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).

  • Patent number: 10698956
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Patent number: 9898170
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Mary D. Swift, Timothy Winkler
  • Patent number: 9824088
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Patent number: 9817823
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20170315998
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Patent number: 9484033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20160171119
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Mary D. Swift, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20160171983
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: John P. Bufe, Donna K. Byron, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20150339614
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Duke Chang, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20150339611
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Duke Chang, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20150082161
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20150081714
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Krishna Kummamuru, Alexander Pikovsky, Timothy Winkler
  • Publication number: 20050114306
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Shu, Michael Meulen, Timothy Winkler