Patents by Inventor Christina I. Flores
Christina I. Flores 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: 10721204Abstract: An enterprise IoT concentrator can receive, from a first community IoT concentrator, first data corresponding to a security issue detected by at least one of a first plurality of devices located within a first physical environment, wherein the first plurality of devices are communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain that is a member of a first device community which includes the first community IoT concentrator. Responsive to receiving the first data, the enterprise IoT concentrator can process the first data to generate second data corresponding to the security issue. The second data can be configured to be processed by a second community IoT concentrator to initiate at least one device located within a second physical environment to perform a specific act that enhances security in the second physical environment. The enterprise IoT concentrator can communicate the second data to the second community IoT concentrator.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
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Patent number: 10699595Abstract: Monitoring oral intake of consumable items may include aggregating, using a processor, oral intake information for a user from a plurality of devices belonging to a same device domain of the user in real time and comparing, using the processor, the oral intake information with a user profile of the user. An instruction for a selected device of the plurality of devices may be generated, using the processor, according to the comparing. The instruction may be sent to the selected device, using the processor. The selected device may execute the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Patent number: 10621556Abstract: Natural language processing is performed on social media system posts by a plurality of users of a reading community. Corresponding analytical data is generated. Respective interests of the plurality of users can be determined by processing the analytical data. A present location of at least two users of the reading community can be monitored. Responsive to determining that the users are presently located within a pre-determined distance of each other, respective alerts can be presented to those users. Each alert can indicate that the users are presently located within the pre-determined distance of each other, indicate a listing of content being read by the reading community, and indicate a shared interest of the users.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Edwin J. Bruce, Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Matthew M. Rocco
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Publication number: 20190052593Abstract: An enterprise IoT concentrator can receive, from a first community IoT concentrator, first data corresponding to a security issue detected by at least one of a first plurality of devices located within a first physical environment, wherein the first plurality of devices are communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain that is a member of a first device community which includes the first community IoT concentrator. Responsive to receiving the first data, the enterprise IoT concentrator can process the first data to generate second data corresponding to the security issue. The second data can be configured to be processed by a second community IoT concentrator to initiate at least one device located within a second physical environment to perform a specific act that enhances security in the second physical environment. The enterprise IoT concentrator can communicate the second data to the second community IoT concentrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
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Patent number: 10157169Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for enriching and customizing one or more portions of textual content. Embodiments of the present invention analyze one or more portions of the textual content and customize the textual content based on preferences of a user interacting with the textual content. Embodiments of the present invention can present customized or original textual content to users requesting textual content.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Patent number: 10135777Abstract: A first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator can receive first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain. Responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator can initiate, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects. The second plurality of physical objects can be communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
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Patent number: 9894178Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for leveraging social networks in physical gatherings. Embodiments of the present invention generate profiles for participants at the physical gathering. Embodiments of the present invention can enrich the participants experience at the physical gathering by providing information to the participant, based on the profile for the participant.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
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Patent number: 9703764Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for enriching and customizing one or more portions of textual content. Embodiments of the present invention analyze one or more portions of the textual content and customize the textual content based on preferences of a user interacting with the textual content. Embodiments of the present invention can present customized or original textual content to users requesting textual content.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Publication number: 20170154317Abstract: A desired completion time by which a plurality of users in a community are to have completed reading or viewing content can be scheduled within a scheduling system of a content interest system. For each of the plurality of users, a rate of progression of the user at reading or viewing the content can be monitored. Responsive to detecting that at least one of the plurality of users is not adequately progressing, at the rate of progression of the user, at reading or viewing the content to complete reading or viewing the content by the desired completion time, an alert can be presented to the user or an administrator indicating that the user is not adequately progressing at reading or viewing the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Edwin J. Bruce, Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Matthew M. Rocco
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Publication number: 20170039885Abstract: Monitoring oral intake of consumable items may include aggregating, using a processor, oral intake information for a user from a plurality of devices belonging to a same device domain of the user in real time and comparing, using the processor, the oral intake information with a user profile of the user. An instruction for a selected device of the plurality of devices may be generated, using the processor, according to the comparing. The instruction may be sent to the selected device, using the processor. The selected device may execute the instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Publication number: 20160350268Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for enriching and customizing one or more portions of textual content. Embodiments of the present invention analyze one or more portions of the textual content and customize the textual content based on preferences of a user interacting with the textual content. Embodiments of the present invention can present customized or original textual content to users requesting textual content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Publication number: 20160352673Abstract: A first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator can receive first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain. Responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator can initiate, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects. The second plurality of physical objects can be communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
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Publication number: 20160330290Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for leveraging social networks in physical gatherings. Embodiments of the present invention generate profiles for participants at the physical gathering. Embodiments of the present invention can enrich the participants experience at the physical gathering by providing information to the participant, based on the profile for the participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
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Publication number: 20160306792Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for enriching and customizing one or more portions of textual content. Embodiments of the present invention analyze one or more portions of the textual content and customize the textual content based on preferences of a user interacting with the textual content. Embodiments of the present invention can present customized or original textual content to users requesting textual content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Publication number: 20160306774Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for enriching and customizing one or more portions of textual content. Embodiments of the present invention analyze one or more portions of the textual content and customize the textual content based on preferences of a user interacting with the textual content. Embodiments of the present invention can present customized or original textual content to users requesting textual content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Patent number: 9471564Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for enriching and customizing one or more portions of textual content. Embodiments of the present invention analyze one or more portions of the textual content and customize the textual content based on preferences of a user interacting with the textual content. Embodiments of the present invention can present customized or original textual content to users requesting textual content.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen, Sumit Patel
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Publication number: 20160086510Abstract: A movement activity is assessed in a movement assessment environment. A processor receives user movement data, captured by a sensor, of a user in the movement assessment environment. The processor receives a match request from the user, wherein the match request includes a request for an instructor that matches the user. The processor compares the user movement data of the user to a plurality of other movement data, wherein the plurality of other movement data includes at least one instructor movement data and at least one professional movement data. The processor determines, responsive to the comparing, a match between the user and an instructor, wherein the match is determined based at least in part on a similarity between the user movement data and at least one of the plurality of other movement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores
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Publication number: 20150350152Abstract: In an approach to managing messages received by a mobile computing device, a computer retrieves a plurality of settings associated with the mobile computing device, with at least one of the plurality of settings associating a characteristic of the mobile computing device with an indication to initiate message retrieval. The computer determines the characteristic of the mobile computing device and determines, based, at least in part, on the characteristic of the mobile computing device, whether the associated indication to initiate message retrieval is received. Responsive to determining the associated indication to initiate message retrieval is received, the computer retrieves at least one message received by the mobile computing device and transmits the at least one message to a user of the mobile computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Erik H. Katzen
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Publication number: 20150147734Abstract: A movement activity is assessed in a movement assessment environment. A processor receives user movement data, captured by a sensor, of a user in the movement assessment environment. The processor receives a match request from the user, wherein the match request includes a request for an instructor that matches the user. The processor compares the user movement data of the user to a plurality of other movement data, wherein the plurality of other movement data includes at least one instructor movement data and at least one professional movement data. The processor determines, responsive to the comparing, a match between the user and an instructor, wherein the match is determined based at least in part on a similarity between the user movement data and at least one of the plurality of other movement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores