Patents by Inventor Lee A. Jacobson
Lee A. Jacobson 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: 10929006Abstract: Alternative search queries are provided by: determining alternative search paths for terms in a current search query; receiving a user selection of one or more terms in the current search query; providing a graphical display of one or more alternative search paths for the selected terms; receiving a user selection of at least a portion of one of the alternative searchpaths to be a new search query; and displaying search results for the new search query. The new search query may then become the current search query, and the determining of the alternative search paths, the receiving of the user selection of the one or more terms in the current search query, and the providing of the graphical display of alternative search paths for the selected terms are performed for the new search query as the current search query.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Lee A. Jacobson, Luc G. Leblanc, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 10652122Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason
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Publication number: 20180046348Abstract: Alternative search queries are provided by: determining alternative search paths for terms in a current search query; receiving a user selection of one or more terms in the current search query; providing a graphical display of one or more alternative search paths for the selected terms; receiving a user selection of at least a portion of one of the alternative searchpaths to be a new search query; and displaying search results for the new search query. The new search query may then become the current search query, and the determining of the alternative search paths, the receiving of the user selection of the one or more terms in the current search query, and the providing of the graphical display of alternative search paths for the selected terms are performed for the new search query as the current search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Lee A. Jacobson, Luc G. Leblanc, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 9858091Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
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Patent number: 9858090Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
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Patent number: 9772765Abstract: Alternative search queries are provided by: determining alternative search paths for terms in a current search query; receiving a user selection of one or more terms in the current search query; providing a graphical display of one or more alternative search paths for the selected terms; receiving a user selection of at least a portion of one of the alternative search paths to be a new search query; and displaying search results for the new search query. The new search query may then become the current search query, and the determining of the alternative search paths, the receiving of the user selection of the one or more terms in the current search query, and the providing of the graphical display of alternative search paths for the selected terms are performed for the new search query as the current search query.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Lee A. Jacobson, Luc G. LeBlanc, Michael S. Thomason
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Publication number: 20170070411Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 9571368Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason
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Publication number: 20160360298Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
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Publication number: 20160357576Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
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Publication number: 20150012527Abstract: Alternative search queries are provided by: determining alternative search paths for terms in a current search query; receiving a user selection of one or more terms in the current search query; providing a graphical display of one or more alternative search paths for the selected terms; receiving a user selection of at least a portion of one of the alternative search paths to be a new search query; and displaying search results for the new search query. The new search query may then become the current search query, and the determining of the alternative search paths, the receiving of the user selection of the one or more terms in the current search query, and the providing of the graphical display of alternative search paths for the selected terms are performed for the new search query as the current search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Trudy L. HEWITT, Lee A. JACOBSON, Luc G. LEBLANC, Michael S. THOMASON
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Publication number: 20140222990Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason