Robert C Weir

US Patent:

7290206, Oct 30, 2007

Filed:

Jul 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/895686

Inventors:

Steve Wang - Cary NC, US
Robert C. Weir - Westford MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715523, 715513

Abstract:

A system for providing document conversion services that uses XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language). A document type definition (DTD) defines tags and attributes for document conversion services, and includes a number of global variable definitions. Each “convertor” tag defines a document conversion filter, using a “filter” tag contained within it. Within each convertor tag, multiple input and output tags describe the capabilities of the convertor, and can be used to define the input document types and output document types for the associated filter. The filter tag can have a “class” attribute or the like, that may be used to provide a fully qualified class name for the filter. A “remote” tag defines whether the conversion for an associated filter is performed on an identified remote server computer system. The global variables are visible to all the convertor entities and may be used to activate logging of activities for various purposes.

US Patent:

7430716, Sep 30, 2008

Filed:

Jul 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/900896

Inventors:

Robert Cameron Weir - Westford MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/21

US Classification:

715257, 704 10

Abstract:

A method for adding words to an online dictionary used for spellchecking is described. A spellchecker module compares words of an electronic document with words in the online dictionary and identifies a word in the electronic document that is missing from the dictionary. After a user indicates a desire to add the missing word to the dictionary, the spellchecker module determines at least one related-word form of the missing word. The related-word forms depend upon the part of speech of the missing word. The spellchecker can prompt the user to identify the part of speech and then to verify each determined related-word form. The spellchecker concurrently adds the missing word and at least one related-word form of the missing word to the online dictionary in a single ‘add-to-dictionary’ operation.

US Patent:

7797314, Sep 14, 2010

Filed:

Dec 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/967379

Inventors:

Edith Helen Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan - Ballsbridge, IE
Robert Cameron Weir - Westford MA, US
Barry E. Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707723, 707777, 707794

Abstract:

A method and computer program product for receiving a search result set including one or more search results, and defining one or more ranking cues based upon, at least in part, ancillary user data. The one or more search results are ranked based upon, at least in part, the one or more ranking cues. The one or more ranked search results are provided to a search user.

US Patent:

7797335, Sep 14, 2010

Filed:

Jan 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/624378

Inventors:

Edith H. Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
John J. Thomas - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Robert C. Weir - Westford MA, US
Barry E. Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707770, 707713, 707756, 707803, 726 25

Abstract:

File transitions are identified that are to be tracked and at least one element of metadata is generated that characterizes each identified file transition to be tracked. Upon receiving a request for historical transition information, elements of metadata corresponding to at least two instances of a tracked file are aggregated and information is provided responsive to the request that is derived from the aggregated elements of metadata. The action metadata may follow that history of each tracked file as well as the histories of copies of each tracked file over time. Thus, an operator can manage the infrastructure of a corresponding computing environment with knowledge of the current and historical activities of files.

US Patent:

7844693, Nov 30, 2010

Filed:

Sep 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/854803

Inventors:

Mohamed Bachiri - Melrose MA, US
Chenita Daughtry - Roxbury MA, US
Robert Weir - Westford MA, US
Carol Zimmet - Boxborough MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203, 709217, 709219, 709224

Abstract:

An exemplary embodiment of a system for monitoring website content, including, a browser client operative to send a first request for content to a first website server, the content stored on a second website server, an intermediate server, operative to receive a URL associated with the content, from the first website sever, the URL comprising an address of the intermediate server, an address of the content, and an address for threshold data stored on the intermediate server associated with the content, the threshold data including a plurality of thresholds, the intermediate server further configured to send a second request for the content to the second website server, receive the content, determine whether the content exceeds the plurality of thresholds associated with the content, deny the first request for content, responsive to determining that the content exceeds one of the plurality thresholds associated with the content.

US Patent:

7890442, Feb 15, 2011

Filed:

Oct 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/551556

Inventors:

Robert C. Weir - Westford MA, US
Asima Silva - Holden MA, US
Ping Wang - Westford MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06N 5/00

US Classification:

706 45, 706 46, 706 47

Abstract:

A method and system for autocompletion of multiple fields in electronic forms that generates “inference networks” (Bayesian networks), and evaluates them to suggest likely options for user selection while filling out fields in corresponding electronic forms. The disclosed Bayesian networks are generated and evaluated based on a broad set of information. The information used by the disclosed system for generating an inference network includes form previously selected field values. The information used in the disclosed system to evaluate an inference networks while a current instance of a given form is being filled out includes values previously entered by a current user into preceding form fields, and values of ambient variables that are external to the forms, such as current day of the week, current time of day, etc. When the inference network is evaluated in this way, posterior probabilities are determined for values of fields not yet filled out in the current form instance. These posterior probabilities are used to present value options for the unfilled fields in a way that makes selection of the most-probable options convenient to the user.

US Patent:

7958032, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

May 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/431383

Inventors:

Brian C. Schimpf - Harvard MA, US
Edith H. Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Robert C. Weir - Westford MA, US
Barry E. Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 35, 705 40

Abstract:

A transaction entity handles event messages associated with events of interest. At least one type of event is identified that is of interest to a user. Each type of event further corresponds to an event type that is to be repeated by a transaction entity to an aggregating entity. Further, a description is associated with each identified type of event. The transaction entity identifies an occurrence of an event that is an identified type of event and generates an event message comprising a token that associates the user with an account maintained by the aggregating and the description that is associated with the identified type of event corresponding to the identified occurrence of the event. The event message is transmitted to the aggregating entity.

US Patent:

8006181, Aug 23, 2011

Filed:

Jul 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/171485

Inventors:

Robert Cameron Weir - Westford MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/21
G06F 17/24

US Classification:

715257, 704 10, 715259

Abstract:

A system for adding words to an online dictionary used for spellchecking is described. A spellchecker module compares words of an electronic document with words in the online dictionary and identifies a word in the electronic document that is missing from the dictionary. After a user indicates a desire to add the missing word to the dictionary, the spellchecker module determines at least one related-word form of the missing word. The related-word forms depend upon the part of speech of the missing word. The spellchecker can prompt the user to identify the part of speech and then to verify each determined related-word form. The spellchecker concurrently adds the missing word and at least one related-word form of the missing word to the online dictionary in a single ‘add-to-dictionary’ operation.