Patents by Inventor Christopher Bryan Barnwell

Christopher Bryan Barnwell 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: 12181457
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating an aroma map is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes learning one or more aromas associated with one or more items. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying a presence of an item within a venue based on comparing one or more aromas detected by one or more sensors located within the venue with one or more learned aromas associated with the item. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying a micro-location of the item based, at least in part, on a location of the one or more sensors which detected the aroma. The computer-implemented method further includes generating an aroma map geospatially indicating the micro-location of the item within the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: International Buisiness Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Romelia H. Flores, Susan Christian, Juel Daniel Raju, Christopher Bryan Barnwell
  • Publication number: 20230417721
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for aiding a user in the preparation and completion of a dish within a social sensory recipe program are provided. The present invention may include capturing one or more characteristics comprising an aroma of a dish associated with a recipe using one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an olfactory sensor; identifying, at two or more steps of the recipe comprising a recipe profile, one or more aroma profiles of the dish based on the captured one or more characteristics comprising the aroma; comparing the one or more aroma profiles of the dish to one or more aroma profiles comprising the recipe profile; and responsive to the comparing, providing feedback of the dish to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Juel Daniel Raju, Christopher Bryan Barnwell, Romelia H. Flores, Susan Jachin Christian
  • Publication number: 20230102429
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating an aroma map is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes learning one or more aromas associated with one or more items. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying a presence of an item within a venue based on comparing one or more aromas detected by one or more sensors located within the venue with one or more learned aromas associated with the item. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying a micro-location of the item based, at least in part, on a location of the one or more sensors which detected the aroma. The computer-implemented method further includes generating an aroma map geospatially indicating the micro-location of the item within the venue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Romelia H. Flores, Susan Christian, Juel Daniel Raju, Christopher Bryan Barnwell