Patents by Inventor Christopher Jonathan Davis

Christopher Jonathan Davis 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: 11423235
    Abstract: In embodiments, a reusable and adaptive multi-task orchestration dialogue system orchestrates a set of single-task dialogue systems to provide multi-scenario dialogue processing. In embodiments, for each question propounded by a user, using a deep learning predictive model, a best single-task dialogue system is chosen out of the set. In embodiments, multi-task orchestration is done without the need to change, or even understand, the inner workings or mechanisms of the individual single-task dialogue systems in the set. Moreover, the multi-task orchestration is also unconcerned with what rules are set in each individual single-task dialogue system. In embodiments, prior to selection of the best single-task dialogue system to return the best answer, new intents and entities are discovered and used to update an existing dialogue path. In embodiments, additional data is continually collected, and used to retrain model so as to further improve performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zi Ming Huang, Jie Ma, Christopher Jonathan Davis, Rachel Mohammed, Zhuoxuan Jiang, Qi Cheng Li, Xin Ni
  • Patent number: 11074484
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer system and computer program product are provided for transferring in a BOT conversation. According to the method, a user input is received, by a device operatively coupled to one or more processing units, from a user. A first response from a conversation BOT responding to the user input is obtained by the device. The first response is evaluated by the device according to configured rules to determine whether a human agent is needed, wherein the evaluation according to at least one of the configured rules is carried out by a trained engine of a reinforcement learning model. Finally, responding to determine the human agent is needed, a transferring recommendation is sent to the user by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, Jie Ma, Hao Chen, Rachel Mohammed, Christopher Jonathan Davis, Zach Shu, Sharath Kancharla, Manon Knoertzer, Ran Guan
  • Publication number: 20210141862
    Abstract: In embodiments, a reusable and adaptive multi-task orchestration dialogue system orchestrates a set of single-task dialogue systems to provide multi-scenario dialogue processing. In embodiments, for each question propounded by a user, using a deep learning predictive model, a best single-task dialogue system is chosen out of the set. In embodiments, multi-task orchestration is done without the need to change, or even understand, the inner workings or mechanisms of the individual single-task dialogue systems in the set. Moreover, the multi-task orchestration is also unconcerned with what rules are set in each individual single-task dialogue system. In embodiments, prior to selection of the best single-task dialogue system to return the best answer, new intents and entities are discovered and used to update an existing dialogue path. In embodiments, additional data is continually collected, and used to retrain model so as to further improve performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Zi Ming HUANG, Jie MA, Christopher Jonathan DAVIS, Rachel MOHAMMED, Zhuoxuan JIANG, Qi Cheng LI, Xin NI
  • Publication number: 20200250489
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, computer system and computer program product are provided for transferring in a BOT conversation. According to the method, a user input is received, by a device operatively coupled to one or more processing units, from a user. A first response from a conversation BOT responding to the user input is obtained by the device. The first response is evaluated by the device according to configured rules to determine whether a human agent is needed, wherein the evaluation according to at least one of the configured rules is carried out by a trained engine of a reinforcement learning model. Finally, responding to determine the human agent is needed, a transferring recommendation is sent to the user by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, Jie Ma, Hao Chen, Rachel Mohammed, Christopher Jonathan Davis, Zach Shu, Sharath Kancharla, Manon Knoertzer, Ran Guan