Patents by Inventor Clifton E. Grim

Clifton E. Grim 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: 8558756
    Abstract: Collections of displays are created from a number of displays, based on display attributes of each display, to yield display collection attributes for each collection. It is determined whether any of a number of messages should be displayed on any of the collections of displays, based at least on message attributes of each message and on the display collection attributes of each collection. Where it has been determined that a given message should be displayed on a given collection of displays, at least a portion of the given message is transmitted to each display within the given collection to display the given message on the given collection of displays. The displays may be movable displays on vehicles and that are functional while the vehicles are moving, billboard displays on billboards along a road, stationary displays on buildings within a given location, or other types of displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark B. Stevens, Clifton E. Grim, John D. Wilson, Rex E. Marzke, Gary A. Ward
  • Publication number: 20110267256
    Abstract: Collections of displays are created from a number of displays, based on display attributes of each display, to yield display collection attributes for each collection. It is determined whether any of a number of messages should be displayed on any of the collections of displays, based at least on message attributes of each message and on the display collection attributes of each collection. Where it has been determined that a given message should be displayed on a given collection of displays, at least a portion of the given message is transmitted to each display within the given collection to display the given message on the given collection of displays. The displays may be movable displays on vehicles and that are functional while the vehicles are moving, billboard displays on billboards along a road, stationary displays on buildings within a given location, or other types of displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Mark B. Stevens, Clifton E. Grim, John D. Wilson, Rex E. Marzke, Gary A. Ward
  • Publication number: 20080127296
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of and system for assuring a person's identity. A first party registers with an identity service and gives that service a first set of answers to a set of questions and additional data; the identity service gives the first party identification information; and the first party, through interacting with the identity service, establishes its identity with a second party. To do this, the first party gives the second party the identification information and a second set of answers to the set of questions. The second party sends the identification information and the second set of answers to the identity service. The service analyzes the identification information and the first and second sets of answers to determine an identification quality rating for the first party, and sends that rating to the second party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dennis J. Carroll, Clifton E. Grim, Christopher I. Schmidt, Mark B. Stevens, Gary A. Ward, John D. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080121682
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for the secure delivery of requested, valuable and/or time sensitive packages by authorized delivery agencies, without requiring that the recipient be present. Generally, in accordance with the present invention, a package is delivered to a specially designed receptacle such as a bin or a specially designed mailbox. The receptacle accepts the package if it is an expected package delivered by the expected delivery agency. Two specific implementations of the present invention are disclosed herein. The first has minimal impact on the order and delivery infrastructure existing in the world today. The second implementation is a more integrated approach, but requires that sales and delivery entities implement the interfaces to the secure package delivery bin solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, Christopher I. Schmidt, Mark B. Stevens, Gary A. Ward, John D. Wilson