Patents by Inventor Ross Israel

Ross Israel 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).

  • Computer-implemented systems and methods for detecting punctuation errors
    Patent number: 9390078
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting punctuation errors in a text including one or more sentences. A sentence including a plurality of words is received, the sentence including one or more preexisting punctuation marks. One or more punctuation marks are determined with a statistical classifier based on a set of rules, to be inserted in the sentence. The determined punctuation marks are compared with the preexisting punctuation marks. A report of punctuation errors is output based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Ross Israel, Joel Tetreault, Martin Chodorow