Patents by Inventor Henry H. Chen

Henry H. Chen 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: 20200065385
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a natural language query including an ambiguous entity is received from a user. A meaning of the ambiguous entity is determined based on an extracted language context of the natural language query. The determined meaning, extracted language context, and contextual information of the user is applied to a machine learning model to determine a plurality of computer applications from amongst multiple computer applications to process the natural language query. The determined applications are executed to produce results for the natural language query tailored to an interest of the user in accordance with the contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Brian S. Dreher, Henry H. Chen, Sheng Hua Bao, William S. Spangler
  • Patent number: 10552541
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a natural language query including an ambiguous entity is received from a user. A meaning of the ambiguous entity is determined based on an extracted language context of the natural language query. The determined meaning, extracted language context, and contextual information of the user is applied to a machine learning model to determine a plurality of computer applications from amongst multiple computer applications to process the natural language query. The determined applications are executed to produce results for the natural language query tailored to an interest of the user in accordance with the contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Dreher, Henry H. Chen, Sheng Hua Bao, William S. Spangler