Gordon K Short

US Patent:

20050080797, Apr 14, 2005

Filed:

Sep 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/938336

Inventors:

Gordon Short - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00
G06F007/00
G06F017/21

US Classification:

707100000, 704010000

Abstract:

In a system for content management, a dynamic lexicon allows dictionary and lexical data at NLP (natural-language processing) engines at remote sites to stay current with table data at a central location without suffering the time loss involved in computing new tables at the remote sites, or computing new tables at the central site and distributing them. As new terms are added to the dictionary, each term is assigned a unique token identifier. A first step involves downloading extensions to the table data in real time whenever a new word or expression is encountered. A second step involves periodically updating the table data in real time with recomputed data transmitted in compact data files from the central location. Content items in the local archive are re-indexed based on the updated table data. Maintaining tokens across generations of tables allows documents in different languages to be associated without requiring translation.

US Patent:

20050226511, Oct 13, 2005

Filed:

Jan 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/045640

Inventors:

Gordon Short - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06K009/62

US Classification:

382225000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for content management allows a large volume of incoming content to be classified and retrieved in real time. Content items are automatically analyzed and a signature generated for each item. Content items are classified into topic clusters by comparing each item's signature with the signature of previously defined topics. The content items are clustered based on the similarity of their signatures to the topic signatures. Topics are defined through selection of exemplary content items. By means of a graphical user interface, an operator defines the topic by selecting the exemplary articles from a listing. The operator may further define the topic by specifying attributes such as source, currency, and type. A graphical topic map allows the user to discern the relatedness of the various topics.

US Patent:

20040117405, Jun 17, 2004

Filed:

Aug 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/649008

Inventors:

Gordon Short - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

707/104100

Abstract:

A method for relating media to information in a workflow system provides pre-processed Natural Language Processing (NLP) tables of a database of informational content such as text documents, Web pages, images, video, music, etc., that provide information pertaining to a statistical and heuristic analysis of the informational content and description of the content. The tables are used for algorithmic comparison to other documents and media. The invention can be used in workflow applications and media applications, e.g., television set top boxes. The invention performs real time analysis of incoming media content or workflow content and algorithmically matches informational content that pertain to the media or workflow content using the pre-processed tables. This is through algorithmic analysis of the text in, and/or associated with, the informational content and the text in or associated with the incoming media content or workflow content. Referrals to any related informational documents and/or media are sent to the appropriate workflow or media application and are displayed to a user. The user can select any of the related documents for display or use in the workflow or media application.