Patents by Inventor Melba I. Lopez

Melba I. Lopez 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: 9836370
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for backup memory administration are provided. Embodiments include storing in an active memory device, by a memory backup controller, blocks of computer data received from random access memory; recording in a change log, by the memory backup controller, identifications of each block of computer data that is stored in the active memory device; detecting, by the memory backup controller, a backup trigger event; and responsive to the detecting of the backup trigger event: copying, by the memory backup controller, from the active memory device, to a backup memory device, the blocks of data identified in the change log; and clearing, by the memory backup controller, the change log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Hamilton, Melba I. Lopez, Ross L. Mickens, Markesha F. Parker
  • Patent number: 9639706
    Abstract: Techniques to interface with an isolated compute environment may be provided. An external interface may be provided by the isolated compute environment identifying a list of applications. Responsive to receiving a first request to access a first application in the list of applications from a source outside of the isolated compute environment, the isolated compute environment may provide interactive support to the first application to share the first application and the first application's data with the source. Responsive to receiving a second request to access a second application not in the list of applications from the source outside of the isolated compute environment, the isolated compute environment may prevent the interactive support to the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Patent number: 9614896
    Abstract: There are provided a method, a system and a computer program product for customizing a loading message to be displayed during a loading process. The system receives, from a client device used by a user, an event message that indicates a start of the loading process. The system receives, from the client device, one or more content sources. The system selects a content source among the one or more content sources. The system displays content from the selected content source to the user during the loading process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Patent number: 9509758
    Abstract: Methods, products, apparatuses, and systems may provide and/or receive relevant commentary for media content. Additionally, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received in response to rendering a section of the media content. In addition, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on one or more of a preference for a temporal perspective, a preference for a viewpoint, and/or a preference for a state of a social network. Moreover, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on a topic related to the section of the media content. The relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on an authorship independent of a media content access event by an author of the relevant commentary. In addition, an ambiguous section of the media content may be clarified, and/or an interactive commentary session may be simulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Publication number: 20160246974
    Abstract: Techniques to interface with an isolated compute environment may be provided. An external interface may be provided by the isolated compute environment identifying a list of applications. Responsive to receiving a first request to access a first application in the list of applications from a source outside of the isolated compute environment, the isolated compute environment may provide interactive support to the first application to share the first application and the first application's data with the source. Responsive to receiving a second request to access a second application not in the list of applications from the source outside of the isolated compute environment, the isolated compute environment may prevent the interactive support to the second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Publication number: 20140344351
    Abstract: There are provided a method, a system and a computer program product for customizing a loading message to be displayed during a loading process. The system receives, from a client device used by a user, an event message that indicates a start of the loading process. The system receives, from the client device, one or more content sources. The system selects a content source among the one or more content sources. The system displays content from the selected content source to the user during the loading process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Publication number: 20140344353
    Abstract: Methods, products, apparatuses, and systems may provide and/or receive relevant commentary for media content. Additionally, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received in response to rendering a section of the media content. In addition, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on one or more of a preference for a temporal perspective, a preference for a viewpoint, and/or a preference for a state of a social network. Moreover, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on a topic related to the section of the media content. The relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on an authorship independent of a media content access event by an author of the relevant commentary. In addition, an ambiguous section of the media content may be clarified, and/or an interactive commentary session may be simulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Publication number: 20140344359
    Abstract: Methods, products, apparatuses, and systems may provide and/or receive relevant commentary for media content. Additionally, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received in response to rendering a section of the media content. In addition, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on one or more of a preference for a temporal perspective, a preference for a viewpoint, and/or a preference for a state of a social network. Moreover, the relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on a topic related to the section of the media content. The relevant commentary may be provided and/or received based on an authorship independent of a media content access event by an author of the relevant commentary. In addition, an ambiguous section of the media content may be clarified, and/or an interactive commentary session may be simulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Publication number: 20140149521
    Abstract: Routing incoming communications in a data processing system is provided. In response to receiving a current incoming communication to a communication address associated with the data processing system, it is determined whether an extension is associated with the current incoming communication. In response to determining that an extension is associated with the current incoming communication, the extension associated with the current incoming communication is determined to match an extension in a list of extensions corresponding to a plurality of profiles in the data processing system. Then, the current incoming communication is routed to a profile in the plurality of profiles that corresponds to the extension associated with the current incoming communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Bernadette A. Carter, Melba I. Lopez, Matthew G. Marum
  • Publication number: 20120254521
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for backup memory administration are provided. Embodiments include storing in an active memory device, by a memory backup controller, blocks of computer data received from random access memory; recording in a change log, by the memory backup controller, identifications of each block of computer data that is stored in the active memory device; detecting, by the memory backup controller, a backup trigger event; and responsive to the detecting of the backup trigger event: copying, by the memory backup controller, from the active memory device, to a backup memory device, the blocks of data identified in the change log; and clearing, by the memory backup controller, the change log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Hamilton, Melba I. Lopez, Ross L. Mickens, Markesha F. Parker
  • Publication number: 20120131290
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for backup memory administration are provided. Embodiments include storing in an active memory device, by a memory backup controller, blocks of computer data received from random access memory; recording in a change log, by the memory backup controller, identifications of each block of computer data that is stored in the active memory device; detecting, by the memory backup controller, a backup trigger event; and responsive to the detecting of the backup trigger event: copying, by the memory backup controller, from the active memory device, to a backup memory device, the blocks of data identified in the change log; and clearing, by the memory backup controller, the change log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Hamilton, Melba I. Lopez, Ross L. Mickens, Markesha F. Parker