Patents by Inventor Sean R. Costello

Sean R. Costello 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: 11013978
    Abstract: A cognitive coaching method; detecting one or more real-time specific action occurrences during one or more game phases; generating, with a heat map generator, one or more real-time heat maps with one or more specific action label based on the detected one or more real-time specific action occurrences; training a heat map image classifier with an analytics module; transposing one or more historical heat maps comprised in a historical heat map library onto the one or more generated real-time heat maps, in real time, to generate strategic insight on one or more opposing teams; analyzing, using a predictive module, a future potential outcome based on the one or more transposed heat maps; and signaling, to a user, a recommended corrective action deployment strategy based on the analysis of the future potential outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Laurence J. Plant, Stefan Harrer, James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello
  • Patent number: 10838837
    Abstract: A method and system for predicting system states is provided. The method includes receiving a first reference model associated with a first operational attribute of a system from a first integrated circuit internally comprising a first processing circuit and a first sensor measuring a first parameter of the system. Additionally, a second reference model associated with a second operational attribute of the system is received from a second integrated circuit internally comprising a second processing circuit and a second sensor measuring a second parameter of the system. A combination reference model based on the first reference model and the second reference model is generated and a predicted future state and associated operational attributes for the system are determined based on the combination reference model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Patent number: 10785273
    Abstract: Hybrid device for viewing media content: a media player; a non-transitory storage medium; and a processer to perform functions: exception detection and handling to monitor a rate of media streaming and to identify when viewing of the media content is or predicted to be interrupted; a peer interaction manager to broadcast a request to peers for media segments of the media content when viewing of the media content is or predicted to be interrupted; a security manager to send a request to a content distribution network to start streaming of the media content, to receive a session key from the content distribution network, and to present the session key to the peers; a peer media manager to receive the media segments from the peers and cache the media segments; and a media segment manager to stitch the media segments from different peers into a single continuous media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Patent number: 10693839
    Abstract: A method and system for improving a digital media content transfer blocking process is provided. The method includes detecting a request for access to digital media content from a digital media provider system. Network traffic across the network is identified and it is verified that the digital media content is comprised by the network traffic. In response, investigation platform software code is executed and a database system associated with the digital media provider system is queried. A system determines if a legitimate connection based relationship exists between a user device and the digital media provider system and the digital media content is monitored. The digital media content is determined to be unauthorized for use by the user and in response the digital media content is disabled from executing functions with respect to the user device of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20200117755
    Abstract: An intelligent video bridge analyzes, indexes and searches live and stored video across multiple existing disparate CCTVs. Through the intelligent video bridge, third parties such as law enforcement can concurrently access and search video feeds from a range of CCTVs, allowing the third party to more easily track persons or vehicles of interest as they move throughout the community and pass within range of different CCTV systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Laurence J. Plant, Stefan Harrer, Sean R. Costello, James D. Cleaver
  • Publication number: 20190366189
    Abstract: A cognitive coaching method; detecting one or more real-time specific action occurrences during one or more game phases; generating, with a heat map generator, one or more real-time heat maps with one or more specific action label based on the detected one or more real-time specific action occurrences; training a heat map image classifier with an analytics module; transposing one or more historical heat maps comprised in a historical heat map library onto the one or more generated real-time heat maps, in real time, to generate strategic insight on one or more opposing teams; analyzing, using a predictive module, a future potential outcome based on the one or more transposed heat maps; and signaling, to a user, a recommended corrective action deployment strategy based on the analysis of the future potential outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Laurence J. Plant, Stefan Harrer, James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello
  • Publication number: 20190289048
    Abstract: Hybrid device for viewing media content: a media player; a non-transitory storage medium; and a processer to perform functions: exception detection and handling to monitor a rate of media streaming and to identify when viewing of the media content is or predicted to be interrupted; a peer interaction manager to broadcast a request to peers for media segments of the media content when viewing of the media content is or predicted to be interrupted; a security manager to send a request to a content distribution network to start streaming of the media content, to receive a session key from the content distribution network, and to present the session key to the peers; a peer media manager to receive the media segments from the peers and cache the media segments; and a media segment manager to stitch the media segments from different peers into a single continuous media file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: MICHAEL SEAN BROWN, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Patent number: 10389776
    Abstract: Hybrid device for viewing media content which includes a media player to present the media content to a viewer; a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and a processer that executes the instructions to perform the following functions: exception detection and handling to monitor a rate of media streaming and to identify when viewing of the media content is interrupted or predicted to be interrupted; a peer interaction manager having a signaling capability to broadcast a request to peers for media segments of the media content when viewing of the media content is interrupted or predicted to be interrupted; a peer media manager to receive the media segments from the peers and cache the media segments; and a media segment manager to stitch the media segments from different peers into a single continuous media file and insert the media file into the media player for playing to the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20190141014
    Abstract: A method and system for improving a digital media content transfer blocking process is provided. The method includes detecting a request for access to digital media content from a digital media provider system. Network traffic across the network is identified and it is verified that the digital media content is comprised by the network traffic. In response, investigation platform software code is executed and a database system associated with the digital media provider system is queried. A system determines if a legitimate connection based relationship exists between a user device and the digital media provider system and the digital media content is monitored. The digital media content is determined to be unauthorized for use by said user and in response the digital media content is disabled from executing functions with respect to the user device of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Patent number: 10230690
    Abstract: A method and system for improving a digital media content transfer blocking process is provided. The method includes detecting a request for access to digital media content from a digital media provider system. Network traffic across the network is identified and it is verified that the digital media content is comprised by the network traffic. In response, investigation platform software code is executed and a database system associated with the digital media provider system is queried. A system determines if a legitimate connection based relationship exists between a user device and the digital media provider system and the digital media content is monitored. The digital media content is determined to be unauthorized for use by said user and in response the digital media content is disabled from executing functions with respect to the user device of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20180322510
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for evaluating IT platforms such as hybrid clouds and edge platforms. A system is disclosed that includes an ingestion engine that utilizes natural language processing to capture capabilities associated with a set of platforms; a modeling system for storing capabilities in a structured model that includes a set of IT categories and a set of IT features in each IT category; an analysis system that generates a compliance analysis by evaluating policies and requirements of an enterprise against capabilities stored in the structured model; and a visualization system that generates a graphical view of the IT categories and IT features, wherein the graphical view further includes a visualization of the compliance analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20180278582
    Abstract: A method and system for improving a digital media content transfer blocking process is provided. The method includes detecting a request for access to digital media content from a digital media provider system. Network traffic across the network is identified and it is verified that the digital media content is comprised by the network traffic. In response, investigation platform software code is executed and a database system associated with the digital media provider system is queried. A system determines if a legitimate connection based relationship exists between a user device and the digital media provider system and the digital media content is monitored. The digital media content is determined to be unauthorized for use by said user and in response the digital media content is disabled from executing functions with respect to the user device of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20180122368
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for providing assistance during a multiparty communication include a processor(s) receiving, over a communications network data from a multiparty communication involving two or more participants, wherein the data comprises audio data. Among the processor(s) is a neuromorphic processor. The neuromorphic processor analyzes the data based on recognizing pre-defined speech patterns in the audio data and produces analytics based on the analysis of the data, during the multiparty communication, based on recognizing pre-defined speech patterns in the audio data. The processor(s) determines at least one sentiment of a first participant of the two or more participants participating in the multiparty communication. The processor(s) generates a visual representation of the multiparty communication that includes a representation of the at least one sentiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sean R. COSTELLO, Stefan HARRER, Laurence J. PLANT
  • Publication number: 20180034873
    Abstract: Hybrid device for viewing media content which includes a media player to present the media content to a viewer; a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and a processer that executes the instructions to perform the following functions: exception detection and handling to monitor a rate of media streaming and to identify when viewing of the media content is interrupted or predicted to be interrupted; a peer interaction manager having a signaling capability to broadcast a request to peers for media segments of the media content when viewing of the media content is interrupted or predicted to be interrupted; a peer media manager to receive the media segments from the peers and cache the media segments; and a media segment manager to stitch the media segments from different peers into a single continuous media file and insert the media file into the media player for playing to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20170372205
    Abstract: A method and system for predicting system states is provided. The method includes receiving a first reference model associated with a first operational attribute of a system from a first integrated circuit internally comprising a first processing circuit and a first sensor measuring a first parameter of the system. Additionally, a second reference model associated with a second operational attribute of the system is received from a second integrated circuit internally comprising a second processing circuit and a second sensor measuring a second parameter of the system. A combination reference model based on the first reference model and the second reference model is generated and a predicted future state and associated operational attributes for the system are determined based on the combination reference model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant