Patents by Inventor Raymond E. Kennedy

Raymond E. Kennedy 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 to automatically test and modify a searchable knowledge base
    Patent number: 6269364
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, duplicate responses to a query are automatically determined and eliminated. In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, invalid responses to a query are automatically determined and eliminated. In accordance with a third aspect of the present invention, an indication is generated if no responses are returned from a knowledge base for a query, in which case provision of a response is automatically facilitated so that at least one response will be returned from the knowledge base for future resubmissions of the query. In one embodiment, all three aspects of the present invention are performed for a given query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond E. Kennedy, William J. Gallagher, Gary D. Swanson, Chadd D. Smith, Paul M. Cohen