John M. Prager
31Patents
13h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 5, 1990 → Feb 19, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5943670A | System and method for categorizing objects in combined categories | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 455 | Expired |
| US5875446A | System and method for hierarchically grouping and ranking a set of objects in a query context based on one or more relationships | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 329 | Expired |
| US5369575A | Constrained natural language interface for a computer system | Physics | 265 | Expired |
| US5377103A | Constrained natural language interface for a computer that employs a browse function | Physics | 251 | Expired |
| US5255386A | Method and apparatus for intelligent help that matches the semantic similarity of the inferred intent of query or command to a best-fit predefined command intent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 212 | Expired |
| US5239617A | Method and apparatus providing an intelligent help explanation paradigm paralleling computer user activity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 204 | Expired |
| US6665666B1 | System, method and program product for answering questions using a search engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 164 | Expired |
| US6003027A | System and method for determining confidence levels for the results of a categorization system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 151 | Expired |
| US5913208A | Identifying duplicate documents from search results without comparing document content | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 105 | Expired |
| US5826260A | Information retrieval system and method for displaying and ordering information based on query element contribution | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Expired |
| US9037580B2 | Providing answers to questions using logical synthesis of candidate answers | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US9690861B2 | Deep semantic search of electronic medical records | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US8898159B2 | Providing answers to questions using logical synthesis of candidate answers | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US8417514B2 | System and method for finding the most likely answer to a natural language question | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US9020805B2 | Context-based disambiguation of acronyms and abbreviations | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US8340955B2 | System and method for finding the most likely answer to a natural language question | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US9031832B2 | Context-based disambiguation of acronyms and abbreviations | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US9483582B2 | Identification and verification of factual assertions in natural language | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US9852213B2 | Providing answers to questions using logical synthesis of candidate answers | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US9684714B2 | Using paraphrase metrics for answering questions | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US10133808B2 | Providing answers to questions using logical synthesis of candidate answers | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9348893B2 | Providing answers to questions using logical synthesis of candidate answers | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9940584B2 | Leveraging an external ontology for graph expansion in inference systems | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US11031107B2 | Extracting patient information from an electronic medical record | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US10902038B2 | Providing answers to questions using logical synthesis of candidate answers | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.