Patents by Inventor Robert L Baddeley

Robert L Baddeley 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: 8140464
    Abstract: Hypothesis analysis methods, hypothesis analysis devices, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects. In one aspect, a hypothesis analysis method includes providing a hypothesis, providing an indicator which at least one of supports and refutes the hypothesis, using the indicator, associating evidence with the hypothesis, weighting the association of the evidence with the hypothesis, and using the weighting, providing information regarding the accuracy of the hypothesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Antonio P. Sanfilippo, Andrew J. Cowell, Michelle L. Gregory, Robert L. Baddeley, Patrick R. Paulson, Stephen C. Tratz, Ryan E. Hohimer
  • Patent number: 8036876
    Abstract: Methods of defining ontologies, word disambiguation methods, computer systems, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects. In one aspect, a word disambiguation method includes accessing textual content to be disambiguated, wherein the textual content comprises a plurality of words individually comprising a plurality of word senses, for an individual word of the textual content, identifying one of the word senses of the word as indicative of the meaning of the word in the textual content, for the individual word, selecting one of a plurality of event classes of a lexical database ontology using the identified word sense of the individual word, and for the individual word, associating the selected one of the event classes with the textual content to provide disambiguation of a meaning of the individual word in the textual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Antonio P. Sanfilippo, Stephen C. Tratz, Michelle L. Gregory, Alan R. Chappell, Paul D. Whitney, Christian Posse, Robert L. Baddeley, Ryan E. Hohimer
  • Patent number: 7805010
    Abstract: Quantification of the similarity between nodes in multiple electronic classification schemes is provided by automatically identifying relationships and similarities between nodes within and across the electronic classification schemes. Quantifying the similarity between a first node in a first electronic classification scheme and a second node in a second electronic classification scheme involves finding a third node in the first electronic classification scheme, wherein a first product value of an inter-scheme similarity value between the second and third nodes and an intra-scheme similarity value between the first and third nodes is a maximum. A fourth node in the second electronic classification scheme can be found, wherein a second product value of an inter-scheme similarity value between the first and fourth nodes and an intra-scheme similarity value between the second and fourth nodes is a maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Posse, Antonio P Sanfilippo, Banu Gopalan, Roderick M Riensche, Robert L Baddeley
  • Publication number: 20080025617
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for quantifying the similarity between nodes in a plurality of electronic classification schemes are disclosed according to some aspects. In one embodiment, quantification of the similarity between a first node in a first electronic classification scheme and a second node in a second electronic classification scheme comprises finding a third node among those in the first electronic classification scheme, wherein a first product value of an inter-scheme similarity value between the second and third nodes and an intra-scheme similarity value between the first and third nodes is a maximum. It further comprises finding a fourth node among those in the second electronic classification scheme, wherein a second product value of an inter-scheme similarity value between the first and fourth nodes and an intra-scheme similarity value between the second and fourth nodes is a maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Christian Posse, Antonio P. Sanfilippo, Banu Gopalan, Roderick M. Riensche, Robert L. Baddeley