Patents by Inventor Paul T. Keyser
Paul T. Keyser 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).
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Publication number: 20130086125Abstract: Receiving from each of a plurality of low level monitor models an outbound event comprising information associated with a respective data source. The information received in each of the outbound events can be collected to a global monitoring context in which the information is automatically aggregated. Via a global cube associated with the global monitoring context, the information can be presented in a report. At least one new outbound event can be received. The new outbound event can include updated information associated with at least one of the data sources. Responsive to receiving the new outbound event, the information presented the report can be updated in real time to reflect the updated information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John W. Alcorn, Francisco P. Curbera, Paul T. Keyser, Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Aleksander A. Slominski
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Publication number: 20130086123Abstract: Receiving from each of a plurality of low level monitor models an outbound event comprising information associated with a respective data source. The information received in each of the outbound events can be collected to a global monitoring context in which the information is automatically aggregated. Via a global cube associated with the global monitoring context, the information can be presented in a report. At least one new outbound event can be received. The new outbound event can include updated information associated with at least one of the data sources. Responsive to receiving the new outbound event, the information presented the report can be updated in real time to reflect the updated information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John W. ALCORN, Francisco P. CURBERA, Paul T. KEYSER, Geetika T. LAKSKHMANAN, Aleksander SLOMINSKI
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Publication number: 20120259792Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the automatic detection of different types of changes in a business process. A system includes a transformer for performing a transformation on data derived from process traces or models extracted from the processes traces to generate transformed data. The process traces are for a business process corresponding to a set of related tasks for a specified goal. Each of the models has at least a transition matrix of dimension N×N, where N is a total number of the related tasks. The system further includes a change detector for performing change detection on the transformed data to identify at least one of when a change occurs in the business process and a degree of the change.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Songyun Duan, Paul T. Keyser, Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Davood Shamsi
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Publication number: 20120101974Abstract: A method for predictive analytics in a semi-structured process including receiving traces of the semi-structured process, at least one of the traces including a document content value, determining a process model from the traces, the process model comprising tasks at nodes of the semi-structured process and embodies all possible execution sequences in the process, determining a probabilistic graph including a probability at each of the tasks of the semi-structured process advancing from one task to another task, and combining the process model and probabilistic graph to determine a probabilistic process model including probabilities and strengths of transitions between tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Songyun Duan, Paul T. Keyser, Rania Yousef Khalaf, Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Davood Shamsi
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Publication number: 20120036478Abstract: An apparatus includes a data processing system for generating and displaying a semantic type concordance. The data processing system includes memory storing a computer program, a display to display data of a concordance generated by the program, and a processor configured to execute the computer program. The computer program includes instructions for displaying a user interface configured to enable a user to select semantic types and specify at least one text document, generating a concordance of the at least one document based on the semantic types, and displaying data of the generated concordance on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Branimir K. Boguraev, Youssef Drissi, David A. Ferrucci, Paul T. Keyser, Anthony T. Levas
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Publication number: 20110267351Abstract: A method for modeling a process includes collecting data pertaining to executed process steps from one or more activity log files. The collected data is parsed to determine a set of process steps that have been performed. An incidence value representing how many times each performed process step follows each of the other performed process steps is determined. A graph representing a model of the executed process by representing each process step that has been performed as a node of the graph and each transition between process steps within each process thread as an edge on the graph is generated. The edges connecting the pairs of nodes are assigned numbers that depend upon the incidence value corresponding to how many times the process step represented by a first node of the pair is followed by the process step represented by a second node of the pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Francisco Curbera, Paul T. Keyser, Rania Khalaf, Geetika Tewari Lakshmanan
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Publication number: 20110270853Abstract: A method for modeling a process includes receiving a plurality of graphs representing processes wherein for each graph. A sequence of process steps of the processes are represented as nodes and edges connecting pairs of nodes represent transitions between process steps. A numeric value representative of graph appearance for each of the plurality of received graphs is calculated. Each of the plurality of received graphs is stored within a tree-like data structure according to its corresponding numeric value. Each of the above steps is performed using a computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Francisco Curbera, Paul T. Keyser, Rania Khalaf, Geetika Tewari Lakshmanan
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Publication number: 20090313091Abstract: A system and method for providing symbolic mode checking of business application requirements. A language allows for building a model for the business process, the model comprising a plurality of actions, with each action having a precondition and a postcondition or outcome. Specifications are constructed for the properties of the business applications with the specifications describing both the states of the business process and the order in which they may occur. Finally, the model and the specifications are analyzed to determine if the model satisfies the specifications. If the model fails to satisfy the specifications, a problem may be indicated in the business application. The process can be automated to permit the system to make assumptions for conducting a thorough analysis of selected potential problem areas in the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bard Bloom, Ian D. Simmonds, Paul T. Keyser, Mark N. Wegman
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Publication number: 20090313073Abstract: A system and method for providing symbolic mode checking of business application requirements. A language allows for building a model for the business process, the model comprising a plurality of actions, with each action having a precondition and a postcondition or outcome. Specifications are constructed for the properties of the business application, with the specifications describing both the states of the business process and the order in which they may occur. Finally, the model and the specifications are analyzed to determine if the model satisfies the specifications. If the model fails to satisfy the specifications, a problem may be indicated in the business application. The process can be automated to permit the system to make assumptions for conducting a thorough analysis of selected potential problem areas in the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bard Bloom, Ian D. Simmonds, Paul T. Keyser, Mark N. Wegman
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Publication number: 20090018988Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for creating a hyperlink together with an associated semantic link between a source entity, and a target entity. The source entity includes descriptive text. The system includes means for selecting text within the source entity, and means for selecting the target entity. Also, means are provided for selecting a type of semantic link, and means are provided for creating a hyperlink between said selected text and said target entity. The system further includes means for creating a semantic link of said type between said source entity and said target entity, including means for including in the hyperlink a reference to said semantic link. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the means for selecting the type of semantic link includes means for prompting a user to select from among a plurality of candidate types of semantic links.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Steven R. Abrams, Bard Bloom, Paul T. Keyser, Douglas N. Kimelman, Eric M. Nelson, Tova Roth, Ian Simmonds, Steven Tang, John M. Vlissides, Dru Ann Vlissides
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Publication number: 20090019353Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for manipulating a model, where that model represents some or all of a design. The design includes a multitude of design elements, the model includes a multitude of model elements, and each of the design elements is represented by a single model element. The method comprises the steps of generating a suite of documents from the model, each of the documents describing a view of the model; and displaying the documents to a user as a series of forms. The user provides information to the forms to change the documents, and changes to the documents result in both changes to the model and consistent changes across the suite of documents. In the preferred embodiment, the model identifies specific relationships between the elements of the model, and each of the model elements has defined properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Steven R. Abrams, Bard Bloom, Paul T. Keyser, Douglas N. Kimelman, Eric M. Nelson, Tova Roth, Ian Simmonds, Steven Tang, John M. Vlissides, Dru Ann Vlissides
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Publication number: 20030167182Abstract: A system and method for providing symbolic mode checking of business application requirements. A language allows for building a model for the business process, the model comprising a plurality of actions, with each action having a precondition and a postcondition or outcome. Specifications are constructed for the properties of the business application, with the specifications describing both the states of the business process and the order in which they may occur. Finally, the model and the specifications are analyzed to determine if the model satisfies the specifications. If the model fails to satisfy the specifications, a problem may be indicated in the business application. The process can be automated to permit the system to make assumptions for conducting a thorough analysis of selected potential problem areas in the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2002Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bard Bloom, Ian D. Simmonds, Paul T. Keyser, Mark N. Wegman