Patents by Inventor Stephen D. Gibson

Stephen D. Gibson 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: 11487801
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic data visualization is provided. The present invention may include identifying at least one set of facts in a human-readable text document. They present invention may then include retrieving, from an information source, a dataset associated with the at least one identified set of facts. The present invention may also include, in response to determining that the retrieved dataset includes a fact-supporting dataset, wherein the fact-supporting dataset is configured to validate the at least one identified set of facts, generating at least one data visualization based on the retrieved dataset. The present invention may further include providing the at least one generated data visualization for inserting into the human-readable text document to support the at least one identified set of facts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Graham A. Watts
  • Publication number: 20200175032
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic data visualization is provided. The present invention may include identifying at least one set of facts in a human-readable text document. They present invention may then include retrieving, from an information source, a dataset associated with the at least one identified set of facts. The present invention may also include, in response to determining that the retrieved dataset includes a fact-supporting dataset, wherein the fact-supporting dataset is configured to validate the at least one identified set of facts, generating at least one data visualization based on the retrieved dataset. The present invention may further include providing the at least one generated data visualization for inserting into the human-readable text document to support the at least one identified set of facts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 10353909
    Abstract: Techniques are described for selecting, based on a data visualization intent specification and a defined set of data fields associated with a set of data, two or more Meta templates that meet the data visualization intent specification and that support the set of data fields, for determining chart parts that can be used within the selected Meta templates to form chart templates and for determining, based on a set of combination rules and the specification, the chart templates that meet the data visualization intent specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Mohammed Mostafa, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 9940384
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for statistical clustering inferred from natural language to drive relevant analysis. The mechanism receives a natural language text from a user and processes the natural language text to identify an entity of interest and a focus of statistical analysis. The mechanism performs a follow-up question and answer conversation with the user to receiving from the user one or more driving factor values for the one or more driving factors. The mechanism determines at least one cluster of entities matching the one or more driving factor values and generates at least one data visualization of the data in the corpus for the focus of statistical analysis having a scope that is narrowed based on the at least one cluster of entities matching the one or more driving factor values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Alireza Pourshahid, Vinay N. Wadhwa, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 9824469
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system generates an alternative visualization of a data set based on a specification of a selected first visualization of the data set and parameters comprising information about a data visualization goal and statistical relations between two of more variables in the data set. Embodiments of the present invention further include a computer program product for generating an alternative visualization in substantially the same manners described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Daniel J. Rope, Graham J. Wills
  • Patent number: 9824472
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method generates an alternative visualization of a data set based on a specification of a selected first visualization of the data set and parameters comprising information about a data visualization goal and statistical relations between two or more variables in the data set. Embodiments of the present invention further include a system and computer program product for generating an alternative visualization in substantially the same manners described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Daniel J. Rope, Graham J. Wills
  • Publication number: 20170212941
    Abstract: Techniques are described for selecting, based on a data visualization intent specification and a defined set of data fields associated with a set of data, two or more Meta templates that meet the data visualization intent specification and that support the set of data fields, for determining chart parts that can be used within the selected Meta templates to form chart templates and for determining, based on a set of combination rules and the specification, the chart templates that meet the data visualization intent specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Mohammed Mostafa, Graham A. Watts
  • Publication number: 20170169094
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for statistical clustering inferred from natural language to drive relevant analysis. The mechanism receives a natural language text from a user and processes the natural language text to identify an entity of interest and a focus of statistical analysis. The mechanism performs a follow-up question and answer conversation with the user to receiving from the user one or more driving factor values for the one or more driving factors. The mechanism determines at least one cluster of entities matching the One or more driving factor values and generates at least one data visualization of the data in the corpus for the focus of statistical analysis having a scope that is narrowed based on the at least one cluster of entities matching the one or more driving factor values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Alireza Pourshahid, Vinay N. Wadhwa, Graham A. Watts
  • Patent number: 9672299
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method, computer program product, and system for a method of determining the credibility of a visualization. Visualization data is received from an electronic device. The visualization data is compared to a plurality of visualization credibility criteria to determine a level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria. The credibility of the visualization is rated based on the level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen D. Gibson
  • Patent number: 9665665
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method, computer program product, and system for a method of determining the credibility of a visualization. Visualization data is received from an electronic device. The visualization data is compared to a plurality of visualization credibility criteria to determine a level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria. The credibility of the visualization is rated based on the level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen D Gibson
  • Patent number: 9208596
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method for merging a plurality of visualizations is provided. The method may include receiving the plurality of visualizations. The method may further include analyzing a plurality of elements within the plurality of visualizations. Additionally, the method may include unifying the plurality of elements to generate at least one unified visualization, the at least one unified visualization being based on the analyzing of the plurality of elements. The method may also include producing a single output visualization based on the assembling of the at least one unified visualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen D. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20150199834
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method for merging a plurality of visualizations is provided. The method may include receiving the plurality of visualizations. The method may further include analyzing a plurality of elements within the plurality of visualizations. Additionally, the method may include unifying the plurality of elements to generate at least one unified visualization, the at least one unified visualization being based on the analyzing of the plurality of elements. The method may also include producing a single output visualization based on the assembling of the at least one unified visualization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen D. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20150055880
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method, computer program product, and system for a method of determining the credibility of a visualization. Visualization data is received from an electronic device. The visualization data is compared to a plurality of visualization credibility criteria to determine a level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria. The credibility of the visualization is rated based on the level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen D Gibson
  • Publication number: 20150058359
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method, computer program product, and system for a method of determining the credibility of a visualization. Visualization data is received from an electronic device. The visualization data is compared to a plurality of visualization credibility criteria to determine a level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria. The credibility of the visualization is rated based on the level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen D. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20140198105
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method comprises generating an alternative visualization of a data set based on a specification of a selected first visualization of the data set and parameters comprising information pertaining to the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Daniel J. Rope, Graham J. Wills
  • Publication number: 20140071138
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method comprises generating an alternative visualization of a data set based on a specification of a selected first visualization of the data set and parameters comprising information pertaining to the data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Daniel J. Rope, Graham J. Wills
  • Patent number: 8589337
    Abstract: A method and a system for analyzing a data value of interest in a multidimensional database. The data value of interest is first identified in a structured report. The data source for the structured report is retrieved. A context for the data value of interest in the data source is collected, for example, by extracting a slicer from the structured report, by extracting members of master-detail pages, or by extracting a default measure from the structured report. An analysis specification based on the collected context is then built, and the data value of interest is analyzed using the analysis specification. The result from analyzing the data value of interest may be presented in an analysis view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Gibson, Andrew A. Leikucs, Stewart J. Winter
  • Publication number: 20030182303
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method and system for defining prompts using declarative principles. By providing the means to specify various elements used in reports in a formal manner the invention allows report authors to easily and rapidly create effective customised reports, at the same time ensuring consistent styles are used. It achieves this without increasing the risk of damaging the integrity of the underlying data. The invention formalises much of what was previously implemented in an ad hoc manner, and automates aspects that previously required the intervention of a database administrator and associated system programmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Stephen D. Gibson