Stephen Ruble Graham

Address:

3720 Willow Crk Dr, Raleigh, NC 27604

VIN:

1GTEC19X27Z172264

Make:

GMC

Model:

SIERRA 1500 CLASSIC

Year:

2007

US Patent:

7107333, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Jul 24, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/202175

Inventors:

Stephen L. Burbeck - Cary NC, US
Toufic Boubez - Apex NC, US
James B. Casler - Apex NC, US
Stephen G. Graham - Chapel Hill NC, US
Steven M. Miller - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203, 709225, 719315

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing the processing of a document. A set of services registered for use in processing a document received from a client is identified in which registration information for each service within the set of services provides input requirements. A service from the set of registered services is selected to form a selected service by comparing a current state of the document with the input requirements for each service within the set of registered services. Execution of the selected service on the document is initiated, wherein a state transition occurs to a new state, which becomes the current state of the document processing system. The document processing system state is comprised of a collection of information fragments (tuples) which represent the set of documents currently being processed and the state of each document currently being processed. The selecting step and the initiating step are repeated until a response is returned to the client. In response to a request to register a new service, the set of registered services provided for processing of the document is dynamically altered to include the new service.

US Patent:

7822860, Oct 26, 2010

Filed:

Dec 11, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/014106

Inventors:

Kyle G. Brown - Apex NC, US
Stephen Glen Graham - Chapel Hill NC, US
Steven M. Miller - Apex NC, US
Mark Douglas Weitzel - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709228, 709219, 709223, 707609

Abstract:

The invention provides a software construct, herein termed a Web service container, for managing Web services at a network node and an adaptive model for the dynamic configuration of a plurality of Web service containers distributed throughout a network, such as the Internet or an intranet, in a software and hardware platform-independent manner. Containers can communicate with each other via the network to determine contextual information such as the identity of each other, the capabilities of each other, the operating system or platforms of each others, the contents of the container (i. e. , the available Web services at that location), etc. By providing a container framework and the ability to exchange contextual information, the present invention allows servers as well as clients to dynamically exchange Web services software as well as contextual information, such as current workload, so that servers and clients are virtually limitlessly reconfigurable based on context.

US Patent:

20020087340, Jul 4, 2002

Filed:

Jan 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/758112

Inventors:

Toufic Boubez - Apex NC, US
Stephen Burbeck - Cary NC, US
James Casler - Apex NC, US
Stephen Graham - Chapel Hill NC, US
Maryann Hondo - Arlington MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/001000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for service classification are provided. The apparatus and method make use of canonical service descriptions which designate minimum requirements for a service to be classified into a corresponding classification. Based on the canonical service description, it can be determined whether a service that wishes to be classified into a particular classification of a taxonomy on a service broker meets the minimum requirements for that classification. Furthermore, the use of canonical service descriptions ensures that all services classified into a particular classification have a minimum level of functionality that will allow them to function properly when invoked.

US Patent:

20020087374, Jul 4, 2002

Filed:

Jan 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/753964

Inventors:

Toufic Boubez - Apex NC, US
Stephen Burbeck - Cary NC, US
James Casler - Apex NC, US
Stephen Graham - Chapel Hill NC, US
Maryann Hondo - Arlington MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/007000, 705/001000

Abstract:

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for service classification verification. The present invention makes use of canonical service description tests which designate minimum requirements for a service to be classified into a corresponding classification. Based on the canonical service description tests, it can be determined whether a service that wishes to be classified into a particular classification of a taxonomy on a service broker meets the minimum requirements for that classification. Furthermore, the use of canonical service description tests ensures that all services classified into a particular classification have a minimum level of functionality that will allow them to function properly when invoked.

US Patent:

20200142996, May 7, 2020

Filed:

Nov 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/178719

Inventors:

- Minnetonka MN, US
Stephen G. Graham - Minnetonka MN, US
Rick A. Hamilton - Charlottesville VA, US
Dmitry Rekesh - Minnetonka MN, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06N 3/08
G06F 17/18

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for a hybrid question-answering (QA) application are provided. The hybrid QA application includes both a retrieval QA application and a deep QA application, and uses feedback from the retrieval QA application to improve the deep QA application.

US Patent:

20200142997, May 7, 2020

Filed:

Nov 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/178744

Inventors:

- Minnetonka MN, US
Stephen G. Graham - Minnetonka MN, US
Rick A. Hamilton - Charlottesville VA, US
Dmitry Rekesh - Minnetonka MN, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06N 3/04
G06F 15/18
G06F 17/18

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for a hybrid question-answering (QA) application are provided. The hybrid QA application includes both a retrieval QA application and a deep QA application, as well as a question classification model that determines whether the retrieval QA application or the deep QA application can generate a better answer to an input question.