Patents by Inventor Jennifer English

Jennifer English 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10242002
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a system and method for semantic distance calculation. The method can involve receiving a plurality of documents having a set of subjects extracted through the use of latent dirichlet allocation; for each document in the plurality of documents, generating a classification list comprising a ranking of the one or more subjects based on the relevance of each subject to the document; for each classification list, calculating the semantic distance between each subject present on the classification list; aggregating the plurality of classification lists; and creating a distance matrix containing the relative semantic distances between each member of the set of subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer A. English, Malous M. Kossarian, Charles E. McManis, Jr., Douglas A. Smith
  • Patent number: 10229184
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a system and method for semantic distance calculation. The method can involve ingesting a plurality of documents; extracting a set of subjects from the plurality of documents using latent dirichlet allocation; for each document in the plurality of documents, generating a classification list comprising a ranking of the one or more subjects based on the relevance of each subject to the document; for each classification list, calculating the semantic distance between each subject present on the classification list; aggregating the plurality of classification lists; and creating a distance matrix containing the relative semantic distances between each member of the set of subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer A. English, Malous M. Kossarian, Charles E. McManis, Jr., Douglas A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20180032600
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a system and method for semantic distance calculation. The method can involve ingesting a plurality of documents; extracting a set of subjects from the plurality of documents using latent dirichlet allocation; for each document in the plurality of documents, generating a classification list comprising a ranking of the one or more subjects based on the relevance of each subject to the document; for each classification list, calculating the semantic distance between each subject present on the classification list; aggregating the plurality of classification lists; and creating a distance matrix containing the relative semantic distances between each member of the set of subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer A. English, Malous M. Kossarian, Charles E. McManis, JR., Douglas A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20180032517
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a system and method for semantic distance calculation. The method can involve receiving a plurality of documents having a set of subjects extracted through the use of latent dirichlet allocation; for each document in the plurality of documents, generating a classification list comprising a ranking of the one or more subjects based on the relevance of each subject to the document; for each classification list, calculating the semantic distance between each subject present on the classification list; aggregating the plurality of classification lists; and creating a distance matrix containing the relative semantic distances between each member of the set of subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer A. English, Malous M. Kossarian, Charles E. McManis, JR., Douglas A. Smith
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20050152633
    Abstract: A planar lightwave circuit has a waveguide having a bend and plurality of multiple trenches with parallel front and back interfaces. The trench and waveguide refractive indexes are different such that a refractive interface is defined between the waveguide and the trench. The trench may include a material of higher refractive index than the waveguide, such as silicon, or alternatively a material having a lower refractive index than the waveguide, such as an air void. The trench is disposed on the waveguide bend such that the front and back planar interfaces have an angle of incidence to a direction of the lightwave propagation from the waveguide. The invention also includes beamsplitters that include trenches that reflect a portion of a lightwave in a first direction and a portion of a lightwave in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: University of Alabama
    Inventors: Lixia Li, Gregory Nordin, Jianhua Jiang, Jennifer English