Patents by Inventor Dominic E. Thorne

Dominic E. Thorne 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).

  • Dialogue analysis
    Patent number: 11114111
    Abstract: A method of determining a participant's contribution to a conversation or dialogue by generating a contribution score is provided. The contribution score may be determined based on at least one of a prosody analysis of a participant's input and an input reaction measure indicative of another participant's reaction to the participant's input. An associated computer system and computer program product is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ignas Bolsakovas, Kevin C. Brown, Dominic E. Thorne, Graham White
  • DIALOGUE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20200279574
    Abstract: A method of determining a participant's contribution to a conversation or dialogue by generating a contribution score is provided. The contribution score may be determined based on at least one of a prosody analysis of a participant's input and an input reaction measure indicative of another participant's reaction to the participant's input. An associated computer system and computer program product is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ignas Bolsakovas, Kevin C. Brown, Dominic E. Thorne, Graham White
  • Dialogue analysis
    Patent number: 10692516
    Abstract: A method of determining a participant's contribution to a conversation or dialogue by generating a contribution score is provided. The contribution score may be determined based on at least one of a prosody analysis of a participant's input and an input reaction measure indicative of another participant's reaction to the participant's input. An associated computer system and computer program product is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ignas Bolsakovas, Kevin C. Brown, Dominic E. Thorne, Graham White
  • DIALOGUE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20180315418
    Abstract: A method of determining a participant's contribution to a conversation or dialogue by generating a contribution score is provided. The contribution score may be determined based on at least one of a. prosody analysis of a participant's input and an input reaction measure indicative of another participant's reaction to the participant's input. An associated computer system and computer program product is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Ignas Bolsakovas, Kevin C. Brown, Dominic E. Thorne, Graham White