Patents by Inventor Lydia M. Do

Lydia M. Do 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: 20170147167
    Abstract: Aspects relate to touchscreen electronic devices, methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting, by a processor in a touchscreen electronic device, a user-defined time detected along a time-based touch region located at an edge of a face of the touchscreen electronic device; generating an inquiry based on the detected user-defined time; transmitting the inquiry to at least one remote resource; receiving at the touchscreen electronic device time-sensitive information from the at least one remote resource; and displaying the time-sensitive information on the face of the touchscreen electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat De Luca, Lydia M. Do, Jenny S. Li
  • Publication number: 20170147111
    Abstract: Aspects relate to touchscreen electronic devices, methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting, by a processor in a touchscreen electronic device, a user-defined time detected along a time-based touch region located at an edge of a face of the touchscreen electronic device; generating an inquiry based on the detected user-defined time; transmitting the inquiry to at least one remote resource; receiving at the touchscreen electronic device time-sensitive information from the at least one remote resource; and displaying the time-sensitive information on the face of the touchscreen electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat De Luca, Lydia M. Do, Jenny S. Li
  • Publication number: 20170111366
    Abstract: Access to a user profile of a user device at a location may be provided to a destination device upon detecting that the location is within a proximity of a destination location. An expiring token may be generated, associated with the user profile, and communicated to the second device. Access to the user profile provided to the destination device may be terminated upon an expiration of the expiring token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do, Geetika T. Lakshmanan
  • Publication number: 20170111410
    Abstract: Access to a user profile of a user device at a location may be provided to a destination device upon detecting that the location is within a proximity of a destination location. An expiring token may be generated, associated with the user profile, and communicated to the second device. Access to the user profile provided to the destination device may be terminated upon an expiration of the expiring token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do, Geetika T. Lakshmanan
  • Patent number: 9621499
    Abstract: In an approach for excluding contacts from receiving a message within a social network environment, a computer receives a message to be sent by a first user in a social network environment and determines that content of the message includes objectionable language, wherein the objectionable language includes at least one of: a negative connotation, a negative term, and a negative content. Based on the determination of the named user in the message content and the objectionable language in the message content, the computer recommends excluding, prior to sending the message, the named user from receiving the message to be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do
  • Patent number: 9619522
    Abstract: Feedback enhancement tool in a social network is provided. A processor receives a new message. The processor determines a popularity score of the new message based, at least in part, on a likelihood the new message will be viewed by one or more recipients of the new message. The processor generates a visual indicator based, at least in part, on the popularity score prior to the user posting the new message to the social network for viewing by the one or more recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do
  • Publication number: 20170097750
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for executing parsed commands includes receiving an area selection in a first user interface on an electronic device. The method receiving a first portion of a command entry in the first user interface. The method translating the first portion of the command entry into a first portion of computer readable text format. The method parsing the first portion of computer readable text format for keywords, wherein the keywords correspond to actions executed in a first application. Responsive to determining the first portion of computer readable text format matches a first action, the method executing the first action in the first application, wherein the first action is directed towards the area selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do, Charles M. Kinard
  • Patent number: 9606725
    Abstract: Collaborative overlay of user interface elements rendered on the display of a computing device, including: identifying, by an overlay management module, one or more active elements of a user interface for a first application; selecting, by the overlay management module, a location on a user interface for a second application to place one or more of the active elements of the user interface for the first application; and displaying, by the overlay management module, the one or more of the active elements of the user interface for the first application at the selected location on the user interface for the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Lydia M. Do, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts
  • Patent number: 9588943
    Abstract: A determination is made that each of at least two social network contacts involved in a social messaging interaction initiate a separate web search associated with the social messaging interaction. A separate set of web search results returned to each of the at least two social network contacts is captured in association with each initiated separate web search. A combined live search results view that includes each captured separate set of web search results is provided to each of the at least two social network contacts. The combined live search results view provides navigation to web content returned to other social network contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do
  • Publication number: 20170063099
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a system for transferring power wirelessly from a transmitter to a receiver, the transmitter having a transmitter processor and a transmitter antenna. The system includes the transmitter processor configured to convert electric power signals to an electromagnetic field (EMF); associate each of a plurality of keys with one of a plurality of operating frequencies, and store the plurality of keys associated with the plurality of operating frequencies in a table; select one of the plurality of operating frequencies stored in the table as an active operating frequency, wherein the active operating frequency is assigned as the current operating frequency of the transmitter antenna, and wherein the key associated with the active operating frequency is assigned as an active key; wirelessly transmit to the receiver the EMF at the active operating frequency; and wirelessly transmit to the receiver the table and an identification of the active key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Lydia M. Do, Sasikanth Eda, Riyazahamad M. Shiraguppi
  • Publication number: 20170063103
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a system for transferring power wirelessly from a transmitter to a receiver, the transmitter having a transmitter processor and a transmitter antenna. The system includes the transmitter processor configured to convert electric power signals to an electromagnetic field (EMF); associate each of a plurality of keys with one of a plurality of operating frequencies, and store the plurality of keys associated with the plurality of operating frequencies in a table; select one of the plurality of operating frequencies stored in the table as an active operating frequency, wherein the active operating frequency is assigned as the current operating frequency of the transmitter antenna, and wherein the key associated with the active operating frequency is assigned as an active key; wirelessly transmit to the receiver the EMF at the active operating frequency; and wirelessly transmit to the receiver the table and an identification of the active key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Lydia M. Do, Sasikanth Eda, Riyazahamad M. Shiraguppi
  • Patent number: 9575938
    Abstract: A determination is made that each of at least two social network contacts involved in a social messaging interaction initiate a separate web search associated with the social messaging interaction. A separate set of web search results returned to each of the at least two social network contacts is captured in association with each initiated separate web search. A combined live search results view that includes each captured separate set of web search results is provided to each of the at least two social network contacts. The combined live search results view provides navigation to web content returned to other social network contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do
  • Patent number: 9577867
    Abstract: In an approach to determining a time before a recipient views a communication, a computer receives a communication from a sender in a collaboration application. The computer determines one or more attributes of the communication, the attributes including at least a recipient of the communication, and a plurality of viewing data for the recipient of the communication. The computer determines, based, at least in part, on the one or more attributes of the communication and the plurality of viewing data for the recipient, a time before the recipient views the communication in the collaboration application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Lydia M. Do, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts
  • Patent number: 9560005
    Abstract: A method for organizing messages may include detecting, by a processor, receipt of each new message of an activity stream comprising a group of messages and determining, by the processor, a tense associated with each new message. The method may also include associating, by the processor, the tense with each new message. At least the tense may be used for organizing the group of messages of the activity stream. The method may additionally include adding, by the processor, each new message and the associated tense of the message to the activity stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do
  • Patent number: 9560004
    Abstract: A method for organizing messages may include detecting, by a processor, receipt of each new message of an activity stream comprising a group of messages and determining, by the processor, a tense associated with each new message. The method may also include associating, by the processor, the tense with each new message. At least the tense may be used for organizing the group of messages of the activity stream. The method may additionally include adding, by the processor, each new message and the associated tense of the message to the activity stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Roger Bastide, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do
  • Patent number: 9552358
    Abstract: A method for identifying content in a document. The method includes determining that a user of a computing device has accessed one or more documents and determining a subject matter of the one or more documents. The method includes determining that the user has accessed at least one additional document. The method further includes searching the at least one additional document for the determined subject matter and responsive to finding the determined subject matter, identifying the found subject matter in the at least one additional document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Lydia M. Do, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts
  • Patent number: 9532182
    Abstract: Retention, recommendation and collaboration of mobile based task sessions is provided. A processor searches for a matching mobile session from one or more saved sessions and available community sessions, provides one or more recommendation selections, and receives a selected recommendation for a current session or creates a new session as the current session. The available mobile resources are activated. A recommendation of mobile resources is provided. Any mobile resources used as part of the current session along a route to the destination location are recorded. A determination is made whether a new session is required and a recalculation is made for a new matching session. Information for a completed session is stored. The current session is stored as a new session with the corresponding initial location, destination location and resources used along the route to the destination location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Carlson, Lydia M. Do, Indran Naick, Theodore J. L. Shrader
  • Patent number: 9531772
    Abstract: Access to a user profile of a user device at a location may be provided to a destination device upon detecting that the location is within a proximity of a destination location. An expiring token may be generated, associated with the user profile, and communicated to the second device. Access to the user profile provided to the destination device may be terminated upon an expiration of the expiring token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do, Geetika T. Lakshmanan
  • Publication number: 20160366484
    Abstract: A method, system, and or computer program product selects and displays keyframes for multiple video files on a graphical user interface (GUI). A first set of keyframes for a first video file and a second set of keyframes for a second video file are received and compared to one another. In response to determining that a keyframe from the first set of keyframes and a keyframe from the second set of keyframes are a duplicate keyframe, a new keyframe for the second video file is selected and displayed on the GUI to represent the second video file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Lydia M. Do, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts
  • Patent number: 9509648
    Abstract: An approach for associating a sentiment with a picture posted on a social media account is provided herein. A computing device receives user preferences associated with one or more pictures. The computing device detects at least one of an orientation of the computing device and a motion by a user of the computing device. The computing device determines a sentiment associated with a picture of the one or more pictures based on the user preferences and the detected at least one of the orientation of the computing device and the motion by the user of the computing device. The computing device posts the picture and the associated sentiment on a social media account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do, Jenny S. Li