Patents by Inventor Asako Ono
Asako Ono 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: 11829573Abstract: A computer-implemented method for graphical user interface element accessibility is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes generating a graphical user interface element rendered on a web page as a virtual button displayed on a display screen of a device. The virtual button is not rendered on the webpage and includes an invocable function mapped to the graphical user interface element. The computer-implemented method further includes moving the virtual button along a periphery of the display screen of the device. A rate at which the virtual button moves along the periphery of the display screen of the device is dynamically modified based on a detected identity of a user of the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Kenta Watanabe, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Issei Yoshida
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Patent number: 11681714Abstract: A method for a multi-channel search includes receiving a specific post selection submitted in a first channel and query text associated with the specific post in the first channel, where the query text includes one or more words for performing a query evaluation. The method receives a query location which includes a plurality of channels for performing the query evaluation. Responsive to extracting one or more ranking factors from the specific post selection, the method performs the query evaluation at the query location to collect a plurality of potential matching posts based on the one or more ranking factors. The method reorders the plurality of potential matches according to a plurality of determined scores for the plurality of potential matches. The method displays two-dimensional search results based on a timeline and channel relevancy, where the plurality of channels is ordered according to channel relevancy compared to the first channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Kikuchi, Tohru Hasegawa, Takuya Goto, Xiangning Liu, Asako Ono
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Publication number: 20230071548Abstract: Described is a content mining system comprising a crawler configured to retrieve a plurality of files from a data storage system. The content mining system further comprises a plurality of converters configured to extract data from the plurality of files retrieved by the crawler from the data storage system, where each of the plurality of converters is configured to process a respective type of data. The content mining system further comprises a plurality of queues interposed between the crawler and the plurality of converters, where each queue is associated with a single converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Tohru Hasegawa, Takuya Goto, Asako Ono, Xiangning Liu
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Patent number: 11568276Abstract: An approach is provided in which a method, system, and program create a plurality of page clusters in feature space from a plurality of feature vectors corresponding to a plurality of unstructured pages. The method, system, and program product assign one of a plurality of machine learning models to each one of the plurality of page clusters based on a relationship in the feature space between the plurality of page clusters and a plurality of training clusters corresponding to the plurality of machine learning models. The method, system, and program product identify one of the plurality of page clusters that corresponds to a selected one of the plurality of unstructured pages, and transform the selected unstructured page into a structured page using a selected one of the plurality of machine learning models assigned to the identified page cluster.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takuya Goto, Tohru Hasegawa, Xiangning Liu, Asako Ono
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Patent number: 11455329Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system are provided to promote device usage compliance. A processor retrieves a current position for a device. A processor determines at least one nearby location based on the current position of the device. A processor retrieves search data regarding the at least one nearby location. A processor determines compliance information regarding the at least one location based, at least in part, on the search data. A processor configures the device based on the compliance information regarding the at least one location.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenta Watanabe, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Asako Ono, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Tohru Hasegawa, Issei Yoshida
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Patent number: 11431593Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for visualizing analysis results of contents. Contents collected from various kinds of communication tools are read into memory. The contents are analyzed to obtain analysis results, where the analysis results include information on user groups, information on topics and degrees of involvement of users with the topic. Furthermore, user objects assigned according to the degree of involvement are dynamically displayed for a designated period of time and for each topic using the analysis results, where the displaying of each of the user objects is modified according to the degree of involvement and the information on a user group. A communication volume object which represents a communication volume between users may be further displayed between the user objects associated with these users and displayed so as to be different depending on the communication volume.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mihoko Hasegawa, Kensuke Matsuoka, Asako Ono, Lianzi Wen
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Patent number: 11409951Abstract: Facilitating annotation of document elements includes obtaining annotations indicating labels applied to document elements of a digital document to be presented in an annotation graphical user interface (GUI), the digital document including the document elements, the document elements being for visual presentation in the annotation GUI to a user, and presenting the annotation GUI on a display device for the user, the annotation GUI configured to facilitate user submission of a respective label for each document element of the document elements, where the presenting presents, as part of the annotation GUI, at least a portion of the digital document including the document elements, and, for each document element, a respective label indicator correlating to the document element and visually indicating a current label selected for that document element and a label submission status for that document element that reflects whether the user has confirmed a label for that document element.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xiangning Liu, Tohru Hasegawa, Takuya Goto, Asako Ono
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Publication number: 20220229538Abstract: A computer-implemented method for graphical user interface element accessibility is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes generating a graphical user interface element rendered on a web page as a virtual button displayed on a display screen of a device. The virtual button is not rendered on the webpage and includes an invocable function mapped to the graphical user interface element. The computer-implemented method further includes moving the virtual button along a periphery of the display screen of the device. A rate at which the virtual button moves along the periphery of the display screen of the device is dynamically modified based on a detected identity of a user of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Kenta Watanabe, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Issei Yoshida
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Patent number: 11354016Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a user interface paging operation includes: generating a pagination design pattern rendered on a web page as a plurality of virtual buttons displayed on a display screen of a device, wherein each virtual button is mapped to actions related to graphical elements of the pagination design pattern; moving the series of virtual buttons about at least a portion of the periphery of the display screen of the device; locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within a periphery of the display screen of the device; subsequent to locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within the periphery of the display screen of the device, receiving user input specifying selection of a first virtual button of the plurality of virtual buttons; and responsive to receipt of the user input: performing the action mapped to the first virtual button.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Kenta Watanabe, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Issei Yoshida
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Patent number: 11354359Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method for ordering search results. The method includes identifying a plurality of archived search results generated by a keyword search. The method also includes searching a plurality of indices of a plurality of corresponding tape libraries comprising a plurality of tapes storing the archived search results. The method additionally includes determining a plurality of estimated access times corresponding to the archived search results based on the indices. Further, the method includes sorting the archived search results based on the estimated access times to create a time-based order.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Kenta Watanabe, Asako Ono
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Patent number: 11334269Abstract: Storage pools having categorized archival storage tapes according to content of files stored on each tape. Archiving new files into the storage pools according to content of the new files for efficient retrieval of files from storage tapes organized by category of content. Recall of multiple files from archival storage tapes to primary storage of an hierarchical storage management system is efficiently performed such that tape mounting operations are minimized.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Takuya Goto, Asako Ono, Xiangning Liu
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Patent number: 11321409Abstract: Provided are techniques for performing a search based on position information. A search request that provides location information for a region of a screen image is received. A selection of a type indicator is received, where the type indicator indicates one of a text item and an image. In response to the type indicator indicating the text item, one or more of the text item and a date and time are received. A search is performed using the location information and the one or more of the text item and the date and time to identify one or more screen image identifiers of one or more corresponding screen images of a plurality of screen images. The one or more screen image identifiers are used to retrieve the one or more corresponding screen images. The one or more corresponding screen images are displayed as search results.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenta Watanabe, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Asako Ono, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Tohru Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20220107742Abstract: Storage pools having categorized archival storage tapes according to content of files stored on each tape. Archiving new files into the storage pools according to content of the new files for efficient retrieval of files from storage tapes organized by category of content. Recall of multiple files from archival storage tapes to primary storage of an hierarchical storage management system is efficiently performed such that tape mounting operations are minimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Takuya Goto, Asako Ono, Xiangning Liu
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Publication number: 20220067053Abstract: A method for a multi-channel search includes receiving a specific post selection submitted in a first channel and query text associated with the specific post in the first channel, where the query text includes one or more words for performing a query evaluation. The method receives a query location which includes a plurality of channels for performing the query evaluation. Responsive to extracting one or more ranking factors from the specific post selection, the method performs the query evaluation at the query location to collect a plurality of potential matching posts based on the one or more ranking factors. The method reorders the plurality of potential matches according to a plurality of determined scores for the plurality of potential matches. The method displays two-dimensional search results based on a timeline and channel relevancy, where the plurality of channels is ordered according to channel relevancy compared to the first channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Hiroaki Kikuchi, Tohru Hasegawa, Takuya Goto, Xiangning Liu, Asako Ono
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Patent number: 11176332Abstract: Time dependent media (TDM) content is received, and text features and non-text features are extracted from the TDM content. The TDM content is split into two or more documents. A document, which includes non-text features from the extracted non-text features, is selected. Non-text features in the document are compared to context patterns. When a context pattern matches a non-text feature in the document, a context element linked to the context pattern is linked to the non-text feature as well. The TDM content is modified based on the context element.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shunsuke Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Issei Yoshida, Kenta Watanabe
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Patent number: 11151321Abstract: A method, a structure, and a computer system for resolving an anaphora. The exemplary embodiments may include extracting individual context data from an individual expression and determining whether the individual expression includes an anaphora representation based on the individual context data. The exemplary embodiments may further include, based on determining that the individual expression includes the anaphora representation, extracting anaphora context data and identifying an object of one or more objects to which the anaphora representation refers based on comparing the individual context data and the anaphora context data to data detailing the one or more objects.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shunsuke Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Kenta Watanabe
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Publication number: 20210224344Abstract: Provided are techniques for performing a search based on position information. A search request that provides location information for a region of a screen image is received. A selection of a type indicator is received, where the type indicator indicates one of a text item and an image. In response to the type indicator indicating the text item, one or more of the text item and a date and time are received. A search is performed using the location information and the one or more of the text item and the date and time to identify one or more screen image identifiers of one or more corresponding screen images of a plurality of screen images. The one or more screen image identifiers are used to retrieve the one or more corresponding screen images. The one or more corresponding screen images are displayed as search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Kenta WATANABE, Shunsuke ISHIKAWA, Asako ONO, Hiroaki UETSUKI, Yasuyuki TOMINAGA, Tohru HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20210216192Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a user interface paging operation includes: generating a pagination design pattern rendered on a web page as a plurality of virtual buttons displayed on a display screen of a device, wherein each virtual button is mapped to actions related to graphical elements of the pagination design pattern; moving the series of virtual buttons about at least a portion of the periphery of the display screen of the device; locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within a periphery of the display screen of the device; subsequent to locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within the periphery of the display screen of the device, receiving user input specifying selection of a first virtual button of the plurality of virtual buttons; and responsive to receipt of the user input: performing the action mapped to the first virtual button.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Kenta Watanabe, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Issei Yoshida
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Publication number: 20210174022Abstract: A method, a structure, and a computer system for resolving an anaphora. The exemplary embodiments may include extracting individual context data from an individual expression and determining whether the individual expression includes an anaphora representation based on the individual context data. The exemplary embodiments may further include, based on determining that the individual expression includes the anaphora representation, extracting anaphora context data and identifying an object of one or more objects to which the anaphora representation refers based on comparing the individual context data and the anaphora context data to data detailing the one or more objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Shunsuke ISHIKAWA, Yasuyuki TOMINAGA, Hiroaki UETSUKI, Asako ONO, Tohru HASEGAWA, Kenta WATANABE
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Publication number: 20210165834Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method for ordering search results. The method includes identifying a plurality of archived search results generated by a keyword search. The method also includes searching a plurality of indices of a plurality of corresponding tape libraries comprising a plurality of tapes storing the archived search results. The method additionally includes determining a plurality of estimated access times corresponding to the archived search results based on the indices. Further, the method includes sorting the archived search results based on the estimated access times to create a time-based order.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Tohru Hasegawa, HIROAKI UETSUKI, SHUNSUKE ISHIKAWA, YASUYUKI TOMINAGA, KENTA WATANABE, Asako Ono