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).

  • Patent number: 11922668
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Ackermann, William Chen, Thad Hughes, Teagan Daly, Scott McKinney, Rory Sayres, Quang Duong, Jacob Stimes, Eric Lindley, Cristhian Cruz, Beverly Freeman
  • Patent number: 11169620
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
  • Publication number: 20170075430
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
  • Patent number: 9507518
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
  • Publication number: 20130311929
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
  • Patent number: 8527894
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
  • Publication number: 20120196263
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Quant Systems, Inc. d/b/a Hawkes Learning Systems
    Inventors: Marcel Prevuznak, Barry Wright, III, Rebecca Hughes
  • Patent number: 7958197
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, Nancy E. Kho, Jamie Liu, Judy J. Piper
  • Publication number: 20110099220
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, Nancy E. Kho, Jamie Liu, Judy J. Piper
  • Publication number: 20100169136
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: NANCY ELLEN KHO, REBECCA HUGHES, JAMIE LIU, JUDY J. PIPER, MARY ELLEN ZURKO
  • Publication number: 20100169818
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rebecca Hughes, James Martineau, Michael S. McCowan
  • Publication number: 20060147263
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Hughes, Annika Hughes, Rebecca Hughes, Alexander Hughes