Patents by Inventor Maria deLourdes Garza

Maria deLourdes Garza 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: 11455911
    Abstract: Systems and methods for braille reading using a fingerprint scanner and varying vibration frequencies are disclosed. A method includes: obtaining, by a computer device, data defining a braille cell; identifying, by the computer device, one of six predefined areas of a fingerprint based on the one of the six predefined areas being centered on a fingerprint sensor; determining, by the computer device, a state of a braille dot of the braille cell that corresponds to the one of the six predefined areas of the fingerprint; and generating, by the computer device, one of a first type of vibration and a second type of vibration based on the determined state of the braille dot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francisco J. Alanis, Edgar O. Cantu, Maria deLourdes Garza, Carlos F. Gomez
  • Patent number: 10607506
    Abstract: Systems and methods for braille reading using a fingerprint scanner and varying vibration frequencies are disclosed. A method includes: obtaining, by a computer device, data defining a braille cell; identifying, by the computer device, one of six predefined areas of a fingerprint based on the one of the six predefined areas being centered on a fingerprint sensor; determining, by the computer device, a state of a braille dot of the braille cell that corresponds to the one of the six predefined areas of the fingerprint; and generating, by the computer device, one of a first type of vibration and a second type of vibration based on the determined state of the braille dot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francisco J. Alanis, Edgar O. Cantu, Maria deLourdes Garza, Carlos F. Gomez
  • Publication number: 20200043367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for braille reading using a fingerprint scanner and varying vibration frequencies are disclosed. A method includes: obtaining, by a computer device, data defining a braille cell; identifying, by the computer device, one of six predefined areas of a fingerprint based on the one of the six predefined areas being centered on a fingerprint sensor; determining, by the computer device, a state of a braille dot of the braille cell that corresponds to the one of the six predefined areas of the fingerprint; and generating, by the computer device, one of a first type of vibration and a second type of vibration based on the determined state of the braille dot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Francisco J. ALANIS, Edgar O. CANTU, Maria deLourdes GARZA, Carlos F. GOMEZ
  • Publication number: 20180262907
    Abstract: A mobile device is used to access internet connected devices such as IoT devices. The mobile device's location tracking features are used to supplement traditional authentication methods with geolocation metadata to allow access of the mobile device to the internet connected devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Francisco J. Alanis, Edgar O. Cantu, Maria deLourdes Garza, Carlos F. Gomez
  • Publication number: 20180096631
    Abstract: Systems and methods for braille reading using a fingerprint scanner and varying vibration frequencies are disclosed. A method includes: obtaining, by a computer device, data defining a braille cell; identifying, by the computer device, one of six predefined areas of a fingerprint based on the one of the six predefined areas being centered on a fingerprint sensor; determining, by the computer device, a state of a braille dot of the braille cell that corresponds to the one of the six predefined areas of the fingerprint; and generating, by the computer device, one of a first type of vibration and a second type of vibration based on the determined state of the braille dot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Francisco J. Alanis, Edgar O. Cantu, Maria deLourdes Garza, Carlos F. Gomez
  • Patent number: 8615676
    Abstract: A first virtual I/O server (VIOS) provides a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS to register the first VIOS within a VIOS cluster. The first VIOS comprises a first field/failure data capture (FFDC) module that executes within the first VIOS and performs the functions of: receiving from an event listener a signal indicating that an FFFDC event/condition has been detected by the first VIOS; and automatically transmitting FFDC data to the shared storage repository for storage of the FFDC data within the shared storage repository. The FFDC module further performs the functions of: transmitting to one or more second VIOSes within the VIOS cluster, one or more messages to inform the one or more second VIOSes of an occurrence of the FFDC event/condition that was detected by the first VIOS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Duane Bender, Veena Ganti, Maria deLourdes Garza, Neal Richard Marion, James A. Pafumi, Jacob Jason Rosales, Morgan Jeffrey Rosas, Vasu Vallabhaneni
  • Publication number: 20130097295
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing a user interface on a storage virtualizer, the user interface configured to enable a worldwide unique identifier (WWPN) to be selectively activated on a storage area network (SAN), and setting up a zoning for the WWPN on the SAN prior to installation of a virtual I/O client and without a requirement that the user manually enter the WWPN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maria deLourdes Garza, Krishnakumar Jinka, Greg R. Mewhinney, James A. Pafumi
  • Publication number: 20120246517
    Abstract: A first virtual I/O server (VIOS) provides a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS to register the first VIOS within a VIOS cluster. The first VIOS comprises a first field/failure data capture (FFDC) module that executes within the first VIOS and performs the functions of: receiving from an event listener a signal indicating that an FFFDC event/condition has been detected by the first VIOS; and automatically transmitting FFDC data to the shared storage repository for storage of the FFDC data within the shared storage repository. The FFDC module further performs the functions of: transmitting to one or more second VIOSes within the VIOS cluster, one or more messages to inform the one or more second VIOSes of an occurrence of the FFDC event/condition that was detected by the first VIOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: IBM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl Duane Bender, Veena Ganti, Maria deLourdes Garza, Neal Richard Marion, James A. Pafumi, Jacob Jason Rosales, Morgan Jeffrey Rosas, Vasu Vallabhaneni