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).

  • Publication number: 20130086125
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John W. Alcorn, Francisco P. Curbera, Paul T. Keyser, Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Aleksander A. Slominski
  • Publication number: 20130086123
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John W. ALCORN, Francisco P. CURBERA, Paul T. KEYSER, Geetika T. LAKSKHMANAN, Aleksander SLOMINSKI
  • Publication number: 20120259792
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Songyun Duan, Paul T. Keyser, Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Davood Shamsi
  • Publication number: 20120101974
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Songyun Duan, Paul T. Keyser, Rania Yousef Khalaf, Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Davood Shamsi
  • Publication number: 20120036478
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Branimir K. Boguraev, Youssef Drissi, David A. Ferrucci, Paul T. Keyser, Anthony T. Levas
  • Publication number: 20110267351
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco Curbera, Paul T. Keyser, Rania Khalaf, Geetika Tewari Lakshmanan
  • Publication number: 20110270853
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco Curbera, Paul T. Keyser, Rania Khalaf, Geetika Tewari Lakshmanan
  • Publication number: 20090313091
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bard Bloom, Ian D. Simmonds, Paul T. Keyser, Mark N. Wegman
  • Publication number: 20090313073
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bard Bloom, Ian D. Simmonds, Paul T. Keyser, Mark N. Wegman
  • Publication number: 20090018988
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20090019353
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20030167182
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bard Bloom, Ian D. Simmonds, Paul T. Keyser, Mark N. Wegman