Patents by Inventor Rebecca D. Young

Rebecca D. Young 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: 10928898
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to augmented reality (AR) safety enhancement. In embodiments, an eye-gaze time indicating a period in which a user using an AR application is viewing a screen of a mobile device running the AR application can be determined. The eye-gaze time can then be compared to an eye-gaze threshold. In response to a determination that the eye-gaze time exceeds the eye-gaze threshold, an alert can be issued to the mobile device running the AR application. In embodiments, a set of proximity data can be received. The set of proximity data can be analyzed to determine a number of nearby devices. A determination can be made whether the number of nearby devices exceeds a safety threshold. When a determination is made that the number of nearby devices exceeds the safety threshold, an alert can be issued to a device having a running AR application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rebecca D. Young, Stewart J. Hyman, Manvendra Gupta, Rhonda L. Childress
  • Publication number: 20200218341
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to augmented reality (AR) safety enhancement. In embodiments, an eye-gaze time indicating a period in which a user using an AR application is viewing a screen of a mobile device running the AR application can be determined. The eye-gaze time can then be compared to an eye-gaze threshold. In response to a determination that the eye-gaze time exceeds the eye-gaze threshold, an alert can be issued to the mobile device running the AR application. In embodiments, a set of proximity data can be received. The set of proximity data can be analyzed to determine a number of nearby devices. A determination can be made whether the number of nearby devices exceeds a safety threshold. When a determination is made that the number of nearby devices exceeds the safety threshold, an alert can be issued to a device having a running AR application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Rebecca D. Young, Stewart J. Hyman, Manvendra Gupta, Rhonda L. Childress
  • Publication number: 20200142494
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for dynamic device interaction reconfiguration includes detecting an anomaly in a first input gesture. An embodiment includes determining whether the anomalous gesture resolves to a unique event. An embodiment includes reconfiguring, responsive to the anomalous gesture failing to resolve to the unique event, the anomalous gesture to an output gesture by (i) accepting a second input gesture instead of the first input gesture, and (ii) replacing the second input gesture with a standard first gesture as output to a target application. An embodiment includes resolving the output gesture to the unique event. An embodiment includes causing, responsive to the output gesture, the unique event to occur at the target application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig M. Trim, Martin G. Keen, Rebecca D. Young, Sarbajit K. Rakshit