Patents by Inventor Michel Cukier

Michel Cukier 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).

  • Methods, systems, and products for estimating answers to questions
    Patent number: 8626691
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products answer questions using heuristics. A question and an input are received. A set of heuristic rules is retrieved, and the question is answered by evaluating an accuracy of each heuristic rule. Multiple accuracies from the set of heuristic rules are combined to produce a confidence level for the answer to the question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Matti Hiltunen, Robin Berthier, Michel Cukier, David Kormann, Daniel Sheleheda, Gregory T. Vesonder
  • Methods, Systems, and Products for Estimating Answers to Questions
    Publication number: 20110153537
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products answer questions using heuristics. A question and an input are received. A set of heuristic rules is retrieved, and the question is answered by evaluating an accuracy of each heuristic rule. Multiple accuracies from the set of heuristic rules are combined to produce a confidence level for the answer to the question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Matti Hiltunen, Robin Berthier, Michel Cukier, David Kormann, Daniel Sheleheda, Gregory T. Vesonder