Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Kramer

Kevin M. Kramer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining a measure of similarity between natural language sentences
    Patent number: 7295965
    Abstract: Systems and methods for classifying natural language (NL) sentences using a combination of NL algorithms or techniques is disclosed. Each NL algorithm or technique may identify a different similarity trait between two or more sentences, and each may help compare the meaning of the sentences. By combining the various similarity factors, preferably by various weighting factors, a distance metric can be computed. The distance metric provides a measure of the overall similarity between sentences, and can be used to assign a sentences to an appropriate sentence category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Z. Haigh, Kevin M. Kramer
  • Trainable, extensible, automated data-to-knowledge translator
    Patent number: 7096210
    Abstract: A trainable, extensible, automated data-to-knowledge translator is described. One aspects of the present invention includes a computerized system having at least one repository to store user-specified rules that govern the processing of data by the computerized system and at least one processing module to process data according to the rules and to generate knowledge from the data. Another aspect of the present invention is a computerized method of translating data to knowledge. The computerized method includes providing user-specified rules to govern the behavior of a computerized system for translating data to knowledge, and processing data according to the rules to generate knowledge. A further aspect of the present invention is a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for executing a method of translating data to knowledge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Kramer, Steven C. Gaetjens, Harold C. Voges
  • Method and apparatus for determining a measure of similarity between natural language sentences
    Publication number: 20030004716
    Abstract: Systems and methods for classifying natural language (NL) sentences using a combination of NL algorithms or techniques is disclosed. Each NL algorithm or technique may identify a different similarity trait between two or more sentences, and each may help compare the meaning of the sentences. By combining the various similarity factors, preferably by various weighting factors, a distance metric can be computed. The distance metric provides a measure of the overall similarity between sentences, and can be used to assign a sentences to an appropriate sentence category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Karen Z. Haigh, Kevin M. Kramer