Patents by Inventor Richard T. Goodwin

Richard T. Goodwin 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 SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN ONTOLOGY
    Publication number: 20090198642
    Abstract: A method of generating an ontology includes determining plural concepts from a data set by using a first predetermined pattern, using a second predetermined pattern to determine a relationship between the plural concepts, and between a concept and a concept token in the plural concepts, and generating the ontology based on the relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rama Kalyani Akkiraju, Richard T. Goodwin, Hui Guo, Anca-Andrea Ivan
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING AND ACCESSING LARGE SCALE ONTOLOGIES USING A RELATIONAL DATABASE
    Publication number: 20080201300
    Abstract: A method for providing ontology management that leaves existing instance data stored in a relational database, while virtualizing the existing instance data for accesses originating from an ontology application, wherein the method includes: submitting an ontology application query to an ontology management system; rewriting the ontology application query with a mapping module into a vertical format mapped query; submitting the vertical format mapped query and view definitions to a database query processor; retrieving relevant existing instance data from the relational database in response to request from the database query processor; and virtualizing the retrieved relevant existing instance data for use by the ontology application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard T. Goodwin, Juhnyoung Lee, George A. Mihaila, Ioana R. Stanoi
  • Context-sensitive attributes
    Patent number: 7299448
    Abstract: A mechanism to enable context-sensitive attributes which comprise an attribute value and a context value defining the applicability of the attribute value in a computer application. The mechanism is adapted to manipulate the context-sensitive attributes, for example to facilitate creation of attribute values with associated context values, retrieve attribute values associated with a specific context value and search based on attribute values within a context value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Janette S. J. Wong, Balasingham Balakumaran, Richard T. Goodwin, Mark W. Hubbard, Jacob T. Vandergoot, Yi (Andy) Zhuang
  • Context-sensitive attributes
    Publication number: 20040189685
    Abstract: A mechanism to enable context-sensitive attributes which comprise an attribute value and a context value defining the applicability of the attribute value in a computer application. The mechanism is adapted to manipulate the context-sensitive attributes, for example to facilitate creation of attribute values with associated context values, retrieve attribute values associated with a specific context value and search based on attribute values within a context value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Janette S. J. Wong, Balasingham Balakumaran, Richard T. Goodwin, Mark W. Hubbard, Jacob T. Vandergoot, Yi (Andy) Zhuang