Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Hambridge

Christopher A. Hambridge 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: 10142162
    Abstract: Modifying a behavior of a mobile application running on a mobile data processing system is provided. Information regarding a system function of the mobile data processing system is retrieved. It is determined whether the information regarding the system function meets a criterion of a policy trigger corresponding to the system function. In response to determining that the information regarding the system function does meet a criterion of the policy trigger corresponding to the system function, an action is performed to modify the behavior of the mobile application running on the mobile data processing system that corresponds to the system function meeting the criterion of the policy trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hambridge, Kevan D. Holdaway, Wuchieh J. Jong, Dillon D. Lees
  • Publication number: 20180330304
    Abstract: A pool of candidates to respond to an issue can be determined. For each of a plurality of candidates who are included in the pool of candidates, information corresponding to a respective candidate can be accessed. The information corresponding to the respective candidate can at least indicate the respective candidate's current location and metadata pertaining to the current location. For each of the plurality of candidates who are included in the pool of candidates, the information corresponding to the respective candidate can be analyzed. Based on the analyzing the information, at least one best available candidate to respond to the issue can be determined, the best available candidate selected from the pool of candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hambridge, Kevan D. Holdaway, Wuchieh J. Jong, Jorge L. Padilla, Helen L. Gawor
  • Publication number: 20180330305
    Abstract: A pool of candidates to respond to an issue can be determined. For each of a plurality of candidates who are included in the pool of candidates, information corresponding to a respective candidate can be accessed. The information corresponding to the respective candidate can at least indicate the respective candidate's current location and metadata pertaining to the current location. For each of the plurality of candidates who are included in the pool of candidates, the information corresponding to the respective candidate can be analyzed. Based on the analyzing the information, at least one best available candidate to respond to the issue can be determined, the best available candidate selected from the pool of candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hambridge, Kevan D. Holdaway, Wuchieh J. Jong, Jorge L. Padilla, Helen L. Gawor
  • Publication number: 20180054346
    Abstract: Modifying a behavior of a mobile application running on a mobile data processing system is provided. Information regarding a system function of the mobile data processing system is retrieved. It is determined whether the information regarding the system function meets a criterion of a policy trigger corresponding to the system function. In response to determining that the information regarding the system function does meet a criterion of the policy trigger corresponding to the system function, an action is performed to modify the behavior of the mobile application running on the mobile data processing system that corresponds to the system function meeting the criterion of the policy trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hambridge, Kevan D. Holdaway, Wuchieh J. Jong, Dillon D. Lees
  • Publication number: 20110277012
    Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, data processing system, and computer program product for managing access to resources. A number of access permissions of a first user to a number of resources in a computer system are provided to a second user in response to a presentation of first credentials for the first user to the computer system. A level of presence of the first user relative to the computer system and/or the second user is monitored. The number of access permissions of the first user to the number of resources in the computer system continues to be provided to the second user as long as a preselected level of presence of the first user is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Al Chakra, Christopher A. Hambridge, Oriana J. Love