Patents by Inventor PAMELA S. ROSS
PAMELA S. ROSS 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: 10838918Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products and a computer system, implement and use techniques for preserving referential integrity. A first input receiving component receives a first input selecting a target file within a first directory. A second input receiving component receives a second input selecting all files referenced by the target file. A transfer component automatically performs a moving or copying operation of all referenced files from a first directory to a second directory when a moving or copying operation of the target file is performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary W. Abrams, Paula Besterman, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20160378739Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system edits text from a file inline with text from another file. The system displays text comprising content of a text file in a user interface of an editor. In response to selection of a first item from the displayed text and activation of a control of the editor, the system accesses text associated with the selected item from a second text file. The system inserts the text associated with the selected item into the displayed text proximate the selected item and visually distinguishes the inserted text from the content of the first file. Changes to the inserted text are made in the editor. In response to activation of another control of the editor, the system modifies the second file in accordance with the changes. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for editing text files in substantially the same manners described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Anna D. Derbakova, Jerrod L. Lankford, Pamela S. Ross, Chase T. Thomas
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Publication number: 20160378738Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system edits text from a file inline with text from another file. The system displays text comprising content of a text file in a user interface of an editor. In response to selection of a first item from the displayed text and activation of a control of the editor, the system accesses text associated with the selected item from a second text file. The system inserts the text associated with the selected item into the displayed text proximate the selected item and visually distinguishes the inserted text from the content of the first file. Changes to the inserted text are made in the editor. In response to activation of another control of the editor, the system modifies the second file in accordance with the changes. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for editing text files in substantially the same manners described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Anna D. Derbakova, Jerrod L. Lankford, Pamela S. Ross, Chase T. Thomas
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Patent number: 9405978Abstract: Prioritizing facial recognition matches includes obtaining identification information and a facial image for each visitor entering the monitored environment, the monitored environment having a plurality of cameras at known locations including entry and exit points; obtaining itineraries of the visitors. Itineraries of the visitors are obtained, and based on the entry points and the itineraries of the visitors, likely routes of the visitors are determined through the monitored environment. Responsive to receiving an image captured by a first camera at a first location at an image capture time, the database records are sorted for facial recognition matching with the image from the first camera based on the visitors whose routes are likely to place the visitors in proximity to the first camera at the time of image capture.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Paula Besterman, Adrian X. Rodriguez, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20140363046Abstract: Prioritizing facial recognition matches includes obtaining identification information and a facial image for each visitor entering the monitored environment, the monitored environment having a plurality of cameras at known locations including entry and exit points; obtaining itineraries of the visitors. Itineraries of the visitors are obtained, and based on the entry points and the itineraries of the visitors, likely routes of the visitors are determined through the monitored environment. Responsive to receiving an image captured by a first camera at a first location at an image capture time, the database records are sorted for facial recognition matching with the image from the first camera based on the visitors who routes are likely to place the visitors in proximity to the first camera at the time of image capture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Paula Besterman, Adrian X. Rodriguez, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20140157096Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a computer program product for determining a thumbnail image for a video. The computer program product can include computer usable program code configured to analyze the video. The computer usable program code can be further configured to determine video themes based on the analyzing the video. The computer usable program code can be further configured to produce a first group of thumbnail images for the video themes. The computer usable program code can be further configured to determine a forum theme for an electronic forum in which the video will be accessible. The computer usable program code can be further configured to choose, from the first group of thumbnail images, a matching thumbnail image that is thematically consistent with the forum theme. The computer usable program code can be further configured to present the matching thumbnail image in the forum.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paula Besterman, Joseph Leong, Adrian X. Rodriguez, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20140157097Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a method for embedding, in a website, a video and a thumbnail image associated with the video. The method can include requesting, over a network, the video from a video source. The method can include transmitting, to the video source, theme information indicating a theme of the website. The method can include receiving the video and the thumbnail image, wherein the thumbnail image is thematically consistent with the theme of the website. The method can include embedding the video in the website. The method can include presenting the thumbnail image in association with the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paula Besterman, Joseph Leong, Adrian X. Rodriguez, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20140068480Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products and a computer system, implement and use techniques for preserving referential integrity. A first input receiving component receives a first input selecting a target file within a first directory. A second input receiving component receives a second input selecting all files referenced by the target file. A transfer component automatically performs a moving or copying operation of all referenced files from a first directory to a second directory when a moving or copying operation of the target file is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Zachary W. Abrams, Paula Besterman, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20140019126Abstract: Speech-to-text recognition of non-dictionary words by an electronic device having a speech-to-text recognizer and a global positing system (GPS) includes receiving a user's speech and attempting to convert the speech to text using at least a word dictionary; in response to a portion of the speech being unrecognizable, determining if the speech contains a location-based phrase that contains a term relating to any combination of a geographic origin or destination, a current location, and a route; retrieving from a global positioning system location data that are within geographical proximity to the location-based phrase, wherein the location data include any combination of street names, business names, places of interest, and municipality names; updating the word dictionary by temporarily adding words from the location data to the word dictionary; and using the updated word dictionary to convert the previously unrecognized portion of the speech to text.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Zachary W. Abrams, Paula Besterman, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Patent number: 8566319Abstract: An ungrouped list associated with a communication artifact can be identified. The information can be associated with a recipient, which can be a user registered within a computing system. Group data information associated with an external source can be received. The source can be a data source not associated with the artifact. The group data can include a group and/or a contact identifier. Recipient information from the recipient list can be associated with a group identifier if the recipient identifier is equivalent to the contact identifier within the group data. A grouped list can be generated from the associated data. A grouped list can be presented within an interface. The presenting can present recipient information within a logical grouping for at least a portion of the recipients of the ungrouped list. The grouping can be an organization of recipient information associated with the group identifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary W. Abrams, Matthew G. Marum, Pamela S. Ross, Steven K. Speicher
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Publication number: 20130154947Abstract: Determining a display orientation on a screen of a portable device includes detecting a current hand position of a user on a touch sensitive surface that is applied to an entire body of the portable device; comparing the current hand position to pre-stored hand position templates that are each associated with a preferred display orientation; determining a matching hand position template; configuring the display orientation of the screen to match the preferred display orientation associated with the matching hand position template; learning hand position patterns of the user by monitoring whether the user changes the display orientation of the screen within a predetermined amount of time after the configuring of the display orientation; and modifying the preferred display orientation associated with the matching hand position template based on the learned hand position patterns of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary W. Abrams, Paula Besterman, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20120173526Abstract: An ungrouped list associated with a communication artifact can be identified. The information can be associated with a recipient, which can be a user registered within a computing system. Group data information associated with an external source can be received. The source can be a data source not associated with the artifact. The group data can include a group and/or a contact identifier. Recipient information from the recipient list can be associated with a group identifier if the recipient identifier is equivalent to the contact identifier within the group data. A grouped list can be generated from the associated data. A grouped list can be presented within an interface. The presenting can present recipient information within a logical grouping for at least a portion of the recipients of the ungrouped list. The grouping can be an organization of recipient information associated with the group identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: ZACHARY W. ABRAMS, MATTHEW G. MARUM, PAMELA S. ROSS, STEVEN K. SPEICHER