Patents by Inventor Barry A. Kritt

Barry A. Kritt 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: 8929596
    Abstract: Systems and computer program products provide surveillance including a modified video data stream. The systems and products include computer readable program code, when read by a processor, that is configured for receiving at an image processor a first video data stream and a second video data stream, each of the first and second video data streams may include a target object having an assigned tracking position tag. The code further includes extracting a first facial image of the target object from the first video data stream, determining a target object location in the second video data stream based at least in part on the tracking position tag and generating a modified video data stream including the first facial image superimposed on or adjacent to the target object location in the second video data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20150006473
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product in which and by which cross-cultural ambiguities in a document data file are identified and collaborative editing of such a document data file by a plurality of editors is enabled to move effectively toward a shared understanding of the intended meaning of a created document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Barry A Kritt, Sarbajit K Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140379431
    Abstract: Predicting a future behavior through extraction of data from a mobile device within a geo-coordinate boundary. A geo-coordinate boundary of a geographic locale is ascertained. The geo-coordinate boundary may be defined according to a detected or known event. Data associated with a mobile device is gathered within the ascertained geo-coordinate boundary, the data including demographic information associated with the mobile device. The data is gathered and analyzed such that at least one common trait among the data is identified. A future behavior is predicted based on the identified common trait(s), wherein the future behavior may include predicating traffic based on a mobile device user leaving the geo-coordinate boundary, or purchasing behavior of a mobile device user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140380160
    Abstract: Recommending and graphically displaying viewed video data sensitive to the viewing pattern of a user. Responsive to viewing a plurality of video frames of a video file, a navigation profile is captured to document the viewing pattern of the video frames. Specifically, attributes of the video frames are documented such as the frequency of plays of the video frames. Where multiple navigation profiles are captured, the navigation profiles are stored, aggregated, and represented graphically on a display. Additional video may be recommended based on the aggregated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140379710
    Abstract: Systems and computer program products may perform unattended software installation. The systems and computer program products may include receiving a user's selection of one or more software installation files, and reading at least a portion of the one or more user-selected software installation files. The systems and computer program products may additionally include extracting, from the read one or more software installation files, questions that a user will be asked to answer during execution of the one or more user-selected software installation files, and compiling the extracted questions. The systems and computer program products may further include prompting a user to provide answers to the compiled questions, and receiving answers to one or more questions of the compiled questions prior to execution of the one or more user-selected software installation files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140379430
    Abstract: Predicting a future behavior through extraction of data from a mobile device within a geo-coordinate boundary. A geo-coordinate boundary of a geographic locale is ascertained. The geo-coordinate boundary may be defined according to a detected or known event. Data associated with a mobile device is gathered within the ascertained geo-coordinate boundary, the data including demographic information associated with the mobile device. The data is gathered and analyzed such that at least one common trait among the data is identified. A future behavior is predicted based on the identified common trait(s), wherein the future behavior may include predicating traffic based on a mobile device user leaving the geo-coordinate boundary, or purchasing behavior of a mobile device user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8917909
    Abstract: Methods provide surveillance, including a modified video data stream, with computer readable program code, when read by a processor, that is configured for receiving at an image processor a first video data stream and a second video data stream. Each of the first and second video data streams may include a target object having an assigned tracking position tag. The methods may further include extracting a first facial image of the target object from the first video data stream, determining a target object location in the second video data stream based at least in part on the tracking position tag and generating a modified video data stream including the first facial image superimposed on or adjacent to the target object location in the second video data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8917913
    Abstract: Systems for performing on-line searching, and particularly, to searching with face recognition and social networking profiles. In one example, one or more systems may be provided with regard to searching with face recognition and social networking profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Thomas R. Mazzeo, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140347477
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which a system retrieves a street view image that depicts a geographical area viewed from a street view perspective. The system identifies a video device depicted in the street view image that provides a live video stream of a real-time viewable area corresponding to at least a portion of the depicted geographical area. In turn, the system generates a composite image that combines the street view image with a viewing area overlay corresponding to the real-time viewable area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140351064
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an image generation system retrieves a set of street view images that were each taken concurrently from a different direction angle at a single geographical location. The image generation system identifies one or more of the street view images depicting points of interest corresponding point of interest preferences. In turn, the image generation system generates a set of thumbnail images corresponding to the set of street view images and point of interest indicators that indicate which of the set of thumbnail images correspond to the street view images depicting the points of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140347387
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which a system retrieves a street view image that depicts a geographical area viewed from a street view perspective. The system identifies a video device depicted in the street view image that provides a live video stream of a real-time viewable area corresponding to at least a portion of the depicted geographical area. In turn, the system generates a composite image that combines the street view image with a viewing area overlay corresponding to the real-time viewable area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8874542
    Abstract: Methods may display a browse sequence for a plurality of statically paginated web pages with search engine results. The method may include identifying, in the source code of one web page, one or more links to at least another web page, and identifying, in the source code of the at least another web page, one or more links to the one web page. The method may additionally include determining a browse sequence for the one web page and the at least another web page based on the identified one or more links to the at least another web page and to the one web page. The method may further include displaying the browse sequence along with search results on a search engine results page, the search results including information regarding one or more of the one web page and the at least another web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A Kritt, Sarbajit K Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140304261
    Abstract: Web pages accessed as results obtained from search engines which locate documents or web pages or web sites in a computer network (e.g., a distributed system of computer systems), are displayed in a ranked order. The ranked order improves the relevance of displayed web pages to a search inquiry entered by a user of an end user device such as a personal computer system, a tablet, a smartphone or other device. The method, apparatus and program product identifies reference pages based on source code analysis; how many times any page is referred in different pages; and what amount of content is referred in any document. The reputation of any referred page is assessed. This information is used to calculate a score of any web page, with a better score resulting in higher ranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8856100
    Abstract: Systems and computer program products may display a browse sequence for a plurality of statically paginated web pages with search engine results. The system may include a processor and a memory. The system may additionally include a program comprising a plurality of instructions stored in memory that are executed by the processor to (1) identify, in the source code of one web page, one or more links to at least another web page; (2) identify, in the source code of the at least another web page, one or more links to the one web page; (3) determine a browse sequence for the one web page and the at least another web page based on the identified one or more links to the at least another web page and to the one web page; and (4) display the browse sequence along with search results on a search engine results page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A Kritt, Sarbajit K Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8843483
    Abstract: For filtering web search results, a method includes extracting metadata attributes and associated attribute values from web search results from a web search engine. The web search results organized into a results list with web page data grouped as an entry in the results list. The metadata attributes and associated attribute values extracted from the results list. The method includes presenting the extracted metadata attributes and receiving input from the user indicating one or more selected metadata attributes and a position indication for each selected metadata attribute. Each position indication indicates where in a custom report that attribute values for each selected metadata attribute are to appear. The method includes filtering the received results list based on the selected metadata attributes and displaying the filtered results list to the user in a custom report arranged by the selected position indication for each selected metadata attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8843962
    Abstract: A viewer who is consulting a television programming guide with additional information that involves a comprehensive set of visual images. Preferably, the set of sequential images are stills or snapshots representative of portions of the television program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machine Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A Kritt, Thomas S Mazzeo, Sarbajit K Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140267747
    Abstract: Real-time sharing of imagery captured from different vantage points at a venue is provided. At least one of images and video are captured at different locations and different vantage points in a venue during an event. The images or video are temporarily stored on a server. A spectator requests at least one of images or video from a location and vantage point. If images or video captured at the requested location or vantage point are stored on the server, then a list of the images or video are displayed on a mobile imaging device operated by the spectator requesting the images or video. The spectator selects an image or video from the list, and the image or video is displayed on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8832082
    Abstract: Methods provide presentation of a plurality of search results and a diagram for each of the plurality of search results. The methods are carried out with computer readable program code, when read by a processor, that is configured for receiving a plurality of search results in response to a search request and accessing a database including signifier data for each of the plurality of search results. The signifier data may include information regarding at least a first signifier and a second signifier of each of the plurality of the search results. The methods may further include generating a first diagram of the first and second signifiers for each of the plurality of search results, the first diagram based at least in part on the signifier data, and presenting the plurality of search results and the first diagram for each of the plurality of search results via a browser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A Kritt, Sarbajit K Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140223485
    Abstract: A displayed matrix having a menu of presentation genres and an opposing menu of ranking systems prioritizing each genre according to the values of a set of parameters. A viewer is enabled to select at least one genre from the menu and the viewer is also enabled to select at least one ranking system. Selections are correlated to generate a set of proposed presentations prioritized in accordance with the parameter values of a selected ranking system and displayed as a tag cloud wherein each of the proposed presentations is visually distinguished according to the priority ranking of the proposed television program presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140201237
    Abstract: A system for receiving search queries from more than one remote device and performing collaborative searching is provided. The system includes more than one remote mobile device connected to a computer. Each remote mobile device generates search data that includes user data that comprises a user profile and search behavior. The remote devices generate search queries that are simultaneously received by the computer, which also receives the user data. The computer parses the search queries and user data for determining commonalities and then performs a search representative of at least one common search query. The computer then provides the search results to a user, where the search results comprise a listing of results representative of the common search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit