Patents by Inventor Brian O'Donovan

Brian O'Donovan 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: 20180332129
    Abstract: A computing system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product are provided for facilitating behavior based notifications concerning multiparty communication threads. According to an implementation, the computer-implemented method may include defining a rules set associated with a user for participation in a multiparty communication thread. The method may also include evaluating a plurality of communications associated with the multiparty communication thread. The method may also include determining when a given communication associated with the multiparty communication thread satisfies one or more of the rules included within the rules set. The method may further include delivering the given communication based upon, at least in part, a determining that the given communication satisfies the one or more rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Lisa M.W. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10121056
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document among different demographic groups. Demographic criteria (e.g., age) is received to form demographic groups of members of an organization. Demographic information along with interests of the members are retrieved. Such member data is analyzed within the constraints of the demographic criteria to generate a statistical distribution of members of the organization that forms an initially desired distribution of content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization. An indication is then provided to the user regarding whether the current distribution of the content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization satisfies or does not satisfy the desired distribution of content among the demographic groups. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of content in the multimedia document among different demographic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10120542
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for facilitating access to a resource represented in an image at a later time. A screen capture of an image displayed on a computing device is implemented. Metadata, including the resource location, resource navigation and positional metadata, regarding the source data of the screen capture image is generated. The generated metadata is then embedded into the screen capture image. The screen capture image with the embedded metadata is then transmitted to a different user. By embedding the metadata into the screen capture image, the user receiving the screen capture image will be able to reproduce the state of the source environment when the image was captured using the embedded metadata thereby opening the resource represented in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10121057
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document among different demographic groups. Demographic criteria (e.g., age) is received to form demographic groups of members of an organization. Demographic information along with interests of the members are retrieved. Such member data is analyzed within the constraints of the demographic criteria to generate a statistical distribution of members of the organization that forms an initially desired distribution of content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization. An indication is then provided to the user regarding whether the current distribution of the content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization satisfies or does not satisfy the desired distribution of content among the demographic groups. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of content in the multimedia document among different demographic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 10097364
    Abstract: A method, a processing device, and a computer program product are provided. Discussions in threads are analyzed to learn patterns that occur before at least one respective additional party joins the discussions in the threads. A model of conversation states is created based on the analyzing. Thread updates and new threads are periodically analyzed, based on the model, to determine if a corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to any new respective discussions of the threads or the new threads. The at least one respective additional party is notified to participate in a respective new discussion when the periodically analyzing determines that the corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to the respective new discussion in a corresponding thread or a corresponding new thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liam Harpur, Brian O'Donovan, Enda Sexton
  • Patent number: 10091011
    Abstract: A method, a processing device, and a computer program product are provided. Discussions in threads are analyzed to learn patterns that occur before at least one respective additional party joins the discussions in the threads. A model of conversation states is created based on the analyzing. Thread updates and new threads are periodically analyzed, based on the model, to determine if a corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to any new respective discussions of the threads or the new threads. The at least one respective additional party is notified to participate in a respective new discussion when the periodically analyzing determines that the corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to the respective new discussion in a corresponding thread or a corresponding new thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liam Harpur, Brian O'Donovan, Enda Sexton
  • Patent number: 10084872
    Abstract: A computing system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product are provided for facilitating behavior based notifications concerning multiparty communication threads. According to an implementation, the computer-implemented method may include defining a rules set associated with a user for participation in a multiparty communication thread. The method may also include evaluating a plurality of communications associated with the multiparty communication thread. The method may also include determining when a given communication associated with the multiparty communication thread satisfies one or more of the rules included within the rules set. The method may further include delivering the given communication based upon, at least in part, a determining that the given communication satisfies the one or more rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20180136808
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for facilitating access to a resource represented in an image at a later time. A screen capture of an image displayed on a computing device is implemented. Metadata, including the resource location, resource navigation and positional metadata, regarding the source data of the screen capture image is generated. The generated metadata is then embedded into the screen capture image. The screen capture image with the embedded metadata is then transmitted to a different user. By embedding the metadata into the screen capture image, the user receiving the screen capture image will be able to reproduce the state of the source environment when the image was captured using the embedded metadata thereby opening the resource represented in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 9952749
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for facilitating access to a resource represented in an image at a later time. A screen capture of an image displayed on a computing device is implemented. Metadata, including the resource location, resource navigation and positional metadata, regarding the source data of the screen capture image is generated. The generated metadata is then embedded into the screen capture image. The screen capture image with the embedded metadata is then transmitted to a different user. By embedding the metadata into the screen capture image, the user receiving the screen capture image will be able to reproduce the state of the source environment when the image was captured using the embedded metadata thereby opening the resource represented in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20180097649
    Abstract: A method, a processing device, and a computer program product are provided. Discussions in threads are analyzed to learn patterns that occur before at least one respective additional party joins the discussions in the threads. A model of conversation states is created based on the analyzing. Thread updates and new threads are periodically analyzed, based on the model, to determine if a corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to any new respective discussions of the threads or the new threads. The at least one respective additional party is notified to participate in a respective new discussion when the periodically analyzing determines that the corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to the respective new discussion in a corresponding thread or a corresponding new thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Liam Harpur, Brian O'Donovan, Enda Sexton
  • Publication number: 20180054320
    Abstract: A method, a processing device, and a computer program product are provided. Discussions in threads are analyzed to learn patterns that occur before at least one respective additional party joins the discussions in the threads. A model of conversation states is created based on the analyzing. Thread updates and new threads are periodically analyzed, based on the model, to determine if a corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to any new respective discussions of the threads or the new threads. The at least one respective additional party is notified to participate in a respective new discussion when the periodically analyzing determines that the corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to the respective new discussion in a corresponding thread or a corresponding new thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Liam Harpur, Brian O'Donovan, Enda Sexton
  • Publication number: 20180051320
    Abstract: Among other things, this disclosure describes a method comprising: cleaving a plurality of target sequences in an adaptor-tagged sequencing library using population of reprogrammed nucleic acid-directed endonucleases; non-specifically amplifying the library, thereby amplifying fragments that have not been cleaved; and sequencing the amplified sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph L. DeRisi, Wei Gu, Emily D. Crawford, Brian O'Donovan, Michael Wilson, Eric D. Chow, Hanna Retallack
  • Patent number: 9736313
    Abstract: A method and system for improved audio quality in teleconferencing are provided. The method includes analyzing the audio signal of multiple input lines in a teleconferencing system to detect if any two input lines contain substantially the same audio signal with a delay shorter than that of a conventional echo caused by an input line's own audio feedback via a teleconferencing server. The method further includes selecting the input line with the higher amplitude audio signal or the earlier received audio signal when two input lines with substantially the same audio signal are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian O'Donovan
  • Patent number: 9721149
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document (e.g., yearbook, slideshow). A desired distribution of facial signatures in a multimedia document to be created by the user is received. Upon receiving an image to be added to the multimedia document by the user, a facial signature for a face detected in the image is generated. The current number of instances of the facial signature in the multimedia document is then determined. A determination is then made as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets the desired distribution. An indication is then provided to the user as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets or does not meet the desired distribution. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of images in the multimedia document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20170177423
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for managing notifications associated with an application using contextual metadata. In some embodiments, an application may generate a notification for an event. Contextual metadata may be collected. The contextual metadata may be analyzed. A determination may be generated that an action associated with the notification has been implemented. The notification may be dismissed based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20170142035
    Abstract: A publication tool, and methods of use thereof, for publishing user created content as well as republishing content created by others to a social media network. The publication tool incorporates and uses analytic data from a plurality of data sources to identify and evaluate relationships between the user of the social media network and members of social media networks who subscribe to view the content published by the user on the social media network. The publication tool predicts the likelihood that a subscriber of the social media network will publish or share the same content as the user and if the publication tool predicts that the same content will be published by the user and the subscriber, the publication tool will publish the content on the social media network as a joint publication which can be viewed by all common subscribers shared between the user and the subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20170126902
    Abstract: A mobile device data allocation system includes a plurality of mobile devices that exchange data with a data service provider via a communication network. The data exchanged by each mobile device during a time period defines a total amount of exchanged data. An electronic shared-account device module is configured to determine a maximum amount of data at which the mobile devices are authorized to exchange during the time period. The shared-account device module further generates a control signal that regulates data exchange of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming event indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20170116184
    Abstract: An electronic device is configured to operate according to a plurality of different locales. The electronic device includes a display unit configured to display a graphical user interface, and at least one sensor configured to detect an input to the electronic device. The electronic device further includes an electronic computer processor in signal communication with the display unit and the at least one sensor. The computer processor is configured to identify an input language of the input, and based on the identified input language, dynamically transition the electronic device from a first locale among the plurality of locales into a second locale among the plurality of locales different from the first locale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 9635188
    Abstract: A mobile device data allocation system includes a plurality of mobile devices that exchange data with a data service provider via a communication network. The data exchanged by each mobile device during a time period defines a total amount of exchanged data. An electronic shared-account device module is configured to determine a maximum amount of data at which the mobile devices are authorized to exchange during the time period. The shared-account device module further generates a control signal that regulates data exchange of the at least one mobile device in response to determining an upcoming event indicating the total amount of exchanged data will exceed the maximum amount of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20170098941
    Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes monitoring power usage and predicting power requirements for the at least two mobile devices. The method further includes identifying a device charging order and a power threshold of each of the at least two devices to meet the predicted power requirements of each of the at least two devices. The method also includes notifying a user regarding the device charging order and the power threshold of each of the at least two devices. At least the monitoring, identifying, and notifying steps are performed by a processor-enabled charging manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: MUHTAR B. AKBULUT, LISA BRADLEY, ANDREW LAVERY, MARIO A. MALDARI, BRIAN O'DONOVAN, AARON J. QUIRK, LIN SUN, ALBERT TABACHNIK