Patents by Inventor Dana L. Price

Dana L. Price 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).

  • Publication number: 20240103792
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for dynamically customizing meeting experiences is provided. The embodiment may include initiating a video call. The embodiment may also include determining one or more sets of user preferences for one or more users. The embodiment may further include identifying visual characteristics of a main video stream on the video call. The embodiment may also include adjusting one or more visual characteristics of the main video stream according to the one or more sets of user preferences to create one or more custom video streams for the one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Dana L. Price, Diane Chalmers, Nicholas Tsang
  • Patent number: 11783836
    Abstract: Providing, using a computer, personalized captioning in response to a user having difficulty in understanding another participant speaking. Detecting, at a computer, the user having difficulty in understanding another participant speaking, or alternatively, receiving, at the computer, a communication from a user indicating that the user requests assistance to understand speech of a particular participant in an electronic group meeting. The speech of the particular participant is identified, and a speech input is captured from the particular participant in the electronic group meeting. The captured speech of the particular participant is transcribed, and an audio assistance output is generated for communication to the user. The audio assistance output is communicated to a device of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Heather Saunders, Dana L. Price, Kelly Camus
  • Publication number: 20230274179
    Abstract: A system, program product, and method for processing challenges to potential artificial intelligence (AI) biases. The method includes injecting one or more first values associated with one or more respective variables into an AI platform, and generating, through the AI platform, one or more first outcomes. The method also includes collecting feedback with respect to the one or more outcomes, and parsing the feedback through a natural language understanding (NLU) application. The method further includes determining, subject to the parsing, one or more bias factors embedded within the AI platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Tsang, Dana L. Price, Diane Chalmers, Andrew R. Freed
  • Patent number: 11704118
    Abstract: A method analyzes applications for modernization. Processor units analyze each application in the applications in isolation from other applications to identify issues in code for the applications and a number of common code components. The processor units create a directed graph structure using the issues identified in the applications and the number of common code components. The directed graph structure includes relationships between the applications, the number of common code components, and the issues identified. The processor units determine a common code component modernization cost for the number of common code components using the directed graph structure. The processor units determine an application modernization cost for a set of the applications using the directed graph structure. The application modernization cost for the set of the applications takes into account the common code component cost for modernizing the number of common code components a single time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dana L. Price, Ryan Thomas Claussen, Vinh Tuan Thai, Paul Barry
  • Publication number: 20230055088
    Abstract: A method analyzes applications for modernization. Processor units analyze each application in the applications in isolation from other applications to identify issues in code for the applications and a number of common code components. The processor units create a directed graph structure using the issues identified in the applications and the number of common code components. The directed graph structure includes relationships between the applications, the number of common code components, and the issues identified. The processor units determine a common code component modernization cost for the number of common code components using the directed graph structure. The processor units determine an application modernization cost for a set of the applications using the directed graph structure. The application modernization cost for the set of the applications takes into account the common code component cost for modernizing the number of common code components a single time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Dana L. Price, Ryan Thomas Claussen, Vinh Tuan Thai, Paul Barry
  • Patent number: 11586422
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing automated system capacity optimization is provided. The method includes retrieving from plug-in components running on a plurality of hardware and software sources, metrics data associated with the plug-in components. The metrics data is cross-referenced with respect to operational sizing recommendations for each plug-in component based on aggregated disparate sizing guidelines and resulting software code modules are generated. Software and hardware requirements for enabling target computing components are determined based on results of executing the software code modules and operational functionality of the target computing components are enabled in accordance with the software and hardware requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Melanie Dauber, Dana L. Price
  • Patent number: 11574547
    Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing an ad-hoc collaboration between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are provided. A method includes: configuring intent data of a first UAV using a controller of the first UAV; configuring a collaboration plan for the first UAV and a second UAV based on a determination of a shared intent between the first UAV and the second UAV; executing the collaboration plan by flying the first UAV and gathering data using the first UAV based on the collaboration plan; and sharing the gathered data with an operator of the second UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Clifford A. Pickover, Dana L. Price, Aaron J. Quirk
  • Patent number: 11561932
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclose a system and method, a computer program product, and a computer system for naming a digital file. The exemplary embodiments may include detecting a user saving an unnamed digital file to a digital folder, extracting one or more first features from data collected from one or more named digital files within the digital folder, generating one or more models correlating the extracted one or more first features with one or more names of the one or more named digital files, extracting one or more second features from the unnamed digital file, and determining a name for the unnamed digital file based on applying the one or more models to the extracted one or more second features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Kelley Anders, Jeremy R. Fox, Dana L. Price
  • Publication number: 20220357928
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing automated system capacity optimization is provided. The method includes retrieving from plug-in components running on a plurality of hardware and software sources, metrics data associated with the plug-in components. The metrics data is cross-referenced with respect to operational sizing recommendations for each plug-in component based on aggregated disparate sizing guidelines and resulting software code modules are generated. Software and hardware requirements for enabling target computing components are determined based on results of executing the software code modules and operational functionality of the target computing components are enabled in accordance with the software and hardware requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Melanie Dauber, Dana L. Price
  • Patent number: 11468136
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining item search query data from one or more mobile client computer device and location data associated to the item search query data, wherein the location data specifies a location of at least one of the one or more mobile client computer device when initiating an item search query; processing the item search query data and the location data; performing augmentation of an item inventory list in response to the processing indicating that a search query for an item has been initiated by a client computer device located at a venue currently operating as a vending venue; and providing one or more output in dependence on the performing augmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harry Hoots, Erik Hochstedt, Dana L. Price
  • Publication number: 20220321570
    Abstract: Shared content privilege modification is provided. An electronic message is identified containing an address for accessing shared content, where the message is for communication to a set of recipients. Existing privileges are determined for the shared content for each recipient in the set of recipients. A requested action regarding the shared content is determined by analyzing the communication using natural language processing. Privileges for the shared content are modified for at least one recipient based on the existing privileges for the at least one recipient being insufficient to perform the requested action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Dana L. Price, Heather Saunders, Kelly Camus, Melanie Dauber
  • Patent number: 11429933
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for dynamic meeting agenda management are provided. The embodiment may include establishing a baseline set of agenda items prior to meeting commencement. The embodiment may also include identifying meeting participants based on actual real-time meeting attendance. The embodiment may further include monitoring an attendance and a participation of the meeting participants. The embodiment may also include identifying the agenda items that meet selection criteria using a coverage triggering mechanism. The embodiment may further include updating the order of the agenda items based on the agenda item that meet selection criteria first. The embodiment may also include displaying real-time meeting agenda items that meet the selection criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Fox, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Kelley Anders, Dana L. Price
  • Patent number: 11397092
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for determining directional guidance for vehicles includes receiving a destination location and user information data related to a user of the vehicle. The method further includes determining the distance the vehicle can travel and predicting the availability of charging stations at a plurality of charging locations based on real time data and historical data. The method additionally includes determining relevant locations of interest to the user located near the plurality of charging locations based on the user information data. The method also includes determining and recommending route options and charging schedules to reach the destination location considering the distance the vehicle can travel, the predicted availability of charging stations, the relevant locations of interest, the total travel time, availability of locations of interest, user preferences, and charging location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jenny S. Li, Dana L. Price
  • Publication number: 20220198127
    Abstract: A text transfer initiation directed towards a source text stream, located in a source processing environment, is detected. A source subset of one or more source text enhancement capabilities of the source processing environment is identified. The source subset of the source text enhancement capabilities is applied to the source text stream. A text transfer invocation of the source text stream that is directed towards a target processing environment is identified. The source subset is compared to one or more target text enhancement capabilities of the target processing environment. One or more alternative enhancements to the source subset are determined based on the comparison. A target text stream that includes one or more alternative text enhancements, selected from the target text enhancement capabilities, is generated. A second text transfer invocation, that is directed towards the target processing environment, is performed. The second text transfer invocation includes the target text stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Heather Saunders, Kelly Camus, Dana L. Price
  • Publication number: 20220101857
    Abstract: Providing, using a computer, personalized captioning in response to a user having difficulty in understanding another participant speaking. Detecting, at a computer, the user having difficulty in understanding another participant speaking, or alternatively, receiving, at the computer, a communication from a user indicating that the user requests assistance to understand speech of a particular participant in an electronic group meeting. The speech of the particular participant is identified, and a speech input is captured from the particular participant in the electronic group meeting. The captured speech of the particular participant is transcribed, and an audio assistance output is generated for communication to the user. The audio assistance output is communicated to a device of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Heather Saunders, Dana L. Price, Kelly Camus
  • Patent number: 11263280
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recalling digital content utilizing contextual data are disclosed. In embodiments, a method includes: determining, by a computing device, that a user has accessed a content item from a content resource; associating, by the computing device, the content item with session data, the session data including a route between a first location and a second location; receiving, by the computing device, a first search query; determining, by the computing device, one or more potential user sessions of interest based on the first search query; receiving, by the computing device, a second search query directed to the content item; and filtering, by the computing device, search results of the second search query based on the one or more potential user sessions of interest to produce filtered search results including one or more content items associated with the session data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat Deluca, Jenny S. Li, Dana L. Price, Aaron J. Quirk
  • Publication number: 20220027316
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclose a system and method, a computer program product, and a computer system for naming a digital file. The exemplary embodiments may include detecting a user saving an unnamed digital file to a digital folder, extracting one or more first features from data collected from one or more named digital files within the digital folder, generating one or more models correlating the extracted one or more first features with one or more names of the one or more named digital files, extracting one or more second features from the unnamed digital file, and determining a name for the unnamed digital file based on applying the one or more models to the extracted one or more second features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Kelley Anders, Jeremy R. Fox, Dana L. Price
  • Patent number: 11190571
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for Web page view customization. In an embodiment of the invention, a Web page view customization method includes receiving a request to load a Web page of a multiplicity of components by an end user and retrieving for the end user, a previously stored set of the components of the Web page. The method additionally includes rendering the Web page in a browser window of a Web browser of the end user so as to include based upon the previously stored set, only those of the multiplicity of components selected for inclusion while omitting from display in the Web page those of the multiplicity of components selected for exclusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Shelbee D. Eigenbrode, Dana L. Price, Aaron J. Quirk
  • Patent number: 11163735
    Abstract: A method and system for sizing databases. Multiple patterns of historical capacity usage by multiple databases in a computer system are identified. The multiple patterns are statistically significant for multiple characteristics due to the multiple databases including an input value of each characteristic of multiple characteristics pertaining to utilization of the multiple databases. A weighted value of capacity usage is computed as ACP*FC*PC, wherein ACP=an average value of historical capacity points for each pattern, FC=fraction of the characteristics associated with each pattern, and PC=a fraction of the multiple databases used for each pattern. One or more current databases are sized via utilization of the computed total value of capacity usage. A virtual machine or a new server of the computer system is created. The virtual machine or new server includes the sized one or more current databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Dana L. Price, Joan C. Ruta, Shelbee D. Smith-Eigenbrode
  • Patent number: 11140615
    Abstract: A method and system for joining a Wi-Fi network with a mobile device based on historical device behavior includes detecting, using a mobile device, a new Wi-Fi network connection is available for connection by the mobile device. The method and system includes determining that the new connection meets a first connection threshold based on first connection factors. The method and system further includes analyzing historical data regarding acceptance of Wi-Fi network connections for the device. The analysis of the historical data is used to determine a pattern for accepting a connection. The method and system includes determining when to accept the new Wi-Fi network connection based on the new connection meeting the first connection threshold based on the first connection factors, and the second connection threshold based on the historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dana L. Price, Paul Barry