Patents by Inventor Timothy Winkler
Timothy Winkler 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).
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Patent number: 10698956Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system to present knowledge-based information. In the approach, a semantic analysis is performed on the document with the analysis resulting in various sets of semantic content. Each of the sets of semantic content corresponds to an area in the document. The areas of the document are visually highlighted using visual indicators that show the availability of the sets of semantic content to a user via a user interface. In response to a user selection, such as a selection using the user interface or a user specified configuration setting, a selected set of semantic content is displayed to the user using the interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Patent number: 9898170Abstract: An approach is provided for automatically generating user-specific interaction modes for processing question and answers at the information handling system by receiving a question from a user, extracting user context parameters identifying a usage scenario for the user, identifying first input and output presentation modes for the user based on the extracted user context parameters, monitoring user interaction with the system in relation to the question, and adjusting the first input and output presentation modes based on the extracted user context parameters and detected user interaction with the system.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Mary D. Swift, Timothy Winkler
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Patent number: 9824088Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system to present knowledge-based information. In the approach, a semantic analysis is performed on the document with the analysis resulting in various sets of semantic content. Each of the sets of semantic content corresponds to an area in the document. The areas of the document are visually highlighted using visual indicators that show the availability of the sets of semantic content to a user via a user interface. In response to a user selection, such as a selection using the user interface or a user specified configuration setting, a selected set of semantic content is displayed to the user using the interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Patent number: 9817823Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system to present knowledge-based information. In the approach, a semantic analysis is performed on the document with the analysis resulting in various sets of semantic content. Each of the sets of semantic content corresponds to an area in the document. The areas of the document are visually highlighted using visual indicators that show the availability of the sets of semantic content to a user via a user interface. In response to a user selection, such as a selection using the user interface or a user specified configuration setting, a selected set of semantic content is displayed to the user using the interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20170315998Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system to present knowledge-based information. In the approach, a semantic analysis is performed on the document with the analysis resulting in various sets of semantic content. Each of the sets of semantic content corresponds to an area in the document. The areas of the document are visually highlighted using visual indicators that show the availability of the sets of semantic content to a user via a user interface. In response to a user selection, such as a selection using the user interface or a user specified configuration setting, a selected set of semantic content is displayed to the user using the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Patent number: 9484033Abstract: An approach is provided to receive audible speech and convert the received speech to text while the audible speech is being delivered to a user. An annotation candidate is identified in the text and an annotation reference relating to the identified annotation candidate is retrieved and presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20160171119Abstract: An approach is provided for automatically generating user-specific interaction modes for processing question and answers at the information handling system by receiving a question from a user, extracting user context parameters identifying a usage scenario for the user, identifying first input and output presentation modes for the user based on the extracted user context parameters, monitoring user interaction with the system in relation to the question, and adjusting the first input and output presentation modes based on the extracted user context parameters and detected user interaction with the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Mary D. Swift, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20160171983Abstract: An approach is provided to receive audible speech and convert the received speech to text while the audible speech is being delivered to a user. An annotation candidate is identified in the text and an annotation reference relating to the identified annotation candidate is retrieved and presented to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20150339614Abstract: A method for minimizing undesirable user responses in automated business processes design is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A user response is identified in an interaction between a user and an automated business process. Using sentiment analysis, a determination is made that the user response comprises an undesirable response based on an undesirable emotional state of the user. A modification is selected, wherein the modification causes a change in the interaction to minimize the undesirable response. The modification is applied to the automated business process to cause the change in a future portion of the interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Duke Chang, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20150339611Abstract: A system, and computer program product for minimizing undesirable user responses in automated business processes design are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A user response is identified in an interaction between a user and an automated business process. Using sentiment analysis, a determination is made that the user response comprises an undesirable response based on an undesirable emotional state of the user. A modification is selected, wherein the modification causes a change in the interaction to minimize the undesirable response. The modification is applied to the automated business process to cause the change in a future portion of the interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna K. Byron, Duke Chang, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20150082161Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system to present knowledge-based information. In the approach, a semantic analysis is performed on the document with the analysis resulting in various sets of semantic content. Each of the sets of semantic content corresponds to an area in the document. The areas of the document are visually highlighted using visual indicators that show the availability of the sets of semantic content to a user via a user interface. In response to a user selection, such as a selection using the user interface or a user specified configuration setting, a selected set of semantic content is displayed to the user using the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20150081714Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system to present knowledge-based information. In the approach, a semantic analysis is performed on the document with the analysis resulting in various sets of semantic content. Each of the sets of semantic content corresponds to an area in the document. The areas of the document are visually highlighted using visual indicators that show the availability of the sets of semantic content to a user via a user interface. In response to a user selection, such as a selection using the user interface or a user specified configuration setting, a selected set of semantic content is displayed to the user using the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
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Publication number: 20050114306Abstract: A Web Services Parallel Query (WSPQ) web service that allows a user to enter a question, parses that, distributes the question, user preferences and information parsed from the question to a number of search services. These search services then perform a search based upon the question and/or the parsed information. The search services then return results to the WSPQ web service. The WSPQ normalizes rankings of results provided by the search services, adjusts these rankings based upon default weighs or client specified weights for search service providing the result and then presents the user with a unified list of results that are sorted or prioritized based upon their rank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Chen Shu, Michael Meulen, Timothy Winkler