Patents by Inventor Rebecca Hughes
Rebecca Hughes 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: 11922668Abstract: A set of user interface tools is described facilitating asynchronous adjudication of one or more regions-of-interest in a medical image by a group of two or more graders, each of which has access to the set of tools in a workstation environment. The set of tools include (1) a feature for enabling the graders to assess the medical image and manually delineate one or more specific regions-of-interest (ROI) in the medical image, (2) a feature for assessing the ROI(s) delineated by other graders, including display of the ROI delineated by other graders; (3) dialog features for explaining and discussing the assessments, including a text feature for discussing the assessments. The dialog features and the ROIs delineated by all the graders are visible to all the graders on the workstation display as they collectively adjudicate the medical image in a round-robin manner. The set of tools further include (4) a feature for manually verifying grader agreement with the other graders' assessments.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Rebecca Ackermann, William Chen, Thad Hughes, Teagan Daly, Scott McKinney, Rory Sayres, Quang Duong, Jacob Stimes, Eric Lindley, Cristhian Cruz, Beverly Freeman
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Patent number: 11169620Abstract: A computer-implemented method of navigating a GUI can include, responsive to a user input initiating a navigation mode, overlaying, atop of the GUI located within a first layer, a virtual keyboard within a second layer, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys. The method can include, for each virtual key, associating the virtual key with a region of the first layer including an area of the GUI beneath the virtual key. The method can include mapping each virtual key with a physical key of a physical keyboard communicatively linked with a computer rendering the GUI and, responsive to a user input selecting a physical key of the physical keyboard, selecting a region corresponding to the selected physical key. A level of magnification for the selected region can be increased within the first layer while keeping the virtual keyboard sizing constant.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
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Publication number: 20170075430Abstract: A computer-implemented method of navigating a GUI can include, responsive to a user input initiating a navigation mode, overlaying, atop of the GUI located within a first layer, a virtual keyboard within a second layer, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys. The method can include, for each virtual key, associating the virtual key with a region of the first layer including an area of the GUI beneath the virtual key. The method can include mapping each virtual key with a physical key of a physical keyboard communicatively linked with a computer rendering the GUI and, responsive to a user input selecting a physical key of the physical keyboard, selecting a region corresponding to the selected physical key. A level of magnification for the selected region can be increased within the first layer while keeping the virtual keyboard sizing constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
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Patent number: 9507518Abstract: A computer-implemented method of navigating a GUI can include, responsive to a user input initiating a navigation mode, overlaying, atop of the GUI located within a first layer, a virtual keyboard within a second layer, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys. The method can include, for each virtual key, associating the virtual key with a region of the first layer including an area of the GUI beneath the virtual key. The method can include mapping each virtual key with a physical key of a physical keyboard communicatively linked with a computer rendering the GUI and, responsive to a user input selecting a physical key of the physical keyboard, selecting a region corresponding to the selected physical key. A level of magnification for the selected region can be increased within the first layer while keeping the virtual keyboard sizing constant.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
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Publication number: 20130311929Abstract: A computer-implemented method of navigating a GUI can include, responsive to a user input initiating a navigation mode, overlaying, atop of the GUI located within a first layer, a virtual keyboard within a second layer, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys. The method can include, for each virtual key, associating the virtual key with a region of the first layer including an area of the GUI beneath the virtual key. The method can include mapping each virtual key with a physical key of a physical keyboard communicatively linked with a computer rendering the GUI and, responsive to a user input selecting a physical key of the physical keyboard, selecting a region corresponding to the selected physical key. A level of magnification for the selected region can be increased within the first layer while keeping the virtual keyboard sizing constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
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Patent number: 8527894Abstract: A computer-implemented method of navigating a GUI can include, responsive to a user input initiating a navigation mode, overlaying, atop of the GUI located within a first layer, a virtual keyboard within a second layer, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys. The method can include, for each virtual key, associating the virtual key with a region of the first layer including an area of the GUI beneath the virtual key. The method can include mapping each virtual key with a physical key of a physical keyboard communicatively linked with a computer rendering the GUI and, responsive to a user input selecting a physical key of the physical keyboard, selecting a region corresponding to the selected physical key. A level of magnification for the selected region can be increased within the first layer while keeping the virtual keyboard sizing constant.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
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Publication number: 20120196263Abstract: An interactive educational device and method that provides students with activity modes in the form of instruction and exercises to be performed at a plurality of individual work stations. The invention tracks and provides information that is useful to an instructor in determining students' focus and progress. The information provided to the instructor may include, the element of the activity mode of the device the student is currently using, how long the student has been in a particular mode, and how many times the student has attempted a particular element of an activity mode. The information for each student may be updated in real time, so that at any given moment the instructor may be informed as to the student's particular activity. A “look back” for any period of time may be obtained by the instructor. The instructor receives alerts for particular events. The student may report a need for assistance, and student details may be provided to the instructor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Quant Systems, Inc. d/b/a Hawkes Learning SystemsInventors: Marcel Prevuznak, Barry Wright, III, Rebecca Hughes
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Patent number: 7958197Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for type-ahead processing for multiple different addressees. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for type-ahead processing for multiple different addressees can include detecting character input in an addressee field of a composition view of a messaging client executing in memory by a processor of a computer. The method also can include matching the detected character input to entries in a table of different lists in that each of the entries in the table includes multiple different addressees specified for a previously composed message. Finally, the method can include auto-completing the addressee field with a selected list of multiple different addressees matching the detected character input.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rebecca Hughes, Nancy E. Kho, Jamie Liu, Judy J. Piper
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Publication number: 20110099220Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for type-ahead processing for multiple different addressees. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for type-ahead processing for multiple different addressees can include detecting character input in an addressee field of a composition view of a messaging client executing in memory by a processor of a computer. The method also can include matching the detected character input to entries in a table of different lists in that each of the entries in the table includes multiple different addressees specified for a previously composed message. Finally, the method can include auto-completing the addressee field with a selected list of multiple different addressees matching the detected character input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rebecca Hughes, Nancy E. Kho, Jamie Liu, Judy J. Piper
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Publication number: 20100169136Abstract: A dynamically developed social networking group is defined within a collaborative platform. Information regarding one or more attributes of one or more members of the group is collected. Anonymized statistical data regarding the group is provided, based upon, at least in part, the information regarding one or more attributes of one or more members of the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: NANCY ELLEN KHO, REBECCA HUGHES, JAMIE LIU, JUDY J. PIPER, MARY ELLEN ZURKO
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Publication number: 20100169818Abstract: A computer-implemented method of navigating a GUI can include, responsive to a user input initiating a navigation mode, overlaying, atop of the GUI located within a first layer, a virtual keyboard within a second layer, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys. The method can include, for each virtual key, associating the virtual key with a region of the first layer including an area of the GUI beneath the virtual key. The method can include mapping each virtual key with a physical key of a physical keyboard communicatively linked with a computer rendering the GUI and, responsive to a user input selecting a physical key of the physical keyboard, selecting a region corresponding to the selected physical key. A level of magnification for the selected region can be increased within the first layer while keeping the virtual keyboard sizing constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
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Publication number: 20060147263Abstract: Apparatus for converting kinetic energy into useable power comprising a frame (230) arranged to be fixed in a vehicle running track (240), a plate (250), (252) and (254) moveably mounted to the frame. Power transmitting means (260) is coupled both to the plate and a power generator. The plate is arranged to act on the power transmitting means to cause power to be generated. The track and plate are so disposed as to cause at least a part (221) of a vehicle (220) moving on the track to drop onto the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2004Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Peter Hughes, Annika Hughes, Rebecca Hughes, Alexander Hughes