Patents by Inventor Antonio O. Encarnacion, Jr.

Antonio O. Encarnacion, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for spotlight identification of audience members during question and answer sessions
    Patent number: 8130273
    Abstract: A system for identifying audience members and sequencing audience participation, the system includes: a computing device with logic and storage devices electrically connected audience member control panels, audience identification devices, and a moderator or speaker user interface; wherein the audience control panels are configured for individual audience members to make requests; wherein the computing device: receives the audience member requests and position identifiers and places them in a sequential list in the order received; records position identifiers for the audience members in the sequential list; sends the sequential list to the moderator or speaker; retrieves audience member seat coordinates in response to the recorded position identifiers; calculates actuation commands to control the audience identification devices; actuates the audience identification devices to highlight or focus on an audience member; and activates a microphone located in the vicinity of the recognized audience member, while d
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne M. Delia, Antonio O. Encarnacion, Jr., Paul M. Musumarra, Mark S. Tillery
  • System and method of damage prevention from weather occurrences
    Patent number: 8044810
    Abstract: A method and system of damage prevention from weather occurrences is provided wherein incoming notifications from weather services are used to take action on user specified and configurable powered devices. Threshold levels may be set based on severity of weather occurrences. The threshold levels may be reset or reconfigured by a user of the system. Different threshold levels may be set for different devices in order that different devices may be deactivated at different threshold levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Delia, Wayne M. Delia, Antonio O. Encarnacion, Jr., Stacey L. Moore
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DAMAGE PREVENTION FROM WEATHER OCCURRENCES
    Publication number: 20100085197
    Abstract: A method and system of damage prevention from weather occurrences is provided wherein incoming notifications from weather services are used to take action on user specified and configurable powered devices. Threshold levels may be set based on severity of weather occurrences. The threshold levels may be reset or reconfigured by a user of the system. Different threshold levels may be set for different devices in order that different devices may be deactivated at different threshold levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Delia, Wayne M. Delia, Antonio O. Encarnacion, JR., Stacey L. Moore
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPOTLIGHT IDENTIFICATION OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS DURING QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS
    Publication number: 20090189977
    Abstract: A system for identifying audience members and sequencing audience participation, the system includes: a computing device with logic and storage devices electrically connected audience member control panels, audience identification devices, and a moderator or speaker user interface; wherein the audience control panels are configured for individual audience members to make requests; wherein the computing device: receives the audience member requests and position identifiers and places them in a sequential list in the order received; records position identifiers for the audience members in the sequential list; sends the sequential list to the moderator or speaker; retrieves audience member seat coordinates in response to the recorded position identifiers; calculates actuation commands to control the audience identification devices; actuates the audience identification devices to highlight or focus on an audience member; and activates a microphone located in the vicinity of the recognized audience member, while d
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne M. Delia, Antonio O. Encarnacion, JR., Paul M. Musumarra, Mark S. Tillery