Patents by Inventor Youssef Drissi

Youssef Drissi 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: 7958065
    Abstract: A resilient classifier for using with a rule-based system is provided. A system for classifying data for a rule-based system, may include: a system(s) for generating two training data sets, one data set is generated from input data while the second data set is generated from disturbed data; a system for merging the two training data sets; and a system for training a data classifier with the merged training data sets. As a result, the classification of data becomes more accurate, including when disturbed data is encountered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Youssef Drissi, Moon J. Kim, Daby M. Sow, Eric T. C. Yee
  • Patent number: 7757163
    Abstract: An unknown annotator and its annotation type system are compared against a reference annotation type system. The comparison is done by providing a plurality of documents, and annotating each document using the reference set of document annotators, producing instances of reference annotation types, to generate a pre-annotated reference document set, and using the subject annotator and its subject annotation type system to generate a pre-annotated evaluation document set. Documents in the pre-annotated evaluation document set are compared to documents in the pre-annotated reference document set, and matches in location, within the compared documents, of instances of the subject annotation types and the reference annotation types are identified. Based on the matching data, reference document annotation types are selected that sufficiently correlate with the subject annotation type system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yurdaer N. Doganata, Youssef Drissi, David A. Ferrucci, Tong-Haing Fin, Genady Grabarnik, Lev Kozakov
  • Patent number: 7739218
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for building and implementing ontology-based information resources. More specifically, multi-user collaborative, semi-automatic systems and methods are provided for constructing ontology-based information resources that are shared by a community of users, wherein ontology categories evolve over time based on categorization rules that are specified by the community of users as well as categorization rules that are automatically learned from knowledge obtained as a result of multi-user interactions and categorization decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Juan Fernando Argüello, Youssef Drissi, Nicholas C. M. Fuller, Ijeoma M. Nnebe, Daby M. Sow
  • Publication number: 20100106522
    Abstract: A system and method for processing data includes organizing medical information in a concept frame data structure, which is adapted to include medical measurements and related metadata. The medical information is analyzed to extract further information using information extractors and to store extracted medical information in the concept frame data structure. References are stored to appropriate visualization methods along with an associated concept in the concept frame data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: James W. Cooper, Youssef Drissi, Shahram Ebadollahi, Anthony Tom Levas
  • Patent number: 7676452
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for operating a search system for searching a search space containing domains each representing a collection of related documents. The method includes establishing a domain characterization model (DCM) that includes a DCM index containing keywords and, for each keyword, an identification of a domain where the keyword is found. In response to an original search query, the method forms one or a plurality of enhanced search queries in accordance with the DCM for searching a plurality of domains. Each enhanced search query is formed for searching a particular targeted domain and contains the original search query and at least one keyword associated with the particular domain. The search results are clustered and are displayed so as to be organized by the domains that were searched. The top search results returned in response to each enhanced search query belong to one of the targeted domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yurdaer N. Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Genady Grabarnik, Moon J. Kim, Lev Kozakov, Sheng Ma, Juan Leon Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 7647579
    Abstract: Under the present invention, a best practice violation (BPV) engine resource is first built. This typically occurs by: receiving sets of source code from a plurality of sources; detecting a programming language of each of the sets of source code; extracting code patterns from the sets of source code; defining meta data for each code pattern that indicates a quality; classifying each code pattern; and assigning a rank to each of the code pattern based on its corresponding meta data as well as a skill level and an experience level of the developer. Once the BPV engine resource is built, it will be used to detect best practice violations in other sets of source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Moon Ju Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan Leon Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20100005446
    Abstract: Under the present invention, a best practice violation (BPV) engine resource is first built. This typically occurs by: receiving sets of source code from a plurality of sources; detecting a programming language of each of the sets of source code; extracting code patterns from the sets of source code; defining meta data for each code pattern that indicates a quality thereof, classifying each code pattern; and assigning a rank to each of the code pattern based on it's corresponding meta data as well as a skill level and an experience level of the developer thereof. Once the BPV engine resource is built, it will be used to detect best practice violations in other sets of source code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Moon Ju Kim, Lev Koaakov, Juan Leon Rodriquez
  • Publication number: 20090240637
    Abstract: A resilient classifier for using with a rule-based system is provided. A system for classifying data for a rule-based system, may include: a system(s) for generating two training data sets, one data set is generated from input data while the second data set is generated from disturbed data; a system for merging the two training data sets; and a system for training a data classifier with the merged training data sets. As a result, the classification of data becomes more accurate, including when disturbed data is encountered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Youssef Drissi, Moon J. Kim, Daby M. Sow, Eric T.C. Yee
  • Patent number: 7584453
    Abstract: Under the present invention source code can be shared among nodes in a peer-to-peer network. Specifically, source code to be shared will first be analyzed to identify a set of code patterns, assigned one or more predetermined categories based on the set of code patterns, and then selectively indexed. A developer desiring to use previously created source code when creating a new program can perform a context dependent search based on his/her working code to identify and retrieve relevant source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Roberto J. Bayardo, Jr., Yurdaer N. Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Moon J. Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan L. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 7577939
    Abstract: Under the present invention source code can be shared among nodes in a peer-to-peer network. Specifically, source code to be shared will first be analyzed to identify a set of code patterns, assigned one or more predetermined categories based on the set of code patterns, and then selectively indexed. A developer desiring to use previously created source code when creating a new program can perform a context dependent search based on his/her working code to identify and retrieve relevant source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Roberto J. Bayardo, Jr., Yurdaer N. Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Moon J. Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan L. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 7483877
    Abstract: A random document is stripped of the relevant search terms to generate a non-relevant document. The relevant search terms are formed into grammatically correct but not necessarily technically correct sentences. The grammatically correct sentences are placed at the beginning of the random document in one pass through the system in the middle of a document in a second pass through the system and at the end of the document in a third pass through the system. A relevancy vector chart is computed using the references documents and a known relevancy algorithm relating to position of search terms. The results obtained from search engines are compared to the relevancy vector chart to determine the relative relevancy of the returned search results from the search engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Moon Ju Kim, Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Lev Kozakov
  • Publication number: 20080306923
    Abstract: A system and method of searching a database in which documents of different languages are included. The system includes a synonym or keyword dictionary which is bi-directional and allows for translation of keywords between a first language and other languages. The translated words keywords for the document are stored in an inverted index which is then used for searching, either in a selected language, a second language or in all languages, as determined by the user. This use of multiple searching and a translated synonym dictionary avoids the need for translation of the entire document and avoids inaccuracies which may result from translations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Youssef Drissi, Moon Ju Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan Leon Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20080306729
    Abstract: A system and method of searching a database in which documents of different languages are included. The system includes a synonym or keyword dictionary which is bi-directional and allows for translation of keywords between a first language and other languages. The translated words keywords for the document are stored in an inverted index which is then used for searching, either in a selected language, a second language or in all languages, as determined by the user. This use of multiple searching and a translated synonym dictionary avoids the need for translation of the entire document and avoids inaccuracies which may result from translations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Youssef Drissi, Moon Ju Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan Leon Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20080270393
    Abstract: Techniques are presented for automatically selecting information sources that are most relevant to user queries. Results of searches returned by information sources for queries are analyzed and the information sources are ranked based on this analysis. The information sources that have high rankings for a query are subsequently used to search for relevant results. This process can be adaptive, as the returned results of old queries can be analyzed at a later date to update the ranking of the information sources, automatic searches can be performed to update the ranking of the information sources, new queries can be used for analysis and stored, new information sources added, and old information sources deleted. A linguistic library is used to store personal categories for one or more users and general categories. Each category is associated with keywords and ranked lists of information sources. The library also contains general categories, taxonomies, and dictionaries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Lev Kozakov
  • Patent number: 7433894
    Abstract: A system and method of searching a database in which documents of different languages are included. The system includes a synonym or keyword dictionary which is bi-directional and allows for translation of keywords between a first language and other languages. The translated words keywords for the document are stored in an inverted index which is then used for searching, either in a selected language, a second language or in all languages, as determined by the user. This use of multiple searching and a translated synonym dictionary avoids the need for translation of the entire document and avoids inaccuracies which may result from translations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Youssef Drissi, Moon Ju Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan Leon Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20080168080
    Abstract: An unknown annotator and its annotation type system are compared against a reference annotation type system. The comparison is done by providing a plurality of documents, and annotating each document using the reference set of document annotators, producing instances of reference annotation types, to generate a pre-annotated reference document set, and using the subject annotator and its subject annotation type system to generate a pre-annotated evaluation document set. Documents in the pre-annotated evaluation document set are compared to documents in the pre-annotated reference document set, and matches in location, within the compared documents, of instances of the subject annotation types and the reference annotation types are identified. Based on the matching data, reference document annotation types are selected that sufficiently correlate with the subject annotation type system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Yurdaer N. Doganata, Youssef Drissi, David A. Ferrucci, Tong-Haing Fin, Genady Grabarnik, Lev Kozakov
  • Publication number: 20080016039
    Abstract: A document search and retrieval system and program product therefor. Search requests are provided to the system through a user interface. A document decomposer decomposes documents into individual document components. Document components and corresponding searchable indices for each are stored in a Component Library. A search unit searches stored document components responsive to search queries. A results validator compares document hitlists with a document type identified in a search query to select valid hitlists entries for a final hitlist. A document view assembly module collects identified document components and assembles them into a document for view at the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: GREGORY BROWN, THOMAS COFINO, YURDAER DOGANATA, YOUSSEF DRISSI, TONG-HAING FIN, MOON KIM, LEV KOZAKOV, JOHN MILLER
  • Publication number: 20070294264
    Abstract: Under the present invention source code can be shared among nodes in a peer-to-peer network. Specifically, source code to be shared will first be analyzed to identify a set of code patterns, assigned one or more predetermined categories based on the set of code patterns, and then selectively indexed. A developer desiring to use previously created source code when creating a new program can perform a context dependent search based on his/her working code to identify and retrieve relevant source code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Roberto Bayardo, Yurdaer Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Moon Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 7260570
    Abstract: Search time is reduced with a search engine that includes a bi-directional inverted index facility which can be accessed with a keyword search in one of a number of languages and provide a listing of documents contained in all of those languages. The keywords in all supported languages are preferably stored in an inverted index lookup table cross referenced to documents in those language containing the keywords. Keywords with the same meaning in different languages are accessible together when that keyword in one of the languages is queried. The search engine containing the table can identify pertinent documents either in a selected language, a second language or in all supported languages, as determined by the user. Information about each document can include not only the identity of the document but also information used in ranking the documents such as the number of times that a keyword appears in that document, and the keywords proximity to other keywords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory T. Brown, Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Noon Ju Kim, Lev Kozakov, Juan Leon-Rodriquez
  • Patent number: 7254571
    Abstract: A document search and retrieval system and program product therefor. Search requests are provided to the system through a user interface. A document decomposer decomposes documents into individual document components. Document components and corresponding searchable indices for each are stored in a Component Library. A search unit searches stored document components responsive to search queries. A results validator compares document hitlists with a document type identified in a search query to select valid hitlists entries for a final hitlist. A document view assembly module collects identified document components and assembles them into a document for view at the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory T. Brown, Thomas A. Cofino, Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata, Youssef Drissi, Tong-Haing Fin, Moon Ju Kim, Lev Kozakov, John Williams Miller