Patents by Inventor Marion R. Summerville

Marion R. Summerville 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).

  • Patent number: 9760249
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for the modification of social collaborative maps that include processors; a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM); a concept map stored on the CRSM, the concept map comprising a plurality of nodes; a plurality of connections between the plurality of nodes; and a plurality of social network connections, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is coupled to a corresponding subset of the plurality of social network connections; and logic, stored on the CRSM and executed on the plurality of processors, for providing a user interface to provide a user access to the plurality of nodes and to the plurality of social network connections; collecting data corresponding to navigation of the user of the plurality of nodes and interaction by the user with the plurality of social network connections; analyzing the data and modifying, based upon the analyzing, the concept map to generate a modified concept map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristina Beckley, Ayodeji Adesina, Marion R. Summerville, Smriti Talwar
  • Patent number: 9569488
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for determining whether the social learning playlist is effective in educating participants. The text of the collection of online materials of a social learning playlist is scanned to identify key concepts (i.e., the most important points) using natural language processing. The user selects a concept from a list of key concepts, which includes these identified key concepts, and a type of question (e.g., true/false) to be used in assessing the understanding of the selected key concept. The selected type of question and answer to the question are generated using analytic analysis and artificial intelligence on the online materials of the playlist. In this manner, by generating appropriate question and answer pairs, where the questions are inserted at selected locations within the playlist, the creator of the playlist is able to assess whether the participants are understanding the key concepts in the playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Boyer, Ethan L. Perry, Marion R. Summerville
  • Patent number: 9563659
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for determining whether the social learning playlist is effective in educating participants. The text of the collection of online materials of a social learning playlist is scanned to identify key concepts (i.e., the most important points) using natural language processing. The user selects a concept from a list of key concepts, which includes these identified key concepts, and a type of question (e.g., true/false) to be used in assessing the understanding of the selected key concept. The selected type of question and answer to the question are generated using analytic analysis and artificial intelligence on the online materials of the playlist. In this manner, by generating appropriate question and answer pairs, where the questions are inserted at selected locations within the playlist, the creator of the playlist is able to assess whether the participants are understanding the key concepts in the playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Boyer, Ethan L. Perry, Marion R. Summerville
  • Publication number: 20160098937
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for determining whether the social learning playlist is effective in educating participants. The text of the collection of online materials of a social learning playlist is scanned to identify key concepts (i.e., the most important points) using natural language processing. The user selects a concept from a list of key concepts, which includes these identified key concepts, and a type of question (e.g., true/false) to be used in assessing the understanding of the selected key concept. The selected type of question and answer to the question are generated using analytic analysis and artificial intelligence on the online materials of the playlist. In this manner, by generating appropriate question and answer pairs, where the questions are inserted at selected locations within the playlist, the creator of the playlist is able to assess whether the participants are understanding the key concepts in the playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: John M. Boyer, Ethan L. Perry, Marion R. Summerville
  • Publication number: 20160098638
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for determining whether the social learning playlist is effective in educating participants. The text of the collection of online materials of a social learning playlist is scanned to identify key concepts (i.e., the most important points) using natural language processing. The user selects a concept from a list of key concepts, which includes these identified key concepts, and a type of question (e.g., true/false) to be used in assessing the understanding of the selected key concept. The selected type of question and answer to the question are generated using analytic analysis and artificial intelligence on the online materials of the playlist. In this manner, by generating appropriate question and answer pairs, where the questions are inserted at selected locations within the playlist, the creator of the playlist is able to assess whether the participants are understanding the key concepts in the playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: John M. Boyer, Ethan L. Perry, Marion R. Summerville
  • Publication number: 20160057180
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for the modification of social collaborative maps that include processors; a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM); a concept map stored on the CRSM, the concept map comprising a plurality of nodes; a plurality of connections between the plurality of nodes; and a plurality of social network connections, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is coupled to a corresponding subset of the plurality of social network connections; and logic, stored on the CRSM and executed on the plurality of processors, for providing a user interface to provide a user access to the plurality of nodes and to the plurality of social network connections; collecting data corresponding to navigation of the user of the plurality of nodes and interaction by the user with the plurality of social network connections; analyzing the data and modifying, based upon the analyzing, the concept map to generate a modified concept map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kristina Beckley, Ayodeji Adesina, Marion R. Summerville, Smriti Talwar