Patents by Inventor B. Thomas Adler
B. Thomas Adler 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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Publication number: 20120289789Abstract: In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing data streams from an environmental sensor, and one or more of a mood sensor, a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or an accelerometer monitoring a person, analyzing data sets collected from the person when the person is exposed to various environmental states, and determining a current stress index of the person based on the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Jawahar Jain, David Loren Marvit, B. Thomas Adler, Alexander Gilman, Albert H. M. Reinhardt
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Publication number: 20120290215Abstract: In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing data streams from a first group of physiological sensors monitoring a person, a second group of deconfounding sensors monitoring the person, and a third group of sensors monitoring a stressor, analyzing data sets collected from the person when the person is exposed and not exposed to the stressor, and determining a current stress factor for the stressor with respect to the person based on the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: B. Thomas Adler, Jawahar Jain, David Loren Marvit, Rajalakshmi Balakrishnan, Alexander Gilman, Stergios Stergiou, Albert C. Braun, Albert H. M. Reinhardt
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Publication number: 20120289793Abstract: In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing data streams from an accelerometer and one or more of a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or a mood sensor monitoring a person, analyzing data sets collected from the person when the person is engaged in various activities, and determining a current stress index of the person based on the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Jawahar Jain, David Loren Marvit, B. Thomas Adler, Rajalakshmi Balakrishnan, Alexander Gilman, Stergois Stergiou
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Patent number: 8280892Abstract: In one embodiment, assigning tags to a document includes accessing the document, where the document comprises text units that include words. The following is performed for each text unit: a subset of words of a text unit is selected as candidate tags, relatedness is established among the candidate tags, and certain candidate tags are selected according to the established relatedness to yield a candidate tag set for the text unit. Relatedness between the candidate tags of each candidate tag set and the candidate tags of other candidate tag sets is determined. At least one candidate tag is assigned to the document according to the determined relatedness.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: David L. Marvit, Jawahar Jain, Stergios Stergiou, Alex Gilman, B. Thomas Adler, John J. Sidorowich, Yannis Labrou
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Patent number: 8280886Abstract: A predetermined number of temporary terms are obtained that have the highest differential affinity to each of a number of candidate terms. Each temporary term and the associated differential affinity is placed into a set of temporary terms. An average differential affinity is calculated for each temporary term of the set of temporary terms, the average differential affinity representing an average of differential affinities from the each temporary term to every term of the initial set of terms. One or more terms with an average differential affinity that fails to satisfy a predetermined threshold are removed from the temporary set. One or more terms of the temporary set with differential affinities above the threshold are placed into the set of candidate terms. One or more terms of the set of candidate terms are selected and output to a user.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Yannis Labrou, Stergios Stergiou, B. Thomas Adler, David L. Marvit, Albert Reinhardt
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Publication number: 20120127157Abstract: In particular embodiments, a method includes generating a 3D display of an avatar of a person, where the avatar can receive inputs identifying a type of a physiological event, a location of the physiological event in or on a person's body in three spatial dimensions, a time range of the physiological event, a quality of the physiological event, and rendering the physiological event on the avatar based on the inputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: B. Thomas ADLER, David MARVIT, Jawahar JAIN
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Publication number: 20120130196Abstract: In particular embodiments, a method includes receiving and recording inputs identifying a mood of a person, a mood intensity level of the mood, an activity of the person coinciding with the mood, and time of the mood.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Jawahar JAIN, Albert H. M. REINHARDT, Rajalakshmi BALAKRISHNAN, B. Thomas Adler
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Patent number: 8161385Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Worlds Inc.Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Mitra Ardon
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Patent number: 8145998Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Worlds Inc.Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Mitra Ardon
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Publication number: 20120038462Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for selecting metadata for sensor data streams may be provided. The method may include receiving a first sensor data stream associated with a user. The first data stream may be generated by one or more sensors co-located with the user. A plurality of tags that are each associated with one or more sensor value ranges may be accessed. A first tag may be selected from the plurality of tags according to a relationship between the first sensor data stream and the one or more sensor value ranges associated with the first tag. The method may further include facilitating reporting of the first tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: B. Thomas Adler, David L. Marvit
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Patent number: 8108392Abstract: In one embodiment, identifying clusters of words includes accessing a record that records affinities. An affinity between a first and second word describes a quantitative relationship between the first and second word. Clusters of words are identified according to the affinities. A cluster comprises words that are sufficiently affine with each other. A first word is sufficiently affine with a second word if the affinity between the first and second word satisfies one or more affinity criteria. A clustering analysis is performed using the clusters.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: David L. Marvit, Jawahar Jain, Stergios Stergiou, Alex Gilman, B. Thomas Adler, John J. Sidorowich
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Patent number: 8082501Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Worlds.com, Inc.Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Mitra Ardon
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Publication number: 20110302507Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Mitra Ardon
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Publication number: 20110252341Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Mitra Ardon
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Publication number: 20110191413Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Ardon
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Patent number: 7990365Abstract: A handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image indicating a currently controlled remote device and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of remote command gestures. Each remote command gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the handheld device. The device includes a gesture mapping database comprising a mapping of each of the remote command gestures to an associated command for controlling operation of the remote device and a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the handheld device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface. The device includes a control module operable to track movement of the handheld device using the motion detection module, to compare the tracked movement against the remote command gestures to determine a matching gesture, and to identify the one of the commands corresponding to the matching gesture.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: David L. Marvit, B. Thomas Adler, Hitoshi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7945856Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Worlds.com, Inc.Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Mitra Ardon
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Patent number: 7903084Abstract: A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate a current image and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of gestures. Each gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the device. The device includes a gesture mapping database comprising a mapping of each of the gestures to an associated command, a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface and a display control module having a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The display control module is operable in the first mode of operation to monitor the motion of the device, to determine a location of the device resulting from the motion, and to modify the current image based on the resulting location of the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2004Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: David L. Marvit, Albert H. M. Reinhardt, B. Thomas Adler
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Publication number: 20110050569Abstract: A handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image indicating a currently controlled remote device and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of remote command gestures. Each remote command gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the handheld device. The device includes a gesture mapping database comprising a mapping of each of the remote command gestures to an associated command for controlling operation of the remote device and a motion detection module operable to detect motion of the handheld device within three dimensions and to identify components of the motion in relation to the viewable surface. The device includes a control module operable to track movement of the handheld device using the motion detection module, to compare the tracked movement against the remote command gestures to determine a matching gesture, and to identify the one of the commands corresponding to the matching gesture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: David L. Marvit, B. Thomas Adler, Hitoshi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20090228809Abstract: The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Dave Leahy, Judith Challinger, B. Thomas Adler, S. Mitra Ardon