Patents by Inventor Yara Rizk

Yara Rizk 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: 12124811
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for generating a conversational bot for an application programming interface (API) is provided. The present invention may include parsing an API schema. The present invention may include generating sentences for the conversational bot from the parsed API schema. The present invention may include constructing the conversational bot by training a deep learning model. The present invention may include receiving a natural language expression from a user. The present invention may include determining whether the natural language expression is enough to activate the bot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sebastian Carbajales, Yara Rizk, Vinod Muthusamy, Vatche Isahagian, Kushal Mukherjee, Siyu Huo, Prabhat Maddikunta Reddy, Dario Andres Silva Moran, Allen Vi Cuong Chan
  • Publication number: 20240265210
    Abstract: Automating generalization or personalization of conversational automation agents includes receiving, by computer hardware, a plurality of input conversations. The input conversations include, or are formed of, a plurality of utterances. A plurality of intents and slots are determined from the input conversations by processing the plurality of input conversations through a first classifier. A plurality of generalized intents are generated by performing entity recognition on the plurality of intents and slots using an entity recognizer. The entity recognizer is configured to apply a knowledge graph to the plurality of intents and slots. Slots of the plurality of input conversations as classified are masked to generate masked utterances. Conversational data, which includes the masked utterances and the plurality of generalized intents, are encoded as a plurality of feature vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Ankita Bhaumik, Vatche Isahagian, Vinod Muthusamy, Praveen Venkateswaran, Kartik Talamadupula
  • Patent number: 12033386
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to audio/video (A/V) stream functionality verification. A stream segment of a video feed prior to transmission over a network as captured by a transmitting device within a web-based conference can be stored. A stream segment of the video feed after transmission over the network as received by a receiving device within the web-based conference can be stored. The stream segment of the video feed prior to transmission over the network can be compared with the stream segment of the video feed after transmission over the network to determine a video feed quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Vatche Isahagian, Vinod Muthusamy, Rania Khalaf, Merve Unuvar, Sampath Dechu
  • Publication number: 20240220898
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a programmable computer system that includes a processor system operable to perform processor system operations. The processor system operations include using a workflow composer to perform an automated workflow composition process that generates a composed workflow that is operable to, when executed by a host device, satisfy a target logical goal. Performing the automated workflow composition process includes using a workflow-metric model to control the automated workflow composition process such that the composed workflow is operable to, when executed by the host device, satisfy the target logical goal in a manner that optimizes a target metric goal. The target metric goal quantifies a performance feature of the composed workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sarath Sreedharan, Tathagata Chakraborti, Vinod Muthusamy, Yara Rizk, Yasaman Khazaeni
  • Publication number: 20240194194
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for software agent synthesis is provided. The present invention may include generating one or more training examples from historical data and software agents; training, using the on the one or more training examples, a language model to synthesize a software agent based on a natural language input from a user; monitoring, using one or more input devices, for one or more natural language user inputs; responsive to identifying one or more natural language user inputs, synthesizing, using the trained language model, one or more software agents based on the one or more natural language user inputs; execute the one or more new software agents to carry out one or more tasks invoked by the one or more natural language user inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Praveen Venkateswaran, Nigel Steven Fernandez, Yara Rizk, Vatche Isahagian, Vinod Muthusamy
  • Patent number: 11985097
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting and processing a computer input event comprising one or more intents is provided. The method may include, in response to receiving the computer input event, automatically generating a parse tree comprising nodes including a possible interpretation of the received computer input event and at least one determined intent. The method may further include performing a confidence evaluation for the nodes and receiving one or more first scores from one or more computer agents for a respective node to indicate an ability of a respective computer agent to process the respective node. The method may further include, determining a second score for the respective node by aggregating the one or more first scores from the one or more computer agents for the respective node. The method may further include, based on the determined second score, selecting a node for processing the received computer input event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Burak Aksar, Yara Rizk, Tathagata Chakraborti
  • Patent number: 11934787
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems for improving intent determination in a messaging dialog manager system. The computer-implemented method for improving intent determination in a messaging dialog manager system may include one or more processors configured for receiving first agent entry data corresponding to a first agent communicating in a messaging dialog interface, determining that the first agent entry data expects a response that is within a first response domain, determining that a first user entry entered in the messaging dialog interface is not within the first response domain. Further, the computer-implemented may include identifying a second agent configured with a second response domain that includes the first user entry and transmitting the first user entry to the second agent to facilitate a seamless transition of an established communicational flow between the first agent and a first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Shubham Agarwal, Yasaman Khazaeni, Calvin Phung
  • Publication number: 20230409838
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system are provided for explaining generation of a flow from natural language utterances. Data corresponding to a natural language utterance is received. One or more constraints corresponding to a flow to be generated are determined based on the received natural language utterance. A flow is constructed based on the determined constraints. An explanation associated with the constructed flow is provided, and the explanation identifies parameters corresponding to constructing the flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tathagata Chakraborti, Arunima Chaudhary, Michelle Brachman, Qian Pan, James Johnson, Yara Rizk, Burak Aksar
  • Publication number: 20230402040
    Abstract: An embodiment for generating multi-turn dialog datasets for training of dialog or conversational agents. The embodiment may select an agent from a set of agents. The embodiment may automatically identify sentences from training data of the selected agent that satisfy a first sequential node condition of the selected random dialog node. The embodiment may automatically determine an approach for responding to the first sequential node condition of the selected random dialog node that either satisfies the first sequential dialog node condition, or inserts a multi-turn conversational property, and generate a corresponding response. The embodiment may automatically determine additional approaches for responding to each condition within subsequent sequential child nodes of the selected random dialog node that either satisfy each subsequent sequential child node condition or insert a multi-turn conversational property, and generate corresponding responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Zilu Tang, Zhongshen zeng, Yara Rizk
  • Publication number: 20230362107
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting and processing a computer input event comprising one or more intents is provided. The method may include, in response to receiving the computer input event, automatically generating a parse tree comprising nodes including a possible interpretation of the received computer input event and at least one determined intent. The method may further include performing a confidence evaluation for the nodes and receiving one or more first scores from one or more computer agents for a respective node to indicate an ability of a respective computer agent to process the respective node. The method may further include, determining a second score for the respective node by aggregating the one or more first scores from the one or more computer agents for the respective node. The method may further include, based on the determined second score, selecting a node for processing the received computer input event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Burak Aksar, Yara Rizk, Tathagata Chakraborti
  • Publication number: 20230306740
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to audio/video (A/V) stream functionality verification. A stream segment of a video feed prior to transmission over a network as captured by a transmitting device within a web-based conference can be stored. A stream segment of the video feed after transmission over the network as received by a receiving device within the web-based conference can be stored. The stream segment of the video feed prior to transmission over the network can be compared with the stream segment of the video feed after transmission over the network to determine a video feed quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Vatche Isahagian, Vinod Muthusamy, Rania Khalaf, Merve Unuvar, Sampath Dechu
  • Patent number: 11748559
    Abstract: A conversational interface generation method, system, and computer program product that includes determining a conversational artifact for a computer program from a specification of the computer program and generating a conversational interface for the computer program based on the conversational artifact for the computer program included in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Vatche Isahagian, Yasaman Khazaeni, Scott Boag, Falk Pollok
  • Publication number: 20230153541
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for generating a conversational bot for an application programming interface (API)is provided. The present invention may include parsing an API schema. The present invention may include generating sentences for the conversational bot from the parsed API schema. The present invention may include constructing the conversational bot by training a deep learning model. The present invention may include receiving a natural language expression from a user. The present invention may include determining whether the natural language expression is enough to activate the bot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian Carbajales, Yara Rizk, Vinod Muthusamy, Vatche Isahagian, Kushal Mukherjee, Siyu Huo, Prabhat Maddikunta Reddy, Dario Andres Silva Moran, Allen Vi Cuong Chan
  • Publication number: 20230131495
    Abstract: A query can be received from a user. The query can be sent to a plurality of automated agents to process the query. Results and associated confidence scores can be received from the plurality of automated agents. At least some of the results and associated confidence scores can be probed, based at least on a reason given for a result having the highest associated confidence score among the received results and associated confidence scores, to select an automated agent from the plurality of automated agents for answering the query. Information can be stored, where the information can include at least the results and associated confidence scores and a selected automated agent for answering the query, where at least one of the plurality of automated agents learns from the stored information to update its confidence score in answering the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Tarun Tater, Jaydeep Sen, Vatche Isahagian, Yara Rizk, Vinod Muthusamy
  • Publication number: 20230088280
    Abstract: A natural language input is communicated to a back end application. Candidate agent data communicated from the back end application is presented. The candidate agent data comprises data of a set of agents considered by the back end application for performance of a command extracted from the natural language input. Candidate agent score data communicated from the back end application is presented. The candidate agent score data comprises score data of an agent in the set of agents. Selected agent data communicated from the back end application is presented. The selected agent data comprises data of a selected agent in the set of agents, the selected agent selected by the back end application for performance of the command. Skill performance data communicated from the back end application is presented. The skill performance data comprises data of a processing step performed by the selected agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amanda Booth, Kylee Mikel Barnard, Lauren Allison Goldstein, Lionel Wu, Salman Saleem Sheikh, Shay Hall, Shubham Agarwall, Varun Sangwan, Yara Rizk
  • Publication number: 20230081598
    Abstract: A data visualization method, system, and computer program product that includes identifying an intent from a natural language query in a conversation with a conversational system, utilizing verbiage from the natural language query and the intent to determine one or more data columns for visualization of results of the natural language query, and displaying a visualization of the determined one or more data columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Zilu Tang, Yasaman Khazaeni, Vatche Isahagian
  • Publication number: 20230071362
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating explanations for a sequence of actions performed by an aggregated assistant includes receiving a request from a user equipment (UE) to execute a sequence of actions. A decision is rendered on whether to execute the requested sequence of actions. An explanation regarding the rendered decision is provided including a user data upon which the decision is based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Sarath Sreedharan, Tathagata Chakraborti, Yara Rizk, Vinod Muthusamy, Yasaman Khazaeni
  • Publication number: 20220350970
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems for improving intent determination in a messaging dialog manager system. The computer-implemented method for improving intent determination in a messaging dialog manager system may include one or more processors configured for receiving first agent entry data corresponding to a first agent communicating in a messaging dialog interface, determining that the first agent entry data expects a response that is within a first response domain, determining that a first user entry entered in the messaging dialog interface is not within the first response domain. Further, the computer-implemented may include identifying a second agent configured with a second response domain that includes the first user entry and transmitting the first user entry to the second agent to facilitate a seamless transition of an established communicational flow between the first agent and a first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Shubham Agarwal, Yasaman Khazaeni, Calvin Phung
  • Publication number: 20220327449
    Abstract: An optimization method, system, and computer program product for a number of tasks within a business process that can be automated that includes receiving access to an electronic representation of the business process, optimizing the business process to develop an optimized business process, displaying the optimized business process as a storyboard using storyboarding, and receiving an edit of the optimized business process, and automatically making a further edit to the optimized business process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tathagata Chakraborti, Sarath Sreedharan, Shubham Agarwal, Yasaman Khazaeni, Yara Rizk, Vatche Isahagian
  • Publication number: 20220309240
    Abstract: A conversational interface generation method, system, and computer program product that includes determining a conversational artifact for a computer program from a specification of the computer program and generating a conversational interface for the computer program based on the conversational artifact for the computer program included in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yara Rizk, Vatche Isahagian, Yasaman Khazaeni, Scott Boag, Falk Pollok