Patents by Inventor Graham Watts

Graham Watts 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: 11662891
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment provides a computer-implemented process for navigation through historical stored interactions associated with a multi-user view that receives a previously saved multi-user view, wherein the multi-user view comprises a set of artifact attributes, receives an identified filter from a user, and presents a filtered view to the user. The process further determines whether to amend the filtered view, and responsive to a determination to amend the filtered view, generates an amended view from the filtered view, and responsive to a determination to save the amended view, saves the amended view as one of a new view or an updated view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Gutz, Jason Hiltz-Laforge, Alireza Pourshahid, Graham Watts
  • Patent number: 11487801
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic data visualization is provided. The present invention may include identifying at least one set of facts in a human-readable text document. They present invention may then include retrieving, from an information source, a dataset associated with the at least one identified set of facts. The present invention may also include, in response to determining that the retrieved dataset includes a fact-supporting dataset, wherein the fact-supporting dataset is configured to validate the at least one identified set of facts, generating at least one data visualization based on the retrieved dataset. The present invention may further include providing the at least one generated data visualization for inserting into the human-readable text document to support the at least one identified set of facts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 11222000
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for visualizing and querying data. Data subsets within an original table are examined. Values within the data subsets are extracted. Based on the extracted values, a new table is generated. The data contents of the original table differ from the data contents of the new table. Thus, the resulting visualization of the original table differs from the resulting visualization of the new table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley L. Chauvin, Roch Lefebvre, Graham A. Watts, Qing Wei
  • Patent number: 11182680
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and an information handling system is provided for identifying a causal relationship between metrics performing steps. The steps include receiving a correlation significance Sij between a metric Mi and a metric Mj; receiving a mutability attribute Ai for the Mi and a mutability attribute Aj for the metric Mj from a data source; and identifying the metric Mi causing the metric Mj with the Sij if only if the Ai is immutable and the Aj is mutable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alireza Pourshahid, Vinay N. Wadhwa, Graham A. Watts, Qing Wei
  • Patent number: 11138244
    Abstract: Identifying and visualizing geographic data includes obtaining a set of data including candidate geographic data elements. Metrics are determined based on two or more of: a best parent for the candidate geographic data elements; additional concepts associated with the candidate geographic data elements; and an average distance between the candidate geographic data elements. Then, the candidate geographic data elements are identified as geographic based on the metrics and a map is generated displaying the candidate geographic data elements identified as geographic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Moniz, Yvon R. Nonez, Claudiu D. Popescu, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 11036796
    Abstract: A method for generating a preview associated with a media file is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of social comments associated with a plurality of frames corresponding to the media file. The method may also include storing the received plurality of social comments in a repository, whereby the received plurality of social comments is stored with a frame marker. The method may further include analyzing the stored plurality of social comments. The method may additionally include classifying the analyzed plurality of social comments according to at least one sentiment and at least one keyword in the media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Jing Hu, Ling Ma, Graham A. Watts, Xiao Jin Zhao
  • Patent number: 10949932
    Abstract: Applying visual treatments to business intelligence dashboards is provided. A user comment in a dashboard of a business intelligence tool is analyzed. A context of the user comment is identified. A visual treatment is applied to a data visualization on the dashboard based on the context of the user comment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vinay Wadhwa, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 10891314
    Abstract: A system and method for assigning concepts to sets of values. A dataset is selected, wherein the dataset includes a plurality of records, each record including a plurality of named fields, wherein each record includes each of the named fields. Each named field is assigned to a category and a concept is selected by identifying one or more named fields that, when combined, provide a unique value for each record. In some embodiments, the data is organized as a table, wherein the records are rows and the named fields are columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohsen Rais-Ghasem, Graham A. Watts, Qing Wei
  • Patent number: 10733215
    Abstract: Identifying and visualizing geographic data includes obtaining a set of data including candidate geographic data elements. Metrics are determined based on two or more of: a best parent for the candidate geographic data elements; additional concepts associated with the candidate geographic data elements; and an average distance between the candidate geographic data elements. Then, the candidate geographic data elements are identified as geographic based on the metrics and a map is generated displaying the candidate geographic data elements identified as geographic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Moniz, Yvon R. Nonez, Claudiu D. Popescu, Graham A. Watts
  • Publication number: 20200175032
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic data visualization is provided. The present invention may include identifying at least one set of facts in a human-readable text document. They present invention may then include retrieving, from an information source, a dataset associated with the at least one identified set of facts. The present invention may also include, in response to determining that the retrieved dataset includes a fact-supporting dataset, wherein the fact-supporting dataset is configured to validate the at least one identified set of facts, generating at least one data visualization based on the retrieved dataset. The present invention may further include providing the at least one generated data visualization for inserting into the human-readable text document to support the at least one identified set of facts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 10580017
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for evaluating the interestingness of correlated data. The fields of a dataset are classified by tagging the fields in terms of real world concepts. A correlation analysis on the dataset is performed to generate a correlation coefficient for each pair of fields of correlated data items. An “ontological distance” between the tagged concepts for each pair of fields of correlated data items represented as nodes in the ontology is determined. A score is generated indicating an interestingness of correlation for each pair of fields of correlated data items based on the correlation coefficient and the ontological distance between the tagged concepts for each pair of fields of correlated data items. By utilizing the ontological distance with the correlation analysis to determine the interestingness of correlation, correlations that may not be obvious to users and unexpectedly correlated may be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alireza Pourshahid, Vinay N. Wadhwa, Graham A. Watts, Qing Wei
  • Patent number: 10545942
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for visualizing and querying data. Data subsets within an original table are examined. Values within the data subsets are extracted. Based on the extracted values, a new table is generated. The data contents of the original table differ from the data contents of the new table. Thus, the resulting visualization of the original table differs from the resulting visualization of the new table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley L. Chauvin, Roch Lefebvre, Graham A. Watts, Qing Wei
  • Publication number: 20200019541
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for visualizing and querying data. Data subsets within an original table are examined. Values within the data subsets are extracted. Based on the extracted values, a new table is generated. The data contents of the original table differ from the data contents of the new table. Thus, the resulting visualization of the original table differs from the resulting visualization of the new table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Stanley L. Chauvin, Roch Lefebvre, Graham A. Watts, Qing Wei
  • Publication number: 20190385242
    Abstract: Applying visual treatments to business intelligence dashboards is provided. A user comment in a dashboard of a business intelligence tool is analyzed. A context of the user comment is identified. A visual treatment is applied to a data visualization on the dashboard based on the context of the user comment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Vinay Wadhwa, Graham A. Watts
  • Publication number: 20190282683
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for use in stimulating an immune response against a target antigen. More specifically, it relates to use of domains III and IV of the Staphylococcal Sbi protein as an immunological adjuvant, for enhancing an immune response against a target antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH
    Inventors: Jean VAN DEN ELSEN, Andrew Graham WATTS, Kevin James MARCHBANK
  • Patent number: 10353909
    Abstract: Techniques are described for selecting, based on a data visualization intent specification and a defined set of data fields associated with a set of data, two or more Meta templates that meet the data visualization intent specification and that support the set of data fields, for determining chart parts that can be used within the selected Meta templates to form chart templates and for determining, based on a set of combination rules and the specification, the chart templates that meet the data visualization intent specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Mohammed Mostafa, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 10296600
    Abstract: Identifying and visualizing geographic data includes obtaining a set of data including candidate geographic data elements. Metrics are determined based on two or more of: a best parent for the candidate geographic data elements; additional concepts associated with the candidate geographic data elements; and an average distance between the candidate geographic data elements. Then, the candidate geographic data elements are identified as geographic based on the metrics and a map is generated displaying the candidate geographic data elements identified as geographic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Moniz, Yvon R. Nonez, Claudiu D. Popescu, Graham A. Watts
  • Publication number: 20190108180
    Abstract: Identifying and visualizing geographic data includes obtaining a set of data including candidate geographic data elements. Metrics are determined based on two or more of: a best parent for the candidate geographic data elements; additional concepts associated with the candidate geographic data elements; and an average distance between the candidate geographic data elements. Then, the candidate geographic data elements are identified as geographic based on the metrics and a map is generated displaying the candidate geographic data elements identified as geographic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael J. Moniz, Yvon R. Nonez, Claudiu D. Popescu, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 10255361
    Abstract: A method for generating a preview associated with a media file is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of social comments associated with a plurality of frames corresponding to the media file. The method may also include storing the received plurality of social comments in a repository, whereby the received plurality of social comments is stored with a frame marker. The method may further include analyzing the stored plurality of social comments. The method may additionally include classifying the analyzed plurality of social comments according to at least one sentiment and at least one keyword in the media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Jing Hu, Ling Ma, Graham A. Watts, Xiao Jin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20190095394
    Abstract: A method for generating a preview associated with a media file is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of social comments associated with a plurality of frames corresponding to the media file. The method may also include storing the received plurality of social comments in a repository, whereby the received plurality of social comments is stored with a frame marker. The method may further include analyzing the stored plurality of social comments. The method may additionally include classifying the analyzed plurality of social comments according to at least one sentiment and at least one keyword in the media file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jing Jing Hu, Ling Ma, Graham A. Watts, Xiao Jin Zhao