Patents by Inventor Aniello Alessandro Rea

Aniello Alessandro Rea 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: 11526509
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for processing a natural language query. An embodiment may include receiving text of the natural language query. An embodiment may include extracting a set of features from the text through natural language processing. An embodiment may include generating a structured query based on the set of features. An embodiment may include normalizing the text to create a normalized natural language query. An embodiment may include executing a search of a corpus via the structured query and the normalized natural language query. An embodiment may include returning results of the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glauco Cenciotti, Aniello Alessandro Rea, Roberto Guarda, Vittorio Carullo, Emanuele Vercalli
  • Publication number: 20220207038
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for processing a natural language query. An embodiment may include receiving text of the natural language query. An embodiment may include extracting a set of features from the text through natural language processing. An embodiment may include generating a structured query based on the set of features. An embodiment may include normalizing the text to create a normalized natural language query. An embodiment may include executing a search of a corpus via the structured query and the normalized natural language query. An embodiment may include returning results of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Glauco Cenciotti, Aniello Alessandro Rea, Roberto Guarda, Vittorio Carullo, Emanuele Vercalli
  • Patent number: 9626058
    Abstract: Identifying a tool touching a touchscreen device. A touch location of a tool on a touch-sensitive surface is received from a touchscreen controller. Based on the touch location, one of a plurality of electrodes disposed at locations across the touchscreen is selected and an electric circuit is enabled. The electric circuit includes a signal generator attached to the tool that transmits a modulated identification (ID) signal, a parasitic capacitance path between the signal generator and the selected electrode, a demodulator connected to the selected electrode that receives the ID signal, a resistive layer connected to the demodulator, covering the touch-sensitive surface, and a resistive path through the tool to the signal generator. The demodulator demodulates the modulated ID signal to recover a bit sequence. The tool is identified, based on the recovered bit sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marzia E. Castellani, Ana Lucia Medina, Roberto Ragusa, Aniello Alessandro Rea
  • Patent number: 9606662
    Abstract: A system for identifying a tool touching a touchscreen device includes a touch-sensitive surface that generates a signal in response to a touch from a tool touching the surface; a touchscreen controller that receives the signal from the touch-sensitive surface and determines the location of the touch; logic to select, based on the touch location, one of a plurality of electrodes disposed across the touch-sensitive surface; logic to enable an electric circuit that includes a signal generator attached to the tool that transmits a modulated ID signal; a parasitic capacitance path between the signal generator and the electrode; a demodulator connected to the electrode that receives and demodulates the modulated ID signal to recover a bit sequence; a resistive layer, connected to the demodulator, covering the touch-sensitive surface; a resistive path through the tool to the resistive layer; and logic that identifies the tool, based on the recovered bit sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marzia E. Castellani, Ana Lucia Medina, Roberto Ragusa, Aniello Alessandro Rea
  • Publication number: 20160364052
    Abstract: A system for identifying a tool touching a touchscreen device includes a touch-sensitive surface that generates a signal in response to a touch from a tool touching the surface; a touchscreen controller that receives the signal from the touch-sensitive surface and determines the location of the touch; logic to select, based on the touch location, one of a plurality of electrodes disposed across the touch-sensitive surface; logic to enable an electric circuit that includes a signal generator attached to the tool that transmits a modulated ID signal; a parasitic capacitance path between the signal generator and the electrode; a demodulator connected to the electrode that receives and demodulates the modulated ID signal to recover a bit sequence; a resistive layer, connected to the demodulator, covering the touch-sensitive surface; a resistive path through the tool to the resistive layer; and logic that identifies the tool, based on the recovered bit sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Marzia E. Castellani, Ana Lucia Medina, Roberto Ragusa, Aniello Alessandro Rea
  • Publication number: 20160364042
    Abstract: Identifying a tool touching a touchscreen device. A touch location of a tool on a touch-sensitive surface is received from a touchscreen controller. Based on the touch location, one of a plurality of electrodes disposed at locations across the touchscreen is selected and an electric circuit is enabled. The electric circuit includes a signal generator attached to the tool that transmits a modulated identification (ID) signal, a parasitic capacitance path between the signal generator and the selected electrode, a demodulator connected to the selected electrode that receives the ID signal, a resistive layer connected to the demodulator, covering the touch-sensitive surface, and a resistive path through the tool to the signal generator. The demodulator demodulates the modulated ID signal to recover a bit sequence. The tool is identified, based on the recovered bit sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Marzia E. Castellani, Ana Lucia Medina, Roberto Ragusa, Aniello Alessandro Rea
  • Patent number: 8756704
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for modifying a resource by an authenticated user impersonating another user. In one embodiment of the invention, a lock may be acquired on the resource to be modified, storing the identity of the authenticated user and the identity of the impersonated user inside the lock object, and generating a message indicating that the lock was acquired successfully by the authenticated user impersonating another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Castellucci, Carmela Gambardella, Dario Iorfida, Aniello Alessandro Rea, Marcello Vitaletti
  • Publication number: 20100154043
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for modifying a resource by an authenticated user impersonating another user. In one embodiment of the invention, a lock may be acquired on the resource to be modified, storing the identity of the authenticated user and the identity of the impersonated user inside the lock object, and generating a message indicating that the lock was acquired successfully by the authenticated user impersonating another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Castellucci, Carmela Gambardella, Dario Iorfida, Aniello Alessandro Rea, Marcello Vitaletti