Patents by Inventor Gary Shorter

Gary Shorter 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: 20260134232
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for enhancing communications between a client device and AI/ML models. In some implementations, a method includes a system that receives multiple requests for machine learning models. The system determines whether a first request corresponds to other requests. In response to determining the first request corresponds to one or more of the other requests, the system provides, to a first user device that submitted the first request, a natural language response previously produced by the machine learning models associated with the first request. In response to determining that a second request does not correspond to any of the other requests, the system provides, to the machine learning models, the second request. The system provides, to a second user device that submitted the second request, output from the machine learning models that processed the second request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Barry Matthew Ahrens, Naouel BAILI BENABDALLAH, Gary Shorter, Brian Slocum VANNAH
  • Publication number: 20260134005
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for enhancing communications between a client device and AI/ML models. In some implementations, a method includes a system that receives multiple requests for machine learning models. The system determines whether a first request corresponds to other requests. In response to determining the first request corresponds to one or more of the other requests, the system provides, to a first user device that submitted the first request, a natural language response previously produced by the machine learning models associated with the first request. In response to determining that a second request does not correspond to any of the other requests, the system provides, to the machine learning models, the second request. The system provides, to a second user device that submitted the second request, output from the machine learning models that processed the second request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Barry Matthew Ahrens, Naouel BAILI BENABDALLAH, Gary Shorter, Brian Slocum VANNAH, Rathipriya Bhaskar
  • Patent number: 12592319
    Abstract: Methods and systems including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a method for detecting signals related to subjects participating in a clinical trial. In some implementations, a computer collects clinical data from multiple sources. The computer standardizes and redacts personally identifiable information and determines predictive features that correspond to characteristics of the data that correlate with efficacy and safety signals. The computer obtains training data and trains machine learning models to predict one or both of a predicted efficacy signal and a predicted safety signal for a subject. The computer receives clinical data for a particular clinical trial subject enrolled in an ongoing clinical trial and predicts one or more signals and receives a review of the signals through a user interface. The computer updates the predictive components of the system based on the review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Naouel Baili Benabdallah, Brian Slocum Vannah
  • Publication number: 20250117713
    Abstract: A GxP (good practice) platform is implemented to enable artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to be tracked from creation through training and into production. Deployed algorithms are assigned a GxP chain ID that enables identification of production details associated with respective algorithms. Trained algorithms, each of which are respectively associated with a GxP chain ID, are containerized and can be utilized through an application programing interface (API) to provide a service. The GxP chain ID is linked to production details stored within a database, in which the production details can include information such as data used to train the algorithm, a history version, a date/time stamp when the algorithm was validated, software and hardware on which the algorithm was developed and trained, among other details. Changes to the algorithm can be tracked using an immutable ledger facilitated by the implementation of blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Malcolm Postings, Kevin T. Saylor
  • Patent number: 12271435
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for monitoring/tracking the lifecycle of a drug from build (e.g., as part of clinical trial development), to approval (e.g., regulatory), to in-market (e.g., distribution and safety information). The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology may enable the system to track the drug down to the prescription level and may support a digital label that can be updated as necessary based on such monitoring (e.g., that can be amended based on safety information detected while the drug is in market and warnings sent out upon amendment).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Jaffershah Jahangeer
  • Patent number: 12271793
    Abstract: A GxP (good practice) platform is implemented to enable artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to be tracked from creation through training and into production. Deployed algorithms are assigned a GxP chain ID that enables identification of production details associated with respective algorithms. Trained algorithms, each of which are respectively associated with a GxP chain ID, are containerized and can be utilized through an application programing interface (API) to provide a service. The GxP chain ID is linked to production details stored within a database, in which the production details can include information such as data used to train the algorithm, a history version, a date/time stamp when the algorithm was validated, software and hardware on which the algorithm was developed and trained, among other details. Changes to the algorithm can be tracked using an immutable ledger facilitated by the implementation of blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: IQVIA, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Malcolm Postings, Kevin T. Saylor
  • Patent number: 12230405
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for responding to a query. In some implementations, a computer obtains a query. The computer determines a meaning for each term in the query. The computer determines user data for the user that submitted the query. The computer identifies one or more ontologies based on the meanings for at least some of the terms. The computer identifies a knowledge graph based on the identified ontologies and the user data. The computer generates a response to the query by traversing a path of the identified knowledge graph to identify items in the knowledge graph based on the determined meaning for each of the terms. The computer generates path data that represents the path taken by the computer through the identified knowledge graph. The computer provides the generated response and the path data to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Josephson, Gary Shorter
  • Publication number: 20250054640
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for responding to a query. In some implementations, a computer obtains a query. The computer determines a meaning for each term in the query. The computer determines user data for the user that submitted the query. The computer identifies one or more ontologies based on the meanings for at least some of the terms. The computer identifies a knowledge graph based on the identified ontologies and the user data. The computer generates a response to the query by traversing a path of the identified knowledge graph to identify items in the knowledge graph based on the determined meaning for each of the terms. The computer generates path data that represents the path taken by the computer through the identified knowledge graph. The computer provides the generated response and the path data to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Scott Josephson, Gary Shorter
  • Patent number: 11908587
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for responding to a query. In some implementations, a computer obtains a query. The computer determines a meaning for each term in the query. The computer determines user data for the user that submitted the query. The computer identifies one or more ontologies based on the meanings for at least some of the terms. The computer identifies a knowledge graph based on the identified ontologies and the user data. The computer generates a response to the query by traversing a path of the identified knowledge graph to identify items in the knowledge graph based on the determined meaning for each of the terms. The computer generates path data that represents the path taken by the computer through the identified knowledge graph. The computer provides the generated response and the path data to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Josephson, Gary Shorter
  • Patent number: 11869263
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for automated classification and interpretation of documents, such as life science documents supporting clinical trials, is configured to perform a combination of raw text, document construct, and image analyses to enhance classification accuracy by enabling a more comprehensive machine-based understanding of document content. The combination of analyses provides context for classification by leveraging relative spatial relationships among text and image elements, identifying characteristics and formatting of elements, and extracting additional metadata from the documents as compared to conventional automated classification tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Barry Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20230394242
    Abstract: Documents in source natural languages are translated into target natural languages using a computer-implemented translation that is configured to operate within the domain of the subject matter of the documents that imposes specialized requirements for translation and readability. Subject matter specific documents typically include domain-specific terminology, are subject to various regulatory guidelines, and have different readability requirements depending on the intended reader. The computer-implemented translation applies machine-learning techniques that deconstruct elements of the subject matter specific document into a standard data structure and perform pre-processing steps to tokenize digitized document text to identify the correct sentence structure and syntax for the target natural language to optimize translation by, e.g., a neural machine translation engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Naouel Baili Ben Abdallah, Barry Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20230317261
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a machine learning model, a question associated with healthcare compliance from a user; identifying, by the machine learning model, a healthcare compliance regulation document associated with the question and one or more healthcare compliance requirements corresponding to the healthcare compliance regulation document; and recommending, by the machine learning model, a decision satisfying the one or more healthcare compliance requirements to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Olaf Vanggaard, Olatz Fruniz, Barry Ahrens, Melanie Brewer, Gary Shorter
  • Publication number: 20230281261
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for monitoring/tracking the lifecycle of a drug from build (e.g., as part of clinical trial development), to approval (e.g., regulatory), to in-market (e.g., distribution and safety information). The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology may enable the system to track the drug down to the prescription level and may support a digital label that can be updated as necessary based on such monitoring (e.g., that can be amended based on safety information detected while the drug is in market and warnings sent out upon amendment).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Jaffershah Jahangeer
  • Publication number: 20230282368
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for responding to a query. In some implementations, a computer obtains a query. The computer determines a meaning for each term in the query. The computer determines user data for the user that submitted the query. The computer identifies one or more ontologies based on the meanings for at least some of the terms. The computer identifies a knowledge graph based on the identified ontologies and the user data. The computer generates a response to the query by traversing a path of the identified knowledge graph to identify items in the knowledge graph based on the determined meaning for each of the terms. The computer generates path data that represents the path taken by the computer through the identified knowledge graph. The computer provides the generated response and the path data to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Josephson, Gary Shorter
  • Patent number: 11734514
    Abstract: Documents in source natural languages are translated into target natural languages using a computer-implemented translation that is configured to operate within the domain of the subject matter of the documents that imposes specialized requirements for translation and readability. Subject matter specific documents typically include domain-specific terminology, are subject to various regulatory guidelines, and have different readability requirements depending on the intended reader. The computer-implemented translation applies machine-learning techniques that deconstruct elements of the subject matter specific document into a standard data structure and perform pre-processing steps to tokenize digitized document text to identify the correct sentence structure and syntax for the target natural language to optimize translation by, e.g., a neural machine translation engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: IQVIA INC.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Naouel Baili Ben Abdallah, Barry Ahrens
  • Patent number: 11615160
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for monitoring/tracking the lifecycle of a drug from build (e.g., as part of clinical trial development), to approval (e.g., regulatory), to in-market (e.g., distribution and safety information). The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology may enable the system to track the drug down to the prescription level and may support a digital label that can be updated as necessary based on such monitoring (e.g., that can be amended based on safety information detected while the drug is in market and warnings sent out upon amendment).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Jaffershah Jahangeer
  • Patent number: 11610690
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for responding to a query. In some implementations, a computer obtains a query. The computer determines a meaning for each term in the query. The computer determines user data for the user that submitted the query. The computer identifies one or more ontologies based on the meanings for at least some of the terms. The computer identifies a knowledge graph based on the identified ontologies and the user data. The computer generates a response to the query by traversing a path of the identified knowledge graph to identify items in the knowledge graph based on the determined meaning for each of the terms. The computer generates path data that represents the path taken by the computer through the identified knowledge graph. The computer provides the generated response and the path data to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: IQVIA Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Josephson, Gary Shorter
  • Publication number: 20230017672
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for responding to a query. In some implementations, a computer obtains a query. The computer determines a meaning for each term in the query. The computer determines user data for the user that submitted the query. The computer identifies one or more ontologies based on the meanings for at least some of the terms. The computer identifies a knowledge graph based on the identified ontologies and the user data. The computer generates a response to the query by traversing a path of the identified knowledge graph to identify items in the knowledge graph based on the determined meaning for each of the terms. The computer generates path data that represents the path taken by the computer through the identified knowledge graph. The computer provides the generated response and the path data to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Josephson, Gary Shorter
  • Publication number: 20220351080
    Abstract: A GxP (good practice) platform is implemented to enable artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to be tracked from creation through training and into production. Deployed algorithms are assigned a GxP chain ID that enables identification of production details associated with respective algorithms. Trained algorithms, each of which are respectively associated with a GxP chain ID, are containerized and can be utilized through an application programing interface (API) to provide a service. The GxP chain ID is linked to production details stored within a database, in which the production details can include information such as data used to train the algorithm, a history version, a date/time stamp when the algorithm was validated, software and hardware on which the algorithm was developed and trained, among other details. Changes to the algorithm can be tracked using an immutable ledger facilitated by the implementation of blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Malcolm Postings, Kevin T. Saylor
  • Publication number: 20220350854
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for monitoring/tracking the lifecycle of a drug from build (e.g., as part of clinical trial development), to approval (e.g., regulatory), to in-market (e.g., distribution and safety information). The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology may enable the system to track the drug down to the prescription level and may support a digital label that can be updated as necessary based on such monitoring (e.g., that can be amended based on safety information detected while the drug is in market and warnings sent out upon amendment).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Shorter, Jaffershah Jahangeer