Patents by Inventor Sara A. Noeman
Sara A. Noeman 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).
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Patent number: 10811003Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining a pronunciation of a first word of a particular language and identifying a phonetic component of the pronunciation. The method includes obtaining a phonetic component mapping table for the type of phonetic component identified in the pronunciation of the first word and assigning a phonetic value to the identified phonetic component using the phonetic component mapping table. For a second word, the method includes obtaining a pronunciation of a second word, identifying a phonetic component of the pronunciation, and assigning a phonetic value to the identified phonetic component. In addition, the method includes calculating a phonetic distance between the identified phonetic component of the first word and the identified phonetic component of the second word, using the assigned phonetic values of the respective identified phonetic components of the first word second word, and storing the calculated phonetic distance in a file.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Min Li, Yunyao Li, Marina D. Hailpern, Sara Noeman
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Publication number: 20200135177Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining a pronunciation of a first word of a particular language and identifying a phonetic component of the pronunciation. The method includes obtaining a phonetic component mapping table for the type of phonetic component identified in the pronunciation of the first word and assigning a phonetic value to the identified phonetic component using the phonetic component mapping table. For a second word, the method includes obtaining a pronunciation of a second word, identifying a phonetic component of the pronunciation, and assigning a phonetic value to the identified phonetic component. In addition, the method includes calculating a phonetic distance between the identified phonetic component of the first word and the identified phonetic component of the second word, using the assigned phonetic values of the respective identified phonetic components of the first word second word, and storing the calculated phonetic distance in a file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Min Li, Yunyao Li, Marina D. Hailpern, Sara Noeman
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Patent number: 10102198Abstract: Examples of techniques for generating a plurality of action items from a meeting transcript of a meeting are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method comprises chunking the meeting transcript into a plurality of chunks using a meeting topic model. The computer-implemented method also comprises performing, by a processor, information extraction on the plurality of chunks to extract action item information from the plurality of chunks. The computer-implemented method further comprises generating the plurality of action items based on the extracted action item information.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Tara Astigarraga, Ossama S. Emam, Al Hamid, Sara Noeman, Kimberly G. Starks
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Patent number: 9940324Abstract: In an approach for evaluating performance of machine translation, a processor receives a first document in a source language. A processor translates the first document in the source language to a second document in a target language, based, at least in part, on a first quantity of information. A processor evaluates the second document in the target language, based, at least, on one or more aspects of the translation. A processor determines, based, at least in part, on the evaluation, the second document in the target language meets a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama Emam, Ayman S Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Patent number: 9934203Abstract: In an approach for evaluating performance of machine translation, a processor receives a first document in a source language. A processor translates the first document in the source language to a second document in a target language, based, at least in part, on a first quantity of information. A processor evaluates the second document in the target language, based, at least, on one or more aspects of the translation. A processor determines, based, at least in part, on the evaluation, the second document in the target language meets a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Patent number: 9868393Abstract: Method and system are provided for vehicle accident avoidance carried out with respect to a host vehicle by modeling behavior. The method includes: monitoring a surrounding environment of the host vehicle and detecting other vehicles in a vicinity of the host vehicle by at least one visual sensor. The method further includes: estimating a speed and direction of each of the detected vehicles; calculating one or more projected paths of each of the detected vehicles based on their current estimated speed and direction, the current monitored surrounding environment, and other vehicle projected paths; estimating a probability of intersection of each projected path with the host vehicle; and providing an alert or action to the host vehicle if there is a high probability of intersection.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Publication number: 20170166123Abstract: Method and system are provided for vehicle accident avoidance carried out with respect to a host vehicle by modeling behavior. The method includes: monitoring a surrounding environment of the host vehicle and detecting other vehicles in a vicinity of the host vehicle by at least one visual sensor. The method further includes: estimating a speed and direction of each of the detected vehicles; calculating one or more projected paths of each of the detected vehicles based on their current estimated speed and direction, the current monitored surrounding environment, and other vehicle projected paths; estimating a probability of intersection of each projected path with the host vehicle; and providing an alert or action to the host vehicle if there is a high probability of intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Mohamed A. BAHGAT, Ossama EMAM, Ayman S. HANAFY, Sara A. NOEMAN
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Patent number: 9678939Abstract: A method and system for analyzing language morphology to facilitate statistical machine translation from a first language to a target language is disclosed. The method and system can include marking words in a first language text with a part-of-speech tag, and parsing one or more sentences in the first language text to determine syntactic dependence relations between the words in the one or more sentences of the first language text. Morphological features of the words in the first language text can also be extracted. The method and system can also include tagging the words in the first language text with a language morphology tag from a second language. A modified form of words in the first language text can be generated using the language morphology tags from the second language. The modified form of the words can be used to facilitate translation from the first language to a target language.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Publication number: 20170161258Abstract: Examples of techniques for generating a plurality of action items from a meeting transcript of a meeting are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method comprises chunking the meeting transcript into a plurality of chunks using a meeting topic model. The computer-implemented method also comprises performing, by a processor, information extraction on the plurality of chunks to extract action item information from the plurality of chunks. The computer-implemented method further comprises generating the plurality of action items based on the extracted action item information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Tara Astigarraga, Ossama S. Emam, Al Hamid, Sara Noeman, Kimberly G. Starks
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Patent number: 9483944Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for management of parking spaces in a parking area. Identifying an individual entering a parking area and a vehicle in the parking area that corresponds to the identified individual. Determining a distance between the identified individual and the identified vehicle in the parking area. Determining whether the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle. Responsive to determining that the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle, determining whether the determined distance is less than an associated distance threshold condition. In another embodiment, detecting a parking ticket entering the parking area and identifying an individual and a vehicle in the parking area that correspond to the detected parking ticket.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama S. Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Publication number: 20160267077Abstract: In an approach for evaluating performance of machine translation, a processor receives a first document in a source language. A processor translates the first document in the source language to a second document in a target language, based, at least in part, on a first quantity of information. A processor evaluates the second document in the target language, based, at least, on one or more aspects of the translation. A processor determines, based, at least in part, on the evaluation, the second document in the target language meets a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Publication number: 20160267073Abstract: In an approach for evaluating performance of machine translation, a processor receives a first document in a source language. A processor translates the first document in the source language to a second document in a target language, based, at least in part, on a first quantity of information. A processor evaluates the second document in the target language, based, at least, on one or more aspects of the translation. A processor determines, based, at least in part, on the evaluation, the second document in the target language meets a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Publication number: 20160086488Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for management of parking spaces in a parking area. Identifying an individual entering a parking area and a vehicle in the parking area that corresponds to the identified individual. Determining a distance between the identified individual and the identified vehicle in the parking area. Determining whether the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle. Responsive to determining that the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle, determining whether the determined distance is less than an associated distance threshold condition. In another embodiment, detecting a parking ticket entering the parking area and identifying an individual and a vehicle in the parking area that correspond to the detected parking ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama S. Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Patent number: 9275547Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for management of parking spaces in a parking area. Identifying an individual entering a parking area and a vehicle in the parking area that corresponds to the identified individual. Determining a distance between the identified individual and the identified vehicle in the parking area. Determining whether the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle. Responsive to determining that the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle, determining whether the determined distance is less than an associated distance threshold condition. In another embodiment, detecting a parking ticket entering the parking area and identifying an individual and a vehicle in the parking area that correspond to the detected parking ticket.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama S. Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Publication number: 20150154184Abstract: A method and system for analyzing language morphology to facilitate statistical machine translation from a first language to a target language is disclosed. The method and system can include marking words in a first language text with a part-of-speech tag, and parsing one or more sentences in the first language text to determine syntactic dependence relations between the words in the one or more sentences of the first language text. Morphological features of the words in the first language text can also be extracted. The method and system can also include tagging the words in the first language text with a language morphology tag from a second language. A modified form of words in the first language text can be generated using the language morphology tags from the second language. The modified form of the words can be used to facilitate translation from the first language to a target language.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman
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Publication number: 20150130638Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for management of parking spaces in a parking area. Identifying an individual entering a parking area and a vehicle in the parking area that corresponds to the identified individual. Determining a distance between the identified individual and the identified vehicle in the parking area. Determining whether the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle. Responsive to determining that the identified individual is moving toward the identified vehicle, determining whether the determined distance is less than an associated distance threshold condition. In another embodiment, detecting a parking ticket entering the parking area and identifying an individual and a vehicle in the parking area that correspond to the detected parking ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mohamed A. Bahgat, Ossama S. Emam, Ayman S. Hanafy, Sara A. Noeman