every detail in the specification. The method creates a single shared model suitable for understanding and execution in both the business and technical domains by focusing on the specification problem in the area of business automation. The solution to the specification problem lies in Information, Function, Flow (IFF or IF2) factorization of business processes. Models of the business are constructed by way of the IF2 modeling methodology. This is a complete model which includes, by construction, external specifications of each task included in the business model. The modularization problem is solved by preserving the partitioning of the system created in the business model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan S. Caswell, Arthur C. Ciccolo, Anil Nigam
  • Patent number: 6614348
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring behavior patterns which effectively distinguishes between alarming and non-alarming behavior patterns, includes at least one sensor for detecting behavior patterns, a memory device coupled to the sensor, for storing standard behavior patterns, and a processor, coupled to the memory device, for comparing standard behavior patterns with detected behavior patterns, and causing a response to be activated when standard behavior patterns and detected behavior patterns have a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur C. Ciccolo, Phillip Hobbs, John D. Mackay, Howard E. Sachar
  • Publication number: 20020135484
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring behavior patterns which effectively distinguishes between alarming and non-alarming behavior patterns, includes at least one sensor for detecting behavior patterns, a memory device coupled to the sensor, for storing standard behavior patterns, and a processor, coupled to the memory device, for comparing standard behavior patterns with detected behavior patterns, and causing a response to be activated when standard behavior patterns and detected behavior patterns have a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Arthur C. Ciccolo, Phillip Hobbs, John D. Mackay, Howard E. Sachar