Patents by Inventor Nikhil NINAN

Nikhil NINAN 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).

  • Method and apparatus for generating causal explanations using models derived from data
    Patent number: 10853585
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program product are described herein configured to transform an input model into a format that can be expressed causally in one or more phrases with a narrative representation. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product may be configured to obtain the input model representing a data set composed of a plurality of nodes, a plurality of edges, and a plurality of paths and identify a path of maximal significance. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product include identifying a subset of nodes from the plurality of nodes and a subset of edges from the plurality of edges associated with the path of maximal significance. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product are configured to generate, using a natural language generation system, one or more phrases with a narrative representation describing the subset of nodes and the subset of edges associated with the path of maximal significance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Arria Data2Text Limited
    Inventors: Nikhil Ninan, William A. Bradshaw, Gowri Somayajulu Sripada
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CAUSAL EXPLANATIONS USING MODELS DERIVED FROM DATA
    Publication number: 20170270105
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program product are described herein configured to transform an input model into a format that can be expressed causally in one or more phrases with a narrative representation. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product may be configured to obtain the input model representing a data set composed of a plurality of nodes, a plurality of edges, and a plurality of paths and identify a path of maximal significance. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product include identifying a subset of nodes from the plurality of nodes and a subset of edges from the plurality of edges associated with the path of maximal significance. The methods, apparatuses, and computer program product are configured to generate, using a natural language generation system, one or more phrases with a narrative representation describing the subset of nodes and the subset of edges associated with the path of maximal significance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Nikhil NINAN, William A. BRADSHAW, Gowri Somayajulu SRIPADA