Patents by Inventor Luc G. LEBLANC

Luc G. LEBLANC 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).

  • User interface for recommended alternative search queries
    Patent number: 10929006
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Lee A. Jacobson, Luc G. Leblanc, Michael S. Thomason
  • USER INTERFACE FOR RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE SEARCH QUERIES
    Publication number: 20180046348
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Lee A. Jacobson, Luc G. Leblanc, Michael S. Thomason
  • User interface for recommended alternative search queries
    Patent number: 9772765
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Lee A. Jacobson, Luc G. LeBlanc, Michael S. Thomason
  • USER INTERFACE FOR RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE SEARCH QUERIES
    Publication number: 20150012527
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Trudy L. HEWITT, Lee A. JACOBSON, Luc G. LEBLANC, Michael S. THOMASON