Patents by Inventor Ian A. R. Li

Ian A. R. Li 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: 20110196853
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically generating a script for a target web interface instance. Embodiments include receiving a task description of a task to be completed on a target web interface instance. The computer-implemented method also includes repeating steps until the task is completed. The repeating steps include determining from the target web interface instance a plurality of actions that may be performed on the target web interface instance and using the task description, predicting which action of the plurality of actions from the target web interface instance is an action most likely to be selected. The repeating steps also include performing the action most likely to be selected, thus proceeding to a first web interface instance and setting the first web interface instance as the target web interface instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Bigham, Clemens Drews, Tessa A. Lau, Ian A. R. Li, Jeffrey W. Nichols