Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Whitridge

Christopher E. Whitridge 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: 11151448
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for generating a location tag for a piece of visual data using deep learning is provided. The present invention may include receiving the piece of visual data. The present invention may also include analyzing the received piece of visual data using a neural network. The present invention may then include retrieving a location for the analyzed piece of visual data from the neural network. The present invention may further include generating a plurality of metadata for the retrieved location associated with the analyzed piece of visual data, wherein the generated plurality of metadata includes the location tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Patent number: 11125576
    Abstract: A mobile computing device such as a smartphone is used to find a parking garage with available spaces for a motor vehicle. The smartphone has a navigation app which receives a destination and computes an estimated time of arrival to that destination. It then broadcasts a request to parking garages in the vicinity of the destination with the ETA. Parking service systems associated with those garages respond with predicted parking availability. A cognitive system analyzes the responses and provides optimal recommendations based on user preferences such as cost, distance and safety. The user selects one of the recommended garages, and the computing device sends a reservation to the selected garage. The navigation app provides first directions to the destination until the vehicle is proximate thereto, and then switches to directions to the garage. The cognitive system can analyze a history of user selections and updating the user's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Patent number: 11118932
    Abstract: A mobile computing device such as a smartphone is used to find a parking garage with available spaces for a motor vehicle. The smartphone has a navigation app which receives a destination and computes an estimated time of arrival to that destination. It then broadcasts a request to parking garages in the vicinity of the destination with the ETA. Parking service systems associated with those garages respond with predicted parking availability. A cognitive system analyzes the responses and provides optimal recommendations based on user preferences such as cost, distance and safety. The user selects one of the recommended garages, and the computing device sends a reservation to the selected garage. The navigation app provides first directions to the destination until the vehicle is proximate thereto, and then switches to directions to the garage. The cognitive system can analyze a history of user selections and updating the user's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Patent number: 10769523
    Abstract: A system facilitates the selection of a restaurant which is suitable for a group having disparate taste preferences. Individual flavor profiles contain information pertaining to flavor preferences of individuals, and a group flavor profile is created based on the flavor profiles of individuals in a particular group. The group flavor profile is matched to one or more restaurant flavor profiles. An individual flavor profile includes numerical values associated with different flavor types, such as savory, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. An individual flavor profile is created by receiving an input indicative of a flavor type (such as a dish or food image) and determining the flavor type using a deep-learning neural network. The group flavor profile is created by averaging numerical values for respective flavor types from the individual flavor profiles of the group. A flavor profile can also include non-food preferences such as cost, traffic, distance, and weather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Publication number: 20180341854
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for generating a location tag for a piece of visual data using deep learning is provided. The present invention may include receiving the piece of visual data. The present invention may also include analyzing the received piece of visual data using a neural network. The present invention may then include retrieving a location for the analyzed piece of visual data from the neural network. The present invention may further include generating a plurality of metadata for the retrieved location associated with the analyzed piece of visual data, wherein the generated plurality of metadata includes the location tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Publication number: 20180341855
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for generating a location tag for a piece of visual data using deep learning is provided. The present invention may include receiving the piece of visual data. The present invention may also include analyzing the received piece of visual data using a neural network. The present invention may then include retrieving a location for the analyzed piece of visual data from the neural network. The present invention may further include generating a plurality of metadata for the retrieved location associated with the analyzed piece of visual data, wherein the generated plurality of metadata includes the location tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Publication number: 20180313661
    Abstract: A mobile computing device such as a smartphone is used to find a parking garage with available spaces for a motor vehicle. The smartphone has a navigation app which receives a destination and computes an estimated time of arrival to that destination. It then broadcasts a request to parking garages in the vicinity of the destination with the ETA. Parking service systems associated with those garages respond with predicted parking availability. A cognitive system analyzes the responses and provides optimal recommendations based on user preferences such as cost, distance and safety. The user selects one of the recommended garages, and the computing device sends a reservation to the selected garage. The navigation app provides first directions to the destination until the vehicle is proximate thereto, and then switches to directions to the garage. The cognitive system can analyze a history of user selections and updating the user's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Publication number: 20180313660
    Abstract: A mobile computing device such as a smartphone is used to find a parking garage with available spaces for a motor vehicle. The smartphone has a navigation app which receives a destination and computes an estimated time of arrival to that destination. It then broadcasts a request to parking garages in the vicinity of the destination with the ETA. Parking service systems associated with those garages respond with predicted parking availability. A cognitive system analyzes the responses and provides optimal recommendations based on user preferences such as cost, distance and safety. The user selects one of the recommended garages, and the computing device sends a reservation to the selected garage. The navigation app provides first directions to the destination until the vehicle is proximate thereto, and then switches to directions to the garage. The cognitive system can analyze a history of user selections and updating the user's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge
  • Publication number: 20180293489
    Abstract: A system facilitates the selection of a restaurant which is suitable for a group having disparate taste preferences. Individual flavor profiles contain information pertaining to flavor preferences of individuals, and a group flavor profile is created based on the flavor profiles of individuals in a particular group. The group flavor profile is matched to one or more restaurant flavor profiles. An individual flavor profile includes numerical values associated with different flavor types, such as savory, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. An individual flavor profile is created by receiving an input indicative of a flavor type (such as a dish or food image) and determining the flavor type using a deep-learning neural network. The group flavor profile is created by averaging numerical values for respective flavor types from the individual flavor profiles of the group. A flavor profile can also include non-food preferences such as cost, traffic, distance, and weather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Justin D. Eyster, Avery K. Rowe, Priyanka Sarkar, Christopher E. Whitridge