Patents by Inventor Sean Kohler

Sean Kohler 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: 11941361
    Abstract: A facility for identifying multi-word expressions in a natural language sentence is described. The facility provides the sentence to each of multiple natural language processing modules including a first module, a second module, and a third module. Each natural language processing module uses a different approach to identify a multi-word expression and a type of the multi-word expression. Upon determining that the multiple identifiers of the multi-word expression differ, the facility determines the multi-word expression using a resolution process, which can involve a logical rule set or a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Unified Compliance Framework (Network Frontiers)
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Steven Piliero, Dave Dare, Lucian Hontau, Sean Kohler, Michael Wedderburn
  • Patent number: 11928531
    Abstract: A facility for retrieving content. The facility invokes an API, as part of the invocation passing to the API: (1) information identifying one or more units of content to return; and (2) an indication that an entity on behalf of which the invocation is performed attests that the entity is compliant with a license that applies to the identified units of content. The facility receives a response to the API invocation that contains the identified units of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Unified Compliance Framework (Network Frontiers)
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Dave Dare, Lucian Hontau, Sean Kohler, Steven Piliero, Michael Wedderburn
  • Publication number: 20230214596
    Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Vicki McEwen, Steven Piliero, Lucian Hontau, Zike Huang, Sean Kohler
  • Patent number: 11610063
    Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Unified Compliance Framework (Network Frontiers)
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Vicki McEwen, Steven Piliero, Lucian Hontau, Zike Huang, Sean Kohler
  • Publication number: 20230075614
    Abstract: A facility for identifying multi-word expressions in a natural language sentence is described. The facility provides the sentence to each of multiple natural language processing modules including a first module, a second module, and a third module. Each natural language processing module uses a different approach to identify a multi-word expression and a type of the multi-word expression. Upon determining that the multiple identifiers of the multi-word expression differ, the facility determines the multi-word expression using a resolution process, which can involve a logical rule set or a machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Steven Piliero, Dave Dare, Lucian Hontau, Sean Kohler, Michael Wedderburn
  • Publication number: 20230031040
    Abstract: A facility for retrieving content. The facility invokes an API, as part of the invocation passing to the API: (1) information identifying one or more units of content to return; and (2) an indication that an entity on behalf of which the invocation is performed attests that the entity is compliant with a license that applies to the identified units of content. The facility receives a response to the API invocation that contains the identified units of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Dave Dare, Lucian Hontau, Sean Kohler, Steven Piliero, Michael Wedderburn
  • Patent number: 11386270
    Abstract: A facility for identifying multi-word expressions in a natural language sentence is described. The facility provides the sentence to each of multiple natural language processing modules including a first module, a second module, and a third module. Each natural language processing module uses a different approach to identify a multi-word expression and a type of the multi-word expression. Upon determining that the multiple identifiers of the multi-word expression differ, the facility determines the multi-word expression using a resolution process, which can involve a logical rule set or a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Unified Compliance Framework (Network Frontiers)
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Steven Piliero, Dave Dare, Lucian Hontau, Sean Kohler, Michael Wedderburn
  • Publication number: 20220067290
    Abstract: A facility for identifying multi-word expressions in a natural language sentence is described. The facility provides the sentence to each of multiple natural language processing modules including a first module, a second module, and a third module. Each natural language processing module uses a different approach to identify a multi-word expression and a type of the multi-word expression. Upon determining that the multiple identifiers of the multi-word expression differ, the facility determines the multi-word expression using a resolution process, which can involve a logical rule set or a machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Steven Piliero, Dave Dare, Lucian Hontau, Sean Kohler, Michael Wedderburn
  • Publication number: 20210365638
    Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Vicki McEwen, Steven Piliero, Lucian Hontau, Zike Huang, Sean Kohler
  • Patent number: 11120227
    Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: UNIFIED COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK (NETWORK FRONTIERS)
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Vicki McEwen, Steven Piliero, Lucian Hontau, Zike Huang, Sean Kohler
  • Publication number: 20210004535
    Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Vicki McEwen, Steven Piliero, Lucian Hontau, Zike Huang, Sean Kohler
  • Patent number: 10824817
    Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Unified Compliance Framework (Network Frontiers)
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Vicki McEwen, Steven Piliero, Lucian Hontau, Zike Huang, Sean Kohler
  • Patent number: 10769379
    Abstract: A facility for representing a mandate occurring in an authority document with a control is described. For each of one or more controls in a set of existing controls, the facility determines a similarity score measuring the similarity of the mandate and the control; where the similarity score exceeds a similarity threshold, the facility links the mandate to the control. Where the mandate is not linked to any control in the set of controls, the facility adds a control to the set of controls that is based on the mandate, and links the mandate to the added control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Unified Compliance Framework (Network Frontiers)
    Inventors: Dorian J. Cougias, Vicki McEwen, Steven Piliero, Lucian Hontau, Zike Huang, Sean Kohler