Patents by Inventor Shashank Bellary

Shashank Bellary 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).

  • Smarter event planning using cognitive learning
    Patent number: 10614426
    Abstract: Selecting an optimal date for a planned event is provided. Event input data is received that includes at least one of a location for a planned event, a range of dates for the planned event, attributes of a target audience for the planned event, and attributes of the planned event. Web search data and social media data corresponding to the received event input data are retrieved. The received event input data and the retrieved web search data and social media data that correspond to the received event input data are analyzed using natural language processing to identify a set of optimal dates to maximize attendance of the target audience at the planned event. The identified set of optimal dates for the planned event is ranked based on weights assigned to each of the attributes of the target audience and the attributes of the planned event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shashank Bellary, Mohamad El-Rifai, Andrew Jang, Peter E. Stubbs
  • Smarter Event Planning Using Cognitive Learning
    Publication number: 20190164135
    Abstract: Selecting an optimal date for a planned event is provided. Event input data is received that includes at least one of a location for a planned event, a range of dates for the planned event, attributes of a target audience for the planned event, and attributes of the planned event. Web search data and social media data corresponding to the received event input data are retrieved. The received event input data and the retrieved web search data and social media data that correspond to the received event input data are analyzed using natural language processing to identify a set of optimal dates to maximize attendance of the target audience at the planned event. The identified set of optimal dates for the planned event is ranked based on weights assigned to each of the attributes of the target audience and the attributes of the planned event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Shashank Bellary, Mohamad El-Rifai, Andrew Jang, Peter E. Stubbs