Patents by Inventor Tricia Garrett

Tricia Garrett 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: 20230027897
    Abstract: A method for creating a question answering system includes receiving user stories, wherein each of the user stories is structured as a plurality of first phrasal entities within a template; applying a Natural Language Processing to discover first data relationships between the first phrasal entities and first context relationships between the first phrasal entities; constructing a knowledge graph that captures second data relationships and second contextual relationships of a plurality of second phrasal entities; enriching the KG by linking the first phrasal entities to the second phrasal entities to form enriched phrasal entities in the KG; receiving a selection of ones of the enriched phrasal entities for completing a story template; identifying a technical requirement based on the selection of the enriched phrasal entities; and training a model matching at least one of the user stories to the technical requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Gigi Y. C. Yuen-Reed, Kimberly Dunwoody, Subhro Das, Tricia Garrett
  • Publication number: 20070162259
    Abstract: A log of user manipulations to accomplish a task within a computer program is used to create a comprehensive task document for the application. Initially, a log of user interactions is obtained for an application task. The log strings are presented in a standard format of alphanumeric pseudo code representations for interaction events, as such the log string information cannot be readily understood without the aid of a code document for the application. A mapping file is than created that defines the relationships between log strings and corresponding strings of descriptive information for user manipulations and other related information. The corresponding strings of descriptive information include a description of each user interaction and identify all screen objects and the like that might be manipulated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Tricia Garrett, Pamela Helyar, Jana Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20070016792
    Abstract: An application for middleware sign-on is provided. A secure engine in the middleware generates a soft keyboard and scroll area. The scroll area includes coordinates associated with the soft keyboard. A selector is generated overlaid on the soft keyboard. The selector moves with respect to the soft keyboard in response to cursor movement within the scroll area. As the cursor movement causes the selector, the secure engine generates and stores false data key selections. When a user selects a data key with the selector, the middleware generates and stores the valid data key entry. The middleware stores both the valid data key selections and the false data key selections in the same area. Once the user submits his completed selection, or data, the middleware processes the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Allen, Tricia Garrett, Jana Jenkins