Patents by Inventor John Byrnes
John Byrnes 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).
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Patent number: 11694061Abstract: A neural-symbolic computing engine can have two or more modules that are configured to cooperate with each other in order to create one or more gradient-based machine learning models that use machine learning on i) knowledge representations and ii) reasoning to solve an issue. A model representation module in the neural-symbolic computing engine is configured to apply one or more mathematical functions, at least including a logit transform, to truth values from first order logic elements supplied from a language module of the neural-symbolic computing engine.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: John Byrnes, Richard Rohwer, Andrew Silberfarb
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Publication number: 20230122497Abstract: A neural-symbolic computing engine can have two or more modules that are configured to cooperate with each other in order to create one or more gradient-based machine learning models that use machine learning on i) knowledge representations and ii) reasoning to solve an issue. A model representation module in the neural-symbolic computing engine is configured to apply one or more mathematical functions, at least including a log it transform, to truth values from first order logic elements supplied from a language module of the neural-symbolic computing engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: John Byrnes, Richard Rohwer, Andrew Silberfarb
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Patent number: 11461643Abstract: An artificial intelligence engine that has two or more modules cooperating with each other in order to create one or more machine learning models that use an adaptive semantic learning for knowledge representations and reasoning. The modules cause encoding the representations and reasoning from one or more sources in a particular field with terminology used by one or more human sources in that field into a set of rules that act as constraints and that are graphed into a neural network understandable by a first machine learning model, and then ii) adapting an interpretation of that set of encoded rules. The understanding of that set of encoded rules is adapted by i) allowing for semantically similar terms and ii) by conclusions derived from training data, to create an understanding of that set of encoded rules utilized by the machine learning model and the AI engine.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: John Byrnes, Richard Rohwer
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Patent number: 10984027Abstract: Disclosed techniques can generate content object summaries. Content of a content object can be parsed into a set of word groups. For each word group, at least one topic to which the word group pertains can be identified and it can be determined, via a user model, at least one weight of the plurality of weights corresponding to the topic(s). For each word group, a score can be determined for the word group based on the weight(s). A subset of the set of word groups can be selected based on the scores for the word group. A summary of the content object can be generated that includes the subset but that does not include one or more other word groups in the set of word groups that are not in the subset. At least part of the summary of the content object can be output.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: Girish Acharya, John Niekrasz, John Byrnes, Chih-Hung Yeh
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Publication number: 20200193286Abstract: An artificial intelligence engine that has two or more modules cooperating with each other in order to create one or more machine learning models that use an adaptive semantic learning for knowledge representations and reasoning. The modules cause encoding the representations and reasoning from one or more sources in a particular field with terminology used by one or more human sources in that field into a set of rules that act as constraints and that are graphed into a neural network understandable by a first machine learning model, and then ii) adapting an intrepetation of that set of encoded rules. The understanding of that set of encoded rules is adapted by i) allowing for semantically similar terms and ii) by conclusions derived from training data, to create an understanding of that set of encoded rules utilized by the machine learning model and the AI engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: John Byrnes, Richard Rohwer
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Patent number: 10372704Abstract: Mathematical technologies for recommending content to a user based on a user's preferences are disclosed. Embodiments of these technologies can generate a probabilistic representation of a data set, and then adjust the probabilistic representation to reflect a user-specific weighting scheme. The user preference-adjusted representation of the data set can be used to recommend content to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: John Byrnes, Dayne Freitag, Robert Sasseen, Melinda Gervasio
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Patent number: 10366108Abstract: Technology for classifying a data set includes extracting one or more features from items of the data set, computing a specificity measure for the extracted features, and measuring the similarity of the extracted features to a set of characteristic features associated with the property of one or more reference models.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: John Byrnes, Christina Freyman
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Publication number: 20190114298Abstract: Disclosed techniques can generate content object summaries. Content of a content object can be parsed into a set of word groups. For each word group, at least one topic to which the word group pertains can be identified and it can be determined, via a user model, at least one weight of the plurality of weights corresponding to the topic(s). For each word group, a score can be determined for the word group based on the weight(s). A subset of the set of word groups can be selected based on the scores for the word group. A summary of the content object can be generated that includes the subset but that does not include one or more other word groups in the set of word groups that are not in the subset. At least part of the summary of the content object can be output.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Girish Acharya, John Niekrasz, John Byrnes, Chih-Hung Yeh
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Publication number: 20160378847Abstract: Technology for classifying a data set includes extracting one or more features from items of the data set, computing a specificity measure for the extracted features, and measuring the similarity of the extracted features to a set of characteristic features associated with the property of one or more reference models.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: John Byrnes, Christina Freyman
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Publication number: 20160092781Abstract: Mathematical technologies for recommending content to a user based on a user's preferences are disclosed. Embodiments of these technologies can generate a probabilistic representation of a data set, and then adjust the probabilistic representation to reflect a user-specific weighting scheme. The user preference-adjusted representation of the data set can be used to recommend content to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: John Byrnes, Dayne Freitag, Robert Sasseen, Melinda Gervasio
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Patent number: 8788701Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and method which analyzes large amounts of information on a real-time basis with no previous static data set. Attributes of the data, which can be thought of as data concepts, that are present in the data stream are detected and isolated. These concepts are referred to as clusters and are used to ultimately determine the semantics of the data stream. The streaming clusters have no “current membership” in the existing state of the clustering and thus the cluster sets, and their relationship to each other, must be generated and updated as the data is being received.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Fair Isaac CorporationInventors: John Byrnes, Richard Rohwer
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Patent number: 7689526Abstract: A knowledge base is first characterized by an association-grounded semantics collapsed language. In response to the receipt of a query of the knowledge base, the collapsed language is used to determine whether there is an indication that the knowledge base contains knowledge requested in the query. Thereafter, the collapsed language can be used to carry out a full search for the knowledge much more efficiently than would otherwise be possible. Related methods, apparatus, and articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Fair Isaac CorporationInventors: John Byrnes, Richard Rohwer
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Publication number: 20080183653Abstract: A knowledge base is first characterized by an association-grounded semantics collapsed language. In response to the receipt of a query of the knowledge base, the collapsed language is used to determine whether there is an indication that the knowledge base contains knowledge requested in the query. Thereafter, the collapsed language can be used to carry out a full search for the knowledge much more efficiently than would otherwise be possible. Related methods, apparatus, and articles are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: John Byrnes, Richard Rohwer
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Publication number: 20050171139Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating a human diagnosed as having, or at risk for developing, a psychotic symptom by administering a full agonist of a dopamine D2-like receptor to the human. The agonist can be known or identified by screening methods described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Ronald Hammer, Kerry Culm-Merdek, John Byrnes
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Publication number: 20050165565Abstract: A method of calculating energy usage for compressor groupings including the steps of providing bin data for a specific geographical location; inputting desired compressor models and quantities of compressors; inputting compressor data including desired loading characteristics of the compressors; and calculating performance data including energy usage of the compressor grouping.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: John Byrnes, Paul Tollar, Michael Collins
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Publication number: 20020060637Abstract: The present invention relates to signal processing and, more particularly, to the use of local signal behavior parameters for the description of signals within sampling windows. Improved accuracy in local signal representation is achievable by using appropriate windowing functions within the local sampling windows where such windowing functions approximately compensate for truncation errors arising in finite representations of the exact signal. Other embodiments include windowing functions approximately compensating for the expected noise values that tend to corrupt the signal. Improved accuracy in local signal representations employing chromatic derivatives are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Applicant: Kromos Technology, Inc.Inventors: John Byrnes, Matthew Cushman, Aleksandar Ignjatovic
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Patent number: 4624690Abstract: An apparatus for removing particulates from objects comprises a cleaning chamber which is open on at least one side to receive the object, a curtain of air which covers the opening to the cleaning chamber, and two converging air streams within the cleaning chamber, which converging air streams create turbulence in the vicinity of the object and dislodge particulates from it. The air curtain acts as a barrier to prevent such dislodged particulates from escaping into the surrounding environment. The air streams and the air curtain are recirculated and HEPA filtered to trap the dislodged particulates.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1985Date of Patent: November 25, 1986Assignee: Markel Industries, Inc.Inventor: John Byrnes