Patents by Inventor Asima Silva

Asima Silva has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10176270
    Abstract: Included are method, article of manufacture, and device that serve to embed a universal script object into programming code used for rendering a web page, convert the universal script object into JavaScript, and upon receiving a request for a web page, send the converted and embedded universal script object towards a requestor. The universal script object may be converted from HTML or some other language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Wong, Morgan Louis Johnson, Marc Dreyfus, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10172005
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: transmitting, by a computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; detecting, by the computer device, a frequency response from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the computer device, that the detected frequency response from the surface of the object conforms to a stored frequency response; and unlocking, by the computer device, the computer device based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10163059
    Abstract: A method for conversation branching may include storing a plurality of messages communicated in an online conversation and generating a fingerprint for each message. The fingerprint for each message may be stored in a lookup table. The method may also include detecting a new message from one of the users and processing the new message to generate an artifact that correlates to the new message. The lookup table may be queried using the artifact to determine a similarity between the new message and each of the stored messages. One or more proposed reply messages to the new message may be generated for branching the online conversation to a new conversation point that corresponds to a selected one of the one or more proposed reply messages. The one or more proposed reply messages are based on one of the stored messages that has a closest similarity to the new message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Kulvir S. Bhogal, Jeffrey R. Hoy, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10158592
    Abstract: A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least the additional electronic message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Andrew E. Davis, Dan Dumont, Lorelei M. McCollum, Eric S. Portner, Amanda N. Savitzky, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10149167
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: synchronizing, by a first mobile computer device, with a remote mobile computer device; transmitting, by the first mobile computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; receiving, by the first mobile computer device, a compound resonance frequency from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the first mobile computer device, the received compound resonance frequency conforms to a stored compound resonance frequency; unlocking, by the first mobile computer device, the first computer device based on the determining; and establishing, by the first mobile computer device, a group connection with the remote mobile computer device based on the unlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10140291
    Abstract: Task-oriented messages are presented to a user in an interactive format for disposition. Natural language processing techniques parse task-oriented messages for individual tasks, such as assignments, information requests, and requests for approval or authorization. A user interface provides a recipient of a task-oriented message with selectable tasks for individual, or group, disposition, such as respond, defer, delegate, mark answered, and ignore. Recipients are notified if an incomplete response is generated, such as when an identified task is not dispositioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan F. Brunn, Jonathan T. Coffey, Mark A. DuFresne, Marit L. Imsdahl, Christopher D. Johnson, Asima Silva, James J. Stadtmiller, Razeyah Stephen, Yuriy B. Veytsman
  • Patent number: 10136326
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: synchronizing, by a first mobile computer device, with a remote mobile computer device; transmitting, by the first mobile computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; receiving, by the first mobile computer device, a compound resonance frequency from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the first mobile computer device, the received compound resonance frequency conforms to a stored compound resonance frequency; unlocking, by the first mobile computer device, the first computer device based on the determining; and establishing, by the first mobile computer device, a group connection with the remote mobile computer device based on the unlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180331989
    Abstract: A computer system detects that a sender is composing a current message designated for delivery to recipients via a computer network once completed as an entire message. At least one of the recipients is designated as an early recipient. While the sender is composing the current message, a computer system determines an emotional reaction of the at least one early recipient to a portion of the message. An indication of the emotional reaction of the at least one early recipient is presented to the sender. After the computer system presents the emotional reaction indication to the sender, a modification is received from the sender for the message portion. The received modification is applied to the message portion and the entire message is sent to all the recipients, wherein the sending of the entire message to the recipients occurs after the received modification is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: PAUL R. BASTIDE, LIAM HARPUR, ASIMA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20180331990
    Abstract: A computer system detects that a sender is composing a current message designated for delivery to recipients via a computer network once completed as an entire message. At least one of the recipients is designated as an early recipient. While the sender is composing the current message, a computer system determines an emotional reaction of the at least one early recipient to a portion of the message. An indication of the emotional reaction of the at least one early recipient is presented to the sender. After the computer system presents the emotional reaction indication to the sender, a modification is received from the sender for the message portion. The received modification is applied to the message portion and the entire message is sent to all the recipients, wherein the sending of the entire message to the recipients occurs after the received modification is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: PAUL R. BASTIDE, LIAM HARPUR, ASIMA SILVA
  • Patent number: 10129302
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method, computer system, and computer program product for managing a plurality of audio-visual teleconference distractions, including the detection of a new participant to a teleconference call; the monitoring of a stream of the detected new participant for a plurality of distraction markers; calculation of a level of distraction based on the plurality of distraction markers; and alterations performed on the monitored stream based on the calculated level of distraction satisfying a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10120747
    Abstract: Systems, methods and tools for performing a root cause analysis and improvements to the root cause detection by changing the way analysts and troubleshooters interact with the error reporting files to detect injection points that indicate the root cause of a system error. The systems, methods and tools record the observable behavior of users as the users review files to identify behavioral clues of the user to infer a level of interest in sections of the files being viewed. The systems identify correlations between user behavior and emotive expression to calculate a probability of event data being the root cause of an error. The systems may manually or automatically generate one or more tags in the reviewed file for each of the sections of the file that has a probability of being a root cause of a defect and the tags may vary as a function of the probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Jonathan Dunne, Jeremiah O'Connor, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180310178
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: synchronizing, by a first mobile computer device, with a remote mobile computer device; transmitting, by the first mobile computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; receiving, by the first mobile computer device, a compound resonance frequency from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the first mobile computer device, the received compound resonance frequency conforms to a stored compound resonance frequency; unlocking, by the first mobile computer device, the first computer device based on the determining; and establishing, by the first mobile computer device, a group connection with the remote mobile computer device based on the unlocking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180310177
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: transmitting, by a computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; detecting, by the computer device, a frequency response from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the computer device, that the detected frequency response from the surface of the object conforms to a stored frequency response; and unlocking, by the computer device, the computer device based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Lisa M.W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180310179
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: synchronizing, by a first mobile computer device, with a remote mobile computer device; transmitting, by the first mobile computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; receiving, by the first mobile computer device, a compound resonance frequency from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the first mobile computer device, the received compound resonance frequency conforms to a stored compound resonance frequency; unlocking, by the first mobile computer device, the first computer device based on the determining; and establishing, by the first mobile computer device, a group connection with the remote mobile computer device based on the unlocking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Lisa M.W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180309803
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method, computer system, and computer program product for managing a plurality of audio-visual teleconference distractions, including the detection of a new participant to a teleconference call; the monitoring of a stream of the detected new participant for a plurality of distraction markers; calculation of a level of distraction based on the plurality of distraction markers; and alterations performed on the monitored stream based on the calculated level of distraction satisfying a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180276478
    Abstract: In determining a representative still image of a video, a first set of parameters for each frame in a video is derived, and a second set of parameters for a specific user is derived. A frame with first set of parameters that best matches the second set of parameters is identified and selected as the representative still image of the video for the specific user. Different parameters may be derived for different specific users, and different frames are identified as best matches for different specific users. Different parameters may be derived for the specific user at different times, and different frames are identified as best matching at the different times. Different values for the parameters for the same specific user may be calculated at different times, and different frames may be identified as best matching the parameters at the different time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hernan A. CUNICO, Jonathan DUNNE, Jeremiah O'CONNOR, Asima SILVA
  • Publication number: 20180260825
    Abstract: Obtaining feedback for an event can include receiving, using a processor, sensor data for a plurality of attendees of the event, determining, using the processor, sentiments, of the attendees, for the event from the sensor data, validating, using the processor, the sentiments of the attendees based upon a comparison of the sensor data with historical data for the plurality of attendees, and outputting, using the processor, the validated sentiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Sheraz Rashid, Omar Z. Raza, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180260786
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for cognitive scheduling is provided. The present invention may include receiving an input. The present invention may also include performing a semantic analysis based on the received input. The present invention may then include performing further analysis based on the performed semantic analysis. The present invention may further include performing a predictive analysis based on the performed semantic analysis and the performed further analysis. The present invention may also include providing a notification to a user based on the performed predictive analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20180260788
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for cognitive scheduling is provided. The present invention may include receiving an input. The present invention may also include performing a semantic analysis based on the received input. The present invention may then include performing further analysis based on the performed semantic analysis. The present invention may further include performing a predictive analysis based on the performed semantic analysis and the performed further analysis. The present invention may also include providing a notification to a user based on the performed predictive analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10069878
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method, computer system, and computer program product for managing a plurality of audio-visual teleconference distractions, including the detection of a new participant to a teleconference call; the monitoring of a stream of the detected new participant for a plurality of distraction markers; calculation of a level of distraction based on the plurality of distraction markers; and alterations performed on the monitored stream based on the calculated level of distraction satisfying a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva