Patents by Inventor Barry Kritt

Barry 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).

  • Publication number: 20140200904
    Abstract: A method, a system and a computer program product for generating a personalized shopping recommendation includes steps and structure for for creating a shopping plan, for one or more persons, on a computing device of a user, and using corresponding prescription data advised for the one or more persons by a doctor to identifying recommended products that best fit each person's requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Nader M. Nassar, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140195060
    Abstract: Mandatory and optional consumption points are identified to support management of power allocation. A mandatory consumption point is a consumption point required to function at a given time and an optional consumption point is a discretionary consumption point. The energy required for mandatory consumption points to complete their designated functions is calculated. An energy quota is designated for power allocation to the optional consumption points in response to the mandatory consumption point calculation, and the identification of available energy. Energy required for optional consumption points to complete their designated functions is calculated. The optional consumption points are dynamically prioritized and power is allocated to the optional consumption points responsive to this prioritization and with respect to the designated energy quota.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140195806
    Abstract: A first computing device receives over a telecommunications network from a second computing device a verification message encrypted using a public key. The verification message is generated by the second computing device when initiating a call to the first computing device. The first computing device transmits to a wireless router via a wireless local area network (WLAN) created by the wireless router, the encrypted verification message. The first computing device receives from the wireless router over the WLAN, a decrypted verification message decrypted from the encrypted message by the wireless device using a private key associated with the public key. The first computing device transmits over the telecommunications network to the second computing device, the decrypted verification message. If the second computing device determines that the decrypted verification message corresponds to the encrypted verification message, the second computing device allows the call to the first computing device to proceed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8768625
    Abstract: Methods provide personalized route generation with computer readable program code, when read by a processor, configured for storing an image viewing pattern in a memory, and determining a first object viewing interest from the image viewing pattern. The image viewing pattern may be based at least in part on an image viewing history. The first object viewing interest may be depicted in at least one image in the image viewing history. The method may further include receiving a request for directions to a destination in a geographic region, identifying a first area in an electronic map of the geographic region and generating a first route to the destination. The first area may include the first object viewing interest. The first route may feature the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Thomas S. Mazzeo, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140178043
    Abstract: The types and locations of particular types of content in a video are visually summarized in a way that facilitates understanding by a viewer. A method may include determining one or more semantic segments of the video. In addition, the method may include determining one or more emotion objects for at least one of the semantic segments. Further, the method may include generating a user interface on a display screen. The user interface may include one window, and in another embodiment, the user interface may include two windows. Moreover, the method may include displaying first indicia of the emotion object in a first window. The horizontal extent of the first window corresponds with the temporal length of the video and the first indicia are displayed at a location corresponding with the temporal appearance of the emotion object in the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Shawn K. Sremaniak
  • Publication number: 20140181668
    Abstract: The types and locations of particular types of content in a video are visually summarized in a way that facilitates understanding by a viewer. A method may include determining one or more semantic segments of the video. In addition, the method may include determining one or more emotion objects for at least one of the semantic segments. Further, the method may include generating a user interface on a display screen. The user interface may include one window, and in another embodiment, the user interface may include two windows. Moreover, the method may include displaying first indicia of the emotion object in a first window. The horizontal extent of the first window corresponds with the temporal length of the video and the first indicia are displayed at a location corresponding with the temporal appearance of the emotion object in the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Shawn K. Sremaniak
  • Patent number: 8756013
    Abstract: Systems and computer program products provide personalized route generation with computer readable program code, when read by a processor, configured for storing in a memory an image viewing pattern and determining a first object viewing interest from the image viewing pattern. The image viewing pattern may be based at least in part on an image viewing history. The first object viewing interest may be depicted in at least one image in the image viewing history. The code is also configured for receiving a request for directions to a destination in a geographic region, identifying a first area in an electronic map of the geographic region and generating a first route to the destination. The first area may include the first object viewing interest. The first route may feature the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A Kritt, Thomas S Mazzeo, Sarbajit K Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140133655
    Abstract: A first computing device receives over a telecommunications network from a second computing device a verification message encrypted using a public key. The verification message is generated by the second computing device when initiating a call to the first computing device. The first computing device transmits to a wireless router via a wireless local area network (WLAN) created by the wireless router, the encrypted verification message. The first computing device receives from the wireless router over the WLAN, a decrypted verification message decrypted from the encrypted message by the wireless device using a private key associated with the public key. The first computing device transmits over the telecommunications network to the second computing device, the decrypted verification message. If the second computing device determines that the decrypted verification message corresponds to the encrypted verification message, the second computing device allows the call to the first computing device to proceed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140129653
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product to provide a user creating an electronic message one or more alerts related to the content and addressees of the electronic message. A computer identifies the one or more addressees of the electronic message. The computer determines one or more alerts associated with each of the identified one or more addressees. The computer displays the alerts in a manner that each step is performed prior to the computer transmitting the electronic message for delivery to one or more addressees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Thomas S. Mazzeo, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Shawn K. Sremaniak
  • Patent number: 8712100
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to profiling activity. Content is captured and keywords are identified in the captured content. In response to the keyword identification, rules associated with the keywords are identified. These rules are employed to identify and capture relevant content in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8705800
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to profiling activity. Content is captured and keywords are identified in the captured content. In response to the keyword identification, rules associated with the keywords are identified. These rules are employed to identify and capture relevant content in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140108385
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for displaying ontology data. An ontology is displayed for a selected item. The ontology presents representational elements associated with the selected item, a combination of the representational elements defining and/or establishing a context for the selected item. The representational elements are categorized on a hierarchical path, the elements ordered by scope size. The ontology can be navigated in multiple directions with the directions including items broader in scope, and items narrower in scope. Navigating in one of these directions includes a displayed representational element from the ontology having a scope size reflecting the navigated direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140072227
    Abstract: Organization of electronic images. Objects within an image are identified by analyzing search results responsive to a search employing search criteria and at least one image associated with the objects to be identified. Images are sorted responsive to the identified objects and sort criteria related to the identified objects. Images containing identified objects, including sorted images, are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140072226
    Abstract: Organization of electronic images. Objects within an image are identified by analyzing search results responsive to a search employing search criteria and at least one image associated with the objects to be identified. Images are sorted responsive to the identified objects and sort criteria related to the identified objects. Images containing identified objects, including sorted images, are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140075384
    Abstract: A contextually sensitive visual display for active applications and open files. Active applications and open files are semantically analyzed, ranked and presented in a hierarchical orientation responsive to the ranking. A primary interface is divided into primary sections, with each active application assigned a primary section corresponding to its rank. Open files are similarly hierarchically oriented in a secondary interface divided into secondary sections and in communication with a primary section containing an active application associated with the open files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140075363
    Abstract: A contextually sensitive visual display for active applications and open files. Active applications and open files are semantically analyzed, ranked and presented in a hierarchical orientation responsive to the ranking. A primary interface is divided into primary sections, with each active application assigned a primary section corresponding to its rank. Open files are similarly hierarchically oriented in a secondary interface divided into secondary sections and in communication with a primary section containing an active application associated with the open files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 8650506
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for generating a manufacturing-usable easily modifiable product order document is presented. An object collection of objects that describe features of components of a product is created. A view database that describes a logical relationship among components in the object collection is also created. A single document that includes the object collection and the view database is then generated. This single document can be updated according to technical requirements for a product being manufactured according to a product description created from the single document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven C. Erickson, Barry A. Kritt, Thomas S. Mazzeo, Kenneth W. Roberson, William R. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140025674
    Abstract: A search result is re-ranked/re-ordered in a user-specific manner, where the search result comprises an ordered sequence of identifications of a plurality of network-accessible documents that match a search query, based on a model corresponding to a user who will view the search result. The model comprises keywords and relationships among them, according to how the user perceives relationships among the keywords. The re-ranking comprises changing an order of at least one of the identified plurality of network-accessible documents within the ordered sequence, responsive to comparing ones of the keywords in the model to the identifications of network-accessible documents. The search result is then rendered, as re-ranked, for the user. The relationships may have an associated bond strength, and the re-ranking comprises changing the order accordingly. Keywords from the model are preferably used to group the identifications during the re-ranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140006394
    Abstract: For categorizing content, a categorizing module categorizes content of a content stream into a category of a plurality of categories. A recording module records a navigation action directed to first content of the content stream. The recording module further elevates a ranking of a first category associated with the first content in response to the navigation action. In addition, the recording module displays highest ranking categories for selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Publication number: 20140006117
    Abstract: A method for determining a reorder point tracks a purchase of one of a product and a service by a consumer. The product or service is purchased by the consumer online. The method determines a rate of consumption for the product or service. The method determines a reorder point for the product or a service. The reorder point includes an estimated time after the purchase of the product or service and prior to, based on the rate of consumption, the product or service reaching a safety stock level, minus a replenishment lead time. The safety stock level is a minimum acceptable level of a quantity of remaining product or service due to be delivered. The method delivers an advertisement to the consumer. The advertisement is delivered to the consumer electronically and the advertisement is delivered to the consumer at a time relative to the reorder point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry A. Kritt, Sarbajit K. Rakshit