Henri Jacques Suermondt from 1091 Valley Forge Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, age 58, Phone: 4087304748

Us Patents

Continuous Language-Based Prediction And Troubleshooting Tool
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US Patent:

6772374, Aug 3, 2004
Filed:

Apr 30, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/846007
Inventors:

George H. Forman - Port Orchard WA
Henri Jacques Suermondt - Sunnyvale CA
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

H03M 1303
US Classification:

714 46, 714 57, 705 26, 707 6
Abstract:

A real time, computerized, method, system, and method of doing business with respect to troubleshooting and resolving installed base product failures. A client establishes a link with the business server, filing a report describing the product and failure mode in plain text. The server compares the failure mode plain text to a historical data base, associating maintained keywords likely to appear in the report to product subunits associated with failure modes. Based on the comparison, the server calculates and transmits to the client predictions of resolving the failure. The client is provided with on-line capability for selecting and ordering replacements. The process is continuous, iterative, and interactive.

Validation Of Probabilistic Troubleshooters And Diagnostic System
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US Patent:

6820072, Nov 16, 2004
Filed:

Aug 22, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/644117
Inventors:

Claus Skaanning - Dronninglund, DK
Henri Jacques Suermondt - Mountain View CA
Finn Verner Jensen - BrÃ¸nderslev, DK
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F 1518
US Classification:

706 52, 706 60
Abstract:

A probabilistic diagnostic system is validated. A diagnostic sequence is generated from a diagnostic model. The diagnostic sequence is evaluated to determine whether the diagnostic sequence provides an acceptable resolution to a problem. This is repeated for additional diagnostic sequences from the diagnostic model. It is determined whether a predetermined number of diagnostic sequences provide an acceptable resolution. When it is determined that the predetermined number of diagnostic sequences provide an acceptable resolution, the diagnostic model is accepted.

Automatic Classification Method And Apparatus
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US Patent:

6823323, Nov 23, 2004
Filed:

Apr 26, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/844202
Inventors:

George H. Forman - Port Orchard WA
Henri J. Suermondt - Sunnyvale CA
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06E 100
US Classification:

706 20, 706 14, 706 25
Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for classifying an instance (i. e. , a data item or a record) automatically into one or more classes selected from a set of potential classes are described. This multi-class classification approach enables instances to be classified with high accuracy, even when the number of classes is very large. In accordance with one classification scheme, a subset of two or more classes to which the instance is determined to most likely belong is selected from the set of potential classes. A classifier that is generated from a set of training records corresponding to a class set inclusive of the selected subset of classes is applied to the instance a to identify at least one class to which the instance most likely belongs.

Predicting The Health Of A Computer System By Determining A Set Of Modifications Involved In A Proposed Intervention To An Existing System
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US Patent:

6826683, Nov 30, 2004
Filed:

Oct 23, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/695184
Inventors:

Henri Jacques Suermondt - Mountain View CA
Evan R. Kirshenbaum - Mountain View CA
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F 124
US Classification:

713100, 714 3, 714 7, 706 50
Abstract:

An arrangement for determining a predicted health of a system that would result from an application of a proposed intervention to an existing system. The predicted health is determined by determining a set of modifications involved in the proposed intervention wherein each modification involves one or more components of the existing system. For each modification, a set of component information that pertains to the modification is obtained from a knowledge base. Each set of component information may specify inter-dependencies among the components involved in the modification. For each modification, it is determined whether the inter-dependencies specified in the component information are satisfied. The determination of whether the inter-dependencies are satisfied enables a determination of the predicted health of individual components of the system as well as the predicted health of the overall system.

Method For A Topic Hierarchy Classification System
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US Patent:

6947936, Sep 20, 2005
Filed:

Apr 30, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/846069
Inventors:

Henri Jacques Suermondt - Sunnyvale CA, US
George Henry Forman - Port Orchard WA, US
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F017/30
US Classification:

707 7, 707 2, 707 3, 707 8, 707 10, 707100, 707200, 715 12, 715512
Abstract:

A method and system is provided for categorization of an item. A plurality of categories is organized in a hierarchy of categories with a plurality of categorizers corresponding to the plurality of categories. A featurizer featurizes the item to create a list of item features. The list is used in a categorizer system, including the plurality of categorizers, for determining a plurality of levels of goodness. The item is categorized in the categorizer system in the plurality of categories based on the respective plurality of levels of goodness. The best categories are processed first, allowing termination at any time. The system successively refines an item down a hierarchy, until the features no longer support further refinement. The categories and the degree of support for the categories are provided.

Determining Accuracy Of A Classifier
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US Patent:

6950812, Sep 27, 2005
Filed:

Sep 17, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/954755
Inventors:

Henri Jacques Suermondt - Sunnyvale CA, US
Tom Elliott Fawcett - Mountain View CA, US
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F017/00
G06N005/02
US Classification:

706 48, 706 45, 706 46
Abstract:

A method for determining accuracy of a classifier which provides an indication of the degree of correctness of the classifier rather than a mere correct/incorrect indication. The accuracy of the classifier is determined by determining a set of categories of an arrangement of categories selected for an item by the classifier and determining a set of categories of the arrangement selected for the item by an authoritative classifier. An accuracy measure which indicates a degree of correctness of the classifier is then determined based on the categories selected by the classifier and the categories selected by the authoritative classifier.

System And Method For Inducing A Top-Down Hierarchical Categorizer
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US Patent:

6990485, Jan 24, 2006
Filed:

Aug 2, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/211840
Inventors:

George H. Forman - Port Orchard WA, US
Henri Jacques Suermondt - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F 17/30
US Classification:

707 5
Abstract:

A method of inducing a top-down hierarchical categorizer includes providing a set of labeled training items. Each labeled training item includes an associated label representing a single category assignment for the training item. A set of unlabeled training items is provided. A prior is associated with the set of unlabeled training items that is independent of any particular feature contained in the unlabeled training items. The prior represents a plurality of possible category assignments for the set of unlabeled training items. A top-down hierarchical categorizer is induced with a machine learning algorithm based on the set of labeled training items, the set of unlabeled training items, and the prior.

Method And System For Measuring The Quality Of A Hierarchy
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US Patent:

7043468, May 9, 2006
Filed:

Jan 31, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/066096
Inventors:

George H. Forman - Port Orchard WA, US
Tom E. Fawcett - Mountain View CA, US
Henri J. Suermondt - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06N 5/02
US Classification:

706 46, 706 45, 706 12
Abstract:

Method and system for measuring the degree of coherence of nodes in a hierarchy. A hierarchy that includes a plurality of nodes is received. A plurality of training cases are also received. Based on these inputs, a measure of coherence is determined for at least one node D in the hierarchy. The determination of the measure of coherence includes evaluation of the training cases with at least one feature under a local environment of node D and evaluation of the training cases with at least one feature under a subtree of the node D.