Patents by Inventor B. David Silverman

B. David Silverman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for exhaustive enumeration of correspondence in a set of descriptors
    Patent number: 6341284
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes a set of D descriptors for each of N items. A value K′ representing a number of descriptors, and a value K for a number of items that should support an hypothesis are generated, preferably via user input. Collections involving K or more items for which there is an association involving a selection of values across at least K′ of the D descriptors are identified, and preferably reported to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aris Floratos, Isidore Rigoutsos, B. David Silverman