Patents by Inventor Thomas Reynolds
Thomas Reynolds 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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Publication number: 20230281008Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to personalized software release note generation. Software usage of a user with respect to a software application can be tracked. Software release notes of the software application can be analyzed with respect to the software usage. Personalized software release notes can be generated for the user based on the analyzing. The personalized software release notes can be presented to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11748225Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises obtaining a physical location of a sensor on a device; determining that quality of data captured by the sensor physically located on the device is degraded based on a comparison of the captured data to a quality threshold; and, in response to determining that the quality of the data captured by the sensor is degraded, displaying a visual indicator on a display of the device. The visual indicator includes at least one non-textual component that directs a user to the physical location of the sensor on the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Clement Decrop, Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Publication number: 20230220904Abstract: A joining assembly (12) comprises two joining devices (10). Each joining device (10) comprises a securing arrangement (46) for securing at least one article (14) to the joining devices (10). One of the joining devices (10) comprises a first attaching arrangement (30, 32), and the other of the joining devices (10) comprises a second attaching arrangement (30, 32). The first and second attaching arrangements can cooperate with each other to attach the joining devices (10) to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: James Hudson, Thomas Reynolds
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Publication number: 20230214530Abstract: In an approach to persistence of obfuscated content in livestream data, one or more computer processors receive a video stream. One or more computer processors identify a physical writing space within the video stream. One or more computer processors capture text written on the physical writing space by a presenter. One or more computer processors store the captured text in a tracking corpus. One or more computer processors monitor a position of the presenter with respect to the physical writing space. One or more computer processors determine at least a subset of the captured text is obfuscated from a viewer of the video stream on a device of the viewer. One or more computer processors identify the at least subset of the captured text. One or more computer processors render the at least subset of the captured text in the device of the viewer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11663024Abstract: In an approach to assisting users of a collaborative meeting platform, one or more computer processors detect a start of a collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors monitor one or more activities of the collaborative meeting. Based on the one or more activities of the collaborative meeting, one or more computer processors detect a trigger for assistance with a user interface of the collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors retrieve one or more correlated actions associated with the trigger. One or more computer processors perform at least one of the one or more retrieved correlated action within the user interface of the collaborative meeting.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Clement Decrop, Suman Patra, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein
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Patent number: 11632473Abstract: A computer-implemented method for real-time modification of notification tones to distinguish an intended recipient of a notification tone is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes monitoring an audio stream of an online conference for one or more audio notification tones. The computer-implemented method further includes detecting that a notification tone generated outside of the online conference matches the notification tone of an application or user device associated with two or more participants of the online conference. The computer-implemented method further includes responsive to detecting that the notification tone matches the notification tone of an application or user device associated with two or more participants of the online conference, generating an ameliorative action associated with the notification tone.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Clement Decrop, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson
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Patent number: 11620770Abstract: A topic being discussed by a presenter during a presentation is determined, where the presentation relates to a software application. A software object of the software application that is associated with the topic is identified. The software object is located at a position of a screen of a user that is consuming the presentation. The software object is located at this position as a result of the software object being graphically generated on a local instance of the software application. An indication for the software object at the first position on the local screen is graphically generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Publication number: 20230091832Abstract: A topic being discussed by a presenter during a presentation is determined, where the presentation relates to a software application. A software object of the software application that is associated with the topic is identified. The software object is located at a position of a screen of a user that is consuming the presentation. The software object is located at this position as a result of the software object being graphically generated on a local instance of the software application. An indication for the software object at the first position on the local screen is graphically generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11563781Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for setting timers based on processing of communications using natural language processing. A communication is detected from a communicating participant transmitted within a group communication session implemented in a computer network in which the communicating participant is communicating with an additional participant through the group communication session. A natural language processor (NLP) module processes the detected communication to determine words comprising an expressed temporal commitment of the communicating participant. The expressed temporal commitment does not express a computer implemented command verb to perform an operation related to setting a time variable. A timer is set, in a computer user interface of the additional participant, to a time value based on the expressed temporal commitment in the detected communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Publication number: 20220402649Abstract: A container (10) comprising a wall arrangement (20) defining an internal region (14). The container (10) further comprises a support arrangement (36) attached to the wall arrangement (20). The support arrangement (36) is arrangeable in a support position in which the support arrangement (36) extends across the internal region (14). The support arrangement (36) is also arrangeable in a non-support position in which the support arrangement (36) extends along the wall arrangement (20) within the internal region (14) in engagement with the wall arrangement (20). The support arrangement (36) is movable between the support and the non-support positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Thomas Reynolds, Martin Baker
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Patent number: 11526929Abstract: In an approach to modifying the essentialness of an ecommerce order, one or more computer processors receive an order for a product from a customer. One or more computer processors determine the product is deemed non-essential. One or more computer processors notify the customer that the product is non-essential. One or more computer processors receive a justification of an essentialness of the product from the customer. One or more computer processors analyze a sentiment of the justification. Based on the analysis of the sentiment, one or more computer processors determine the product is essential. One or more computer processors process the order as essential.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Publication number: 20220391233Abstract: In an approach to assisting users of a collaborative meeting platform, one or more computer processors detect a start of a collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors monitor one or more activities of the collaborative meeting. Based on the one or more activities of the collaborative meeting, one or more computer processors detect a trigger for assistance with a user interface of the collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors retrieve one or more correlated actions associated with the trigger. One or more computer processors perform at least one of the one or more retrieved correlated action within the user interface of the collaborative meeting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Clement Decrop, SUMAN PATRA, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein
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Publication number: 20220394135Abstract: A computer-implemented method for real-time modification of notification tones to distinguish an intended recipient of a notification tone is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes monitoring an audio stream of an online conference for one or more audio notification tones. The computer-implemented method further includes detecting that a notification tone generated outside of the online conference matches the notification tone of an application or user device associated with two or more participants of the online conference. The computer-implemented method further includes responsive to detecting that the notification tone matches the notification tone of an application or user device associated with two or more participants of the online conference, generating an ameliorative action associated with the notification tone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Clement Decrop, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson
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Patent number: 11520679Abstract: An overall access rating for each user in a plurality of users for accessing a computing resource of a set of computing resources is generated. Reduced performance of the computing resource is identified. Access metrics associated with each user in the plurality of users who are accessing the computing resource during the reduced performance of the computing resource are determined. The generated overall access ratings based on the determined access metrics are modified. Access to the computing resource is granted based on a ranking of the modified overall access ratings.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11520949Abstract: Digital design of an area is provided by obtaining input parameters for designing the area, comparing the input parameters to a design profile for the user, in which the design profile indicates user preferences regarding design elements, identifying design element(s) to be included in digital design(s) for the area based on correlating the input parameters with design element(s) from the design profile, generating the digital design(s), each of which incorporates at least one of the identified design elements, and displaying a digital design for potential selection to guide designing the area.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Raden Tonev, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jeremy R. Fox, Shikhar Kwatra
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Publication number: 20220365860Abstract: An overall access rating for each user in a plurality of users for accessing a computing resource of a set of computing resources is generated. Reduced performance of the computing resource is identified. Access metrics associated with each user in the plurality of users who are accessing the computing resource during the reduced performance of the computing resource are determined. The generated overall access ratings based on the determined access metrics are modified. Access to the computing resource is granted based on a ranking of the modified overall access ratings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Publication number: 20220365984Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product dynamically identify a shared document, or a similar document. The method includes establishing a screen sharing session, where a presenter computing device transmits a first image of a shared document to a participant computing device. The method also includes generating one or more search parameters by scanning the first image using optical character recognition or object recognition in response to receiving the first image at the participant computing device. The method further includes performing a search of one or more memories accessible to the participant computing device using the generated one or more search parameters. Finally, the method includes displaying a prioritized list of search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Roosevelt Faulkner, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Matthew Cardinal, Denise Bell, Samuel Boyd Smith, III
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Publication number: 20220360612Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for setting timers based on processing of communications using natural language processing. A communication is detected from a communicating participant transmitted within a group communication session implemented in a computer network in which the communicating participant is communicating with an additional participant through the group communication session. A natural language processor (NLP) module processes the detected communication to determine words comprising an expressed temporal commitment of the communicating participant. The expressed temporal commitment does not express a computer implemented command verb to perform an operation related to setting a time variable. A timer is set, in a computer user interface of the additional participant, to a time value based on the expressed temporal commitment in the detected communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11488634Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for generating a summary video from a plurality of presentation attendee notes is provided. Embodiments of the disclosure may include collecting the plurality of attendee notes from a plurality of attendees of a presentation and then analyzing the collected plurality of notes to identify a plurality of common note topics. The identified plurality of common note topics may be correlated to a plurality of portions in a presentation video of the presentation which is used to generate the summary video by combining the correlated plurality of portions in the presentation video.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Clement Decrop, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11481088Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach displays, on a user interface during a first user session, a set of objects with a first level of detail based on a prioritization model. The approach adjusts the prioritization model based on a set of user selections to the set of objects captured during the first user session that indicates a second level of detail of at least one object in the set of objects. The approach displays the set of objects to the user on the user interface during a second user session based on the adjusted prioritization model.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew Cardinal, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Ramratan Vennam, Belinda Marie Vennam