Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Hardee

Christopher J. Hardee 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).

  • Publication number: 20180227715
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing automated operations in order to predict obstacles to mobile device travel paths. Historical mobile device path data about multiple historical paths previously taken by a plurality of mobile devices during a first period of time is tracked. Recent mobile device path data about a plurality of recent paths taken by multiple mobile devices during a second period of time is received and analyzed, including comparing the historical mobile device path data with the recent mobile device path data. Based at least in part on such analysis, a location is predicted for a new obstacle that is determined to be substantially adjacent to one or more of the recent paths. An indication of the predicted location of the new obstacle is provided to one or more user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180225546
    Abstract: Techniques detecting usage of copyrighted video content using object recognition are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises determining, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, digest information for a video, wherein the digest information comprises objects appearing in the video and respective times at which the objects appear in the video. The method further comprises comparing, by the system, the digest information with reference digest information for reference videos, wherein the reference digest information identifies reference objects appearing in the reference videos and respective reference times at which the reference objects appear in the reference videos. The method further comprises determining, by the system, whether the video comprises content included in one or more of the reference videos based on a degree of similarity between the digest information and reference digest information associated with one or more of the reference videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven Robert Joroff, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Scott Edward Schneider
  • Patent number: 10043020
    Abstract: Method for transferring files to a destination folder on a computer. At least one rule to a transfer of files to a destination folder on a destination computer system are received. A filter file is generated, wherein the filter file includes the least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder. During transfer of files to the destination folder on the destination computer, attributes of each file are compared to the at least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder. Upon attributes of a compared file violating a rule of the at least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder, transfer of the violating file to the destination folder is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Jason A. Matteson, Mark E. Steinke
  • Patent number: 10044652
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for message attachment modification based upon determined context. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for message attachment modification based upon determined context is provided. The method includes loading into memory a message referencing a file to be transmitted to a recipient, determining a context for the transmission of the message, modifying the file according to the determined context, and transmitting the message with the modified file to the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Lydia M. Do, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts
  • Publication number: 20180204063
    Abstract: An example method for extracting information from images published to a network site includes generating a knowledge base of stored activity related image objects from the published images, wherein each activity related image object is indicative of an activity, and wherein each activity related image object is associated with an image location of the published images; performing a contextual analysis of a new image published to the network site to identify a new activity, to determine an activity position of the activity, and to determine a new image location; identifying a stored activity related image object from the knowledge base as relating to the new image location based on the image location of the published images; and overlaying an indicium of the stored activity related image object identified as relating to the image location of the new image on the new image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10027597
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for collaborative route reservation in an HPC fabric. A method for collaborative route reservation in an HPC fabric includes selecting a target node in a cluster of nodes to receive a payload from a source node of the cluster over an HPC fabric and computing a route over the HPC fabric for transferring the payload from the source node to the target node, and also a duration of time requisite to transferring the payload. The method also includes notifying other nodes in the cluster of a reservation of the computed route for the duration of time and utilizing the computed route during the duration of time to transfer the payload. Finally, the method includes responding to completing transfer of the payload by notifying the other nodes that the computed path is no longer reserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, Jarrod B. Johnson, Bryan M. Reese
  • Patent number: 9996769
    Abstract: Techniques detecting usage of copyrighted video content using object recognition are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises determining, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, digest information for a video, wherein the digest information comprises objects appearing in the video and respective times at which the objects appear in the video. The method further comprises comparing, by the system, the digest information with reference digest information for reference videos, wherein the reference digest information identifies reference objects appearing in the reference videos and respective reference times at which the reference objects appear in the reference videos. The method further comprises determining, by the system, whether the video comprises content included in one or more of the reference videos based on a degree of similarity between the digest information and reference digest information associated with one or more of the reference videos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven Robert Joroff, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Scott Edward Schneider
  • Patent number: 9996521
    Abstract: A method validates a formula within a spreadsheet. A formula type, of an identified formula from a spreadsheet, is identified. A database of known accurate formulas, whose type matches a formula type of the identified formula within the spreadsheet, is identified and located. A determination is made as to whether the identified formula from the spreadsheet matches a known accurate formula from the database. In response to the identified formula from the spreadsheet failing to match the known accurate formula from the database, a predefined action is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, Adrian X. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9977631
    Abstract: A first complexity estimate may be generated for a first portion of a multidimensional object. The first complexity estimate may be for use in estimating a complexity of the first portion of the multidimensional object. A printing capability may be determined for the multidimensional printer. The multidimensional printer may be for use in printing the multidimensional object. The printing capability may be compared with the first complexity estimate. A first failure probability estimate may be generated based on the comparing. The failure probability estimate may be for use in determining a likelihood that the multidimensional printer will print the first portion with an accuracy that exceeds an accuracy threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, David G. Dean, Christopher J. Hardee, John P. Nuzzo, Matthew A. Trzyna, John M. Weber
  • Patent number: 9956488
    Abstract: A method of video game skill level adjustment includes determining a first genre of a first video game played by a user, extracting single-player progress data of the user for the first video game, multi-player result data of the user for the first video game and meta-goal data of the user for the first video game from at least one storage device. A history profile is created of the user for the first genre including the single-player progress data for the first video game, the multi-player result data for the first video game, and the meta-goal data for the first video game. A second genre is determined of a second video game played by the user. A starting value of an in-game skill of the second video game is adjusted prior to the user playing the second video game, based on the history profile for the first genre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steve Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180113653
    Abstract: A first complexity estimate may be generated for a first portion of a multidimensional object. The first complexity estimate may be for use in estimating a complexity of the first portion of the multidimensional object. A printing capability may be determined for the multidimensional printer. The multidimensional printer may be for use in printing the multidimensional object. The printing capability may be compared with the first complexity estimate. A first failure probability estimate may be generated based on the comparing. The failure probability estimate may be for use in determining a likelihood that the multidimensional printer will print the first portion with an accuracy that exceeds an accuracy threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, David G. Dean, Christopher J. Hardee, John P. Nuzzo, Matthew A. Trzyna, John M. Weber
  • Patent number: 9935982
    Abstract: Methods to perform an operation comprising determining that a first component of a first compute node violates a compliance rule, wherein the first compute node executes a plurality of workloads and is of a plurality of compute nodes in a computing cluster, performing a predefined operation to defer need to apply a software update configured to correct the violation of the compliance rule by the first component of the first compute node, and executing, by the first compute node, at least one of the plurality of workloads without applying the software update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts, Adrian X. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9928445
    Abstract: A computer detects one or more images, wherein detecting the one or more images further includes identifying one or more characteristics of at least a portion of the one or more images. The computer detects one or more user communications. The computer determines one or more appropriate images of the one or more images to be associated with the one or more user communications based on comparing information associated with the one or more user communications with the identified one or more characteristics of at least a portion of the one or more images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 9922655
    Abstract: A computer speech output control method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a computer speech output control system, including a computer speech output unit configured to output a computer speech, a human speech monitoring circuit configured to determine whether a human conversation is occurring, an interruption priority setting circuit configured to set a priority setting for when the human conversation can be interrupted by the computer speech, and an interruption determining circuit configured to determine whether to cause the computer speech output unit to output the computer speech based on the priority setting and a status of the human conversation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven Robert Joroff, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Scott Edward Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180077275
    Abstract: A method for contact list prioritization according to predicted reachability includes loading a contact list of contacts and retrieving a reachability value for each corresponding contact in the contact list that has been computed for each corresponding contact according to usage data of each corresponding contact for an associated mobile telephone. Thereafter, contacts in the contact list that are determined to be most reachable according to a corresponding reachability value are displayed first. In one aspect, the usage data for the associated mobile telephone is based upon accelerometer data of the associated mobile telephone. In another aspect, the usage data is based upon recency or frequency of use of the mobile telephone to place telephone calls. In yet another aspect, the usage data is based upon recency or frequency of use of a messaging application executing in the associated mobile telephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, Randall C. Humes, Heather C. Miller
  • Patent number: 9917975
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for facsimile requirements monitoring during facsimile transmission of a form. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of facsimile requirements monitoring during facsimile transmission of a form is provided. The method includes loading a document directed for facsimile transmission by a facsimile data processing system, identifying within the document a facsimile requirement that a particular location within the document include end user supplied data, determining whether or not the particular location specified by the facsimile requirement includes end user supplied data, and generating an error message in the facsimile device responsive to a determination that the particular location lacks any end user supplied data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Lydia M. Do, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts
  • Patent number: 9906559
    Abstract: Systems and computer program products to perform an operation comprising determining that a first component of a first compute node violates a compliance rule, wherein the first compute node executes a plurality of workloads and is of a plurality of compute nodes in a computing cluster, performing a predefined operation to defer need to apply a software update configured to correct the violation of the compliance rule by the first component of the first compute node, and executing, by the first compute node, at least one of the plurality of workloads without applying the software update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, Adam Roberts, Adrian X. Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20180053513
    Abstract: A computer speech output control method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a computer speech output unit configured to output a computer speech, a human speech monitoring circuit configured to determine whether ambient human conversation including human-to-human speech is occurring, and an interruption determining circuit configured to determine whether to cause the computer speech output unit to output the computer speech based on a status of the human conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven Robert Joroff, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Scott Edward Schneider
  • Patent number: 9889608
    Abstract: A computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, where the program instructions are executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method. The method includes identifying a first data file that includes first dimensions that may be used by a three-dimensional printer to form a physical three-dimensional model of a first object, identifying a second data file that includes second dimensions that may be used by a three-dimensional printer to form a physical three-dimensional model of a second object, determining a proportionality factor between the first dimensions and the second dimensions, multiplying the dimensions in the second data file by the proportionality factor, and causing the three-dimensional printer to form a physical three-dimensional model of the second object using the scaled dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Luis J. Flores, Christopher J. Hardee, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 9889609
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a first data file that includes first dimensions that may be used by a three-dimensional printer to form a physical three-dimensional model of a first object, identifying a second data file that includes second dimensions that may be used by a three-dimensional printer to form a physical three-dimensional model of a second object, determining a proportionality factor between the first dimensions and the second dimensions, multiplying the dimensions in the second data file by the proportionality factor, and causing the three-dimensional printer to form a physical three-dimensional model of the second object using the scaled dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Luis J. Flores, Christopher J. Hardee, Scott E. Schneider