Patents by Inventor Barry Ahrens

Barry Ahrens 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: 11869263
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Barry Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20230394242
    Abstract: Documents in source natural languages are translated into target natural languages using a computer-implemented translation that is configured to operate within the domain of the subject matter of the documents that imposes specialized requirements for translation and readability. Subject matter specific documents typically include domain-specific terminology, are subject to various regulatory guidelines, and have different readability requirements depending on the intended reader. The computer-implemented translation applies machine-learning techniques that deconstruct elements of the subject matter specific document into a standard data structure and perform pre-processing steps to tokenize digitized document text to identify the correct sentence structure and syntax for the target natural language to optimize translation by, e.g., a neural machine translation engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Naouel Baili Ben Abdallah, Barry Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20230317261
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a machine learning model, a question associated with healthcare compliance from a user; identifying, by the machine learning model, a healthcare compliance regulation document associated with the question and one or more healthcare compliance requirements corresponding to the healthcare compliance regulation document; and recommending, by the machine learning model, a decision satisfying the one or more healthcare compliance requirements to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Olaf Vanggaard, Olatz Fruniz, Barry Ahrens, Melanie Brewer, Gary Shorter
  • Patent number: 11734514
    Abstract: Documents in source natural languages are translated into target natural languages using a computer-implemented translation that is configured to operate within the domain of the subject matter of the documents that imposes specialized requirements for translation and readability. Subject matter specific documents typically include domain-specific terminology, are subject to various regulatory guidelines, and have different readability requirements depending on the intended reader. The computer-implemented translation applies machine-learning techniques that deconstruct elements of the subject matter specific document into a standard data structure and perform pre-processing steps to tokenize digitized document text to identify the correct sentence structure and syntax for the target natural language to optimize translation by, e.g., a neural machine translation engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: IQVIA INC.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Naouel Baili Ben Abdallah, Barry Ahrens
  • Patent number: 11672676
    Abstract: A brain machine interface system for use with an electroencephalogram to identify a behavioral intent of a person is disclosed. The system includes an electroencephalogram configured to sense electromagnetic signals generated by a brain of a person. The electromagnetic signals include a time component and a frequency component. A monitor monitors a response of the person to a stimulus and a characteristic of the stimulus. A synchronization module synchronizes the sensed electromagnetic signals with the response and the characteristic to determine a set of electromagnetic signals corresponding to the monitored response and the characteristic. A processor processes the set of electromagnetic signals and extracts feature vectors. The feature vectors define a class of behavioral intent. The processor determines the behavioral intent of the person based on the feature vectors. A brain machine interface and a method for identifying a behavioral intent of a person is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Connolly, Stephen Simons, Karen Zachery, Barry Ahrens, Mario Aguilar-Simon, William D. Reynolds, Jr., David Krnavek
  • Publication number: 20220277576
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Barry Ahrens
  • Patent number: 11373423
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Barry Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20210205104
    Abstract: A brain machine interface system for use with an electroencephalogram to identify a behavioral intent of a person is disclosed. The system includes an electroencephalogram configured to sense electromagnetic signals generated by a brain of a person. The electromagnetic signals include a time component and a frequency component. A monitor monitors a response of the person to a stimulus and a characteristic of the stimulus. A synchronization module synchronizes the sensed electromagnetic signals with the response and the characteristic to determine a set of electromagnetic signals corresponding to the monitored response and the characteristic. A processor processes the set of electromagnetic signals and extracts feature vectors. The feature vectors define a class of behavioral intent. The processor determines the behavioral intent of the person based on the feature vectors. A brain machine interface and a method for identifying a behavioral intent of a person is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick M. Connolly, Stephen Simons, Karen Zachery, Barry Ahrens, Mario Aguilar-Simon, William D. Reynolds, JR., David Krnavek
  • Patent number: 10945864
    Abstract: A brain machine interface system for use with an electroencephalogram to identify a behavioral intent of a person is disclosed. The system includes an electroencephalogram configured to sense electromagnetic signals generated by a brain of a person. The electromagnetic signals include a time component and a frequency component. A monitor monitors a response of the person to a stimulus and a characteristic of the stimulus. A synchronization module synchronizes the sensed electromagnetic signals with the response and the characteristic to determine a set of electromagnetic signals corresponding to the monitored response and the characteristic. A processor processes the set of electromagnetic signals and extracts feature vectors. The feature vectors define a class of behavioral intent. The processor determines the behavioral intent of the person based on the feature vectors. A brain machine interface and a method for identifying a behavioral intent of a person is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Connolly, Stephen Simons, Karen Zachery, Barry Ahrens, Mario Aguilar-Simon, William Reynolds, Jr., David Krnavek
  • Publication number: 20210034855
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Barry Ahrens
  • Patent number: 10839205
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: IQVIA INC.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Barry Ahrens
  • Patent number: 10839164
    Abstract: Documents in a source natural language are translated into one or more target natural languages using a computer-implemented translation tool that is configured to operate within the domain of life science that imposes specialized requirements for translation and readability. Life science documents typically include domain-specific terminology, are subject to various regulatory guidelines, and have different readability requirements depending on the intended reader. The computer-implemented translation tool applies machine-learning techniques that deconstruct elements of a life science document into a standard data structure and perform pre-processing steps to tokenize digitized document text to identify the correct sentence structure and syntax for the target natural language to optimize translation by a translation engine such as a neural machine translation engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: IQVIA INC.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Naouel Baili Ben Abdallah, Barry Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20200279108
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Barry Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20180049896
    Abstract: A brain machine interface system for use with an electroencephalogram to identify a behavioral intent of a person is disclosed. The system includes an electroencephalogram configured to sense electromagnetic signals generated by a brain of a person. The electromagnetic signals include a time component and a frequency component. A monitor monitors a response of the person to a stimulus and a characteristic of the stimulus. A synchronization module synchronizes the sensed electromagnetic signals with the response and the characteristic to determine a set of electromagnetic signals corresponding to the monitored response and the characteristic. A processor processes the set of electromagnetic signals and extracts feature vectors. The feature vectors define a class of behavioral intent. The processor determines the behavioral intent of the person based on the feature vectors. A brain machine interface and a method for identifying a behavioral intent of a person is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick M. Connolly, Stephen Simons, Karen Zachery, Barry Ahrens, Mario Aguilar-Simon, William Reynolds, JR., David Krnavek