Patents by Inventor Matthew B. Sanchez

Matthew B. Sanchez 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: 10909303
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for adapting tabular data for narration are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20190171692
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for adapting tabular data for narration are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10303741
    Abstract: A method for adapting tabular data for narration is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10289653
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for adapting tabular data for narration are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10229154
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for subject-matter analysis of tabular data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first document including the tabular data is received. A library of functional signatures for a first subject-matter domain is selected. A determination is made whether a threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library are applicable to the tabular data, wherein a functional signature is applicable to the tabular data when values in the tabular data correspond to an operation and a table structure specified in the functional signature. Responsive to the threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library being applicable to the tabular data, a processor and a memory process the first document according to a process for the first subject matter domain selected from a plurality of processes for respective subject matter domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 9607039
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for subject-matter analysis of tabular data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first document including the tabular data is received. A library of functional signatures for a first subject-matter domain is selected. A determination is made whether a threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library are applicable to the tabular data, wherein a functional signature is applicable to the tabular data when values in the tabular data correspond to an operation and a table structure specified in the functional signature. Responsive to the threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library being applicable to the tabular data, a processor and a memory process the first document according to a process for the first subject matter domain selected from a plurality of processes for respective subject matter domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 9606978
    Abstract: A method for discovering relationships in tabular data is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of documents is received, a document in the set including the tabular data. A cell in the tabular data is selected whose dependencies are to be determined. A hypothesis to use in conjunction with the cell is selected. Whether the hypothesis applies to a selected portion of the document is tested by determining whether a conclusion in the hypothesis can be computed using a function specified in the hypothesis on the selected portion. The selected portion can be a selected cell-range in the tabular data or content in a non-tabular portion of the document. The hypothesis is utilized to describe the cell relative to the selected portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 9600461
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for discovering relationships in tabular data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of documents is received, a document in the set including the tabular data. A cell in the tabular data is selected whose dependencies are to be determined. A hypothesis to use in conjunction with the cell is selected. Whether the hypothesis applies to a selected portion of the document is tested by determining whether a conclusion in the hypothesis can be computed using a function specified in the hypothesis on the selected portion. The selected portion can be a selected cell-range in the tabular data or content in a non-tabular portion of the document. The hypothesis is utilized to describe the cell relative to the selected portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20170075983
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for subject-matter analysis of tabular data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first document including the tabular data is received. A library of functional signatures for a first subject-matter domain is selected. A determination is made whether a threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library are applicable to the tabular data, wherein a functional signature is applicable to the tabular data when values in the tabular data correspond to an operation and a table structure specified in the functional signature. Responsive to the threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library being applicable to the tabular data, a processor and a memory process the first document according to a process for the first subject matter domain selected from a plurality of processes for respective subject matter domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20150026557
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for subject-matter analysis of tabular data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first document including the tabular data is received. A library of functional signatures for a first subject-matter domain is selected. A determination is made whether a threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library are applicable to the tabular data, wherein a functional signature is applicable to the tabular data when values in the tabular data correspond to an operation and a table structure specified in the functional signature. Responsive to the threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library being applicable to the tabular data, a processor and a memory process the first document according to a process for the first subject matter domain selected from a plurality of processes for respective subject matter domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20150026178
    Abstract: A method for subject-matter analysis of tabular data is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first document including the tabular data is received. A library of functional signatures for a first subject-matter domain is selected. A determination is made whether a threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library are applicable to the tabular data, wherein a functional signature is applicable to the tabular data when values in the tabular data correspond to an operation and a table structure specified in the functional signature. Responsive to the threshold number of functional signatures from the selected library being applicable to the tabular data, a processor and a memory process the first document according to a process for the first subject matter domain selected from a plurality of processes for respective subject matter domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20150007007
    Abstract: A method for discovering relationships in tabular data is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of documents is received, a document in the set including the tabular data. A cell in the tabular data is selected whose dependencies are to be determined. A hypothesis to use in conjunction with the cell is selected. Whether the hypothesis applies to a selected portion of the document is tested by determining whether a conclusion in the hypothesis can be computed using a function specified in the hypothesis on the selected portion. The selected portion can be a selected cell-range in the tabular data or content in a non-tabular portion of the document. The hypothesis is utilized to describe the cell relative to the selected portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: DONNA Karen BYRON, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20150007010
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for discovering relationships in tabular data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of documents is received, a document in the set including the tabular data. A cell in the tabular data is selected whose dependencies are to be determined. A hypothesis to use in conjunction with the cell is selected. Whether the hypothesis applies to a selected portion of the document is tested by determining whether a conclusion in the hypothesis can be computed using a function specified in the hypothesis on the selected portion. The selected portion can be a selected cell-range in the tabular data or content in a non-tabular portion of the document. The hypothesis is utilized to describe the cell relative to the selected portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Scott N. Gerard, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20140278358
    Abstract: A system, and computer program product for adapting tabular data for narration are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20140281935
    Abstract: A method for adapting tabular data for narration is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of categories used to organize data is identified in a first tabular portion of a document. A structure of the categories is analyzed. An inference is drawn about data in a first cell in the first tabular portion based on a position of the first cell in the structure. The first tabular portion of the document is transformed into a first narrative form using the inference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20140244676
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for discovering title information for structured data in a document are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An instance of structured data is identified in a document. A search direction is identified relative to a location of the instance, wherein a title describing the instance is located in a document portion in the search direction from the instance. A sentence is selected in the document portion. A determination is made whether the selected sentence qualifies as a title by determining whether an independent clause in the selected sentence includes a verb-phrase. Responsive to the selected sentence qualifying as the title, the selected sentence is designated as a candidate title for the instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna Karen Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Matthew B. Sanchez