Patents by Inventor Charles BELLER
Charles BELLER 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: 11288320Abstract: Embodiments for identifying entities relevant to queries are provided. At least one query is received from a user. The at least one query is associated with at least one entity. Results of the at least one query are analyzed to identify related entities. The related entities are analyzed based on a relevancy score and an information enhancement score for each of the related entities to generate a ranking of the related entities. At least one of the related entities is provided to the user based on the ranking of the related entities.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Charles Beller, Christopher Ackermann, Kristen Summers, Rob High, David McQueeney
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Patent number: 11275777Abstract: Embodiments for generating a timeline associated with an entity are provided. A plurality of events referenced in a corpus are identified. Each of the plurality of events is associated with an entity. An event time is determined for each of the plurality of events based on information associated with at least one reference to the respective event within the corpus. A score is calculated for each of the plurality of events based on at least one of a number of references to the respective event within the corpus and information associated with a user. A timeline for at least some of the plurality of events is generated based on the calculated scores of the plurality of events and the determined event time for each of the plurality of events.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Ackermann, Charles Beller, Michael Drzewucki
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Patent number: 11222057Abstract: Embodiments for generating descriptions of entities are provided. A plurality of references to an entity within a corpus are identified. The corpus includes a plurality of documents. Descriptors for the entity are extracted from portions of the plurality of documents associated with the plurality of references to the entity. A score for each of the descriptors is calculated based on at least one of a location of the reference associated with the descriptor within the respective document and a location of the descriptor within the respective document. A description of the entity is generated utilizing at least some of the descriptors based on said calculated scores.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Ackermann, Charles Beller, Edward Katz, Kristen Summers
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Patent number: 11170010Abstract: Identifying alternative names of entities includes receiving a query associated with a name of an entity and a corpus. References to the name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one first alternative name of the entity. References to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one second alternative name of the entity.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Ackermann, Charles Beller, Edward Katz, Michael Drzewucki, Kristen Summers
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Patent number: 10970533Abstract: Embodiments for finding elements in optical character recognition (OCR) documents are provided. An indication of a selected portion of document is received. Salient pixels in the selected portion of the document are determined. Properties of the salient pixels in the selected portion of the document are identified. The properties of the salient pixels in the selected portion of the document are compared to properties of pixels in each of a plurality of portions of an OCR-converted version of the document. A cognitive analysis is utilized to select at least some of the plurality of portions of the OCR-converted version of the document as suspected matches to the selected portion of the document.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Phipps, Edward Katz, Charles Beller
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Publication number: 20210056131Abstract: Embodiments for generating a timeline associated with an entity are provided. A plurality of events referenced in a corpus are identified. Each of the plurality of events is associated with an entity. An event time is determined for each of the plurality of events based on information associated with at least one reference to the respective event within the corpus. A score is calculated for each of the plurality of events based on at least one of a number of references to the respective event within the corpus and information associated with a user. A timeline for at least some of the plurality of events is generated based on the calculated scores of the plurality of events and the determined event time for each of the plurality of events.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher ACKERMANN, Charles BELLER, Michael DRZEWUCKI
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Publication number: 20210042340Abstract: Embodiments for generating descriptions of entities are provided. A plurality of references to an entity within a corpus are identified. The corpus includes a plurality of documents. Descriptors for the entity are extracted from portions of the plurality of documents associated with the plurality of references to the entity. A score for each of the descriptors is calculated based on at least one of a location of the reference associated with the descriptor within the respective document and a location of the descriptor within the respective document. A description of the entity is generated utilizing at least some of the descriptors based on said calculated scores.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher ACKERMANN, Charles BELLER, Edward KATZ, Kristen SUMMERS
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Publication number: 20210004579Abstract: Embodiments for finding elements in optical character recognition (OCR) documents are provided. An indication of a selected portion of document is received. Salient pixels in the selected portion of the document are determined. Properties of the salient pixels in the selected portion of the document are identified. The properties of the salient pixels in the selected portion of the document are compared to properties of pixels in each of a plurality of portions of an OCR-converted version of the document. A cognitive analysis is utilized to select at least some of the plurality of portions of the OCR-converted version of the document as suspected matches to the selected portion of the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher PHIPPS, Edward KATZ, Charles BELLER
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Publication number: 20200387506Abstract: Embodiments for identifying alternative names of entities are provided. A query associated with a name of an entity and a corpus is received. References to the name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one first alternative name of the entity. References to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one second alternative name of the entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher ACKERMANN, Charles BELLER, Edward KATZ, Michael DRZEWUCKI, Kristen SUMMERS
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Publication number: 20200387549Abstract: Embodiments for identifying entities relevant to queries are provided. At least one query is received from a user. The at least one query is associated with at least one entity. Results of the at least one query are analyzed to identify related entities. The related entities are analyzed based on a relevancy score and an information enhancement score for each of the related entities to generate a ranking of the related entities. At least one of the related entities is provided to the user based on the ranking of the related entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Charles BELLER, Christopher ACKERMANN, Kristen SUMMERS, Rob HIGH, David MCQUEENEY
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Publication number: 20180117142Abstract: Methods and systems for treating delayed type hypersensitivity to allergens as well as treating various disorders associated with same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Beaufort County Allergy, LLCInventor: Thomas Charles Beller