Patents by Inventor Yolanda A Rankin

Yolanda A Rankin 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: 10068285
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to multi-dimensional surface-based bid matching. An aspect includes receiving a bid from a first user, the bid comprising a plurality of ranges, wherein each range of the plurality of ranges corresponds to a respective dimension of a plurality of dimensions. Another aspect includes determining a first bid surface in the plurality of dimensions based on the plurality of ranges of the bid of the first user. Another aspect includes modifying the first bid surface based on a match to the bid of the first user, the match comprising a point on a second bid surface corresponding to a bid from a second user. Another aspect includes wherein, if the first user comprises a work requester, the second user comprises a work producer, and if the first user comprises a work producer, the second user comprises a work requester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Melissa Cefkin, Tobin J. Lehman, Yolanda A. Rankin, H. Raymond Strong, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140324617
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to multi-dimensional surface-based bid matching. An aspect includes receiving a bid from a first user, the bid comprising a plurality of ranges, wherein each range of the plurality of ranges corresponds to a respective dimension of a plurality of dimensions. Another aspect includes determining a first bid surface in the plurality of dimensions based on the plurality of ranges of the bid of the first user. Another aspect includes modifying the first bid surface based on a match to the bid of the first user, the match comprising a point on a second bid surface corresponding to a bid from a second user. Another aspect includes wherein, if the first user comprises a work requester, the second user comprises a work producer, and if the first user comprises a work producer, the second user comprises a work requester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Melissa Cefkin, Tobin J. Lehman, Yolanda A. Rankin, H. Raymond Strong, JR.
  • Patent number: 8406412
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adapting an existing call flow wherein the call flow further comprises an associated data set, comprising: activating the existing call flow, the existing call flow generating a series of questions designed to obtain information from a caller; determining if an exception condition has occurred; allowing a user to activate an exception call flow in response to the exception condition; retaining the data set associated with the call flow when the exception condition occurred; adapting the data set such that the call flow addresses the exception condition; analyzing the adapted data set to determine if it is unique; and, modifying the existing call flow to incorporate the adapted data set if the adapted data set is unique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J Bethea, Neil H Boyette, Isaac Kam-Chak Cheng, Vikas Krishna, Yolanda A Rankin, Yongshin Yu
  • Publication number: 20110251971
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention comprises a real-time collaborative technical support (RTCTS) system that may automatically generate and/or maintain social networks that may be dynamically evolving. The social networks may be based on the output of at least one multi-modal classification algorithm. These outputs may be occurring in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Bethea, Neil H. Boyette, Isaac K. Cheng, Vikas Krishna, Yolanda A. Rankin, Yongshin Yu
  • Publication number: 20110211687
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adapting an existing call flow wherein the call flow further comprises an associated data set, comprising: activating the existing call flow, the existing call flow generating a series of questions designed to obtain information from a caller; determining if an exception condition has occurred; allowing a user to activate an exception call flow in response to the exception condition; retaining the data set associated with the call flow when the exception condition occurred; adapting the data set such that the call flow addresses the exception condition; analyzing the adapted data set to determine if it is unique; and, modifying the existing call flow to incorporate the adapted data set if the adapted data set is unique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Bethea, Neil H. Boyette, Isaac Kam-Chak Cheng, Vikas Krishna, Yolanda A. Rankin, Yongshin Yu