Patents by Inventor Benjamin Hoover

Benjamin Hoover 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: 11663851
    Abstract: An implicit bias monitoring system is provided. The system receives sensor data including video and audio that are captured during an interaction between a first individual and a second individual. The system determines a set of attributes associated with the interaction based on the received sensor data, the set of attributes comprising at least one of race and gender of the second individual. The system detects an implicit bias based on a combination of the determined set of attributes and a bias profile. The system generates an alert based on the detected implicit bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin David Weisz, Abhishek Bhandwaldar, Maryam Ashoori, Arunima Chaudhary, Benjamin Hoover
  • Publication number: 20210256832
    Abstract: An implicit bias monitoring system is provided. The system receives sensor data including video and audio that are captured during an interaction between a first individual and a second individual. The system determines a set of attributes associated with the interaction based on the received sensor data, the set of attributes comprising at least one of race and gender of the second individual. The system detects an implicit bias based on a combination of the determined set of attributes and a bias profile. The system generates an alert based on the detected implicit bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Justin David Weisz, Abhishek Bhandwaldar, Maryam Ashoori, Arunima Chaudhary, Benjamin Hoover