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).

  • Publication number: 20160065420
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, one or more computer processors determine a source for a performance indicator of a target service element is known. The one or more computer processors select, at run time, a source for the performance indicator that has a least amount of information gaps. The one or more computer processors determine information associated with the performance indicator from the source. The one or more computer processors determine whether the determined information associated with the performance indicator is more current than a quality indicator periodicity value that is associated with the target service element. In response to determining that the determined information associated with the performance indicator is more current than a quality indicator periodicity value that is associated with the target service element, the one or more computer processors selecting the performance indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta, Helena Litani, Diaa EIDin M.Y.A. Nasr
  • Publication number: 20160057691
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for en-route wireless network access are provided. A server receives from a mobile device information of a route along which the mobile device moves. The server determines registered wireless access points along the route. The server sends information of the mobile device and user credentials to one or more providers of the registered wireless access points. From the one or more providers, the server receives connection information of the registered wireless access points. The server sends the connection information to the mobile device. Based on the connection information, the mobile device establishes connectivity with respective ones of the registered wireless access points en-route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20160036655
    Abstract: A service cost model for services offered in a cloud-computing environment is generated by discovering cost-related attributes in a service catalog of provisioned virtual machines and applications provisioned thereon. The set of cost-related attributes includes at least one of the following: outage frequency, time to repair, cost of repair information, and time claimed by each resource type to fix past outages. The generated service cost model is tracked and adjusted against actuals periodically to reflect the true cost of offered services. Further by federating with other cloud service providers, the costs of a same service are compared between the different providers, and accordingly a recommendation for a provider based on the costs is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta, Helena Litani
  • Publication number: 20160027442
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, a service, and a system for generating a summary of audio on one or more computing devices. The method includes one or more processors retrieving an audio recording. The method further includes one or more processors identifying supplemental information associated with the audio recording, wherein the supplemental information includes information associated with content in the audio recording and information associated with one or more speakers of the audio recording. The method further includes one or more processors converting the audio recording to a transcript of the audio recording. The method further includes one or more processors generating a summary of the transcript of the audio recording based at least in part on the identified supplemental information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 9244801
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, one or more computer processors determine a source for a performance indicator of a target service element is known. The one or more computer processors select, at run time, a source for the performance indicator that has a least amount of information gaps. The one or more computer processors determine information associated with the performance indicator from the source. The one or more computer processors determine whether the determined information associated with the performance indicator is more current than a quality indicator periodicity value that is associated with the target service element. In response to determining that the determined information associated with the performance indicator is more current than a quality indicator periodicity value that is associated with the target service element, the one or more computer processors selecting the performance indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta, Helena Litani, Diaa EIDin M. Y. A. Nasr
  • Publication number: 20150382056
    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: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20150365291
    Abstract: A tool for a computing service using a computing usage policy. The tool receives by one or more computer processors, a configured usage policy. The tool validates, by one or more computer processors, the configured usage policy. The tool determines, by one or more computer processors, one or more rules governing the configured usage policy. The tool executes, by one or more computer processors, the one or more rules governing the configured usage policy. The tool manages, by one or more computer processors, one or more cloud service resources according to the configured usage policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta, Helena Litani
  • Publication number: 20150363489
    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: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Donna K. Byron, Manvendra Gupta
  • Publication number: 20150326949
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for displaying data from external computing systems in subtitles of a multi-media system is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises analyzing data of an incoming media stream from at least one external computing system, wherein the data is analyzed to identify at least one of a text-based data, a voice-based data, or a video-based data of the least one external computing system that is associated with the multi-media system. The computer-implemented method further comprises augmenting at least one subtitle of the multi-media system with the identified and converted at least one of the text-based data, the voice-based data, or the video-based data. The computer-implemented method further comprises generating at least one annotation of the multi-media system with the identified and converted at least one of the text-based data, the voice-based data, or the video-based data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta, Helena Litani
  • Publication number: 20150278062
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, one or more computer processors determine a source for a performance indicator of a target service element is known. The one or more computer processors select, at run time, a source for the performance indicator that has a least amount of information gaps. The one or more computer processors determine information associated with the performance indicator from the source. The one or more computer processors determine whether the determined information associated with the performance indicator is more current than a quality indicator periodicity value that is associated with the target service element. In response to determining that the determined information associated with the performance indicator is more current than a quality indicator periodicity value that is associated with the target service element, the one or more computer processors selecting the performance indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Burton, Manvendra Gupta, Helena Litani, Diaa EIDin M.Y.A. Nasr