Patents by Inventor Robert Anthony Weida

Robert Anthony Weida 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).

  • System for the facilitation of supporting multiple concurrent languages through the use of semantic knowledge representation
    Patent number: 6532442
    Abstract: A hierarchial knowledge representation is used in order to more efficiently support the translation and management of multiple localities. Utilizing this type of knowledge representation provides several key advantages. The first is a greater ability to differentiate semantically different symbols within the system. The second, is the ability to reutilize the translation of these symbols once translated a single time; and concurrent locale support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Schumacher, Robert Anthony Weida, Steffen Michael Fohn, Tomi Magome, Richard Bruce Humphrey
  • System for the facilitation of supporting multiple concurrent languages through the use of semantic knowledge representation
    Patent number: 6219632
    Abstract: A hierarchical knowledge representation is used in order to more efficiently support the translation and management of multiple localities. Utilizing this type of knowledge representation provides several key advantages. The first is a greater ability to differentiate semantically different symbols within the system. The second, is the ability to reutilize the translation of these symbols once translated a single time; and concurrent locale support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Schumacher, Robert Anthony Weida, Steffen Michael Fohn, Tomi Magome, Richard Bruce Humphrey
  • Checking and enabling database updates with a dynamic, multi-modal, rule based system
    Patent number: 6108670
    Abstract: Software modules which are not part of a database systems source code is provided for interactively maintaining the semantics of concept hierarchies when concept properties and concept interrelationships are modified. These separate modules include command and rules modules. Each of the commands in the command module are linked to the appropriate rules in the rules module. The rules module is bifurcated into a check section and an action section. If the command does not violate any applicable rule in the rules section, the action section implements the command. If the command violates one or more applicable rules, the action section suggests alternate action. If no suitable action can be found, the action section implements reverse commands to return the database to its unaltered state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Weida, Arthur Reginald Greef, Frank Vincent Castelucci, Thomas Robert Maguire, Carlos Bernadino Elezar Perez, Dawn Marie Lemrise
  • Checking and enabling database updates with a dynamic multi-modal, rule base system
    Patent number: 6014657
    Abstract: This invention uses a rule based system which is configurable at run time(1) to decide whether suitable preconditions exist for proposed modifications to a data base, (2) if not, optionally attempt to bring about such preconditions, and (3) prevent the proposed modifications if preconditions remain unmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Weida, Arthur Reginald Greef, Frank Vincent Castellucci, Thomas Robert Maguire, Carlos Bernadino Eleazar Perez, Dawn Marie Lemrise