Patents by Inventor Conner W. Simmons

Conner W. Simmons 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: 10542323
    Abstract: An approach to modifying text captioning is provided, comprising receiving, by a captioning modifier program, input data associated with a video stream, analyzing, by the captioning modifier program, the input data, altering, by the captioning modifier program, text captioning associated with the video stream to indicate eventful aspects based on an analysis of the input data and generating, by the captioning modifier program, supplementary information associated with the video stream based on the analysis and providing the supplementary information as an addition to the text captioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Chou, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Christine D. Mikijanic, Conner W. Simmons
  • Patent number: 10356481
    Abstract: An approach to modifying text captioning is provided, comprising receiving, by a captioning modifier program, input data associated with a video stream, analyzing, by the captioning modifier program, the input data, altering, by the captioning modifier program, text captioning associated with the video stream to indicate eventful aspects based on an analysis of the input data and generating, by the captioning modifier program, supplementary information associated with the video stream based on the analysis and providing the supplementary information as an addition to the text captioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Chou, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Christine D. Mikijanic, Conner W. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20180199111
    Abstract: An approach to modifying text captioning is provided, comprising receiving, by a captioning modifier program, input data associated with a video stream, analyzing, by the captioning modifier program, the input data, altering, by the captioning modifier program, text captioning associated with the video stream to indicate eventful aspects based on an analysis of the input data and generating, by the captioning modifier program, supplementary information associated with the video stream based on the analysis and providing the supplementary information as an addition to the text captioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Philip J. Chou, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Christine D. Mikijanic, Conner W. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20180199113
    Abstract: An approach to modifying text captioning is provided, comprising receiving, by a captioning modifier program, input data associated with a video stream, analyzing, by the captioning modifier program, the input data, altering, by the captioning modifier program, text captioning associated with the video stream to indicate eventful aspects based on an analysis of the input data and generating, by the captioning modifier program, supplementary information associated with the video stream based on the analysis and providing the supplementary information as an addition to the text captioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Philip J. Chou, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Christine D. Mikijanic, Conner W. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20180199112
    Abstract: An approach to modifying text captioning is provided, comprising receiving, by a captioning modifier program, input data associated with a video stream, analyzing, by the captioning modifier program, the input data, altering, by the captioning modifier program, text captioning associated with the video stream to indicate eventful aspects based on an analysis of the input data and generating, by the captioning modifier program, supplementary information associated with the video stream based on the analysis and providing the supplementary information as an addition to the text captioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Philip J. Chou, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Christine D. Mikijanic, Conner W. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20180137736
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for providing alerts to an individual based on their radiation level are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, a radiation level of the individual from a dosimeter. Aspects also include obtaining, by the processor, schedule information for the individual. Aspects further include creating, by the processor, an alert based on the radiation level and the schedule information, wherein the alert includes a reminder of a precautionary measure that the individual should take based on the radiation level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: PHILIP JU-SHUAN CHOU, RAJARAM B. KRISHNAMURTHY, CHRISTINE D. MIKIJANIC, CONNER W. SIMMONS
  • Patent number: 9972189
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for providing alerts to an individual based on their radiation level are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, a radiation level of the individual from a dosimeter. Aspects also include obtaining, by the processor, schedule information for the individual. Aspects further include creating, by the processor, an alert based on the radiation level and the schedule information, wherein the alert includes a reminder of a precautionary measure that the individual should take based on the radiation level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philip Ju-Shuan Chou, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Christine D. Mikijanic, Conner W. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20180132007
    Abstract: An approach to creating crowdsourced submissions to improve text captioning associated with a video stream is provided, the approach involves providing, by a captioning submission program, one or more user interface (UI) components for enabling a user to generate an indication of a text captioning error associated with the video stream, receiving, by the captioning submission program, the indication of the text captioning error from the user and sending, by the captioning submission program, a submission to a database for further processing to improve the text captioning associated with the video stream, wherein the submission provides crowdsourced feedback of the text captioning and comprises the indication of the text captioning error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Philip J. Chou, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Christine D. Mikijanic, Conner W. Simmons