Patents by Inventor Clifford Pickover
Clifford Pickover 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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Patent number: 11429565Abstract: A system, method and program product for implementing a terms of service (ToS) platform. A system is provided that includes a resource tracking system for storing and updating a ToS for a resource according to a defined format in a blockchain; a detector system for detecting transactions associated with the resource; a system for validating a detected transaction relative to the ToS; and a system for composing and storing details associated with the detected transaction in the blockchain.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David W. Kaguma, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic, Komminist Weldemariam
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Publication number: 20220242431Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV). One or more processors compare a control processor competence level of an on-board SDV control processor in controlling the SDV to a human driver competence level of a human driver in controlling the SDV while the SDV encounters a current roadway condition which is a result of current weather conditions of the roadway on which the SDV is currently traveling. One or more processors then selectively assign control of the SDV to the SDV control processor or to the human driver while the SDV encounters the current roadway condition based on which of the control processor competence level and the human driver competence level is relatively higher to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11396298Abstract: A method steers a self-driving vehicle (SDV) onto a particular tire path on a roadway based on what type of tires are on the SDV. The method determines a pattern of tire path usage by vehicles on a roadway, and a type of tire upon which the SDV is riding. The method then directs an on-board computer on the SDV to drive the SDV on at least one specific tire path on the roadway based on the pattern of tire path usage by the vehicles on the roadway and the type of tire upon which the SDV is riding.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kevin W. Brew, Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11376470Abstract: An exercise chatbot control method through augmented reality, system, and computer program product for controlling an exercise machine including a chatbot include determining a context of a user on the exercise machine via a sensor, learning an effectiveness of an activity for the user using the exercise machine, dynamically configuring the activity for the user on the exercise machine and a level of performance of the activity to an ideal activity level based on a user profile, the context of the user, and the effectiveness of the activity for the user, and providing an output including the ideal activity level from the chatbot to the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Komminist Weldemariam, Jonathan Lenchner, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11373196Abstract: A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code, including generating one or more ad-avatars in a virtual universe (VU) and monitoring information from the VU. Additionally, the method includes directing the one or more ad-avatars to perform one or more viral advertisements in the VU based on the information.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.Inventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, Jenny S. Li, Clifford A. Pickover, Anne R. Sand
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Patent number: 11324915Abstract: Aspects include a method, system and computer program product for alleviating an episode of a movement disorder condition for a patient. The method comprises deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to a location of a patient based on an occurrence of an episode of a movement disorder condition. A first gross sensory change stimulus is selected with a processor. The first gross sensory change stimulus is projected from the UAV. An attempt to alleviate the episode of the movement disorder condition is performed based at least in part on the projecting of the first gross sensory change stimulus from the UAV. The alleviating of the episode of the movement disorder condition is detected based on the gross sensory change stimulus from the UAV.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, John J. Rice
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Publication number: 20220138757Abstract: A method for establishing an index of usability associated with a replacement payment card is provided. The method may include receiving a payment card replacement request in a vending facility. The method may further include identifying at least one possible risk factor associated with a user utilizing the replacement payment card. The method may also include creating a risk assessment based on the at least one identified possible risk factor. The method may further include establishing an index of usability for the replacement payment card based on the created assessment, whereby a value of the index of usability correlates to a plurality of restrictions placed on using the replacement payment card. The method may also include storing the established index of usability in a database.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Shawn P. Mullen, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11314373Abstract: An operation performed with a computer cursor on a graphical user interface (GUI) can be detected, which operation copies content pointed to by the computer cursor into a memory buffer. An analysis can be performed to determine a risk associated with the operation. Based on the analysis, a change in a GUI element of the GUI can be made or caused.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Komminist Weldemariam, Michael S. Gordon, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11308530Abstract: Systems and methods for automated personalized customer service are disclosed. In embodiments, a method comprises: determining, by a computing device, at least one object from a plurality of objects within a venue matches a search query received from a user; assigning to the user, by the computing device, a select lighting type from a plurality of available lighting types, wherein the select lighting type is not available for the computing device to assign to other users while assigned to the user; providing, by the computing device, a notification to the user regarding the select lighting type; selecting, by the computing device, a target lighting device from a plurality of lighting devices within the venue, the target lighting device being associated with the at least one object; initiating, by the computing device, a first illumination event of the target lighting device based on the select lighting type.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11301820Abstract: A method, system, and non-transitory compute readable medium for a fraud detection including a calendar reading device configured to read calendar data of a calendar for a user, a purchase detection device configured to detect an attempted purchase using a credit-card of the user, and a risk detection device configured to detect fraud by calculating a risk based on the calendar data and data related to the attempted purchase.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael S. Gordon, James Robert Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Peter Kenneth Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11295372Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product controls a self-driving vehicle (SDV) based on a purchase transaction at a point of sale (POS) device. One or more processors detects a purchase transaction at a device for a product. In response to detecting the purchase transaction at the POS device, the processors(s) transmits instructions to the SDV to transport a passenger associated with the purchase transaction from a location of the POS device to a predetermined location.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11282005Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program for selecting a plurality of workers to accomplish a task. The method includes: identifying a task from a description; extracting at least one cognitive skill from the description of the task using machine learning methods; generating a group cognitive map which includes the at least one cognitive skill; and selecting a plurality of workers to accomplish the task based on at least the group cognitive map, wherein the plurality of workers comprises at least on artificial intelligent (AI) agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
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Patent number: 11249945Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes a method of managing data items based on context, where markers are associated with the data items, where the markers indicate states of authors of the data items when the data items were created. The markers can be associated with the data items by a processor. A query for a data item can be received from a user via an interface, where the query can include one or more markers indicative of the state of an author of the data item when the data item was created. The results of the query can be displayed, where the results of the query can include data items that are associated with the marker(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John A. Bivens, Jozef Cota, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11250436Abstract: A method for establishing an index of usability associated with a replacement payment card is provided. The method may include receiving a payment card replacement request in a vending facility. The method may further include identifying at least one possible risk factor associated with a user utilizing the replacement payment card. The method may also include creating a risk assessment based on the at least one identified possible risk factor. The method may further include establishing an index of usability for the replacement payment card based on the created assessment, whereby a value of the index of usability correlates to a plurality of restrictions placed on using the replacement payment card. The method may also include storing the established index of usability in a database.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Shawn P. Mullen, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11244574Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product controls operations of an aerial drone within a predetermined airspace. One or more processors detects that the aerial drone has entered a predetermined airspace, and also determines a physical size of the aerial drone. In response to detecting that the aerial drone has entered the predetermined airspace, one or more processors directs the aerial drone to alter a velocity of the aerial drone based on its physical size.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11243854Abstract: A computing problem management method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include detecting an impending problem of the computing system, spawning a plurality of replicas when detecting the impending problem, introducing a plurality of new impending problems on the plurality of replicas for the launching to launch versions of an action to resolve, and learning a version that resolves each of the plurality of new impending problems.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Minkyong Kim, Min Li, Clifford A. Pickover, Valentina Salapura
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Patent number: 11238353Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for managing and optimizing connectivity of a plurality of IoT devices based on cognitive learning is provided. The present invention may include identifying a user, wherein a plurality of user context data is stored in a user profile. The present invention may then include detecting a change in at least one current user context associated with the identified user. The present invention may also include performing a connectivity and management analysis on the detected change in the at least one current user context. The present invention may then include generating at least one optimal plan for the plurality of IoT devices associated with the identified user based on the performed connectivity and management analysis. The preset invention may further include performing at least one action based on the generated at least one optimal plan.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Peeyush Jaiswal, Priyansh Jaiswal, Roxana Monge Nunez, Clifford A. Pickover, Luis G. Solano Enriquez
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Patent number: 11222323Abstract: Systems and methods provide at least one software application to users from a software monitor computer server. The software application requires a license grant for use. The software monitor computer server tracks usage of the software application to develop historical use patterns. The software monitor computer server also receives calendar input from electronic calendars of the users and analyzing the calendar input to identify future calendared uses of the software application. This allows the software monitor computer server to predict the future license grant needs of the software application based on the historical use patterns and the future calendared uses of the software application. The software monitor computer server also provides substitute software applications to the users when an insufficient number of license grants are available to meet the future calendared uses of the software application.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Vijay K. Aggarwal, Lorraine M. Herger, Matthew A. McCarthy, Clifford A. Pickover
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Publication number: 20220001885Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV). One or more processors compare a control processor competence level of an on-board SDV control processor in controlling the SDV to a human driver competence level of a human driver in controlling the SDV while the SDV encounters a current roadway condition which is a result of current weather conditions of the roadway on which the SDV is currently traveling. One or more processors then selectively assign control of the SDV to the SDV control processor or to the human driver while the SDV encounters the current roadway condition based on which of the control processor competence level and the human driver competence level is relatively higher to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
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Patent number: 11205208Abstract: Techniques facilitating mitigation of dangerous activities are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method can include detecting, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, a trigger event based on a determination that a security risk level satisfies a defined condition associated with the security risk level. The security risk level can be associated with an item of interest and a monitored behavior related to the item of interest. The computer-implemented method can also include implementing, by the system, an action that mitigates an impact of the security risk level. The action can be implemented as the trigger event is detected and the action can be determined based on the item of interest and the monitored behavior.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael S. Gordon, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic, Komminist Weldemariam