Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Poole
Christopher J. Poole 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).
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Publication number: 20180204130Abstract: This invention relates to a message choice model trainer, method and computer program product for training a choice model for use by a parser when parsing message model choices, said method comprising: determining a selected choice element for a message model and message during parsing; determining that a message has the same set of message properties as a saved set of message properties, said saved set of message properties having an associated choice probability for at least one of the choice elements; and updating the choice probability associated with the saved set of message properties based on the determined choice element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Fiona M. Crowther, Geza Geleji, Christopher J. Poole, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling
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Publication number: 20180165922Abstract: Controlling transmission of an alert to a user of a device providing audio. An event which is identified as an alert is detected, and it is determined that the alert is a notifiable alert. A movement sensor associated with the user is monitored during a time period after detection of the notifiable alert. During the time period, it is determined whether movement of the sensor has deviated from a prior pattern of movement. A deviation indicates a user response to the alert. An action to alert the user is taken if the movement of the sensor during the time period has not deviated from the prior pattern of movement indicating that the user has not responded to the original alert. There is no such action if the movement of the sensor has deviated from the prior pattern of movement indicating a user response to the alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Nicholas K. Lincoln, Christopher J. Poole, Mark A. Woolley
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Publication number: 20180109478Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for lossy data compression is provided. The method may also include determining a length and a plurality of bounding characters associated with each data item within the data message. The method may further include encoding each data item within the data message by replacing each data item with the determined length and the determined plurality of bounding characters. The method may also include transmitting the data message to a recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Nicholas K. Lincoln, Christopher J. Poole, Mark A. Woolley
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Publication number: 20180095603Abstract: Method and system are provided for management of a touchscreen interface of a device. The method includes monitoring touchscreen interface function by logging data relating to user interaction with locations of the touchscreen interface. The logged data is then analyzed to identify one or more areas of the touchscreen interface which are inactive. The remaining active areas of the touchscreen interface are modeled to form a modified interface. An original touchscreen interface is then mapped to the modified interface resulting in only use of the remaining active areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Fiona M. Crowther, Geza Geleji, Christopher J. Poole, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling, Ian T. Stirling
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Patent number: 9928089Abstract: A method of optimizing software source code, where the source code is for execution as compiled bytecode using a just-in-time compiler. The source code is compiled to generate corresponding compiled bytecode. The bytecode is then executed using a just-in-time compiler. Run-time optimization actions performed by the just-in-time compiler during execution of the bytecode are determined, and analyzed to determine corresponding optimization data for the source code.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Fiona M. Crowther, Geza Geleji, Christopher J. Poole, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling
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Patent number: 9915540Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for generating routing information. The method includes one or more processors acquiring a current location for each of a plurality of mobile computing devices. The method further includes one or more processors identifying a range that corresponds to each of the plurality of mobile computing devices. The method further includes one or more processors determining a target location at which at least two of the plurality of mobile computing devices can be in proximity. The determined target location is based on the acquired current location of each of the plurality of mobile computing devices and the identified ranges that correspond to each of the plurality of mobile computing devices. The method further includes one or more processors generating routing information corresponding to the at least two of the mobile computing devices and the determined target location.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Anna Bridgen, Christopher J. Poole, Stephen J. Upton, Mark A. Woolley
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Patent number: 9912624Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for lossy data compression is provided. The method may include receiving a data message from a sender. The method may also include determining a length and a plurality of bounding characters associated with each data item within the received data message. The method may further include encoding each data item within the received data message by replacing each data item with the determined length and the determined plurality of bounding characters. The method may also include transmitting the received data message to a recipient.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Nicholas K. Lincoln, Christopher J. Poole, Mark A. Woolley
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Patent number: 9910540Abstract: Method and system are provided for management of a touchscreen interface of a device. The method includes monitoring touchscreen interface function by logging data relating to user interaction with locations of the touchscreen interface. The logged data is then analyzed to identify one or more areas of the touchscreen interface which are inactive. The remaining active areas of the touchscreen interface are modeled to form a modified interface. An original touchscreen interface is then mapped to the modified interface resulting in only use of the remaining active areas.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Fiona M. Crowther, Geza Geleji, Christopher J. Poole, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling, Ian T. Stirling
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Publication number: 20180012193Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for automatic inference of meeting attendance is provided. The method comprises sending a calendar request to a plurality of users that are invited to a meeting. The method further comprises receiving from each user of the plurality, a unique string identifying the user. The method further comprises generating a lookup table identifying the users of the plurality and their respective unique strings. The method further comprises receiving a first string broadcasted by a first user during the meeting. The method further comprises, responsive to determining that the broadcasted first string does not match one of the unique strings in the lookup table, performing an action to prevent the first user from receiving meeting content determined to be confidential.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Christopher J. Poole, Mark A. Woolley, Andrew Wright
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Publication number: 20180012190Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for automatic inference of meeting attendance is provided. The method comprises sending a calendar request to a plurality of users that are invited to a meeting. The method further comprises receiving from each user of the plurality, a unique string identifying the user. The method further comprises generating a lookup table identifying the users of the plurality and their respective unique strings. The method further comprises receiving a first string broadcasted by a first user during the meeting. The method further comprises, responsive to determining that the broadcasted first string does not match one of the unique strings in the lookup table, performing an action to prevent the first user from receiving meeting content determined to be confidential.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Christopher J. Poole, Mark A. Woolley, Andrew Wright
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Publication number: 20170374515Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for detecting a device. The embodiment may include a computing device that determines a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of a beacon of a second device. The computing device may determine a first location of the first device. The computing device may determine whether the UUID of the beacon of the second device matches a UUID in a list of UUIDs, where each UUID in the list of UUIDs corresponds to a beacon associated with a device. The computing device may transmitting the UUID of the beacon of the second device and the first location to a third device, based on determining the UUID of the beacon of the second device matches an entry in the list.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Benjamin D. Cox, Daniel P. Craggs, Christopher J. Poole
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Publication number: 20170372590Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for detecting a device. The embodiment may include a computing device that determines a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of a beacon of a second device. The computing device may determine a first location of the first device. The computing device may determine whether the UUID of the beacon of the second device matches a UUID in a list of UUIDs, where each UUID in the list of UUIDs corresponds to a beacon associated with a device. The computing device may transmitting the UUID of the beacon of the second device and the first location to a third device, based on determining the UUID of the beacon of the second device matches an entry in the list.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Benjamin D. Cox, Daniel P. Craggs, Christopher J. Poole
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Patent number: 9823333Abstract: A broadcast from a beacon associated with a mobile device is detected, at a proximate device. The broadcast includes an identifier associated with the mobile device. The identifier is sent to a service provider system to receive a confirmation that the mobile device associated with the identifier is lost. Upon receiving the confirmation, using the proximate device, a first location of the proximate device is determined at a first time, and a first signal strength of the broadcast is measured at the first time and at the first location. A location of the beacon is computed using the first signal strength and the first location from the proximate device, and by further using a second signal strength measurement at a second location and a third signal strength at a third location.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin D. Cox, Daniel P. Craggs, Christopher J. Poole, Lakshmi Deepak Yalamanchili
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Publication number: 20170262309Abstract: Method and system are provided for software application execution including switching between optimized code for use profiles. The method includes: accessing an application having multiple executables for the same function for multiple use profiles. The method includes: executing code for a first use profile; receiving a prompt to change to a second use profile; suspending the execution of the code for the first use profile; retrieving switching code from a pre-computed data structure, wherein the switching code is for carrying out operations to transfer from executing code for a first use profile to executing code for a second use profile; performing the operations of the switching code; and resuming executing the application by executing code for the second use profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Fiona M. Crowther, Geza Geleji, Christopher J. Poole, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling
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Publication number: 20170108574Abstract: A broadcast from a beacon associated with a mobile device is detected, at a proximate device. The broadcast includes an identifier associated with the mobile device. The identifier is sent to a service provider system to receive a confirmation that the mobile device associated with the identifier is lost. Upon receiving the confirmation, using the proximate device, a first location of the proximate device is determined at a first time, and a first signal strength of the broadcast is measured at the first time and at the first location. A location of the beacon is computed using the first signal strength and the first location from the proximate device, and by further using a second signal strength measurement at a second location and a third signal strength at a third location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Benjamin D. Cox, Daniel P. Craggs, Christopher J. Poole, Lakshmi Deepak Yalamanchili
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Publication number: 20170093764Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for lossy data compression is provided. The method may include receiving a data message from a sender. The method may also include determining a length and a plurality of bounding characters associated with each data item within the received data message. The method may further include encoding each data item within the received data message by replacing each data item with the determined length and the determined plurality of bounding characters. The method may also include transmitting the received data message to a recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Nicholas K. Lincoln, Christopher J. Poole, Mark A. Woolley
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Publication number: 20170038221Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for generating routing information. The method includes one or more processors acquiring a current location for each of a plurality of mobile computing devices. The method further includes one or more processors identifying a range that corresponds to each of the plurality of mobile computing devices. The method further includes one or more processors determining a target location at which at least two of the plurality of mobile computing devices can be in proximity. The determined target location is based on the acquired current location of each of the plurality of mobile computing devices and the identified ranges that correspond to each of the plurality of mobile computing devices. The method further includes one or more processors generating routing information corresponding to the at least two of the mobile computing devices and the determined target location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Anna Bridgen, Christopher J. Poole, Stephen J. Upton, Mark A. Woolley
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Publication number: 20160299616Abstract: Method and system are provided for management of a touchscreen interface of a device. The method includes monitoring touchscreen interface function by logging data relating to user interaction with locations of the touchscreen interface. The logged data is then analyzed to identify one or more areas of the touchscreen interface which are inactive. The remaining active areas of the touchscreen interface are modeled to form a modified interface. An original touchscreen interface is then mapped to the modified interface resulting in only use of the remaining active areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Fiona M. Crowther, Geza Geleji, Christopher J. Poole, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling, Ian T. Stirling
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Publication number: 20160179320Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes a display. The display is for displaying a document, including a plurality of document parts. The method includes an image capture device. The method categorizes each of the plurality of document parts based on a content of each of the plurality of document parts. The method captures images of a user using the image capture device. The method determines a plurality of reading speeds for each of the plurality of document parts. The plurality of reading speeds based on the images of the user for each of the plurality of document parts. The scrolling speed for each of the plurality of document parts is based on the plurality of reading speeds and the content for each of the plurality of document parts. The method scrolls the document via the display based on the plurality of scrolling speeds for each of the plurality of document parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Fiona M. Crowther, Geza Geleji, Christopher J. Poole, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling
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Publication number: 20160179654Abstract: Method and system are provided for providing elapsed time indications for source code in a development environment. The method includes: defining blocks of source code to be timed during source code execution; monitoring defined blocks of source code during execution to determine an elapsed time for the execution of the defined block of source code; recording the elapsed time for a defined block of source code; and providing an elapsed time indication for the defined block of source code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Benjamin D. Cox, Daniel P. Craggs, Christopher J. Poole