Patents by Inventor Werner Ceusters

Werner Ceusters 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).

  • Conceptual world representation natural language understanding system and method
    Patent number: 9292494
    Abstract: A Natural Language Understanding system is provided for indexing of free text documents. The system according to the invention utilizes typographical and functional segmentation of text to identify those portions of free text that carry meaning. The system then uses words and multi-word terms and phrases identified in the free to text to identify concepts in the free text. The system uses a lexicon of terms linked to a formal ontology that is independent of a specific language to extract concepts from the free text based on the words and multi-word terms in the free text. The formal ontology contains both language independent domain knowledge concepts and language dependent linguistic concepts that govern the relationships between concepts and contain the rules about how language works. The system according to the current invention may preferably be used to index medical documents and assign codes from independent coding systems, such as, SNOMED, ICD-9 and ICD-10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Ceusters, Mick O'Donnell, Frank Montyne, Frederik Coppens, Maarten Van Mol
  • Conceptual world representation natural language understanding system and method
    Patent number: 8812292
    Abstract: A Natural Language Understanding system is provided for indexing of free text documents. The system according to the invention utilizes typographical and functional segmentation of text to identify those portions of free text that carry meaning. The system then uses words and multi-word terms and phrases identified in the free to text to identify concepts in the free text. The system uses a lexicon of terms linked to a formal ontology that is independent of a specific language to extract concepts from the free text based on the words and multi-word terms in the free text. The formal ontology contains both language independent domain knowledge concepts and language dependent linguistic concepts that govern the relationships between concepts and contain the rules about how language works. The system according to the current invention may preferably be used to index medical documents and assign codes from independent coding systems, such as, SNOMED, ICD-9 and ICD-10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Ceusters, Mick O'Donnell, Frank Montyne, Frederik Coppens, Maarten Van Mol
  • Conceptual world representation natural language understanding system and method
    Patent number: 8442814
    Abstract: A Natural Language Understanding system is provided for indexing of free text documents. The system according to the invention utilizes typographical and functional segmentation of text to identify those portions of free text that carry meaning. The system then uses words and multi-word terms and phrases identified in the free to text to identify concepts in the free text. The system uses a lexicon of terms linked to a formal ontology that is independent of a specific language to extract concepts from the free text based on the words and multi-word terms in the free text. The formal ontology contains both language independent domain knowledge concepts and language dependent linguistic concepts that govern the relationships between concepts and contain the rules about how language works. The system according to the current invention may preferably be used to index medical documents and assign codes from independent coding systems, such as, SNOMED, ICD-9 and ICD-10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Ceusters, Mick O'Donnell, Frank Montyne, Frederik Coppens, Maarten Van Mol
  • CONCEPTUAL WORLD REPRESENTATION NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110179032
    Abstract: A Natural Language Understanding system is provided for indexing of free text documents. The system according to the invention utilizes typographical and functional segmentation of text to identify those portions of free text that carry meaning. The system then uses words and multi-word terms and phrases identified in the free to text to identify concepts in the free text. The system uses a lexicon of terms linked to a formal ontology that is independent of a specific language to extract concepts from the free text based on the words and multi-word terms in the free text. The formal ontology contains both language independent domain knowledge concepts and language dependent linguistic concepts that govern the relationships between concepts and contain the rules about how language works. The system according to the current invention may preferably be used to index medical documents and assign codes from independent coding systems, such as, SNOMED, ICD-9 and ICD-10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Ceusters, Mick O'Donnell, Frank Montyne, Frederik Coppens, Maarten Van Mol
  • Conceptual world representation natural language understanding system and method
    Patent number: 7917354
    Abstract: A Natural Language Understanding system is provided for indexing of free text documents. The system according to the invention utilizes typographical and functional segmentation of text to identify those portions of free text that carry meaning. The system then uses words and multi-word terms and phrases identified in the free to text to identify concepts in the free text. The system uses a lexicon of terms linked to a formal ontology that is independent of a specific language to extract concepts from the free text based on the words and multi-word terms in the free text. The formal ontology contains both language independent domain knowledge concepts and language dependent linguistic concepts that govern the relationships between concepts and contain the rules about how language works. The system according to the current invention may preferably be used to index medical documents and assign codes from independent coding systems, such as, SNOMED, ICD-9 and ICD-10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Ceusters, Mick O'Donnell, Frank Montyne, Frederik Coppens, Maarten Van Mol
  • CONCEPTUAL WORLD REPRESENTATION NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090259459
    Abstract: A Natural Language Understanding system is provided for indexing of free text documents. The system according to the invention utilizes typographical and functional segmentation of text to identify those portions of free text that carry meaning. The system then uses words and multi-word terms and phrases identified in the free to text to identify concepts in the free text. The system uses a lexicon of terms linked to a formal ontology that is independent of a specific language to extract concepts from the free text based on the words and multi-word terms in the free text. The formal ontology contains both language independent domain knowledge concepts and language dependent linguistic concepts that govern the relationships between concepts and contain the rules about how language works. The system according to the current invention may preferably be used to index medical documents and assign codes from independent coding systems, such as, SNOMED, ICD-9 and ICD-10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Werner Ceusters, Mick O'Donnell, Frank Montyne, Frederik Coppens, Maarten Van Mol
  • Conceptual world representation natural language understanding system and method
    Patent number: 7493253
    Abstract: A Natural Language Understanding system is provided for indexing of free text documents. The system according to the invention utilizes typographical and functional segmentation of text to identify those portions of free text that carry meaning. The system then uses words and multi-word terms and phrases identified in the free to text to identify concepts in the free text. The system uses a lexicon of terms linked to a formal ontology that is independent of a specific language to extract concepts from the free text based on the words and multi-word terms in the free text. The formal ontology contains both language independent domain knowledge concepts and language dependent linguistic concepts that govern the relationships between concepts and contain the rules about how language works. The system according to the current invention may preferably be used to index medical documents and assign codes from independent coding systems, such as, SNOMED, ICD-9 and ICD-10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Language and Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Ceusters, Mick O'Donnell, Frank Montyne, Frederik Coppens, Maarten Van Mol