Patents by Inventor Matthew C. Hillary
Matthew C. Hillary 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).
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Patent number: 10652122Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 9697528Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for tracking link sharing in a messaging environment of a data processing system. Message information is received that identifies a plurality of links to content included in one or more messages exchanged via the data processing system. A relationship measure is determined based on the message information. The relationship measure measures a likelihood that a first link is related to a second link in the plurality of links and points to a same source of content. An association data structure associating the first link with the second link is generated based on the relationship measure. User interactions with the first link and the second link are tracked based on the generated association data structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Michael S. Thomason
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Publication number: 20170070411Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 9571368Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 9564037Abstract: A processor of a first loss-prevention configured mobile device detects a second loss-prevention configured mobile device in proximity of the first loss-prevention configured mobile device. Responsive to detecting the first and the second loss-prevention configured mobile devices in proximity, spatial separation of the first loss-prevention configured mobile device from the second loss-prevention configured mobile device beyond a configured separation distance is detected. A voice of an owner of the second loss-prevention configured mobile device is detected at the first loss-prevention configured mobile device located beyond the configured separation distance. An alert is generated at the first loss-prevention configured mobile device that indicates that the owner of the second loss-prevention configured mobile device is separated from the second loss-prevention configured mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Benjamin I. Rubinger
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Publication number: 20160343235Abstract: A processor of a first loss-prevention configured mobile device detects a second loss-prevention configured mobile device in proximity of the first loss-prevention configured mobile device. Responsive to detecting the first and the second loss-prevention configured mobile devices in proximity, spatial separation of the first loss-prevention configured mobile device from the second loss-prevention configured mobile device beyond a configured separation distance is detected. A voice of an owner of the second loss-prevention configured mobile device is detected at the first loss-prevention configured mobile device located beyond the configured separation distance. An alert is generated at the first loss-prevention configured mobile device that indicates that the owner of the second loss-prevention configured mobile device is separated from the second loss-prevention configured mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Benjamin I. Rubinger
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Patent number: 9298681Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for dynamic webpage change animation. A computer system detects one or more items that are changed on a second version of a webpage relative to a first version of the webpage. The computer system determines an animation order based on user environment. And, on the first version of the webpage and a template for generating the second version of the webpage, the computer system animates changes of the one or more items, according to the animation order.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Maryam Ahmed, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 9292413Abstract: An embodiment of the invention pertains to debugging program code associated with graphical objects, wherein the code responds to events of user interactions with the object. A menu is generated that includes user interaction events, and an associated program window is adapted to present the menu to a user when requested, wherein the user can select user interaction events from the menu. For each selected event, the method identifies a component of the program code that is responsive to that selected event. The method further includes setting a breakpoint in the program code in selected relationship with each identified program code component, wherein the subsequent occurrence of one of the selected user interaction events triggers a corresponding one of the breakpoints.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Anthony E. Faillaci, III, Matthew C. Hillary, Jorge R. Nogueras, Irina Tyshkevich
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Patent number: 9280795Abstract: In a method for creating a social networking check-in location for social networking applications, a computer receives a geographic location for each user computing device in a plurality of user computing devices. The computer determines a portion of the plurality of user computing devices that exhibit an area density exceeding a threshold. The area density is defined as a number of user computing devices per unit area. The computer receives two or more social networking messages from the portion of the plurality of user computing devices. The computer determines a common subject between the two or more social networking messages. The computer creates a social networking check-in location.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Anthony E. Faillaci, III, Matthew C. Hillary, Jorge R. Nogueras, Irina Tyshkevich
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Patent number: 9122884Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
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Patent number: 9043939Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
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Publication number: 20150052502Abstract: An embodiment of the invention pertains to debugging program code associated with graphical objects, wherein the code responds to events of user interactions with the object. A menu is generated that includes user interaction events, and an associated program window is adapted to present the menu to a user when requested, wherein the user can select user interaction events from the menu. For each selected event, the method identifies a component of the program code that is responsive to that selected event. The method further includes setting a breakpoint in the program code in selected relationship with each identified program code component, wherein the subsequent occurrence of one of the selected user interaction events triggers a corresponding one of the breakpoints.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Anthony E. Faillaci, III, Matthew C. Hillary, Jorge R. Nogueras, Irina Tyshkevich
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Patent number: 8949350Abstract: Tracking initiation of network content requests is achieved by receiving at a network device requests from clients for network content, and tracking initiation of network content requests based upon initiator information, wherein the initiator information comprises information relating to each type of application hosted by a client that initiates the client request for network content from the network device.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli, Yingxin Xing
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Publication number: 20140365602Abstract: A method for displaying an application for use on a mobile computing device. The method includes determining one or more environmental factors for a current environment of a mobile computing device. The method includes determining, based, at least in part, on the one or more environmental factors and past usage information of the mobile computing device, an application for use with the mobile computing device and displaying the application on the mobile computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Matthew C. Hillary, Joshua D. Markwordt, Michael M. Skeen, Michael S. Thomason
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Publication number: 20140325327Abstract: Problem links (for example, links to web pages) are replaced by replacement resources (for example, web pages). A process for determining a replacement resource includes a collecting step and an identifying step. In the collecting step, in response to a determination that a problem link condition exists within the source document, context information is collected for the source document. In the identifying step, at least a first replacement resource is identified based, at least in part, upon the context information. The identity of problem links, along with associated replacement resource(s), may be stored in a network accessible cache or repository.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Benjamin I. Rubinger
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Publication number: 20140222990Abstract: Analyzing communication network data set access of a data set group constituted by multiple data sets. The method includes the following steps: (i) determining, for a first interval, a first low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the first interval, an amount of times that is no greater than a low access threshold value; (ii) determining, for a second interval, a second low access count value corresponding to an amount of data sets in the data set group that have been accessed, in the second interval, an amount of times that is no greater than the low access threshold value; and (iii) determining a delta value based, at least in part, on a difference between the first low access count value and the second low access count value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Matthew C. Hillary, Lee A. Jacobson, Michael S. Thomason
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Patent number: 8738613Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product providing ordered search results within a search engine. Items are retrieved from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user. Computer-related activities performed by the user, including social networking activities, are determined, and the retrieved items are ranked based on the computer-related activities. The ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities of the user, and the search results are provided including the retrieved items in order of the ranking.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason
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Publication number: 20140123318Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
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Publication number: 20140123313Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
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Patent number: 8688691Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product providing ordered search results within a search engine. Items are retrieved from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user. Computer-related activities performed by the user, including social networking activities, are determined, and the retrieved items are ranked based on the computer-related activities. The ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities of the user, and the search results are provided including the retrieved items in order of the ranking.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason