Patents by Inventor Bart K. Swanson

Bart K. Swanson 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 automatically summarizing the contents of electronic documents
    Patent number: 10599721
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method for summarizing an electronic document includes splitting the electronic document into a plurality of terms, wherein each of the plurality of terms is associated with a respective length, a respective informativeness score, and a respective coherence score, automatically selecting a subset of the plurality of terms, such that an aggregate informativeness score of the subset is maximized while an aggregate length of the subset is less than or equal to a maximum length, and arranging the subset as a summary of the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Inderjeet Mani, Eugenio Ciurana, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Bart K. Swanson
  • Graphical user interface for presenting a menu of options
    Patent number: 10359908
    Abstract: One embodiment of a graphical user interface for providing a menu to a user, wherein the menu comprises a plurality of executable actions, includes a plurality of petals, wherein each of the plurality of petals is associated with one of the plurality of executable actions, and a common central point at which all of the plurality of petals meet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Robin Raszka, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Bart K. Swanson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUMMARIZING THE CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
    Publication number: 20180196804
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method for summarizing an electronic document includes splitting the electronic document into a plurality of terms, wherein each of the plurality of terms is associated with a respective length, a respective informativeness score, and a respective coherence score, automatically selecting a subset of the plurality of terms, such that an aggregate informativeness score of the subset is maximized while an aggregate length of the subset is less than or equal to a maximum length, and arranging the subset as a summary of the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Inderjeet MANI, Eugenio CIURANA, Nicholas D'ALOISIO-MONTILLA, Bart K. SWANSON
  • Method and apparatus for automatically summarizing the contents of electronic documents
    Patent number: 9916309
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method for summarizing an electronic document includes splitting the electronic document into a plurality of terms, wherein each of the plurality of terms is associated with a respective length, a respective informativeness score, and a respective coherence score, automatically selecting a subset of the plurality of terms, such that an aggregate informativeness score of the subset is maximized while an aggregate length of the subset is less than or equal to a maximum length, and arranging the subset as a summary of the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Inderjeet Mani, Eugenio Ciurana, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Bart K. Swanson
  • GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PRESENTING A MENU OF OPTIONS
    Publication number: 20150324069
    Abstract: One embodiment of a graphical user interface for providing a menu to a user, wherein the menu comprises a plurality of executable actions, includes a plurality of petals, wherein each of the plurality of petals is associated with one of the plurality of executable actions, and a common central point at which all of the plurality of petals meet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Robin Raszka, Nicholas D'ALOISIO-MONTILLA, Bart K. SWANSON
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUMMARIZING THE CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS
    Publication number: 20150095770
    Abstract: One embodiment of a method for summarizing an electronic document includes splitting the electronic document into a plurality of terms, wherein each of the plurality of terms is associated with a respective length, a respective informativeness score, and a respective coherence score, automatically selecting a subset of the plurality of terms, such that an aggregate informativeness score of the subset is maximized while an aggregate length of the subset is less than or equal to a maximum length, and arranging the subset as a summary of the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Inderjeet Mani, Eugenio Ciurana, Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla, Bart K. Swanson