Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Evan Rykal

Nathaniel Evan Rykal 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).

  • Selectively targeting content section for cognitive analytics and search
    Patent number: 11663215
    Abstract: A computer system includes a natural language processing (NLP) unit, a storage unit, a user interface and a search engine. The NLP unit analyzes a content source to identify one or more sections containing searchable content and generate section metadata respective to each identified section included in the content source. The storage unit stores the section metadata and the user interface receives a section-scoped query aimed at searching an identified section corresponding to the at least one first section metadata stored in the storage unit without searching an identified section corresponding to at least one second section metadata stored in the storage unit. Based on the section-scoped query, the search engine analyzes the at least one first section metadata stored in the storage unit without analyzing the at least one second section metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Weber, Nathaniel Evan Rykal, David Alan Christenson
  • SELECTIVELY TARGETING CONTENT SECTION FOR COGNITIVE ANALYTICS AND SEARCH
    Publication number: 20220050837
    Abstract: A computer system includes a natural language processing (NLP) unit, a storage unit, a user interface and a search engine. The NLP unit analyzes a content source to identify one or more sections containing searchable content and generate section metadata respective to each identified section included in the content source. The storage unit stores the section metadata and the user interface receives a section-scoped query aimed at searching an identified section corresponding to the at least one first section metadata stored in the storage unit without searching an identified section corresponding to at least one second section metadata stored in the storage unit. Based on the section-scoped query, the search engine analyzes the at least one first section metadata stored in the storage unit without analyzing the at least one second section metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Weber, Nathaniel Evan Rykal, David Alan Christenson