Patents by Inventor Roshane Williams

Roshane Williams 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).

  • Identifying and splitting participants into sub-groups in multi-person dialogues
    Patent number: 10356025
    Abstract: An approach is provided that transmits electronic messages between users over a computer network, with the electronic messages being directed to a common storage area on each of the devices utilized by the users. The process identifies a number of topics corresponding to the electronic messages, with the identifying being performed by analyzing text of the electronic messages using natural language processing (NLP) techniques. The approach displays the topics at the device displays that are being utilized by the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Xavier R. Dharmaiyan, Alexander T. Scheideler, Kathleen M. Wassell, Roshane Williams
  • Identifying and Splitting Participants into Sub-Groups in Multi-Person Dialogues
    Publication number: 20180034756
    Abstract: An approach is provided that transmits electronic messages between users over a computer network, with the electronic messages being directed to a common storage area on each of the devices utilized by the users. The process identifies a number of topics corresponding to the electronic messages, with the identifying being performed by analyzing text of the electronic messages using natural language processing (NLP) techniques. The approach displays the topics at the device displays that are being utilized by the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Xavier R. Dharmaiyan, Alexander T. Scheideler, Kathleen M. Wassell, Roshane Williams