Patents by Inventor James Talbot

James Talbot 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: 20080301082
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for assisted decision-making. A knowledge base comprises a plurality of executable stories. A given story comprises a belief network containing at least one associated hypothesis and evidence associated with the at least one hypothesis. The system further comprises at least one decision algorithm having respective associated input formats. A translation interface is operative to convert a given story from the knowledge base into a decision network having a format associated with the at least one decision algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick James Talbot, Dennis Regan Ellis, Jeffrey Allen McCartney
  • Publication number: 20080270336
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining unknown unknowns for at least one assisted decision making system. An assisted decision making system has an associated set of at least one story of interest. The system further comprises a plurality of inferencing algorithms. A given inferencing algorithm is operative to generate story fragments from data stored within an associated knowledge base. A first arbitrator is associated with the first assisted decision making system. The arbitrator accepts a story fragment from the plurality of inferencing algorithms if the story fragment is sufficiently related to a story of interest from the set of at least one story of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick James Talbot, Dennis Regan Ellis, J. Ryan Sanders