Patents by Inventor Andrew S. Aaron
Andrew S. Aaron 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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Patent number: 10623724Abstract: A system, computer program product and computer-implemented method for presenting data. The system includes a sensor that obtains a measurement related to a viewing parameter of a viewer in the environment, a presentation surface that provides data for viewing by the viewer, and a processor. The viewing parameter of the viewer indicates the viewer's ability to perceive the data. The processor determines the viewing parameter of the viewer from the obtained measurement and dynamically alters a presentation parameter of the presentation surface based at least in part on the viewing parameter of the viewer.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Hariklia Deligianni, David O. S. Melville, Mark E. Podlaseck, Hyun Kyu Seo
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Patent number: 10255822Abstract: A computer program product is provided for improving comprehension in rapid serial visual presentation. The product includes a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method. The method includes determining, by a cognitive load estimator, a cognitive load of a plurality of words included in a rapid serial visual presentation by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method includes calculating, by a word presentation rate calculator, a variable presentation rate for the words based on the cognitive load. The method includes controlling, by a rate controller, a displaying of the words on a display in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate. The rate controller temporarily reduces the variable presentation rate responsive to the cognitive load being above a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Publication number: 20190028689Abstract: A system, computer program product and computer-implemented method for presenting data. The system includes a sensor that obtains a measurement related to a viewing parameter of a viewer in the environment, a presentation surface that provides data for viewing by the viewer, and a processor. The viewing parameter of the viewer indicates the viewer's ability to perceive the data. The processor determines the viewing parameter of the viewer from the obtained measurement and dynamically alters a presentation parameter of the presentation surface based at least in part on the viewing parameter of the viewer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Hariklia Deligianni, David O.S. Melville, Mark E. Podlaseck, Hyun Kyu Seo
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Patent number: 10169427Abstract: A method for highlighting an electronic document comprises mining one or more sources to obtain data corresponding to a user, inferring one or more interests of the user based on the data, analyzing the electronic document to determine at least one portion of the electronic document related to the one or more interests, and automatically highlighting the at least one portion of the electronic document related to the one or more interests.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Shang Q. Guo, Jonathan Lenchner, Daniel A. Mazzella, Maharaj Mukherjee, John C. Nelson
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Patent number: 10110726Abstract: A private message can be delivered by a computer system to a user in an environment, using a display in the environment, a user device, and sensors in the space. The device is detected and connected to a system once it enters a space. A private message is directed to the device and it is received by the system, which notifies the device that the message has been received. The user can then look up at a device to display the message and the system can determine where the user is looking, in order to deliver the message using rapid serial visual presentation to the user on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Joel W. Branch, Dario Gil, Jonathan Lenchner, John C. Nelson
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Patent number: 9997085Abstract: Computer-implemented methods are provided. A method includes determining, by a processor, a cognitive load of a plurality of words included in a rapid serial visual presentation by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method further includes calculating, by the processor, a variable presentation rate for the plurality of words based on the cognitive load. The method also includes controlling, by the processor, a displaying of the plurality of words on a display device in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate based on a threshold by temporarily reducing the variable presentation rate responsive to the cognitive load being above the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Publication number: 20180102063Abstract: Computer-implemented methods are provided. A method includes determining, by a processor, a cognitive load of a plurality of words included in a rapid serial visual presentation by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method further includes calculating, by the processor, a variable presentation rate for the plurality of words based on the cognitive load. The method also includes controlling, by the processor, a displaying of the plurality of words on a display device in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate based on a threshold by temporarily reducing the variable presentation rate responsive to the cognitive load being above the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Publication number: 20180096627Abstract: A computer program product is provided for improving comprehension in rapid serial visual presentation. The product includes a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method. The method includes determining, by a cognitive load estimator, a cognitive load of a plurality of words included in a rapid serial visual presentation by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method includes calculating, by a word presentation rate calculator, a variable presentation rate for the words based on the cognitive load. The method includes controlling, by a rate controller, a displaying of the words on a display in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate. The rate controller temporarily reduces the variable presentation rate responsive to the cognitive load being above a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Patent number: 9911355Abstract: Methods and a system are provided. A method includes receiving a plurality of words comprised in a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation. The method further includes determining a cognitive load of the plurality of words by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method also includes calculating a variable presentation rate for the plurality of words based on the cognitive load. The variable presentation rate is capable of being varied on any of the word level and the word sequence level. The method additionally includes controlling a displaying of the plurality of words on a display device in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Patent number: 9886870Abstract: Methods and a system are provided. A method includes receiving a plurality of words comprised in a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation. The method further includes determining a cognitive load of the plurality of words by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method also includes calculating a variable presentation rate for the plurality of words based on the cognitive load. The variable presentation rate is capable of being varied on any of the word level and the word sequence level. The method additionally includes controlling a displaying of the plurality of words on a display device in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Publication number: 20170285739Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that facilitate a user operating a computing device in an atypical body position, such as using a computing device while lying in a horizontal position. An exemplary computer-implemented method can include providing an adjustable display for a computing system of a user; obtaining one or more images of the user from a vicinity of the adjustable display; evaluating a relative position of one or more of eyes and ears of the user and the adjustable display using the one or more images to determine whether the user is facing the adjustable display; and readjusting one or more of a position and an orientation of the adjustable display based on the relative position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Mishal Dholakia, Shang Q. Guo, Jonathan Lenchner, Daniel A. Mazzella
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Patent number: 9705972Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include managing a set of data associated with a corpus. By analyzing the corpus, a domain is established to characterize the subject matter of the set of data. A user identifier is generated for a portion of the set of data. Based upon a credibility computation, a quality factor for a portion of the set of data is determined. The credibility computation includes using both the domain and the user identifier to determine the quality factor for the portion of the set of data. The quality factor for the portion of the set of data is compared with a threshold. In response to a quality factor for a portion of the set of data exceeding the threshold, the portion of the set of data is selected.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Joel W. Branch, Shang Q. Guo, Jonathan Lenchner, Daniel A. Mazzella, Maharaj Mukherjee, John C. Nelson
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Publication number: 20170147655Abstract: A method for highlighting an electronic document comprises mining one or more sources to obtain data corresponding to a user, inferring one or more interests of the user based on the data, analyzing the electronic document to determine at least one portion of the electronic document related to the one or more interests, and automatically highlighting the at least one portion of the electronic document related to the one or more interests.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Shang Q. Guo, Jonathan Lenchner, Daniel A. Mazzella, Maharaj Mukherjee, John C. Nelson
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Publication number: 20160366268Abstract: A private message can be delivered by a computer system to a user in an environment, using a display in the environment, a user device, and sensors in the space. The device is detected and connected to a system once it enters a space. A private message is directed to the device and it is received by the system, which notifies the device that the message has been received. The user can then look up at a device to display the message and the system can determine where the user is looking, in order to deliver the message using rapid serial visual presentation to the user on the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2015Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Joel W. Branch, Dario Gil, Jonathan Lenchner, John C. Nelson
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Publication number: 20160125754Abstract: Methods and a system are provided. A method includes receiving a plurality of words comprised in a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation. The method further includes determining a cognitive load of the plurality of words by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method also includes calculating a variable presentation rate for the plurality of words based on the cognitive load. The variable presentation rate is capable of being varied on any of the word level and the word sequence level. The method additionally includes controlling a displaying of the plurality of words on a display device in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Publication number: 20160125755Abstract: Methods and a system are provided. A method includes receiving a plurality of words comprised in a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation. The method further includes determining a cognitive load of the plurality of words by using at least one metric. The cognitive load is determined on any of a word level and a word sequence level. The method also includes calculating a variable presentation rate for the plurality of words based on the cognitive load. The variable presentation rate is capable of being varied on any of the word level and the word sequence level. The method additionally includes controlling a displaying of the plurality of words on a display device in accordance with the calculated variable presentation rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen E. Kislal, Jonathan Lenchner
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Publication number: 20160124946Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include managing a set of data associated with a corpus. By analyzing the corpus, a domain is established to characterize the subject matter of the set of data. A user identifier is generated for a portion of the set of data. Based upon a credibility computation, a quality factor for a portion of the set of data is determined. The credibility computation includes using both the domain and the user identifier to determine the quality factor for the portion of the set of data. The quality factor for the portion of the set of data is compared with a threshold. In response to a quality factor for a portion of the set of data exceeding the threshold, the portion of the set of data is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Joel W. Branch, Shang Q. Guo, Jonathan Lenchner, Daniel A. Mazzella, Maharaj Mukherjee, John C. Nelson
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Patent number: 7716052Abstract: A method, apparatus and a computer program product to generate an audible speech word that corresponds to text. The method includes providing a text word and, in response to the text word, processing pre-recorded speech segments that are derived from a plurality of speakers to selectively concatenate together speech segments based on at least one cost function to form audio data for generating an audible speech word that corresponds to the text word. A data structure is also provided for use in a concatenative text-to-speech system that includes a plurality of speech segments derived from a plurality of speakers, where each speech segment includes an associated attribute vector each of which is comprised of at least one attribute vector element that identifies the speaker from which the speech segment was derived.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen M. Eide, Wael M. Hamza, Michael A. Picheny, Charles T. Rutherfoord, Zhi Wei Shuang, Maria E. Smith
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Publication number: 20090177473Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for synthesizing speech. A computer implemented method for synthesizing speech includes providing a database of speech of a source speaker, and providing a prosody model of speech of a target speaker different from the source speaker. Text input to be synthesized is received, and the prosody model of speech of the target speaker is applied to the text input to select segments of the speech of the source speaker in the database to form synthesized speech of the text input. The synthesized speech of the text input is then output.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Ellen Marie Eide, Raul Fernandez
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Patent number: 7472065Abstract: Converting marked-up text into a synthesized stream includes providing marked-up text to a processor-based system, converting the marked-up text into a text stream including vocabulary items, retrieving audio segments corresponding to the vocabulary items, concatenating the audio segments to form a synthesized stream, and audibly outputting the synthesized stream, wherein the marked-up text includes a normal text and a paralinguistic text; and wherein the normal text is differentiated from the paralinguistic text by using a grammar constraint, and wherein the paralinguistic text is associated with more than one audio segment, wherein the retrieving of the plurality audio segments includes selecting one audio segment associated with the paralinguistic text.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2004Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew S. Aaron, Raimo Bakis, Ellen M. Eide, Wael Hamza