Patents by Inventor Don M. Simpson

Don M. Simpson 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: 7814088
    Abstract: A system for identifying word patterns in text is conducted in real time and is highly suitable for network and Internet use. The system comprises a semantic network that may be compiled on a local computer or at a remote host and a software text analysis module for receiving the text to be analyzed, parsing the text, submitting the text to the semantic network, and receiving the results. Recognized, words are then examined, together with surrounding words in the text to determine whether the words are part of a word pattern. Word patterns are located at nodes in the semantic network in a hierarchical structure, and certain word patterns correspond to objects of the semantic network. When all word patterns involving a word are located, links are followed to objects corresponding to the word patterns. Several nodes may point to a single object, but each object is represented only once in the semantic network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Don M. Simpson, Robert W. Usey, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7426505
    Abstract: A method for identifying word patterns in text is conducted in real time and is highly suitable for network and Internet use. The method involves receiving a stream of text, breaking the stream of text into a plurality of threads, tokenizing the words in each thread, and comparing the words to identified words in the semantic network. Recognized, words are then examined, together with surrounding words in the text to determine whether the words are part of a word pattern. Word patterns are located at nodes in the semantic network in a hierarchical structure, and certain word patterns correspond to objects of the semantic network. When all word patterns involving a word are located, links are followed to objects corresponding to the word patterns. Several nodes may point to a single object, but each object is represented only once in the semantic network. Identified objects may thus be identified in real time, as the text streams through the text analysis module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Don M. Simpson, Robert W. Usey, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080208569
    Abstract: A system for identifying word patterns in text is conducted in real time and is highly suitable for network and Internet use. The system comprises a semantic network that may be compiled on a local computer or at a remote host and a software text analysis module for receiving the text to be analyzed, parsing the text, submitting the text to the semantic network, and receiving the results. Recognized, words are then examined, together with surrounding words in the text to determine whether the words are part of a word pattern. Word patterns are located at nodes in the semantic network in a hierarchical structure, and certain word patterns correspond to objects of the semantic network. When all word patterns involving a word are located, links are followed to objects corresponding to the word patterns. Several nodes may point to a single object, but each object is represented only once in the semantic network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Don M. Simpson, Robert W. Usey
  • Publication number: 20080208820
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting, processing, analyzing, and indexing large amounts of data in such a manner that queries can be formulated and exercised against the data in an expedient manner. Embodiments of the present invention provide for static or dynamic presentation of the indexed data based upon the queries. The data organization and access techniques applied in embodiments of the present invention are structured in a way that allows for a large variety of queries to be performed on the data without having to reorganize the data. Additionally, indexes and presentations of the data are continually updated and modified in virtually real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: PSYDEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert W. Usey, Don M. Simpson
  • Patent number: 6813616
    Abstract: A semantic network is disclosed herein that is useful for identifying word patterns in text. The semantic network may be used to identify word patterns accurately and substantially in real time. The semantic network is comprised of recognized words, which form word patterns, and objects, which are identified by certain of the word patterns. The word patterns are located at nodes in the semantic network. The nodes are linked in a hierarchical structure, with varying, identifiable levels. Under the method of building a semantic network, a computer program is provided and loaded onto a computer. The software is preferably linked with a knowledge base from which identified objects can be obtained. The objects are each classified by object type as they are received. Each object has a label which corresponds to a upper level word pattern. The word pattern is parsed or “tokenized” and combinations of the words in the label are assigned as word patterns at various nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Don M. Simpson, Robert W. Usey, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20030167276
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying word patterns in text is conducted in real time and is highly suitable for network and Internet use. The system comprises a semantic network that may be compiled on a local computer or at a remote host and a software text analysis module for receiving the text to be analyzed, parsing the text, submitting the text to the semantic network, and receiving the results. The method involves receiving a stream of text, breaking the stream of text into a plurality of threads, tokenizing the words in each thread, and comparing the words to identified words in the semantic network. Recognized, words are then examined, together with surrounding words in the text to determine whether the words are part of a word pattern. Word patterns are located at nodes in the semantic network in a hierarchical structure, and certain word patterns correspond to objects of the semantic network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Don M. Simpson, Robert W. Usey
  • Publication number: 20030167162
    Abstract: A semantic network is disclosed herein that is useful for identifying word patterns in text. The semantic network may be used to identify word patterns accurately and substantially in real time. The semantic network is comprised of recognized words, which form word patterns, and objects, which are identified by certain of the word patterns. The word patterns are located at nodes in the semantic network. The nodes are linked in a hierarchical structure, with varying, identifiable levels. Under the method of building a semantic network, a computer program is provided and loaded onto a computer. The software is preferably linked with a knowledge base from which identified objects can be obtained. The objects are each classified by object type as they are received. Each object has a label which corresponds to a upper level word pattern. The word pattern is parsed or “tokenized” and combinations of the words in the label are assigned as word patterns at various nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Don M. Simpson, Robert W. Usey