Patents by Inventor Pamela A. Nesbitt

Pamela A. Nesbitt 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: 20180270243
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for determining that a change has occurred to a first account. The first account is a linked account that is linked with at least one second account in a single sign-on environment. The method can also include determining that the change to the first account meets a condition for performing a response action. The method can also include performing the response action if the change meets the condition. The response action prevents changes to the at least one second account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180260555
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for authenticating access to a user device using tactile-based feedback provided to a user of the device. A user device may include a display layer and a tactile layer. The user device may be configured to selectively activate portions of the tactile layer to cause opposing regions of a surface of the display layer to become raised relative to other regions of the display surface. A user may be required to specify a sequence of directional movements corresponding to a correct passcode pattern by traversing a path along the raised regions. The particular arrangement of raised regions may change each time access to the user device is requested by activating different portions of the tactile layer, thereby giving the appearance to a third party that a different passcode pattern is being entered each time, and thus, minimizing likelihood of unauthorized passcode detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180236242
    Abstract: Embodiments for controlling an implantable cardiac device by one or more processors are described. Data from at least one wearable device sensor is received. The implantable cardiac device is controlled based on the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter A. BALINSKI, Sandeep BAZAR, Pamela A. NESBITT, John T. OLSON, Sandeep R. PATIL, Sachin C. PUNADIKAR
  • Publication number: 20180227715
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing automated operations in order to predict obstacles to mobile device travel paths. Historical mobile device path data about multiple historical paths previously taken by a plurality of mobile devices during a first period of time is tracked. Recent mobile device path data about a plurality of recent paths taken by multiple mobile devices during a second period of time is received and analyzed, including comparing the historical mobile device path data with the recent mobile device path data. Based at least in part on such analysis, a location is predicted for a new obstacle that is determined to be substantially adjacent to one or more of the recent paths. An indication of the predicted location of the new obstacle is provided to one or more user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180221772
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing automated operations to assign virtual values to virtual items in a virtual world based on real-world commodity pricing. A request is received for a valuation within the virtual world of a first virtual item that includes a respective quantity of one or more virtual components. For each of the virtual components included in the first virtual item, a real-world commodity price of a real-world commodity associated with the virtual component is determined. Based at least in part on the determined real-world commodity prices and on the respective quantities of the virtual components included in the first virtual item, a virtual value is assigned to the first virtual item, and an indication is provided to the user of that assigned virtual value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180219825
    Abstract: Notifying a user about a previous conversation includes based on an analysis of the previous conversation between a first user and second user determining a characterization between the first user and the second user, in response to the first user selecting, via a user device, an option to open a subsequent conversation with the second user, notifying the first user via an alert as to the characterization of the previous conversation that the first user had with the second user before reengaging the second user in a subsequent conversation, and based on an analysis of the subsequent conversation between the first user and the second user, updating the characterization to a current characterization in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Pamela A. Nesbitt
  • Publication number: 20180196403
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to food freshness management. A freshness triggering event may be identified for a food item. The freshness triggering event may indicate that a criterion related to the food item has been achieved. A food freshness management action may be determined. The food freshness management action may be determined to respond to the freshness triggering event for the food item. The food freshness management action may be initiated. The food freshness management action may be carried-out with respect to the freshness triggering event for the food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt, Jenny S. Li, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Xinlin Wang
  • Publication number: 20180196401
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to food freshness management. A freshness triggering event may be identified for a food item. The freshness triggering event may indicate that a criterion related to the food item has been achieved. A food freshness management action may be determined. The food freshness management action may be determined to respond to the freshness triggering event for the food item. The food freshness management action may be initiated. The food freshness management action may be carried-out with respect to the freshness triggering event for the food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt, Jenny S. Li, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Xinlin Wang
  • Publication number: 20180188056
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing navigation routes by one or more processors are described. An indication of a destination is received. A selection of a route initiating event is received. The route initiating event is detected. After the route initiating event is detected, a navigation route from a current location of a user to the destination is determined. An indication of the determined navigation route is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. HARDEE, Steven R. JOROFF, Pamela A. NESBITT, Scott E. SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 9992148
    Abstract: Notifying a user about a previous conversation includes based on an analysis of the previous conversation between a first user and second user determining a characterization between the first user and the second user, in response to the first user selecting, via a user device, an option to open a subsequent conversation with the second user, notifying the first user via an alert as to the characterization of the previous conversation that the first user had with the second user before reengaging the second user in a subsequent conversation, and based on an analysis of the subsequent conversation between the first user and the second user, updating the characterization to a current characterization in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Pamela A. Nesbitt
  • Publication number: 20180150980
    Abstract: A method for mapping infrastructure layout between non-corresponding datasets including accessing from a memory a set of long links with points that trace the curvature of a set of linestrings, accessing from the memory a set of short links that are short enough for analytical purposes wherein each short link represents a straight line, and from the set of long links and the set of short links, using a processor to create a set of hybrid links for storage in the memory, each hybrid link corresponding to one short link for analytic purposes, a plurality of the hybrid links including at least one of the points for tracing the curvature of the set of linestrings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Liam J. Murphy, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Shane O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180116272
    Abstract: Embodiments for 3D printing a food item by a processor are described. A request to 3D print a food item is received. Information associated with a consumer of the food item is received. The requested food item is 3D printed based on the information associated with the consumer of the food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. HARDEE, Steven R. JOROFF, Pamela A. NESBITT, Scott E. SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20180120836
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing drones by a processor are described. A drone is detected traveling toward a regulated space. During the detecting of the drone, the drone is being controlled by a first control system. The control of the drone by the control system is interrupted such that the drone does not travel into the regulated space while being controlled by the first control system. The drone is controlled with a second control system such that the drone travels into the regulated space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. HARDEE, Steven R. JOROFF, Pamela A. NESBITT, Scott E. SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20180121314
    Abstract: Embodiments for reducing false matches in a code analysis by one or more processors. Source code is scanned against a stored formatting profile. If a match between at least a portion of the source code and the formatting profile is found, restriction is made from incorporating the at least the portion of the source code in source code development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. HARDEE, Steven R. JOROFF, Pamela A. NESBITT, Scott E. SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 9956488
    Abstract: A method of video game skill level adjustment includes determining a first genre of a first video game played by a user, extracting single-player progress data of the user for the first video game, multi-player result data of the user for the first video game and meta-goal data of the user for the first video game from at least one storage device. A history profile is created of the user for the first genre including the single-player progress data for the first video game, the multi-player result data for the first video game, and the meta-goal data for the first video game. A second genre is determined of a second video game played by the user. A starting value of an in-game skill of the second video game is adjusted prior to the user playing the second video game, based on the history profile for the first genre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steve Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 9946389
    Abstract: The disclosed variable pressure touch system includes an information handling system (IHS) that may take many forms. In one embodiment, the IHS may be a tablet with a touch sensor in the form of a touch sensitive display. A user may apply pressure to the touch sensor with a finger, stylus, or other pointing device. The touch sensor may then generate a current pressure indication of the current pressure exhibited by the touch on the touch sensor. In one embodiment, a touch tool of the IHS may receive the current pressure indication and generate a display image on the display of the IHS that changes as the current pressure indication changes. In other embodiments, the touch tool of the IHS may receive the current pressure indication and generate a visual indicator on the display of the IHS that changes as the current pressure indication changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Milam, Pamela A. Nesbitt
  • Publication number: 20180095626
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing a user defined application interface by a processor. A user profile defining one or more application behavior settings relating to at least behavior and appearance of a mobile application such that the user profile is referenced for providing a filtered selection of a plurality of mobile applications for selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. HARDEE, Steven R. JOROFF, Pamela A. NESBITT, Scott E. SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 9928620
    Abstract: A method for mapping infrastructure layout between non-corresponding datasets including accessing from a memory a set of long links with points that trace the curvature of a set of linestrings, accessing from the memory a set of short links that are short enough for analytical purposes wherein each short link represents a straight line, and from the set of long links and the set of short links, using a processor to create a set of hybrid links for storage in the memory, each hybrid link corresponding to one short link for analytic purposes, a plurality of the hybrid links including at least one of the points for tracing the curvature of the set of linestrings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liam J. Murphy, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Shane O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9928445
    Abstract: A computer detects one or more images, wherein detecting the one or more images further includes identifying one or more characteristics of at least a portion of the one or more images. The computer detects one or more user communications. The computer determines one or more appropriate images of the one or more images to be associated with the one or more user communications based on comparing information associated with the one or more user communications with the identified one or more characteristics of at least a portion of the one or more images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180063149
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securing a network-accessible site such as a bank, financial institution, or a user's home system. A request is received from a user of the network-accessible site. While the request is from a user, the system further verifies that the user is the authorized user and not an imposter, such as a hacker. To this end, the approach transmits a state inquiry to a wearable device registered to the user. The current state of the user is received from the wearable device, such as whether the user is sitting, standing, walking, sleeping, etc. If the system determines that the current user state allows the action to be performed at the site by the user, then the action is performed. Likewise, if the system determines that the current user state disallows the action, then the system inhibits, or otherwise prevents, the action from being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Nataraj Nagaratnam, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Sandeep R. Patil, Sachin C. Punadikar