Patents by Inventor Brian W. Sledge
Brian W. Sledge 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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Patent number: 10244012Abstract: A system and method to visualize activities through the use of avatars. The system includes a display engine configured to display at least one automated activity as an avatar. The system also includes a management system configured to monitor the progress of the at least one automated activity and alter at least one of an appearance and a movement of the avatar in relation to the progress of the at least one automated activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Patent number: 9390467Abstract: The present invention re-renders data center visualizations at different levels of abstraction based on roles or activities of an avatar. Morphing of data center objects is accomplished by either combining or decomposing existing data center objects in a manner that will result in a new object that maintains its relationship to the original objects. An example of this would be when creating an application object by combining an existing infrastructure objects (e.g., a server, a network and storage) used to support the application object runtime environment. This allows for the avatar to not only relate the application object to the supporting infrastructure objects, but also provides a view of how the application object is impacted whenever the supporting infrastructure objects change or break.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20150312290Abstract: A system and method to visualize activities through the use of avatars. The system includes a display engine configured to display at least one automated activity as an avatar. The system also includes a management system configured to monitor the progress of the at least one automated activity and alter at least one of an appearance and a movement of the avatar in relation to the progress of the at least one automated activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Patent number: 9083654Abstract: The invention generally relates to virtual environments, and more particularly to systems and methods for communicating in virtual environments. A method of providing communication in a virtual universe (VU) includes instantiating and assigning an information channel to a first client of the VU, associating at least one additional client of the VU to the information channel, and conveying data placed on the information channel to the first client and the at least one additional client.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Patent number: 9075901Abstract: A system and method to visualize activities through the use of avatars. The system includes a display engine configured to display at least one automated activity as an avatar. The system also includes a management system configured to monitor the progress of the at least one automated activity and alter at least one of an appearance and a movement of the avatar in relation to the progress of the at least one automated activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20150019729Abstract: The invention generally relates to virtual environments, and more particularly to systems and methods for communicating in virtual environments. A method of providing communication in a virtual universe (VU) includes instantiating and assigning an information channel to a first client of the VU, associating at least one additional client of the VU to the information channel, and conveying data placed on the information channel to the first client and the at least one additional client.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.Inventors: CHRISTOPHER J. DAWSON, RICK A. HAMILTON, II, MICHAEL J. OSIAS, BRIAN W. SLEDGE
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Patent number: 8910058Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for building collaboration work environments within the virtual world through computer generated (and possibly controlled) avatars and other three dimensional (3D) objects. It provides a solution to a problem where computer generated avatars and objects visually represent the execution, progress and output of a collaboration project. It provides the system and method for quickly visualizing collaboration activities and outputs to allow people to quickly and easily track progress of said activities. Visually representing collaboration activities allows observers to identify the number and different types of collaboration activities which are currently occurring, the progress of each collaboration activity, the system or component that the collaboration activity is creating or any problems or issues identified during activities supporting the collaboration work effort.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Patent number: 8849917Abstract: The invention generally relates to virtual environments, and more particularly to systems and methods for communicating in virtual environments. A method of providing communication in a virtual universe (VU) includes instantiating and assigning an information channel to a first client of the VU, associating at least one additional client of the VU to the information channel, and conveying data placed on the information channel to the first client and the at least one additional client.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20140168269Abstract: The present invention re-renders data center visualizations at different levels of abstraction based on roles or activities of an avatar. Morphing of data center objects is accomplished by either combining or decomposing existing data center objects in a manner that will result in a new object that maintains its relationship to the original objects. An example of this would be when creating an application object by combining an existing infrastructure objects (e.g., a server, a network and storage) used to support the application object runtime environment. This allows for the avatar to not only relate the application object to the supporting infrastructure objects, but also provides a view of how the application object is impacted whenever the supporting infrastructure objects change or break.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Patent number: 8682931Abstract: The present invention re-renders data center visualizations at different levels of abstraction based on roles or activities of an avatar. Morphing of data center objects is accomplished by either combining or decomposing existing data center objects in a manner that will result in a new object that maintains its relationship to the original objects. An example of this would be when creating an application object by combining an existing infrastructure objects (e.g., a server, a network and storage) used to support the application object runtime environment. This allows for the avatar to not only relate the application object to the supporting infrastructure objects, but also provides a view of how the application object is impacted whenever the supporting infrastructure objects change or break.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Patent number: 8626836Abstract: A system and method to interact with business systems through the use of automated agents and provide context for an automated agent to service multiple avatars within a virtual universe. The system comprises a chat engine, a communications subsystem, and a channelizer configured to mediate one or more communications between the chat engine and the communications subsystem. The channelizer is further configured to map at least one channel to an application.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20120203848Abstract: A system and method to interact with business systems through the use of automated agents and provide context for an automated agent to service multiple avatars within a virtual universe. The system comprises a chat engine, a communications subsystem, and a channelizer configured to mediate one or more communications between the chat engine and the communications subsystem. The channelizer is further configured to map at least one channel to an application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. DAWSON, Michael J. OSIAS, Brian W. SLEDGE
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Patent number: 8214433Abstract: A system and method to interact with business systems through the use of automated agents and provide context for an automated agent to service multiple avatars within a virtual universe. The system comprises a chat engine, a communications subsystem, and a channelizer configured to mediate one or more communications between the chat engine and the communications subsystem. The channelizer is further configured to map at least one channel to an application.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20120151060Abstract: The invention generally relates to virtual environments, and more particularly to systems and methods for communicating in virtual environments. A method of providing communication in a virtual universe (VU) includes instantiating and assigning an information channel to a first client of the VU, associating at least one additional client of the VU to the information channel, and conveying data placed on the information channel to the first client and the at least one additional client.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. DAWSON, Rick A. HAMILTON, II, Michael J. OSIAS, Brian W. SLEDGE
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Publication number: 20110078592Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for building collaboration work environments within the virtual world through computer generated (and possibly controlled) avatars and other three dimensional (3D) objects. It provides a solution to a problem where computer generated avatars and objects visually represent the execution, progress and output of a collaboration project. It provides the system and method for quickly visualizing collaboration activities and outputs to allow people to quickly and easily track progress of said activities. Visually representing collaboration activities allows observers to identify the number and different types of collaboration activities which are currently occurring, the progress of each collaboration activity, the system or component that the collaboration activity is creating or any problems or issues identified during activities supporting the collaboration work effort.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20100153859Abstract: The invention generally relates to virtual environments, and more particularly to systems and methods for communicating in virtual environments. A method of providing communication in a virtual universe (VU) includes instantiating and assigning an information channel to a first client of the VU, associating at least one additional client of the VU to the information channel, and conveying data placed on the information channel to the first client and the at least one additional client.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20100153499Abstract: A system and method to interact with business systems through the use of automated agents and provide context for an automated agent to service multiple avatars within a virtual universe. The system comprises a chat engine, a communications subsystem, and a channelizer configured to mediate one or more communications between the chat engine and the communications subsystem. The channelizer is further configured to map at least one channel to an application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20100153869Abstract: A system and method to visualize activities through the use of avatars. The system includes a display engine configured to display at least one automated activity as an avatar. The system also includes a management system configured to monitor the progress of the at least one automated activity and alter at least one of an appearance and a movement of the avatar in relation to the progress of the at least one automated activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge
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Publication number: 20100023859Abstract: The present invention re-renders data center visualizations at different levels of abstraction based on roles or activities of an avatar. Morphing of data center objects is accomplished by either combining or decomposing existing data center objects in a manner that will result in a new object that maintains its relationship to the original objects. An example of this would be when creating an application object by combining an existing infrastructure objects (e.g., a server, a network and storage) used to support the application object runtime environment. This allows for the avatar to not only relate the application object to the supporting infrastructure objects, but also provides a view of how the application object is impacted whenever the supporting infrastructure objects change or break.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Michael J. Osias, Brian W. Sledge