Patents by Inventor Marisa F. Boston

Marisa F. Boston 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: 10430445
    Abstract: Methods and systems for indexing document passages are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may identify a plurality of documents that comprise a plurality of passages. A passage index comprising a plurality of entries may be generated. Each entry may comprise keywords from a passage of the plurality of passages in one of the plurality of documents. Each entry may further comprise at least one annotation associated with the passage. A search query comprising at least one search keyword may be received. The passage index for each document of the plurality of documents may be analyzed using the at least one search keyword to identify at least one passage from the plurality of documents that matches the search query. In response to the query, the at least one passage may be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Crouch, Marisa F. Boston, Ali Erdem Ozcan, Peter R. Stubley
  • Publication number: 20160078102
    Abstract: Methods and systems for indexing document passages are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may identify a plurality of documents that comprise a plurality of passages. A passage index comprising a plurality of entries may be generated. Each entry may comprise keywords from a passage of the plurality of passages in one of the plurality of documents. Each entry may further comprise at least one annotation associated with the passage. A search query comprising at least one search keyword may be received. The passage index for each document of the plurality of documents may be analyzed using the at least one search keyword to identify at least one passage from the plurality of documents that matches the search query. In response to the query, the at least one passage may be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Richard S. Crouch, Marisa F. Boston, Ali Erdem Ozcan, Peter R. Stubley