Patents by Inventor Mans Olof-Ors

Mans Olof-Ors 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).

  • Publication number: 20160314126
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for exploring relationships among entities are disclosed. The systems and techniques provide an entity-based information analysis and content aggregation platform that uses heterogeneous data sources to construct and maintain an ecosystem around tangible and logical entities. Entities are represented as vertices in a directed graph, and edges are generated using entity co-occurrences in unstructured documents and supervised information from structured data sources. Significance scores for the edges are computed using a method that combines supervised, unsupervised and temporal factors into a single score. Important entity attributes from the structured content and the entity neighborhood in the graph are automatically summarized as the entity fingerprint. Entities may be compared to one another based on similarity of their entity fingerprints. An interactive user interface is also disclosed that provides exploratory access to the graph and supports decision support processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
    Inventors: Hassan Malik, Mans Olof-Ors, Ian MacGillivray, Christy Hatch
  • Publication number: 20160154856
    Abstract: The present invention provides a digital communications system for receiving and integrating multiple service communication feeds into an overall composite deliverable by way of an enhanced and interactive user interface. The system receives peer identification and scoring communications signals from multiple services and based on known handshake configurations links peer identification data to dimensions used to generate an integrated peer identification score and list. A graphical user interface allows users to modify the dimension aggregator function to obtain customizable sets of results based on services communications feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES
    Inventors: Mans Olof-Ors, Marc Kukura, Sam Chadwick, Enav Weinreb, Peter Pircher
  • Publication number: 20160117393
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for providing information about a sector and geographic focus of a company and enables user to identify the top product/brands of a company. Trademark records can be leveraged and combined with other sources of data, which can be presented to a user in an integrated graphical user interface, to facilitate combinatorial business intelligence for one or more companies. Analytical data associated with trademark records corresponding to the company included in the search can be generated to provide a ranked list of trademarked names/brands for the company and a combined or integrated view can be generated in a graphical user interface that includes the ranked list of the trademarked names/brands for the company and also includes the recent news or other information related to the trademark names/brands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: David von Rickenbach, Mark Brusadelli, David Harper, John Kelly, Marc Kukura, Mans Olof-Ors
  • Patent number: 9292545
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for exploring relationships among entities are disclosed. The systems and techniques provide an entity-based information analysis and content aggregation platform that uses heterogeneous data sources to construct and maintain an ecosystem around tangible and logical entities. Entities are represented as vertices in a directed graph, and edges are generated using entity co-occurrences in unstructured documents and supervised information from structured data sources. Significance scores for the edges are computed using a method that combines supervised, unsupervised and temporal factors into a single score. Important entity attributes from the structured content and the entity neighborhood in the graph are automatically summarized as the entity fingerprint. Entities may be compared to one another based on similarity of their entity fingerprints. An interactive user interface is also disclosed that provides exploratory access to the graph and supports decision support processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
    Inventors: Hassan H. Malik, Mans Olof-Ors, Ian MacGillivray
  • Patent number: 9244963
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a set of alphanumeric information on a single storage device. First, second and third sets of metadata that are different from each other and that are associated with different subsets of the alphanumeric information are generated by processing the alphanumeric information using first, second, and third criteria, respectively. The first set of metadata is transmitted to a user computer at a first time, the second set of metadata is transmitted to the user computer at a second time subsequent to the first time, and the third set of metadata is transmitted to the user computer at a third time subsequent to the second time. The first, second, and/or third sets of metadata can cause the automated transmission of an alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC
    Inventors: Alex M. Spinelli, Doron T. Houminer, Mans A. Olof-Ors
  • Publication number: 20150363490
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to entity disambiguation in an interactive fashion based upon attributes. Once disambiguated, a manner in which to review a future article based upon an initial set of attributes and an additional set of attributes and, when needed, generate a warning flag based upon the review is also described. The warning flag may result in a change in the relationship between the entity and an organization such as a bank that is considering engaging in a business relationship with a candidate client, and that may subsequently abandon that plan, or a bank that had previously extended credit to the entity, and that subsequently may be less inclined as a result of the information retrieved by the present invention. A previously accepted entity may also be flagged for credit or anti-money laundering consideration if and when the applicant's situation (e.g., financial situation, involvement in anti-money laundering) changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: PATRICK HINCHIN, JOCHEN LOTHAR LEIDNER, MANS OLOF-ORS, STUART WHATLEY
  • Publication number: 20140372416
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a set of alphanumeric information on a single storage device. First, second and third sets of metadata that are different from each other and that are associated with different subsets of the alphanumeric information are generated by processing the alphanumeric information using first, second, and third criteria, respectively. The first set of metadata is transmitted to a user computer at a first time, the second set of metadata is transmitted to the user computer at a second time subsequent to the first time, and the third set of metadata is transmitted to the user computer at a third time subsequent to the second time. The first, second, and/or third sets of metadata can cause the automated transmission of an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Alex M. Spinelli, Doron T. Houminer, Mans A. Olof-Ors
  • Publication number: 20140164008
    Abstract: Systems and method for making intelligent business development and licensing decisions are disclosed. The present invention generally relates to an analytical tool that combines multiple data and content sets based on user selected factors and presents the data in the form of manipulatable visualizations to facilitate decision making to address a specific business problem. More specifically, this invention relates to providing a single portal for access to a decision support system that enables the visualization of data from multiple content and data sets to facilitate decision making related to opportunities analysis, asset acquisition, and intellectual property licensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Gordon, Tim Miller, Mans A. Olof-Ors, Hassan Malik, Andrej Bugrim, Colin Williams
  • Publication number: 20140114834
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided to receive a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device where the first mobile device is associated with a first user, compare information in the message to information in a preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message, and to transmit the message to a second mobile device associated with at least the first recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES
    Inventor: Mans Olof-Ors
  • Patent number: 8639605
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided to receive a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device where the first mobile device is associated with a first user, compare information in the message to information in a preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message, and to transmit the message to a second mobile device associated with at least the first recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
    Inventor: Mans Olof-Ors
  • Patent number: 8626682
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for improving the training of machine learning classifiers are disclosed. A classifier is trained using a set of validated documents that are accurately associated with a set of class labels. A subset of non-validated documents is also identified and is used to further train and improve accuracy of the classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
    Inventors: Hassan H. Malik, Mans Olof-Ors
  • Publication number: 20120215777
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for determining significance between entities are disclosed. The systems and techniques identify a first entity having an association with a second entity, apply a plurality of association criteria to the association, weight each of the criteria based on defined weight values, and compute a significance score for the first entity with respect to the second entity based on a sum of a plurality of weighted criteria values. The systems and techniques utilize information from disparate sources to create a uniquely powerful signal. The systems and techniques can be used to identify the significance of relationships (e.g., associations) among various entities including, but not limited to, organizations, people, products, industries, geographies, commodities, financial indicators, economic indicators, events, topics, subject codes, unique identifiers, social tags, industry terms, general term/s, metadata elements, classification codes, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Hassan H. Malik, Mans Olof-Ors
  • Publication number: 20120215791
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for exploring relationships among entities are disclosed. The systems and techniques provide an entity-based information analysis and content aggregation platform that uses heterogeneous data sources to construct and maintain an ecosystem around tangible and logical entities. Entities are represented as vertices in a directed graph, and edges are generated using entity co-occurrences in unstructured documents and supervised information from structured data sources. Significance scores for the edges are computed using a method that combines supervised, unsupervised and temporal factors into a single score. Important entity attributes from the structured content and the entity neighborhood in the graph are automatically summarized as the entity fingerprint. Entities may be compared to one another based on similarity of their entity fingerprints. An interactive user interface is also disclosed that provides exploratory access to the graph and supports decision support processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Hassan H. Malik, Mans Olof-Ors, Ian MacGillivray
  • Publication number: 20120215727
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for improving the training of machine learning classifiers are disclosed. A classifier is trained using a set of validated documents that are accurately associated with a set of class labels. A subset of non-validated documents is also identified and is used to further train and improve accuracy of the classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES
    Inventors: Hassan H. Malik, Mans Olof-Ors
  • Publication number: 20070250432
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code and means are provided to encode data in a text message and to send the text message to a mobile device associated with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Mans Olof-Ors, David Lehr
  • Publication number: 20070250431
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided to receive a broadcast request and a message from a first mobile device where the first mobile device is associated with a first user, compare information in the message to information in a preferences database to match the message with at least a first recipient of the message, and to transmit the message to a second mobile device associated with at least the first recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventor: Mans Olof-Ors