Patents by Inventor Peter Overmann

Peter Overmann 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).

  • Macro replacement of natural language input
    Patent number: 9229927
    Abstract: In a method of creating a natural language (NL) macro, a first term/phrase and a second term/phrase in an imprecise syntax are obtained, and an association between the first and the second terms/phrases is created. The association is stored as an NL macro. In a method of using an NL macro in an NL query, it is determined that an original NL query includes an NL macro, and the NL macro is replaced with its corresponding NL value to form a revised NL query. The revised NL query is processed to generate one or more answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: WOLFRAM ALPHA LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Wolfram, Peter Overmann
  • MACRO REPLACEMENT OF NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUT
    Publication number: 20150046153
    Abstract: In a method of creating a natural language (NL) macro, a first term/phrase and a second term/phrase in an imprecise syntax are obtained, and an association between the first and the second terms/phrases is created. The association is stored as an NL macro. In a method of using an NL macro in an NL query, it is determined that an original NL query includes an NL macro, and the NL macro is replaced with its corresponding NL value to form a revised NL query. The revised NL query is processed to generate one or more answers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Wolfram, Peter Overmann
  • Macro replacement of natural language input
    Patent number: 8812298
    Abstract: In a method of creating a natural language (NL) macro, a first term/phrase and a second term/phrase in an imprecise syntax are obtained, and an association between the first and the second terms/phrases is created. The association is stored as an NL macro. In a method of using an NL macro in an NL query, it is determined that an original NL query includes an NL macro, and the NL macro is replaced with its corresponding NL value to form a revised NL query. The revised NL query is processed to generate one or more answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Wolfram Alpha LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Wolfram, Peter Overmann