Patents by Inventor Toni Bollinger

Toni Bollinger 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: 20220358375
    Abstract: Inference results of a machine learning model and associated inputs are collected. An inference request is received. A determination is made whether a request input of the inference request matches at least one collected input of a set of collected inputs. In response to determining that the request input matches at least one collected input in the set of collected inputs, an inference result is determined using one or more collected inference results associated with said one or more matching inputs in the set of collected inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: James Liam Finnie, Toni Bollinger, Oliver Schiller, Thomas Friedhelm Böhme, Tobias Kevin Fränzel
  • Patent number: 8799193
    Abstract: A classification model is trained and used for detecting patterns in input data. The training of the model includes retrieving a set of previously recorded input data containing a plurality of items associated with a plurality of entities and adding to each entity a known classification. Furthermore, training the model includes determining rules from the set of previously recorded input data and the known classification by associating the classification of each entity with the respective items of said entity. The training of the model further includes determining a set of rules which are applicable, aggregating the lift values of the rules determined for said entity, and predicting a classification based on the aggregated association values for each entity. The resulting aggregated lift value together with the respective entity and classification are used as input for a standard classification algorithm, where the result is a classification model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Toni Bollinger
  • Publication number: 20120239600
    Abstract: A classification model is trained and used for detecting patterns in input data. The training of the model includes retrieving a set of previously recorded input data containing a plurality of items associated with a plurality of entities and adding to each entity a known classification. Furthermore, training the model includes determining rules from the set of previously recorded input data and the known classification by associating the classification of each entity with the respective items of said entity. The training of the model further includes determining a set of rules which are applicable, aggregating the lift values of the rules determined for said entity, and predicting a classification based on the aggregated association values for each entity. The resulting aggregated lift value together with the respective entity and classification are used as input for a standard classification algorithm, where the result is a classification model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toni Bollinger
  • Patent number: 8250105
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for compressing data included in several transactions. Each transaction has at least one item. A unique identifier is assigned to each different item and, if taxonomy is defined, to each different taxonomy parent. Sets of transactions are formed from the several transactions. The sets of transactions are stored using a computer data structure including: a list of identifiers of different items in the set of transactions, information indicating number of identifiers in the list, and bit field information indicating presence of the different items in the set of transactions, said bit field information being organized in accordance with the list for facilitating evaluation of patterns with respect to the set of transactions. A data structure for compressing data included in a set of transactions is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Toni Bollinger, Ansgar Dorneich, Christoph Lingenfelder
  • Patent number: 7882128
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for pattern detection in input data containing several transactions, each transaction having at least one item. Filter conditions for interesting patterns are received, and a first set of filter conditions applicable in connection with generation of candidate patterns is determined. An evaluated candidate pattern is selected as a parent candidate pattern, and evaluation information about the parent candidate pattern is maintained. Child candidate patterns are generated by extending the parent candidate pattern and taking into account the first set of filter conditions. The child candidate patterns are evaluated with respect to the input data together in sets of similar candidate patterns and based on the evaluation information about the parent candidate pattern. At least one child candidate pattern successfully passing the evaluation step is recursively used as a parent candidate pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Toni Bollinger, Ansgar Dorneich, Christoph Lingenfelder
  • Patent number: 7870149
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for finding deviations in data. A set of candidate patterns is generated. A set of exception patterns that occur in the data less frequently than expected assuming statistical independence is selected from the set of candidate patterns. Data records that comply with at least one of the exception patterns are processed as exception candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corproation
    Inventors: Toni Bollinger, Ansgar Dorneich
  • Publication number: 20090019043
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for finding deviations in data. A set of candidate patterns is generated. A set of exception patterns that occur in the data less frequently than expected assuming statistical independence is selected from the set of candidate patterns. Data records that comply with at least one of the exception patterns are processed as exception candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toni Bollinger, Ansgar Dorneich
  • Publication number: 20070219992
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for pattern detection in input data containing several transactions, each transaction having at least one item. Filter conditions for interesting patterns are received, and a first set of filter conditions applicable in connection with generation of candidate patterns is determined. An evaluated candidate pattern is selected as a parent candidate pattern, and evaluation information about the parent candidate pattern is maintained. Child candidate patterns are generated by extending the parent candidate pattern and taking into account the first set of filter conditions. The child candidate patterns are evaluated with respect to the input data together in sets of similar candidate patterns and based on the evaluation information about the parent candidate pattern. At least one child candidate pattern successfully passing the evaluation step is recursively used as a parent candidate pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toni Bollinger, Ansgar Dorneich, Christoph Lingenfelder
  • Publication number: 20070220030
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for compressing data included in several transactions. Each transaction has at least one item. A unique identifier is assigned to each different item and, if taxonomy is defined, to each different taxonomy parent. Sets of transactions are formed from the several transactions. The sets of transactions are stored using a computer data structure including: a list of identifiers of different items in the set of transactions, information indicating number of identifiers in the list, and bit field information indicating presence of the different items in the set of transactions, said bit field information being organized in accordance with the list for facilitating evaluation of patterns with respect to the set of transactions. A data structure for compressing data included in a set of transactions is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toni Bollinger, Ansgar Dorneich, Christoph Lingenfelder
  • Patent number: 6954756
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically detecting deviations in a data table comprising a multitude of records and a multitude of columns. A column of the data table is selected as a classification column and a classification tree is calculated with respect to the classification column. Each edge of the classification tree is associated with a predicate. The leaf nodes of the classification tree are associated with a leaf record set comprising the subset of records for which the class predicate comprising all predicates along a path from a root node of the classification tree to the leaf nodes evaluates to TRUE. Leaf nodes are associated with a leaf label representing an expected value in the classification column for the corresponding leaf record sets. From the leaf record sets all records deviating with respect to the corresponding classification column from the leaf label are determined as deviation sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Arning, Toni Bollinger, Reinhold Keuler, Friedemann Harald Schwenkreis
  • Publication number: 20020049740
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically detecting deviations in a data table comprising a multitude of records and a multitude of columns. A column of the data table is selected as a classification column and a classification tree is calculated with respect to the classification column. Each edge of the classification tree is associated with a predicate. The leaf nodes of the classification tree are associated with a leaf record set comprising the subset of records for which the class predicate comprising all predicates along a path from a root node of the classification tree to the leaf nodes evaluates to TRUE. Leaf nodes are associated with a leaf label representing an expected value in the classification column for the corresponding leaf record sets. From the leaf record sets all records deviating with respect to the corresponding classification column from the leaf label are determined as deviation sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Arning, Toni Bollinger, Reinhold Keuler, Friedemann Harald Schwenkreis