Patents by Inventor Hau Co

Hau Co 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: 20230075782
    Abstract: An approach for providing assistance to an operator of a vehicle during a medical event and/or driving impairment is disclosed. The approach includes determines driving profile of a driver, monitors the driver during a trip, identifies an occurrence of the medical event associated with the driver. The approach generates an initial action list in responsive the occurrence of the medical event. The approach executes the initial action list and determines whether the driver is cognizant. The approach generates a subsequent action list in responsive to the driver is not cognizant and executes the subsequent action list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hau Co, Joseph Lam
  • Patent number: 11600362
    Abstract: A computer distinguishes relationships among concepts of conveyance contained within delivered content. The computer receives several of concepts of conveyance and determines a first visual identification indicia for a first of the concepts, with the first visual identification indicia being characterized by a first combination of appearance style elements selected from a group of visual attribute categories. The appearance style elements have sufficient visual contrast relative to one another to represent distinguishable relationships among individual concepts of conveyance, pairs of concepts of conveyance and multiple concepts of conveyance that are overlapping. The computer iteratively determines a visual identification indicia for each concepts of conveyance. The visual identification indicia are characterized by a unique corresponding combination of appearance style elements selected from the visual attribute categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hau Co, Jane Depgen, Joseph Lam, Vincent Charles Snagg
  • Publication number: 20220101950
    Abstract: A computer distinguishes relationships among concepts of conveyance contained within delivered content. The computer receives several of concepts of conveyance and determines a first visual identification indicia for a first of the concepts, with the first visual identification indicia being characterized by a first combination of appearance style elements selected from a group of visual attribute categories. The appearance style elements have sufficient visual contrast relative to one another to represent distinguishable relationships among individual concepts of conveyance, pairs of concepts of conveyance and multiple concepts of conveyance that are overlapping. The computer iteratively determines a visual identification indicia for each concepts of conveyance. The visual identification indicia are characterized by a unique corresponding combination of appearance style elements selected from the visual attribute categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hau Co, Jane Depgen, Joseph Lam, Vincent Charles Snagg
  • Patent number: 11200366
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using classifications from text to determine instances of graphical element types to include in a template layout for digital media output. Text is processed to determine classifications. The determined classifications of the text are inputted to a machine learning module to output instances for graphical element types. The outputted instances of the graphical element types are rendered in a user interface for a user to select. User selection is received of one of the instances rendered in the user interface for each of the graphical element types. The text with the user selected instances for the graphical element types are rendered in a template layout. The template layout including the text rendered with the user selected instances for the graphical element types is rendered in an output layout of digital media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hau Co, Joseph Lam
  • Patent number: 11144705
    Abstract: A computer identifies entity-containing content. The computer analyzes the entity-containing content for entities. The computer identifies a plurality of hierarchy levels for the entities. The computer receives selections of highlights for the entities, wherein the highlights for the entities within each hierarchy level share one or more characteristics. The computer applies entity contrasting. The computer outputs the entity-containing content with applied entity contrasting to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hau Co, Joseph Lam
  • Patent number: 11140108
    Abstract: Embodiments for intelligent distribution of data in a computing environment by a processor. An appropriateness level of media data based on a plurality of factors for sending the media data from one or more computing devices may be determined. A first communication protocol may be selected for transmitting the media data according to the appropriateness level. The media data may be transferred using the first communication protocol from the one or more computing devices to one or more recipient computing devices within a defined proximity according to the appropriateness level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Lam, Hau Co, Yichong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11080071
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for concealing distracting user interface elements within collaborative editing software is provided. The present invention may include monitoring activity on a computing device to identify the presence of collaborative editing and presentation programs, and responsive to determining that presenting users are conducting a presentation and that users are editing a digital collaborative document, concealing one or more graphical user interface elements; and, responsive to determining that the one or more presenting users are no longer conducting the presentation, graphically summarizing one or more changes to the digital collaborative document made during the presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jana H. Jenkins, Hau Co, Joseph Lam, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20210182468
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using classifications from text to determine instances of graphical element types to include in a template layout for digital media output. Text is processed to determine classifications. The determined classifications of the text are inputted to a machine learning module to output instances for graphical element types. The outputted instances of the graphical element types are rendered in a user interface for a user to select. User selection is received of one of the instances rendered in the user interface for each of the graphical element types. The text with the user selected instances for the graphical element types are rendered in a template layout. The template layout including the text rendered with the user selected instances for the graphical element types is rendered in an output layout of digital media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Hau CO, Joseph LAM
  • Publication number: 20210157613
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for concealing distracting user interface elements within collaborative editing software is provided. The present invention may include monitoring activity on a computing device to identify the presence of collaborative editing and presentation programs, and responsive to determining that presenting users are conducting a presentation and that users are editing a digital collaborative document, concealing one or more graphical user interface elements; and, responsive to determining that the one or more presenting users are no longer conducting the presentation, graphically summarizing one or more changes to the digital collaborative document made during the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jana H. Jenkins, Hau Co, Joseph Lam, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20210056167
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to humanizing a chatbot. A message that includes a prompt is received from a user. Data of the user is gathered. Using the data, a language imperfection associated with the user is identified. A reply to the prompt that includes the language imperfection is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Lam, Hau Co, Jeremy R. Fox, Trudy L. Hewitt
  • Publication number: 20200301999
    Abstract: A computer identifies entity-containing content. The computer analyzes the entity-containing content for entities. The computer identifies a plurality of hierarchy levels for the entities. The computer receives selections of highlights for the entities, wherein the highlights for the entities within each hierarchy level share one or more characteristics. The computer applies entity contrasting. The computer outputs the entity-containing content with applied entity contrasting to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hau Co, Joseph Lam
  • Patent number: 10636181
    Abstract: Provided are techniques generating graphs based on reading and listening patterns. Key concepts of a content item are identified using text analysis. Focus elements that are focused on by a consumer of the content item are identified. The key concepts are compared with the focus elements to identify overlapping elements. A graph that includes components is generated with the overlapping elements, wherein the graph reflects understanding of the content item from a perspective of the consumer. The components are modified based on component identifiers. The graph is provided to one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fang Lu, Jana H. Jenkins, Joseph Lam, Hau Co
  • Publication number: 20190392616
    Abstract: Provided are techniques generating graphs based on reading and listening patterns. Key concepts of a content item are identified using text analysis. Focus elements that are focused on by a consumer of the content item are identified. The key concepts are compared with the focus elements to identify overlapping elements. A graph that includes components is generated with the overlapping elements, wherein the graph reflects understanding of the content item from a perspective of the consumer. The components are modified based on component identifiers. The graph is provided to one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Fang Lu, Jana H. Jenkins, Joseph Lam, Hau Co