Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Maul

Christopher A. Maul 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: 10937080
    Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20190012720
    Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw
  • Patent number: 10127597
    Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20170220971
    Abstract: A social networking-based web analytics data processing system having subject matter expert (SME) cognitive capability includes a data report dashboard module, and a rating module. The data report dashboard module includes an electronic hardware controller to generate an initial web analytics data report and to generate at least one inquiry associated with at least one abnormality included in the initial web analytics data report. The rating module detects at least one of a positive ranking and a negative ranking applied to a comment submitted by a user in reply to the at least one inquiry. The social networking-based web analytics data processing system further includes a subject matter expert (SME) identification module that identifies a SME based on at least one of social networking information, community expertise ranking and project stakeholder recognitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Alberto Giammaria, Chunhui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, John H. Walczyk, III, Ke Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170140453
    Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw
  • Patent number: 9513944
    Abstract: A method for selecting a virtual machine (VM) for problem determination utilizes a policy-based process for receiving an authorized program analysis report (APAR) containing problem type, a client information handling system (IHS) environment, a configuration, and a program version. The method determines automatically that the problem according to a provisioning policy is a candidate for provisioning a VM for analyzing the problem and searches a provisioning database for an existing VM for a system environment and configuration according to a closeness criteria. The method applies required updates to the provisioned VM, and utilizes the provisioned VM with the required updates for problem analysis. The method also may automatically create a new baseline image in the database according to expected value policy criteria that exceeds predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry A Dancy, Pralhad M Khatri, Geoffrey D Lubold, Christopher A Maul, Brad B Topol, Sahdev P Zala
  • Patent number: 9292215
    Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for managing virtual disk snapshots including utilizing a processor to create multiple disk containers containing multiple snapshots on a host machine persistent memory, and combining the multiple snapshots on a guest operating system to produce a final snapshot utilized by the guest OS as a virtual disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pralhad M. Khatri, Howard S. Krovetz, Christopher A. Maul
  • Patent number: 9250988
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure a method and technique for allocating virtualization-based resources for resolving a problem report associated with a computing environment is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a problem report associated with a computing environment; determining a resource template from the problem report corresponding to the computing environment; determining whether a virtual machine is available from a virtualization-based resource pool based on the resource template; and responsive to determining that a virtual machine is available from the virtualization-based resource pool based on the resource template, utilizing the virtual machine for the problem report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATED
    Inventors: Olusegun Adekile, Christopher A. Maul, Asima Silva, Cesar A. Wong
  • Patent number: 9218192
    Abstract: A method for selecting a virtual machine (VM) for problem determination utilizes a policy-based process for receiving an authorized program analysis report (APAR) containing problem type, a client information handling system (IHS) environment, a configuration, and a program version. The method determines automatically that the problem according to a provisioning policy is a candidate for provisioning a VM for analyzing the problem and searches a provisioning database for an existing VM for a system environment and configuration according to a closeness criteria. The method applies required updates to the provisioned VM, and utilizes the provisioned VM with the required updates for problem analysis. The method also may automatically create a new baseline image in the database according to expected value policy criteria that exceeds predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry A Dancy, Pralhad M Khatri, Geoffrey D Lubold, Christopher A Maul, Brad B Topol, Sahdev Zala
  • Patent number: 9207926
    Abstract: The disclosed dynamic image composition system employing fenced applications includes an information handling system (IHS) that may employ an application fencing tool to generate a fenced application. The IHS may also employ a fenced imaging tool to dynamically modify images with fenced applications, statically modify images with fenced applications and/or generate images with fenced applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher A Maul
  • Patent number: 9207927
    Abstract: The disclosed dynamic image composition method employs fenced applications. The method employs an information handling system (IHS) that may use an application fencing tool to generate a fenced application. The method may use the fenced imaging tool to dynamically modify images with fenced applications, statically modify images with fenced applications and/or generate images with fenced applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher A Maul
  • Publication number: 20150227321
    Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for managing virtual disk snapshots including utilizing a processor to create multiple disk containers containing multiple snapshots on a host machine persistent memory, and combining the multiple snapshots on a guest operating system to produce a final snapshot utilized by the guest OS as a virtual disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Pralhad M. Khatri, Howard S. Krovetz, Christopher A. Maul
  • Patent number: 9086903
    Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for managing virtual disk snapshots including utilizing a processor to create multiple disk containers containing multiple snapshots on a host machine persistent memory, and combining the multiple snapshots on a guest operating system to produce a final snapshot utilized by the guest OS as a virtual disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pralhad M. Khatri, Howard S. Krovetz, Christopher A. Maul
  • Publication number: 20150058850
    Abstract: A method for selecting a virtual machine (VM) for problem determination utilizes a policy-based process for receiving an authorized program analysis report (APAR) containing problem type, a client information handling system (IHS) environment, a configuration, and a program version. The method determines automatically that the problem according to a provisioning policy is a candidate for provisioning a VM for analyzing the problem and searches a provisioning database for an existing VM for a system environment and configuration according to a closeness criteria. The method applies required updates to the provisioned VM, and utilizes the provisioned VM with the required updates for problem analysis. The method also may automatically create a new baseline image in the database according to expected value policy criteria that exceeds predetermined criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jerry A Dancy, Pralhad M Khatri, Geoffrey D Lubold, Christopher A Maul, Brad B Topol, Sahdev P Zala
  • Publication number: 20140359600
    Abstract: The disclosed dynamic image composition method employs fenced applications. The method employs an information handling system (IHS) that may use an application fencing tool to generate a fenced application. The method may use the fenced imaging tool to dynamically modify images with fenced applications, statically modify images with fenced applications and/or generate images with fenced applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher A Maul
  • Publication number: 20140359597
    Abstract: The disclosed dynamic image composition system employing fenced applications includes an information handling system (IHS) that may employ an application fencing tool to generate a fenced application. The IHS may also employ a fenced imaging tool to dynamically modify images with fenced applications, statically modify images with fenced applications and/or generate images with fenced applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Christopher A. Maul
  • Publication number: 20140201572
    Abstract: A method for selecting a virtual machine (VM) for problem determination utilizes a policy-based process for receiving an authorized program analysis report (APAR) containing problem type, a client information handling system (IHS) environment, a configuration, and a program version. The method determines automatically that the problem according to a provisioning policy is a candidate for provisioning a VM for analyzing the problem and searches a provisioning database for an existing VM for a system environment and configuration according to a closeness criteria. The method applies required updates to the provisioned VM, and utilizes the provisioned VM with the required updates for problem analysis. The method also may automatically create a new baseline image in the database according to expected value policy criteria that exceeds predetermined criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jerry A. Dancy, Pralhad M. Khatri, Geoffrey D. Lubold, Christopher A. Maul, Brad B. Topol, Sahdev Zala
  • Publication number: 20140195753
    Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for managing virtual disk snapshots including utilizing a processor to create multiple disk containers containing multiple snapshots on a host machine persistent memory, and combining the multiple snapshots on a guest operating system to produce a final snapshot utilized by the guest OS as a virtual disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pralhad M. Khatri, Howard S. Krovetz, Christopher A. Maul
  • Publication number: 20130326510
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure a method and technique for allocating virtualization-based resources for resolving a problem report associated with a computing environment is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a problem report associated with a computing environment; determining a resource template from the problem report corresponding to the computing environment; determining whether a virtual machine is available from a virtualization-based resource pool based on the resource template; and responsive to determining that a virtual machine is available from the virtualization-based resource pool based on the resource template, utilizing the virtual machine for the problem report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Olusegun Adekile, Christopher A. Maul, Asima Silva, Cesar A. Wong