Patents Assigned to International Bussiness Machines Corporation
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Patent number: 10650476Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for performing an electronic discovery process using a blockchain. For at least two of phases of the electronic discovery process individual electronic data processing tools are used for executing the respective phase. For each of the phases of the electronic discovery process metadata of the electronic data objects subject to the respective phase of the electronic discovery process and to the electronic data processing tool used for executing the respective phase are stored in the blockchain. Furthermore, audit information about auditable actions carried out during the respective phase by the electronic data processing tool used for executing the respective phase on the electronic data objects is stored in the blockchain. The stored audit information provides an end-to-end audit trail for each of the electronic data objects subject to at least one of the phases of the electronic discovery process.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Michael Bässler, Thomas Hampp, Philipp Hoffmann, David Lebutsch, Daniel Pittner
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Patent number: 9521043Abstract: A method for modeling dependencies in a computing system including a plurality of resources, the method includes monitoring data communications made between the resources of the plurality of resources; modeling dependencies, at least among and between the resources, based, at least in part, upon the monitored data communications; and generating a set of topology graph(s), including at least a first topology graph, based upon the modeled dependencies.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Ashish Billore, Divya K. Konoor, Nanjangud C. Narendra
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Publication number: 20140327045Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device including proving a substrate having a germanium containing layer that is present on a dielectric layer, and etching the germanium containing layer of the substrate to provide a first region including a germanium containing fin structure and a second region including a mandrel structure. A first gate structure may be formed on the germanium containing fin structures. A III-V fin structure may then be formed on the sidewalls of the mandrel structure. The mandrel structure may be removed. A second gate structure may be formed on the III-V fin structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventor: Effendi Leobandung
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Publication number: 20130268514Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to performing brand analysis based on user's interactions with search results. In one embodiment, at least one search result list is analyzed. The search result includes a set of items corresponding to at least one search request submitted by at least one user. The set of items in the at least one search result list is determined to include at least one item corresponding to a brand analysis target item, and at least one other item. A selection by the at least one user of one of the brand analysis target item and the other item from the at least one search result list is recorded for the at least one search result list. A brand analysis metric is generated based on the recording. The brand analysis metric indicates a ratio of selections between the brand analysis target item and the other item.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Eser KANDOGAN, Jalal U. Mahmud, Barton A. Smith
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Patent number: 8471343Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to MOSFET semiconductor structures exhibiting a reduced parasitic capacitance, as well as methods of making the MOSFET semiconductor structures. The MOSFET semiconductor structures of the instant disclosure comprise an air-gap interlayer dielectric material between the contacts to the source/drain and gate structures and gate stack structures. The air-gap interlayer dielectric material causes the MOSFET semiconductor structures of the instant disclosure to have a reduced parasitic capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Bruce B. Doris, Kangguo Cheng, Charles W. Koburger, III
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Patent number: 8214268Abstract: A system for resolving demand and supply imbalances includes a supply liability reduction process (SLRP) executable upon identifying an excess component inventory liability. The SLRP includes: a procurement and development assessment sub-process that represents a greatest magnitude of liability; a liability council assessment sub-process that represents a magnitude of liability less than that of the procurement and development assessment sub-process; a sales activities sub-process that represents a magnitude of liability less than that of the liability council assessment sub-process; and a liability write-off sub-process that represents a magnitude of liability less than that of the sales activities sub-process. The SLRP performs one or more sub-processes in an order of the magnitude of liability.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Edward W. Armstrong, Brian T. Eck, Mark A. Henderson, Daniel J. Peters, Howard K. Porter, Linda L. Scheib, Elizabeth C. Szymanowicz
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Publication number: 20120159266Abstract: A method, apparatus and software is disclosed in which original exceptions issued by an application program are encoded as substitute exceptions with associated metadata identifying the original exception so as to enable to enable a first application program receiving the exception but not arranged to process the original exception to process the substitute exception and to enable a second application program receiving the exception and arranged to process the original exception to extract and process that original exception.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventor: Timothy J. Baldwin
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Publication number: 20120084733Abstract: This invention aims to provide a method and apparatus for displaying and/or browsing a multi-faceted data set containing hierarchical subject labels. In the present invention, subject labels can be located into a 3D space. Complex information, such as, the relationship between subject labels and weights of respective subject labels can be presented by displaying the 3D space. In this way, the screen size can be reduced and the user experience is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: International Bussiness Machine CorporationInventors: Hong Lei Guo, Zhili Guo, Zhong Su, Xian Wu, Xiao Xun Zhang
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Patent number: 7914288Abstract: Learning activities in an organization are allocated for work apart, work embedded, and work enabled learning types. In work apart learning, employees leave the work itself and learn through traditional classroom or technology enhanced methods. Work embedded learning occurs on the job without interrupting the flow of work. Work embedded learning uses the power of experience and execution with small responsive training modules embedded in the work process. Work enabled learning provides knowledge transfer and comprehension through experiences and interactions within the context of the work place. A business process permits an organization to rework existing learning programs and allocate resources for new programs to optimally address employee learning needs.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Kevin Ray Cowherd, Lynn Dorsett, Gordon Fuller, Nancy J. Lewis, Tony Michael O'Driscoll, Peter Z. Orton, Dick W. Richardson, Karen A. Ughetta, John Martin Wattendorf
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Publication number: 20090281743Abstract: A virtual universe can include regions that conserve natural resource usage. A virtual universe natural resource conservation system can determine a measure of comprehensive energy usage of a plurality of devices associated with a controlled energy use region in a virtual universe. The system can determine that the measure of comprehensive energy usage approaches a usage threshold for the controlled energy use region. The system can also impose one or more conservation limitations on at least one of the plurality of devices to maintain the comprehensive energy usage within the usage threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Rick A. Hamilton II, Brian M. O'Connell, Clifford A. Pickover, Keith R. Walker
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Publication number: 20090281783Abstract: Device, system, and method of storage controller simulating data mirroring. For example, an apparatus for simulating data mirroring includes: a storage controller to control a primary storage unit that has data stored therein, wherein the storage controller is able to simulate a process of mirroring data stored in the primary storage unit in response to a mirroring simulation command.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Akram Bitar, Aviad Zlotnick
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Publication number: 20090281782Abstract: Device, system, and method of storage controller having simulated volumes. For example, an apparatus for data storage management includes: a storage controller to manage access to one or more physical volumes, the storage controller including a simulation module to simulate access to one or more simulated volumes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Akram Bitar, Aviad Zlotnick
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Publication number: 20080256031Abstract: Techniques are provided for ranking-based information processing. Method steps can include integrating information from at least one source (a plurality of heterogeneous sources can also be handled), to obtain integrated information; mapping the integrated information to at least one application; ranking the integrated information based on the mapping and on ranking criteria from a knowledge base; and processing the integrated information, based on the ranking, to obtain processed integrated information. Optionally, the processing step includes formatting the processed integrated information for a plurality of applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Mao Chen, Mitchell A. Cohen, Rakesh Mohan, Ram Rajagopal, Jakka Sairamesh, Stephen V. Stibler
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Publication number: 20080212824Abstract: A robust means of watermarking a digitized image with a highly random sequence of pixel brightness multipliers is presented. The random sequence is formed from ‘robust-watermarking-parameters’ selected and known only by the marker and/or the marking entity. A watermarking plane is generated which has an element array with one-to-one element correspondence to the pixels of the digitized image being marked. Each element of the watermarking plane is assigned a random value dependent upon a robust random sequence and a specified brightness modulation strength. The so generated watermarking plane is imparted onto the digitized image by multiplying the brightness value or values of each pixel by its corresponding element value in the watermarking plane. The resulting modified brightness values impart the random and relatively invisible watermark onto the digitized image. Brightness alteration is the essence of watermark imparting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Gordon Wesley Braudaway, Frederick Cole Mintzer
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Patent number: 7200639Abstract: A remote control system includes: an electric home terminal device 11 having a control program; a server PC 12, for transmitting control data to the electric home terminal device 11 and for registering three-dimensional model data concerning the electric home terminal device 11; and client PCs 14, 15 and 16, for receiving the three-dimensional model data from the server PC 12, wherein the client PCs 14, 15 and 16 perform an additional operation upon the receipt of specific three-dimensional model data from the server PC 12, and transmit, to the server PC 12, update data for a three-dimensional model obtained by the additional operation, and wherein the server PC 12 transmits, to the electric home terminal device 11, the control data based on the update data for a three-dimensional model received from the client PCs 14, 15 and 16.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2000Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventor: Ryo Yoshida
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Patent number: 7188336Abstract: An interface definition that specifies the functionality of humanly accessed functions within a software program is parsed into statements by a parser in conjunction with a dictionary. The parsed statements are converted to formatted statements by a plurality of formatters resulting in expression of the interface definition in a plurality of selected formats. The selected formats comprise source code formats and various documentation formats. Files generated from source code formatters, such as “C++” formatters, are included in the software build process and facilitate restricting software development to the specified functionality. Changes to the interface definition are propagated to the selected formats resulting in software functionality that is consistent with the various forms of documentation such as on-line help and printed documentation.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventor: Marshall Lee Humphries
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Patent number: 7177114Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for the velocity proportional clocking of time base servo tape storage devices. The apparatus, system, and method allow the velocity of time base servo tape storage devices to be adjusted and maintained by adjusting the frequency of a clock. In one embodiment, a velocity command is received and the clock signal frequency is varied in response to the command. A feedback control signal may then be produced to control the velocity of a time base servo device in response to the clock signal frequency, the feedback control signal being used to vary the velocity of a servo motor. In one embodiment, the velocity of the servo motor varies directly proportionate to the clock signal frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2005Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Nhan Xuan Bui, Robert Allen Hutchins, Eiji Ogura, Mark Allan Taylor, Kazuhiro Tsuruta
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Publication number: 20060206511Abstract: A method is disclosed to create files in a file system hierarchy in a way which facilitates their retrieval. The method comprises the steps of: entering a command from an application to create a file; displaying the file hierarchy; allowing a user to select at least one folder; saving data in a first file having a file name in one selected folder; in each of the other selected folders, creating a shortcut file having the same file name and containing a pointer to the first file; and creating a hidden file in the folder containing the first file, the hidden file containing a list of pointers to the shortcut files.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2003Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Joaquin Picon, Pierre Secondo, Gerard Marmigere
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Publication number: 20060075496Abstract: A method of progressive response for invoking and suspending blocking measures that defend against network anomalies such as malicious network traffic so that false positives and false negatives are minimized. When a truncated secure session attack is detected, the detector notifies protective equipment such as a firewall or a router to invoke a blocking measure. The blocking measure is maintained for an initial duration, after which it is suspended while another test for the anomaly is made. If the attack is no longer evident, the method returns to the state of readiness. Otherwise, a loop is executed to re-applying the blocking measure for a specified duration, then suspend the blocking measure and test again for the attack. If the attack is detected, the blocking measure is re-applied, and its duration is adapted. If the attack is no longer detected, the method returns to the state of readiness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Brian Carpenter, Kevin Himberger, Clark Jeffries, Mohammad Peyravian
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Publication number: 20050006452Abstract: Under the present invention, a mailbox is equipped with a RFID reader. The RFID reader receives a continuously transmitted signal from an RFID tag that contains an RF identifier. Upon receipt, the RFID reader compares the RF identifier in the signal to an RF identifier assigned to the mailbox. If a match is established, the mailbox is unlocked and access is permitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: International Bussiness Machines CorporationInventors: Bryan Aupperle, Carol Aupperle, James Mathewson