Patents by Inventor Michael W. Schroeder

Michael W. Schroeder 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).

  • Corpus search improvements using term normalization
    Patent number: 9092512
    Abstract: System and computer program product to perform an operation for query processing based on normalized search terms. The operation begins by, responsive to receiving a query, generating a normalized search term for a concept in the query based on a first language model, of a plurality of language models each having a predefined association with a respective concept. The operation then modifies the query to include the normalized search term, and executes the modified query against an indexed corpus of evidence including a first item of evidence. The operation then, upon determining that the first item of evidence includes the normalized search term, returns the first item of evidence as responsive to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joel C. Dubbels, Mark G. Megerian, Michael W. Schroeder, Frances E. Stewart
  • Corpus search improvements using term normalization
    Patent number: 9087122
    Abstract: System and computer program product to perform an operation for query processing based on normalized search terms. The operation begins by, responsive to receiving a query, generating a normalized search term for a concept in the query based on a first language model, of a plurality of language models each having a predefined association with a respective concept. The operation then modifies the query to include the normalized search term, and executes the modified query against an indexed corpus of evidence including a first item of evidence. The operation then, upon determining that the first item of evidence includes the normalized search term, returns the first item of evidence as responsive to the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joel C. Dubbels, Mark G. Megerian, Michael W. Schroeder, Frances E. Stewart
  • CORPUS SEARCH IMPROVEMENTS USING TERM NORMALIZATION
    Publication number: 20140172907
    Abstract: System and computer program product to perform an operation for query processing based on normalized search terms. The operation begins by, responsive to receiving a query, generating a normalized search term for a concept in the query based on a first language model, of a plurality of language models each having a predefined association with a respective concept. The operation then modifies the query to include the normalized search term, and executes the modified query against an indexed corpus of evidence including a first item of evidence. The operation then, upon determining that the first item of evidence includes the normalized search term, returns the first item of evidence as responsive to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joel C. Dubbels, Mark M. Anthony, Michael W. Schroeder, Frances E. Stewart
  • CORPUS SEARCH IMPROVEMENTS USING TERM NORMALIZATION
    Publication number: 20140172904
    Abstract: System and computer program product to perform an operation for query processing based on normalized search terms. The operation begins by, responsive to receiving a query, generating a normalized search term for a concept in the query based on a first language model, of a plurality of language models each having a predefined association with a respective concept. The operation then modifies the query to include the normalized search term, and executes the modified query against an indexed corpus of evidence including a first item of evidence. The operation then, upon determining that the first item of evidence includes the normalized search term, returns the first item of evidence as responsive to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joel C. Dubbels, Mark G. Megerian, Michael W. Schroeder, Frances E. Stewart