Patents Assigned to Business Machines Corporation
  • Patent number: 11991588
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically pairing two devices is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes detecting a first type of movement from a first device. The computer-implemented method further includes determining that the first device is located within a threshold distance of a second device when the first type of movement from the first device is detected. The computer-implemented method further includes determining whether an auto-pairing policy matches the first type of movement from the first device and the threshold distance between the first and second devices. The computer-implemented method further includes, responsive to determining that the auto-pairing policy matches the first type of movement from the first device and the threshold distance between the first and second devices, automatically pairing the first device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sri Harsha Varada, Venkata Vara Prasad Karri, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Avadhanula Kishore
  • Patent number: 11990949
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices, and/or methods provided herein relate to a process for in-process radio frequency (RF) signal quality analysis and amplitude adjustment of one or more RF devices. In one or more embodiments, the RF device can comprise a portion of a quantum computing system, such as of readout electronics thereof, and thus amplitude adjustment can be at a waveform generator that generates pulses to affect one or more qubits of a quantum logic circuit of the quantum computing system. Generally, an electronic device can comprise an RF tap connected to an RF signal component of a first RF signal chain, and an analysis component connected to the RF tap, the analysis component configured to convert an RF signal from the RF signal component and to compare a conversion result thereof to an expected power output that is based on historical data for a second RF signal chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Daniel Escobar, Layne A. Berge, George Paulik, George Russell Zettles, IV, Daniel Ramirez, Jarrett Betke, Karl Erickson, Timothy Clyde Buchholtz, Timothy Lindquist
  • Patent number: 11991293
    Abstract: A system includes an authenticated encryption layer comprising logic configured to encrypt data received at the authenticated encryption layer from an authorized application at a source node. The data is encrypted using a first key to obtain first encrypted data. The logic is configured to encrypt the first encrypted data using a second key to obtain second encrypted data and generate a watermark for the first encrypted data and/or a watermark for the second encrypted data. The logic is configured to generate a watermark token for the first encrypted data and/or a watermark token for the second encrypted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Stewart Best, Guerney D. H. Hunt, Wayne C. Hineman, Steven Robert Hetzler
  • Patent number: 11991050
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods provided herein relate to data drift detection in an edge device. A system can comprise a memory configured to store computer executable components; and a processor configured to execute the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise a verification component that can verify accuracy of a first model and accuracy of a second model to detect data drift associated with an edge device that is deployed without network connectivity; a computation component that can compute at least a first ratio based on the accuracy of the first model and the accuracy of the second model; and an analysis component that can use the at least the first ratio to determine whether performance degradation of at least one of the first model or the second model is a function of the data drift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew C. M. Hicks, Michael Terrence Cohoon
  • Patent number: 11991425
    Abstract: Multimedia stream enhancement includes automatically analyzing a multimedia stream and identifying items of interest therein, building metadata, about the stream, that describes the identified items of interest and includes indications of each item of interest and a respective location of that item of interest, providing, by a stream producer device, the stream and the metadata to stream consumer devices, receiving feedback from at least one stream consumer device as the stream producer device provides the stream to the at least one stream consumer device, and using the feedback to generate updated metadata about the stream for provision to one or more stream consumer devices of the stream consumer devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Llamas Virgen, Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Humberto Orozco Cervantes, Shaun E. Harrington
  • Patent number: 11990342
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses related to the deposition of a protective layer selective to an interlayer dielectric layer so that the protective layer is formed onto a top portion associated with the interlayer dielectric layer. In some embodiments, a method comprises: forming an interlayer dielectric layer on a substrate; covering a trench region with a metal liner, wherein the trench region is situated above the substrate and formed within the interlayer dielectric layer; and depositing a protective layer selective to the interlayer dielectric layer so that the protective layer is formed onto a top portion associated with the interlayer dielectric layer. In various embodiments, the depositing the protective layer comprises: repeatedly depositing the protective layer via a multi-deposition sequence; or depositing a self-assembled monolayer onto the top portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kisup Chung, Ekmini Anuja De Silva, Andrew Greene, Siva Kanakasabapathy, Indira Seshadri
  • Patent number: 11989205
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to data replication in an active-active databases having a source site and a target site. Aspects include creating a subscription activation message in a capture address space, the subscription activation message having a timestamp after a latest committed timestamp of the active-active databases and transmitting the subscription activation message to a subscription activation module of the target site of the active-active databases. Based on a determination that one or more tables associated with the subscription activation message are inactive, aspects also include repairing the one or more tables. Based on a determination that all tables associated with the subscription activation message are active, aspects include initiate replication of the capture address space from the source site to the target site with a timestamp of the latest committed timestamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Xin Dong, Mai Zeng, Xing Jun Zhou, Ming Qiao Shang Guan, Wei Song, Cheng Fang Wang
  • Patent number: 11991193
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for displaying cyber threat data in a narrative format. The mechanism receives a cyber threat information file that comprises cyber threat data in a serialized format. The mechanism generates a tree data structure representing relationships between objects in the cyber threat data and generates a user interface presenting the cyber threat data in a narrative format based on the tree data structure. The mechanism presents the user interface to an analyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Sherwood, Tina L. Zeng
  • Patent number: 11988555
    Abstract: Configurable sensor units and sensor apparatus are provided. A configurable sensor unit comprises a sensor device for generating an electrical signal, dependent on a stimulus sensed by the device, in a circuit, and a programmable non-volatile memory element operable in the circuit as a load resistor for the sensor device, whereby resistance of the load resistor depends on a programmed state of the memory element. The sensor unit has an output for providing an output signal dependent on the aforementioned electrical signal and programmed state. Sensor apparatus may comprise a plurality of these configurable sensor units. Such sensor apparatus may be configured to perform in-sensor compute operations for neural network architectures. Further sensor apparatus comprises a configurable sensor unit and a controller for programming the memory element of the sensor unit to a programmed state dependent on an operating requirement for the sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ghazi Sarwat Syed, Urs Egger, Abu Sebastian
  • Patent number: 11990214
    Abstract: Aspects include receiving a document and classifying at least a subset of the document as having a first type of data. Features are extracted from the document. The extracting includes initiating processing of the at least a subset of the document by a first processing engine that was previously trained to extract features from the first type of data. The extracting also includes initiating processing of a remaining portion of the document not included in the at least a subset of the document by a second processing engine that was previously trained to extract features from a second type of data. The first type of data is different than the second type of data. Features are received from one or both of the first processing engine and the second processing engine. The received features are stored as features of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hake, Igor S. Ramos, Andrew J. Lavery, Scott Carrier
  • Patent number: 11988621
    Abstract: An apparatus for thermal interface material detection includes a heat dissipating device stack up that includes a heat dissipating device, a thermal interface material, a heat generating component, and a printed circuit board. The heat dissipating device is disposed on the thermal interface material, the thermal interface material is disposed on the heat generating component, and the heat generating component is disposed on the printed circuit board. A channel in a body of the heat dissipating device includes an embedded conductive probe, where a first end of the embedded conductive probe leads to a lower surface of the body of the heat dissipating device and a second end of the embedded conductive probe leads to an upper surface of the body of the heat dissipating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn Matthew Johnston, Clinton William Erie, Ryan Paske, Steven Charles Erickson, Michael John MacPherson
  • Patent number: 11987279
    Abstract: Embodiments for a single user truck loader. A platform is configured to receive placement of a load. Wheels are disposed at locations of the platform. A dolly mechanism is disposed in a cavity formed in the platform. Sidewalls of the platform house the cavity. The cavity of the platform is configured to receive a lift deck of a lifting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Samaniego, Oswald J. Mantilla, Jeannette Bender
  • Patent number: 11989202
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system generate a realtime viewer of content in a user interface for cloud storage environments. The method includes receiving an input selecting a data unit stored with a cloud storage service. The method includes transmitting a sensory representation to a user device. The sensory representation is shown on the user interface of the user device. The sensory representation is generated prior to the input is received. The sensory representation is output to a user utilizing the user device such that the user is capable of ascertaining a content of the data unit without the user requesting the data unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Veronica Gutierrez Magallanes, Guillermo Balandran Tellez, Carolina Garcia Delgado, Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo
  • Patent number: 11990530
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming a stack of alternating first and second sacrificial layers. The first sacrificial layers are recessed relative to the second sacrificial layers. Replacement channel layers are grown from sidewalls of the first sacrificial layers. A first source/drain region is grown from the replacement channel layer. The recessed first sacrificial layers are etched away. A second source/drain region is grown from the replacement channel layer. The second sacrificial layers are etched away. A gate stack is formed between and around the replacement channel layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee, Chun Wing Yeung, Robin Hsin Kuo Chao, Heng Wu
  • Patent number: 11989204
    Abstract: A stream of tuples is processed by a stream application. The stream application includes a plurality of processing elements that operate on one or more compute nodes, each processing element includes one or more stream operators. One or more databases that are capable of communicating with the stream application are monitored during the processing of the stream of tuples. A potential performance condition of a first database of the one or more databases is detected based on the monitoring. An output adjustment is performed, in response to the potential performance condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Beuch, Michael J. Branson, Ryan K. Cradick, Adam Thomas Stallman
  • Patent number: 11989068
    Abstract: Described aspects include a system for optimizing performance of a functional circuit unit, a method of optimizing performance of a functional circuit unit, and a computer program product. In one embodiment, the system may include a functional circuit unit having an associated cooling device and power converter, one or more sensors for the functional circuit unit, the one or more sensors including a power sensor and a temperature sensor, and a first machine learning model. The first machine learning model may be adapted to receive temperature data and power data from the one or more sensors, and to generate control signals for the cooling device and the power converter to optimize performance of the functional circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Shun Zhang, Shaoze Fan, Xiaoxiao Guo, Chuang Gan
  • Patent number: 11989136
    Abstract: An information handling system and method for translating virtual addresses to real addresses including a processor for processing data; memory devices for storing the data; and a memory controller configured to control accesses to the memory devices, where the processor is configured, in response to a request to translate a first virtual address to a second physical address, to send from the processor to the memory controller a page directory base and a plurality of memory offsets. The memory controller is configured to: read from the memory devices a first level page directory table using the page directory base and a first level memory offset; combine the first level page directory table with a second level memory offset; and read from the memory devices a second level page directory table using the first level page directory table and the second level memory offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohit Karve, Brian W. Thompto
  • Patent number: 11989199
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for optimizing a flow of data within transform, load (ETL) data processing pipelines. Database columns from a source database that are to be transformed as well as not transformed in the data processing stages of a processing segment of an ETL data processing pipeline are identified. Those database columns that are to be transformed are grouped into a processing schema. Transformations are then performed on the database columns of the processing schema. Those database columns that are not to be transformed are grouped into a non-processing schema. A large object data type (LOB) is then created to reference the non-processing schema. An identifier is created and inserted in the data processing stages to identify the LOB in replace of the database columns that are not to be transformed thereby avoiding the copying of the database columns that are not to be transformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Mudigonda, Syam Dulla, Namit Kabra, Alekhya Telekicherla
  • Patent number: 11989237
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) interaction method, system, and computer program product include selecting an artificial intelligence model to respond to a query to generating a response to the query using the selected artificial intelligence model, and receiving the response to the query from the selected artificial intelligence model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dakuo Wang, Ming Tan, Chuang Gan, Haoyu Wang, Mo Yu
  • Patent number: 11989232
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems. Embodiments of the present invention can dynamically generate audio for one or more images associated with a location based on contextual information that satisfies a request. Embodiments of the present invention can embed the generated audio into the one or more images. Embodiments of the present invention can then display the one or more images with the embedded audio on a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saraswathi Sailaja Perumalla, Shanthan Chamala, Venkata Vara Prasad Karri, Sairam Telukuntla, Sarbajit K. Rakshit