Patents by Inventor ALBERT TABACHNIK

ALBERT TABACHNIK 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).

  • Communication between devices to determine priority of charging
    Patent number: 10305294
    Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes monitoring power usage and predicting power requirements for the at least two mobile devices. The method further includes identifying a device charging order and a power threshold of each of the at least two devices to meet the predicted power requirements of each of the at least two devices. The method also includes notifying a user regarding the device charging order and the power threshold of each of the at least two devices. At least the monitoring, identifying, and notifying steps are performed by a processor-enabled charging manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muhtar B. Akbulut, Lisa Bradley, Andrew Lavery, Mario A. Maldari, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun, Albert Tabachnik
  • COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES TO DETERMINE PRIORITY OF CHARGING
    Publication number: 20170098941
    Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes monitoring power usage and predicting power requirements for the at least two mobile devices. The method further includes identifying a device charging order and a power threshold of each of the at least two devices to meet the predicted power requirements of each of the at least two devices. The method also includes notifying a user regarding the device charging order and the power threshold of each of the at least two devices. At least the monitoring, identifying, and notifying steps are performed by a processor-enabled charging manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: MUHTAR B. AKBULUT, LISA BRADLEY, ANDREW LAVERY, MARIO A. MALDARI, BRIAN O'DONOVAN, AARON J. QUIRK, LIN SUN, ALBERT TABACHNIK