Patents by Inventor Robert J. Butcher

Robert J. Butcher 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).

  • Patent number: 10387780
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for determining related entities includes at least one processor. The system identifies one or more candidate entities for a data object associated with an entity based on one or more features. The entity and candidate entities are each associated with one or more features and each feature is associated with one or more behaviors. The identified candidate entities related to the entity are determined based on the associated behaviors of the features of the identified candidate entities and the entity. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for determining related entities in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregery G. Adair, Robert J. Butcher, Jeffrey J. Jonas
  • Patent number: 8775342
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for incrementally integrating and persisting context over an available observational space. At least one feature associated with a new observation is used to create at least one index key. The at least one index key is used to query one or more reverse lookup tables to locate at least one previously persisted candidate observation. The new observation is evaluated against the at least one previously persisted candidate observation to determine at least one relationship. In response to determining the at least one relationship, a threshold is used to make a new assertion about the at least one relationship. The new observation is used to review previous assertions to determine whether a previous assertion is to be reversed. In response to reversing the previous assertion, the new observation, the new assertion, and the reversed assertion are incrementally integrated into persistent context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregery G. Adair, Robert J. Butcher, Jeffrey J. Jonas
  • Patent number: 8688605
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for incrementally integrating and persisting context over an available observational space. At least one feature associated with a new observation is used to create at least one index key. The at least one index key is used to query one or more reverse lookup tables to locate at least one previously persisted candidate observation. The new observation is evaluated against the at least one previously persisted candidate observation to determine at least one relationship. In response to determining the at least one relationship, a threshold is used to make a new assertion about the at least one relationship. The new observation is used to review previous assertions to determine whether a previous assertion is to be reversed. In response to reversing the previous assertion, the new observation, the new assertion, and the reversed assertion are incrementally integrated into persistent context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregery G. Adair, Robert J. Butcher, Jeffrey J. Jonas
  • Publication number: 20140052685
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for determining related entities includes at least one processor. The system identifies one or more candidate entities for a data object associated with an entity based on one or more features. The entity and candidate entities are each associated with one or more features and each feature is associated with one or more behaviors. The identified candidate entities related to the entity are determined based on the associated behaviors of the features of the identified candidate entities and the entity. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for determining related entities in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregery G. Adair, Robert J. Butcher, Jeffrey J. Jonas
  • Publication number: 20130132399
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for incrementally integrating and persisting context over an available observational space. At least one feature associated with a new observation is used to create at least one index key. The at least one index key is used to query one or more reverse lookup tables to locate at least one previously persisted candidate observation. The new observation is evaluated against the at least one previously persisted candidate observation to determine at least one relationship. In response to determining the at least one relationship, a threshold is used to make a new assertion about the at least one relationship. The new observation is used to review previous assertions to determine whether a previous assertion is to be reversed. In response to reversing the previous assertion, the new observation, the new assertion, and the reversed assertion are incrementally integrated into persistent context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregery G. Adair, Robert J. Butcher, Jeffrey J. Jonas
  • Publication number: 20130132400
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for incrementally integrating and persisting context over an available observational space. At least one feature associated with a new observation is used to create at least one index key. The at least one index key is used to query one or more reverse lookup tables to locate at least one previously persisted candidate observation. The new observation is evaluated against the at least one previously persisted candidate observation to determine at least one relationship. In response to determining the at least one relationship, a threshold is used to make a new assertion about the at least one relationship. The new observation is used to review previous assertions to determine whether a previous assertion is to be reversed. In response to reversing the previous assertion, the new observation, the new assertion, and the reversed assertion are incrementally integrated into persistent context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregery G. ADAIR, Robert J. BUTCHER, Jeffrey J. JONAS