Patents by Inventor Stephen Arthur

Stephen Arthur 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).

  • Publication number: 20220027625
    Abstract: A method provides for assistance in recognition of an entity. A set of data and associated information corresponding to a plurality of entities known to an assisted user is received, such that an instance of the set of data and associated information includes identification of a respective entity of the plurality of entities known to an assisted user. Real-time data corresponding to a first entity is received from one or more devices capturing the real-time data. The real-time data is compared to the set of data and associated information corresponding to the plurality of entities known to the user to determine whether the first entity has a known relevance to the user, and in response to determining the first entity does have a known relevance to the user, the processor provides the identity and relevance of the first entity to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Matthew Brake, Keith Gregory Frost, Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Stanley John Vernier
  • Publication number: 20220022609
    Abstract: A display attachment can be attached to apparel such as, but not limited to, shoes or shirts and can also be attached to other objects such as, but not limited to, backpacks, notebooks, or clipboards in order to display interchangeable adornments, messages, and logos. The display attachment includes a design display, a display clip, and an attachment mechanism. The design display is a display that includes a design which may be, but is not limited to, adornments, messages, or logos. The display clip allows the display attachment to be attached onto apparel or other objects. The attachment mechanism may be any mechanism that allows the design display to be attached to the display clip. Thus, the user can remove the design display when desired in order to attach another design display to the display clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Lewis, Arthur Snyder
  • Patent number: 11210590
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes generating from a corpus a knowledge graph comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected by a plurality of edges. Each node of the plurality of nodes represents an entity extracted from the corpus. Each edge of the plurality of edges represents a relationship between corresponding entities extracted from the corpus. The knowledge graph includes a plurality of source passages extracted from the corpus from which the plurality of edges was generated. A generative language model is trained, for each edge of the plurality of edges, to associate two or more related entities by utilizing the knowledge graph. Using the trained generative language model, one or more passages representing the edge of the knowledge graph are generated for each edge of the knowledge graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Kyle Matthew Brake, Stanley John Vernier, Keith Gregory Frost
  • Patent number: 11186528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cast explosive composition. There is provided a precure castable explosive composition comprising an explosive material, a polymerisable binder, said cross linking reagent comprising at least two reactive groups each of which is protected by a labile blocking group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Elizabeth Stephens, Richard Stephen Arthur, Wayne Cord Hayes, Michael Edward Budd
  • Patent number: 11165714
    Abstract: A method for managing data processes in a network of computing resources includes: receiving at least one child request being routed from an intermediary device to at least one corresponding destination device, the at least one child request requesting execution of at least one corresponding child data process, each of the at least one child data process for executing at least a portion of the at least one parent data process from an instructor device, and each of the at least one child request including a destination key derived at least in part from the at least one instructor key; storing the at least one child request in at least one storage device; modifying the at least one child request upon receiving a child request modification signal; and generating signals for communicating the child requests to one or more requesting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
    Inventors: Walter Michael Pitio, Philip Iannaccone, James Brown, Stephen Arthur Bain
  • Patent number: 11150965
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for facilitating real time conversations based on topic determination are provided. Aspects include receiving one or more user topic profiles. Aspects also include receiving an audio recording of a conversation obtained from one or more audio sensors. Aspects also include converting the audio recording of the conversation to text. Aspects also include determining a topic of the conversation by applying a topic model to the text. Aspects also include determining one or more potentially interested users based on the topic of the conversation and the one or more user topic profiles. Aspects also include notifying the one or more potentially interested users that the conversation is occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Gregory Frost, Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Stanley John Vernier, Kyle Matthew Brake
  • Publication number: 20210317051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cast explosive composition. There is provided a precure castable explosive composition comprising an explosive material, a polymerisable binder, said cross linking reagent comprising at least two reactive groups each of which is protected by a labile blocking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Elizabeth Stephens, Richard Stephen Arthur, Wayne Cord Hayes, Michael Edward Budd
  • Publication number: 20210319066
    Abstract: An input question enhancement mechanism is provided for merging sub-question results in Question and Answer (QA) systems in order to answer an input question submitted from a user. A plurality of sub-questions associated with the input question is identified. Responsive to submitting the set of questions to a QA pipeline of the QA system, a set of answers and a set of passages related to the set of answers corresponding to each of the plurality of sub-questions are received. A mapping is applied to the set of passages to form a consolidated set of passages. The set of answers is then merged into the mapping so as to generate a consolidated set of answers. A factoid question response report is generated with answers from the consolidated set of answers and passages from the consolidated set of passages. The factoid question response report is then provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Keith Gregory Frost, Stanley John Vernier, Kyle Matthew Brake
  • Publication number: 20210314650
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach receives a media stream comprising an audio stream and a video stream. The audio stream includes a set of audio tones inserted at a set of predetermined frame intervals, and the video stream includes a set of predetermined colors inserted into a set of predetermined pixel locations at the predetermined frame intervals. The approach determines that an audio frame in the audio stream at which the set of audio tones are inserted is misaligned in time with a video frame in the video stream at which the set of predetermined colors are included in the set of predetermined pixel locations. The approach synchronizes the audio stream with the video stream in response to the determination and aligns in time the audio frame with the video frame at one of the predetermined frame intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Keith Gregory Frost, Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Kyle Matthew Brake, Stanley John Vernier
  • Publication number: 20210300838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cast explosive composition. There is provided a precure castable explosive composition comprising an explosive material, a polymerisable binder, said cross linking reagent comprising at least two reactive groups each of which is protected by a labile blocking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Elizabeth Stephens, Richard Stephen Arthur, Wayne Cord Hayes, Michael Edward Budd
  • Patent number: 11129355
    Abstract: A portable livestock handling apparatus features a set of arc-shaped wall panels carried on a rearmost section of a towable chassis, and pivotally interconnected to one another for swinging movement between deployed positions forming continuous arcuate extensions of one another to collectively define an arcuate wall span of the tub, and stowed positions folded up alongside one another to occupy a compact area on the chassis. The rearmost chassis section is longer on one side than the other, and features a chassis extension extendable from the rear end of the chassis to connect to one of the deployed panels. This elongated side and extension form the only ground-level connections between the chassis and the tub wall to minimize tripping hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Northquip Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Langrell, Philip Malcolm Firth
  • Patent number: 11122321
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach receives a media stream comprising an audio stream and a video stream. The audio stream includes a set of audio tones inserted at a set of predetermined frame intervals, and the video stream includes a set of predetermined colors inserted into a set of predetermined pixel locations at the predetermined frame intervals. The approach determines that an audio frame in the audio stream at which the set of audio tones are inserted is misaligned in time with a video frame in the video stream at which the set of predetermined colors are included in the set of predetermined pixel locations. The approach synchronizes the audio stream with the video stream in response to the determination and aligns in time the audio frame with the video frame at one of the predetermined frame intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Gregory Frost, Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Kyle Matthew Brake, Stanley John Vernier
  • Patent number: 11106717
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a plurality of question, answer, passage (QAP) triples. Each of the plurality of QAP triples includes a question, an answer to the question and a passage containing the answer to the question. The received plurality of QAP triples is parsed to generate two or more patterns. The generated patterns are merged together to identify clusters of semantically related patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Keith Gregory Frost, Stanley John Vernier, Kyle Matthew Brake
  • Patent number: 11093491
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for determining topic specific reliability for a question answering system. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes receiving a topic specific input query by the question answering system. The method further includes detecting a source that provides a reference containing the ground truth answers to the ground truth questions. The method further includes traversing sources detect similar references in other sources and assigning reliability scores for each source based upon ground truth answers in the other sources. The method further includes providing a ranked list of answers based upon the reliability of each source upon for each answer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Gregory Frost, Stanley John Vernier, Kyle Matthew Brake, Stephen Arthur Boxwell
  • Publication number: 20210219516
    Abstract: A portable livestock handling apparatus features a set of arc-shaped wall panels carried on a rearmost section of a towable chassis, and pivotally interconnected to one another for swinging movement between deployed positions forming continuous arcuate extensions of one another to collectively define an arcuate wall span of the tub, and stowed positions folded up alongside one another to occupy a compact area on the chassis. The rearmost chassis section is longer on one side than the other, and features a chassis extension extendable from the rear end of the chassis to connect to one of the deployed panels. This elongated side and extension form the only ground-level connections between the chassis and the tub wall to minimize tripping hazards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Langrell, Philip Malcolm Firth
  • Publication number: 20210157855
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product to verify components of a statement and suggest substitute components using a factoid question answer system. The method may include receiving an input statement, where the input statement comprises a plurality of natural language words. The method may also include determining one or more replacement candidates for the input statement. The method may also include generating one or more candidate answers for each replacement candidate of the one or more replacement candidates. The method may also include mapping, as a replacement candidate—candidate answer mapping, each candidate answer from the one or more candidate answers to its corresponding replacement candidate. The method may also include determining a replacement score for each replacement candidate—candidate answer mapping. The method may also include transmitting an output including one or more suggested replacements and the replacement score to a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Keith Gregory Frost, Kyle Matthew Brake, Stanley John Vernier
  • Publication number: 20210118434
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining statement attributions. The system includes at least one processing component, at least one memory component, a feature extractor, a model generator, a model database, and an attribution selector. The method includes receiving a statement, generating at least one pattern that defines a grammatical feature of the statement, and generating a statement model from the at least one pattern. The method also includes determining a similarity value for the statement model and at least one reference model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Keith Gregory Frost, Kyle Matthew Brake, Stanley John Vernier
  • Patent number: 10936264
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system to improve print legibility is provided. A processor receives a file to print. A processor generates a print preview of the file, wherein the print preview is generated at an initial scale. A processor generates a preview text for the print preview. A processor determines a legibility metric based for the print preview on a comparison between the preview text for the print preview and text of the file to print. A processor prints the file at a second scale in response to the legibility metric being below a predetermined value, wherein the second scale is larger than the initial scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley John Vernier, Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Kyle Matthew Brake, Keith Gregory Frost
  • Patent number: 10929076
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system to improve print legibility is provided. A processor receives a file to print. A processor generates a print preview of the file, wherein the print preview is generated at an initial scale. A processor generates a preview text for the print preview. A processor determines a legibility metric based for the print preview on a comparison between the preview text for the print preview and text of the file to print. A processor prints the file at a second scale in response to the legibility metric being below a predetermined value, wherein the second scale is larger than the initial scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley John Vernier, Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Kyle Matthew Brake, Keith Gregory Frost
  • Publication number: 20200401359
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system to improve print legibility is provided. A processor receives a file to print. A processor generates a print preview of the file, wherein the print preview is generated at an initial scale. A processor generates a preview text for the print preview. A processor determines a legibility metric based for the print preview on a comparison between the preview text for the print preview and text of the file to print. A processor prints the file at a second scale in response to the legibility metric being below a predetermined value, wherein the second scale is larger than the initial scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Stanley John Vernier, Stephen Arthur Boxwell, Kyle Matthew Brake, Keith Gregory Frost