Patents by Inventor Edward E. Seabolt

Edward E. Seabolt 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).

  • Publication number: 20170220953
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system are provided. A processor identifies a plurality of numeric expressions in a text corpus associated with a type of item. A processor generates a plurality of feature vectors corresponding to the identified plurality of numeric expressions. A processor identifies one or more common features of the plurality of feature vectors. A processor generates one or more rules for representing numeric quantities of the type of item based, at least in part, on the one or more common features of the plurality of feature vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Edward E. Seabolt, Timothy P. Winkler
  • Publication number: 20170154128
    Abstract: Analysis of descriptions accompanying designs to determine matching available artifacts. A description of a design (e.g., interior design, fashion) is analyzed to determine characteristics of the design (e.g., colors, patterns), and artifacts matching those characteristics (e.g., fabrics, furniture) are identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Florian Pinel, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Publication number: 20160364992
    Abstract: Teaching aid for improving the spelling competency of a student. The framework provides differentiated instruction and tailors interventions specific to the needs of the student by taking into account relative performance of peers and the root cause of an identified spelling error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Niyati Parameswaran, Edward E. Seabolt, Paul T. Wright
  • Patent number: 9519620
    Abstract: A first food ingredient may be received. The first food ingredient may comprise a first plurality of chemical constituents. A plurality of candidate food ingredient substitutes may be received. Each candidate food ingredient substitute may comprise a second plurality of chemical constituents. For each of the plurality of candidate food ingredient substitutes, a quantity of the second plurality of chemical constituents that match the first plurality of chemical constituents may be determined. One or more food ingredient substitutes may be identified based on at least the quantity of the second plurality of chemical constituents that match the first plurality of chemical constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Florian Pinel, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Patent number: 9318027
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for answering an input question. An input question to be answered from a source is received and processed to one or more extract features of the input question. The extracted one or more features are compared to cached features stored in one or more entries of a question and answer (QA) cache. A determination is made as to whether there is a matching entry in the one or more entries of the QA cache based on results of the comparing and, if so, candidate answer information is retrieved from the matching entry. The retrieved candidate answer information is returned to the source of the input question as candidate answer information for answering the input question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Patent number: 9311823
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for answering an input question. An input question to be answered from a source is received and processed to one or more extract features of the input question. The extracted one or more features are compared to cached features stored in one or more entries of a question and answer (QA) cache. A determination is made as to whether there is a matching entry in the one or more entries of the QA cache based on results of the comparing and, if so, candidate answer information is retrieved from the matching entry. The retrieved candidate answer information is returned to the source of the input question as candidate answer information for answering the input question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Patent number: 9286291
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for disambiguation of dependent referring expression in natural language processing are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A portion of a document in a set of document is selected, the portion including a set of dependent referring expression instances. The portion is filtered to identify an instance from a set of dependent referring expression instances by using a linguistic characteristic of the instance, the instance of dependent referring expression referring to a full expression occurring in the set of documents. The full expression is located in one member document in the set of documents by locating where the dependent referring expression is defined to be a stand-in for the full expression. The instance is resolved using the full expression such that information about the full expression is available at a location of the instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Publication number: 20150044660
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for answering an input question. An input question to be answered from a source is received and processed to one or more extract features of the input question. The extracted one or more features are compared to cached features stored in one or more entries of a question and answer (QA) cache. A determination is made as to whether there is a matching entry in the one or more entries of the QA cache based on results of the comparing and, if so, candidate answer information is retrieved from the matching entry. The retrieved candidate answer information is returned to the source of the input question as candidate answer information for answering the input question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Publication number: 20140377735
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for answering an input question. An input question to be answered from a source is received and processed to one or more extract features of the input question. The extracted one or more features are compared to cached features stored in one or more entries of a question and answer (QA) cache. A determination is made as to whether there is a matching entry in the one or more entries of the QA cache based on results of the comparing and, if so, candidate answer information is retrieved from the matching entry. The retrieved candidate answer information is returned to the source of the input question as candidate answer information for answering the input question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Lakshminarayanan Krishnamurthy, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Publication number: 20140236569
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for disambiguation of dependent referring expression in natural language processing are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A portion of a document in a set of document is selected, the portion including a set of dependent referring expression instances. The portion is filtered to identify an instance from a set of dependent referring expression instances by using a linguistic characteristic of the instance, the instance of dependent referring expression referring to a full expression occurring in the set of documents. The full expression is located in one member document in the set of documents by locating where the dependent referring expression is defined to be a stand-in for the full expression. The instance is resolved using the full expression such that information about the full expression is available at a location of the instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Edward E. Seabolt
  • Publication number: 20140237355
    Abstract: A method for disambiguation of dependent referring expression in natural language processing is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A portion of a document in a set of document is selected, the portion including a set of dependent referring expression instances. The portion is filtered to identify an instance from a set of dependent referring expression instances by using a linguistic characteristic of the instance, the instance of dependent referring expression referring to a full expression occurring in the set of documents. The full expression is located in one member document in the set of documents by locating where the dependent referring expression is defined to be a stand-in for the full expression. The instance is resolved using the full expression such that information about the full expression is available at a location of the instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Edward E. Seabolt