Patents by Inventor Harmony Y. Shyr

Harmony Y. Shyr 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).

  • Categorically filtering search results
    Patent number: 11269959
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving a search query; determining a first set of categories associated with the search query, including performing a reverse lookup for the search query using a dynamic inference map in order to determine the first set of categories, where each category of the first set of categories includes one or more words that describe one or more aspects of the search query; determining a second set of categories associated with preliminary results of the search query; and filtering the preliminary results of the search query, including removing a subset of the preliminary results of the search query based on a comparison of the first set of categories to the second set of categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryn R. Dole, Jennifer A. English, Dmitriy Kernasovskiy, Malous M. Kossarian, Harmony Y. Shyr
  • CATEGORICALLY FILTERING SEARCH RESULTS
    Publication number: 20200159780
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving a search query; determining a first set of categories associated with the search query, including performing a reverse lookup for the search query using a dynamic inference map in order to determine the first set of categories, where each category of the first set of categories includes one or more words that describe one or more aspects of the search query; determining a second set of categories associated with preliminary results of the search query; and filtering the preliminary results of the search query, including removing a subset of the preliminary results of the search query based on a comparison of the first set of categories to the second set of categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Bryn R. Dole, Jennifer A. English, Dmitriy Kernasovskiy, Malous M. Kossarian, Harmony Y. Shyr
  • Categorically filtering search results
    Patent number: 10606899
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a search query, determining a first set of categories associated with the search query, determining a second set of categories associated with preliminary results of the search query, and filtering the preliminary results of the search query based on an analysis utilizing the first set of categories and the second set of categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryn R. Dole, Jennifer A. English, Dmitriy Kernasovskiy, Malous M. Kossarian, Harmony Y. Shyr
  • CATEGORICALLY FILTERING SEARCH RESULTS
    Publication number: 20170337257
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a search query, determining a first set of categories associated with the search query, determining a second set of categories associated with preliminary results of the search query, and filtering the preliminary results of the search query based on an analysis utilizing the first set of categories and the second set of categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bryn R. Dole, Jennifer A. English, Dmitriy Kernasovskiy, Malous M. Kossarian, Harmony Y. Shyr