Patents by Inventor William H. Barker

William H. Barker 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).

  • Query builder system for resource description framework based knowledge stores
    Patent number: 8984002
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method, includes accessing, by a computer system, a knowledge store that stores records structured according to a RDF specification. The method also includes, based on a drag-and-drop selection technique, receiving a first entry in a first query entry field. The first entry is selected from a group comprising one or more of the following: a first class of a plurality of classes, a first predicate of a plurality of predicates, a first instance of a plurality of instances, and a first text entry of a plurality of text entries. The method further includes generating a SPARQL query using at least the first entry. The method further includes transmitting the generated SPARQL query to the knowledge store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: John T. Moon, Jean E. Greenawalt, William H. Barker
  • Query Builder System for Resource Description Framework Based Knowledge Stores
    Publication number: 20110276588
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method, includes accessing, by a computer system, a knowledge store that stores records structured according to a RDF specification. The method also includes, based on a drag-and-drop selection technique, receiving a first entry in a first query entry field. The first entry is selected from a group comprising one or more of the following: a first class of a plurality of classes, a first predicate of a plurality of predicates, a first instance of a plurality of instances, and a first text entry of a plurality of text entries. The method further includes generating a SPARQL query using at least the first entry. The method further includes transmitting the generated SPARQL query to the knowledge store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: John T. Moon, Jean E. Greenawalt, William H. Barker