Patents by Inventor Michael J. Witbrock

Michael J. Witbrock 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: 11823013
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for performing unsupervised feature representation learning for text data. The method generates reference text data having a set of random text sequences, in which each text sequence of set of random text sequences is of a random length and comprises a number of random words, and in which each random length is sampled from a minimum length to a maximum length. The random words of each text sequence in the set are drawn from a distribution. The method generates a feature matrix for raw text data based at least in part on a set of computed distances between the set of random text sequences and the raw text data. The method provides the feature matrix as an input to one or more machine learning models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Witbrock, Lingfei Wu
  • Patent number: 11494677
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of connecting to a blockchain containing chains of reasoning data and related premise data, receiving an inference query, retrieving from the blockchain chain of reasoning data and related premise data corresponding to the inference query, executing inference steps using the retrieved chain of reasoning data and the related premise data to generate conclusion data, tracking the execution of the inference steps, and sending to the blockchain the tracked inference steps and the conclusion data to be entered into the blockchain as transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Witbrock
  • Patent number: 11366990
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for performing unsupervised time-series feature learning. The method generates a set of reference time-series of random lengths, in which each length is uniformly sampled from a predetermined minimum length to a predetermined maximum length, and in which values of each reference time-series in the set are drawn from a distribution. The method generates a feature matrix for raw time-series data based on a set of computed distances between the generated set of reference time-series and the raw time-series data. The method provides the feature matrix as an input to one or more machine learning models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Witbrock, Lingfei Wu, Cao Xiao, Jinfeng Yi
  • Publication number: 20200074330
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of connecting to a blockchain containing chains of reasoning data and related premise data, receiving an inference query, retrieving from the blockchain chain of reasoning data and related premise data corresponding to the inference query, executing inference steps using the retrieved chain of reasoning data and the related premise data to generate conclusion data, tracking the execution of the inference steps, and sending to the blockchain the tracked inference steps and the conclusion data to be entered into the blockchain as transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Michael J. Witbrock
  • Publication number: 20190065986
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for performing unsupervised feature representation learning for text data. The method generates reference text data having a set of random text sequences, in which each text sequence of set of random text sequences is of a random length and comprises a number of random words, and in which each random length is sampled from a minimum length to a maximum length. The random words of each text sequence in the set are drawn from a distribution. The method generates a feature matrix for raw text data based at least in part on a set of computed distances between the set of random text sequences and the raw text data. The method provides the feature matrix as an input to one or more machine learning models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael J. Witbrock, Lingfei Wu
  • Publication number: 20180330201
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for performing unsupervised time-series feature learning. The method generates a set of reference time-series of random lengths, in which each length is uniformly sampled from a predetermined minimum length to a predetermined maximum length, and in which values of each reference time-series in the set are drawn from a distribution. The method generates a feature matrix for raw time-series data based on a set of computed distances between the generated set of reference time-series and the raw time-series data. The method provides the feature matrix as an input to one or more machine learning models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. Witbrock, Lingfei Wu, Cao Xiao, Jinfeng Yi
  • Patent number: 7228493
    Abstract: A method includes scanning content of a web page in which a web component is to be inserted, inferring a profile from the scanned content and serving the web component in the web page according to the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald M. Kosak, Michael J. Witbrock
  • Patent number: 6944609
    Abstract: A method for producing a results list for a search query includes producing a first results list of entries from a search algorithm, the first results list corresponding to a term in the search query, the first results list being ordered according to relevance rankings, modifying a feature of the first results lists by an editor, the modification being made according to an editorial rule, determining a reliability score for the editor, the reliability score being based upon the modification made the editor, combining the modification made by the editor in a combined search index, the combined modification being included in the combined search index according to the determined reliability of the editor, and using the combined search index to produce a second results list which corresponds to the term in the search query, the second results list being ordered according to relevance rankings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Witbrock
  • Patent number: 6581057
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-assisted method for generating a summary of or a browsing aid for a document. At an index creation time, information that is relevant to at least one dummy query and is necessary to compile at least one temporary summary for the summary or browsing aid is extracted from a document and cached for later use. The information may be compiled into the summary and saved as such. At a search time, the summary or browsing aid is generated using the information that was cached at index creation time. An apparatus for performing this computer-assisted method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Justsystem Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Witbrock, Mark Kantrowitz, Vibhu O. Mittal
  • Publication number: 20030078914
    Abstract: A method for producing a results list for a search query includes producing a first results list of entries from a search algorithm, the first results list corresponding to a term in the search query, the first results list being ordered according to relevance rankings, modifying a feature of the first results lists by an editor, the modification being made according to an editorial rule, determining a reliability score for the editor, the reliability score being based upon the modification made the editor, combining the modification made by the editor in a combined search index, the combined modification being included in the combined search index according to the determined reliability of the editor, and using the combined search index to produce a second results list which corresponds to the term in the search query, the second results list being ordered according to relevance rankings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Michael J. Witbrock
  • Publication number: 20030014501
    Abstract: A popularity predicting process for determining the popularity of a text-based object includes a query analysis process for analyzing a query to determine a plurality of links to Internet objects relating to the query. A link weighting process determines the individual link strength of each of the plurality of links, thus generating a plurality of link strengths. A link strength summing process determines the sum of the plurality of link strengths, wherein the sum corresponds to the popularity of the text-based object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew R. Golding, Michael J. Witbrock, Alden DoRosario
  • Publication number: 20020129063
    Abstract: A method includes scanning content of a web page in which a web component is to be inserted, inferring a profile from the scanned content and serving the web component in the web page according to the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Donald M. Kosak, Michael J. Witbrock
  • Patent number: 6317708
    Abstract: A computer method for preparing a summary string from a source document of encoded text. The method comprises comparing a training set of encoded text documents with manually generated summary strings associated therewith to learn probabilities that a given summary word or phrase will appear in summary strings given a source word or phrase appears in encoded text documents and constructing from the source document a summary string containing summary words or phrases having the highest probabilities of appearing in a summary string based on the learned probabilities established in the previous step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: JustSystem Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Witbrock, Vibhu O. Mittal