Patents by Inventor David G. Radley

David G. Radley 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).

  • Answering questions via a persona-based natural language processing (NLP) system
    Patent number: 10628472
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering questions via a persona-based natural language processing (NLP) system
    Patent number: 10579657
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering questions via a persona-based natural language processing (NLP) system
    Patent number: 10521463
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering Questions Via a Persona-Based Natural Language Processing (NLP) System
    Publication number: 20170323011
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering Questions Via a Persona-Based Natural Language Processing (NLP) System
    Publication number: 20170323010
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering Questions Via a Persona-Based Natural Language Processing (NLP) System
    Publication number: 20170323009
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering questions via a persona-based natural language processing (NLP) system
    Patent number: 9721004
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering questions via a persona-based natural language processing (NLP) system
    Patent number: 9721005
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering Questions Via a Persona-Based Natural Language Processing (NLP) System
    Publication number: 20160171094
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Answering Questions Via a Persona-Based Natural Language Processing (NLP) System
    Publication number: 20160132590
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided, in a question answering (QA) system, for performing persona-based question answering is provided. An identification of a requested persona is received from a user along with a natural language question input specifying an input question to be answered by the QA system. Responsive to receiving the requested persona, components of the QA system are customized to answer questions from a viewpoint of the requested persona. An answer to the input question is generated from the viewpoint of the requested persona based on the customization of the components of the QA system. The answer to the input question is output in a form representative of the requested persona.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, David G. Radley, Timothy P. Winkler