Patents by Inventor Sara Noeman

Sara 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).

  • Patent number: 10811003
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Li, Yunyao Li, Marina D. Hailpern, Sara Noeman
  • Publication number: 20200135177
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Min Li, Yunyao Li, Marina D. Hailpern, Sara Noeman
  • Patent number: 10102198
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tara Astigarraga, Ossama S. Emam, Al Hamid, Sara Noeman, Kimberly G. Starks
  • Publication number: 20170161258
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Tara Astigarraga, Ossama S. Emam, Al Hamid, Sara Noeman, Kimberly G. Starks