Patents by Inventor Peter H. Burton

Peter H. Burton 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: 11194851
    Abstract: A method and system for generating summary details is provided. The method includes retrieving event data of associated with a user. Attributes are extracted from the event data and the event data is segmented into logical groups of related activities performed by the user. Key information and associated attributes of each logical group are identified and in response the user is evaluated. The logical groups of related activities are ranked and presented to the user. In response, an engagement summary associated with the user and the logical groups is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10915511
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically determining a processing path is provided. The method includes generating an input criteria associated with performing a hardware apparatus implemented process. Metadata describing the input criteria is generated and stored. Weighting factors associated with the metadata are generated and a specialized hardware apparatus executing the hardware apparatus implemented process is enabled. Measurement characteristics associated with conditions resulting from the specialized hardware apparatus executing the hardware apparatus implemented process are retrieved from a plurality of hardware sensors. A resource database catalog for hardware based data processing resources is queried and an optimization process for determining an optimized processing path for processing the metadata with respect to the resource database hardware based data and the measurement characteristics is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10902151
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securing data. A concept associated with a domain is identified as a concept of data in a first call. The identified concept is associated to policies. Based on (i) a determination that attribute names of the data in a second call match a second concept associated with the domain and (ii) a match between a pattern and field values of the data, the second concept is identified as the previously identified concept associated with the first call and an inference score is determined. Based on the inference score exceeding a threshold and the second concept being associated with the policies, the second call is blocked, thereby securing the data according to the policies, before a completion of a transaction that includes the second call, and without requiring a validation of the second concept by a human administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10771533
    Abstract: Aspects control data transfers within group of networked devices. The devices are assigned a power values indicative of a relative quality of power supply, connection values indicative of a relative quality of network connections available, and master state values as a function of a comparing historical usage data. The devices with a highest combination value generated from the assigned master state, power and connection values is set as a master device to receive the data item and transfer the data item to each of other devices as client devices relative to the master device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20200175050
    Abstract: A method and system for generating summary details is provided. The method includes retrieving event data of associated with a user. Attributes are extracted from the event data and the event data is segmented into logical groups of related activities performed by the user. Key information and associated attributes of each logical group are identified and in response the user is evaluated. The logical groups of related activities are ranked and presented to the user. In response, an engagement summary associated with the user and the logical groups is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10659840
    Abstract: A computer receives one or more media content source locations. The computer determines two or more media content items associated with the one or more received media content source locations. The computer negotiates digital rights associated with the two or more media content items. The computer pre-fetches the two or more media content items from the one or more media content source locations. The computer determines at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer resamples the first media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer publishes a composition of the two or more media content items to appear as one linked asset with uniform digital characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10609118
    Abstract: Aspects control data transfers within group of networked devices. The devices are assigned a power values indicative of a relative quality of power supply, connection values indicative of a relative quality of network connections available, and master state values as a function of a comparing historical usage data. The devices with a highest combination value generated from the assigned master state, power and connection values is set as a master device to receive the data item and transfer the data item to each of other devices as client devices relative to the master device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10599698
    Abstract: A method and system for generating summary details is provided. The method includes retrieving event data of associated with a user. Attributes are extracted from the event data and the event data is segmented into logical groups of related activities performed by the user. Key information and associated attributes of each logical group are identified and in response the user is evaluated. The logical groups of related activities are ranked and presented to the user. In response, an engagement summary associated with the user and the logical groups is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20190303613
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securing data. A concept associated with a domain is identified as a concept of data in a first call. The identified concept is associated to policies. Based on (i) a determination that attribute names of the data in a second call match a second concept associated with the domain and (ii) a match between a pattern and field values of the data, the second concept is identified as the previously identified concept associated with the first call and an inference score is determined. Based on the inference score exceeding a threshold and the second concept being associated with the policies, the second call is blocked, thereby securing the data according to the policies, before a completion of a transaction that includes the second call, and without requiring a validation of the second concept by a human administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20190306225
    Abstract: Aspects control data transfers within group of networked devices. The devices are assigned a power values indicative of a relative quality of power supply, connection values indicative of a relative quality of network connections available, and master state values as a function of a comparing historical usage data. The devices with a highest combination value generated from the assigned master state, power and connection values is set as a master device to receive the data item and transfer the data item to each of other devices as client devices relative to the master device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: PETER H. BURTON, SHAHIR A. DAYA, LUC DESROSIERS, MANVENDRA GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20190238935
    Abstract: A computer receives one or more media content source locations. The computer determines two or more media content items associated with the one or more received media content source locations. The computer negotiates digital rights associated with the two or more media content items. The computer pre-fetches the two or more media content items from the one or more media content source locations. The computer determines at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer resamples the first media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer publishes a composition of the two or more media content items to appear as one linked asset with uniform digital characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10360403
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securing data. Concept expansion on a data structure and names of attributes of the data is performed. Values of fields of the data are matched to a pattern in a repository that includes patterns that specify concepts. Based on the concept expansions and the field values matched to the pattern, a concept of the data is identified and an inference score is determined. The inference score indicates whether the identified score requires a validation. If the inference score exceeds a threshold score, a policy associated with the concept is identified and an action to secure the data based on the policy is performed. If the inference score does not exceed the threshold score, (i) a validation of the concept is received or (ii) an indication that the identified concept is not valid and a new concept of the data are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10306305
    Abstract: A computer receives one or more media content source locations. The computer determines two or more media content items associated with the one or more received media content source locations. The computer negotiates digital rights associated with the two or more media content items. The computer pre-fetches the two or more media content items from the one or more media content source locations. The computer determines at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer resamples the first media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer publishes a composition of the two or more media content items to appear as one linked asset with uniform digital characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20190146958
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically determining a processing path is provided. The method includes generating an input criteria associated with performing a hardware apparatus implemented process. Metadata describing the input criteria is generated and stored. Weighting factors associated with the metadata are generated and a specialized hardware apparatus executing the hardware apparatus implemented process is enabled. Measurement characteristics associated with conditions resulting from the specialized hardware apparatus executing the hardware apparatus implemented process are retrieved from a plurality of hardware sensors. A resource database catalog for hardware based data processing resources is queried and an optimization process for determining an optimized processing path for processing the metadata with respect to the resource database hardware based data and the measurement characteristics is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10284634
    Abstract: A system, program and method are provided for monitoring and detecting changes for infrastructure orchestration templates. A computer provisions a stack using an existing template. The computer detects a change in the stack, wherein the detecting includes comparing at least one configuration element of the stack to at least one definition stored within a repository of a system. The computer determines whether the change is relevant to the existing template. In response to the change being relevant, the computer determines a type of change in the stack. The computer performs either updating a relevant section of the existing template or creating a new template by adding a new portion, which defines a new configuration element according to the type of change in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 10275477
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically determining a processing path is provided. The method includes generating an input criteria associated with performing a hardware apparatus implemented process. Metadata describing the input criteria is generated and stored. Weighting factors associated with the metadata are generated and a specialized hardware apparatus executing the hardware apparatus implemented process is enabled. Measurement characteristics associated with conditions resulting from the specialized hardware apparatus executing the hardware apparatus implemented process are retrieved from a plurality of hardware sensors. A resource database catalog for hardware based data processing resources is queried and an optimization process for determining an optimized processing path for processing the metadata with respect to the resource database hardware based data and the measurement characteristics is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20180300498
    Abstract: An approach is provided for securing data. Concept expansion on a data structure and names of attributes of the data is performed. Values of fields of the data are matched to a pattern in a repository that includes patterns that specify concepts. Based on the concept expansions and the field values matched to the pattern, a concept of the data is identified and an inference score is determined. The inference score indicates whether the identified score requires a validation. If the inference score exceeds a threshold score, a policy associated with the concept is identified and an action to secure the data based on the policy is performed. If the inference score does not exceed the threshold score, (i) a validation of the concept is received or (ii) an indication that the identified concept is not valid and a new concept of the data are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20180270291
    Abstract: Aspects control data transfers within group of networked devices. The devices are assigned a power values indicative of a relative quality of power supply, connection values indicative of a relative quality of network connections available, and master state values as a function of a comparing historical usage data. The devices with a highest combination value generated from the assigned master state, power and connection values is set as a master device to receive the data item and transfer the data item to each of other devices as client devices relative to the master device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: PETER H. BURTON, SHAHIR A. DAYA, LUC DESROSIERS, MANVENDRA GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20180205600
    Abstract: A system, program and method are provided for monitoring and detecting changes for infrastructure orchestration templates. A computer provisions a stack using an existing template. The computer detects a change in the stack, wherein the detecting includes comparing at least one configuration element of the stack to at least one definition stored within a repository of a system. The computer determines whether the change is relevant to the existing template. In response to the change being relevant, the computer determines a type of change in the stack. The computer performs either updating a relevant section of the existing template or creating a new template by adding a new portion, which defines a new configuration element according to the type of change in the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Shahir A. Daya, Luc Desrosiers, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20180146246
    Abstract: A computer receives one or more media content source locations. The computer determines two or more media content items associated with the one or more received media content source locations. The computer negotiates digital rights associated with the two or more media content items. The computer pre-fetches the two or more media content items from the one or more media content source locations. The computer determines at least one digital characteristic of a first media content item of the two or more media content items does not match at least one digital characteristic of a second media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer resamples the first media content item of the two or more media content items. The computer publishes a composition of the two or more media content items to appear as one linked asset with uniform digital characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta