Patents by Inventor German H Flores

German H Flores 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: 11893457
    Abstract: Techniques for data integration and labeling are provided. Training real-world signal data is collected for a physical environment, where the training real-world signal data comprises at least one of (i) coordinate information or (ii) a direction to move. Simulated signal data is generated for a first portion of the physical environment, and an aggregate data set is generated comprising the training real-world signal data and the simulated signal data. A machine learning (ML) model is trained using the aggregate data set. A first real-world data point is received, where the first real-world data point does not include coordinate information, and the first real-world data point is labeled based at least in part on coordinate information of the aggregate data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: German H Flores, Mu Qiao, Divyesh Jadav
  • Publication number: 20220207001
    Abstract: A method of using a computing device executing to interrelate two or more corpuses of dissimilar data that includes receiving input data from each of two or more corpuses of dissimilar data. The computing device computes a pass for each of the input data into two or more encoder-decoder models. The computing device further obtains a prediction of an identity mapping for each of different domains of knowledge from each of the two or more encoder-decoder models. The computing device additionally computes a distribution distance metric as an output from each of a low-dimensional embedding vector representation from each of the two or more encoder-decoder models. The computing device still further computes a function based on each of the predictions from each of the two or more encoder-decoder models and the distribution distance metrics. The computing device additionally updates the two or more encoder-decoder models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Yuya Jeremy Ong, Eric Kevin Butler, Robert Engel, German H Flores, Aly Megahed, Nitin Ramchandani
  • Patent number: 11275597
    Abstract: Techniques for augmenting data visualizations based on user interactions to enhance user experience are provided. In one aspect, a method for providing real-time recommendations to a user includes: capturing user interactions with a data visualization, wherein the user interactions include images captured as the user interacts with the data visualization; building stacks of the user interactions, wherein the stacks of the user interactions are built from sequences of the user interactions captured over time; generating embeddings for the stacks of the user interactions; finding clusters of embeddings having similar properties; and making the real-time recommendations to the user based on the clusters of embeddings having the similar properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: German H Flores, Eric Kevin Butler, Robert Engel, Aly Megahed, Yuya Jeremy Ong, Nitin Ramchandani
  • Patent number: 11240860
    Abstract: During a setup phase, a computing device determines a map of an area including one or more regions. Signals are received from a plurality of ultra-wideband (UWB) nodes and a plurality of Bluetooth Low energy (BLE) nodes in the area, relayed through one or more agents at one or more positions of the area. A precision map is created based on a correlation between the received signals from the UWB nodes and the received signals from the BLE nodes. Locations to place the plurality of BLE nodes are identified based on the precision map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Casey David Mackin, Divyesh Jadav, German H. Flores, Thomas Griffin
  • Publication number: 20210341563
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for dynamic, cognitive hybrid positioning within an indoor environment includes: receiving fingerprinting training data corresponding to the indoor environment, trilateration data corresponding to the indoor environment, triangulation data corresponding to the indoor environment, or a combination of the fingerprinting training data, the trilateration data, and/or the triangulation data; estimating a layout of the indoor environment based at least in part on the fingerprinting training data; classifying at least some areas of the estimated layout according to one of a plurality of predetermined area types; and determining an optimum positioning technique to utilize for each area of the estimated layout, wherein the optimum positioning technique is determined based at least in part on the area type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Divyesh Jadav, Thomas D. Griffin, German H Flores
  • Patent number: 11150322
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for dynamic, cognitive hybrid positioning within an indoor environment includes: receiving fingerprinting training data corresponding to the indoor environment, trilateration data corresponding to the indoor environment, triangulation data corresponding to the indoor environment, or a combination of the fingerprinting training data, the trilateration data, and/or the triangulation data; estimating a layout of the indoor environment based at least in part on the fingerprinting training data; classifying at least some areas of the estimated layout according to one of a plurality of predetermined area types; and determining an optimum positioning technique to utilize for each area of the estimated layout, wherein the optimum positioning technique is determined based at least in part on the area type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Divyesh Jadav, Thomas D. Griffin, German H Flores
  • Publication number: 20210216906
    Abstract: Techniques for data integration and labeling are provided. Training real-world signal data is collected for a physical environment, where the training real-world signal data comprises at least one of (i) coordinate information or (ii) a direction to move. Simulated signal data is generated for a first portion of the physical environment, and an aggregate data set is generated comprising the training real-world signal data and the simulated signal data. A machine learning (ML) model is trained using the aggregate data set. A first real-world data point is received, where the first real-world data point does not include coordinate information, and the first real-world data point is labeled based at least in part on coordinate information of the aggregate data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: German H. FLORES, Mu QIAO, Divyesh JADAV
  • Publication number: 20210168886
    Abstract: During a setup phase, a computing device determines a map of an area including one or more regions. Signals are received from a plurality of ultra-wideband (UWB) nodes and a plurality of Bluetooth Low energy (BLE) nodes in the area, relayed through one or more agents at one or more positions of the area. A precision map is created based on a correlation between the received signals from the UWB nodes and the received signals from the BLE nodes. Locations to place the plurality of BLE nodes are identified based on the precision map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Casey David Mackin, Divyesh Jadav, German H. Flores, Thomas Griffin
  • Patent number: 10830593
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, computer program products, and computer-implemented methods for cognitive fingerprinting of an indoor location are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the inventive concepts includes: determining calibration information for using a sensing device within an indoor environment; generating instructions corresponding to one or more suggested location sensor placements throughout the indoor environment based at least in part on the calibration information; and issuing the instructions corresponding to the one or more suggested location sensor placements via the sensing device while a user operating the sensing device navigates the indoor environment. Additional features and embodiments of the inventive concepts are also described in this disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Divyesh Jadav, Thomas D. Griffin, German H Flores
  • Patent number: 10798527
    Abstract: Cognitive, progressive methods, systems, and computer program products for guiding users throughout a deployment process involving deploying location sensors throughout an indoor environment based on real-time detection of signals from deployed location sensors and/or distances between location sensors are disclosed, according to various embodiments. The inventive concepts allow real-time sensing and adjustment to the nature of the environment, such as geometry, signal interference, etc. based on sensor readings detected by a user using a sensing device. Additional embodiments include generating a map of the environment based on training data including location sensor signal measurements, identifying information, and location information and static data regarding location sensors deployed throughout the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Divyesh Jadav, German H Flores, Thomas D. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20200096598
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for dynamic, cognitive hybrid positioning within an indoor environment includes: receiving fingerprinting training data corresponding to the indoor environment, trilateration data corresponding to the indoor environment, triangulation data corresponding to the indoor environment, or a combination of the fingerprinting training data, the trilateration data, and/or the triangulation data; estimating a layout of the indoor environment based at least in part on the fingerprinting training data; classifying at least some areas of the estimated layout according to one of a plurality of predetermined area types; and determining an optimum positioning technique to utilize for each area of the estimated layout, wherein the optimum positioning technique is determined based at least in part on the area type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Divyesh Jadav, Thomas D. Griffin, German H Flores
  • Publication number: 20200100063
    Abstract: Cognitive, progressive methods, systems, and computer program products for guiding users throughout a deployment process involving deploying location sensors throughout an indoor environment based on real-time detection of signals from deployed location sensors and/or distances between location sensors are disclosed, according to various embodiments. The inventive concepts allow real-time sensing and adjustment to the nature of the environment, such as geometry, signal interference, etc. based on sensor readings detected by a user using a sensing device. Additional embodiments include generating a map of the environment based on training data including location sensor signal measurements, identifying information, and location information and static data regarding location sensors deployed throughout the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Divyesh Jadav, German H Flores, Thomas D. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20200096345
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for cognitive fingerprinting of an indoor location is disclosed, and includes: determining calibration information for using a sensing device within an indoor environment; generating instructions corresponding to one or more suggested location sensor placements throughout the indoor environment based at least in part on the calibration information; and issuing the instructions corresponding to the one or more suggested location sensor placements via the sensing device while a user operating the sensing device navigates the indoor environment. Corresponding computer program product and system embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Divyesh Jadav, Thomas D. Griffin, German H Flores