Patents by Inventor David Alexander Epstein

David Alexander Epstein 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).

  • Determining cost and processing of sensed data
    Patent number: 9760914
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for determining a proposed cost for use of sensor resources and selecting a method of processing of sensed data are presented. Such a method includes the steps of: predicting a state of an environment, obtaining at least one criterion related to the use of the sensor resources comprising one or more data sensors, determining the proposed cost for use of the sensor resources, acquiring the sensed data from the one or more data sensors, determining a characteristic of the sensed data, and selecting the method of processing the sensed data according to the determined characteristic and the predicted state. The at least one criterion is based upon the predicted state. The determining of the proposed cost is based on the at least one criterion. One or more of steps are implemented on the processor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Chen-Ritzo, David Alexander Epstein, Rick Allen Hamilton, II, Perry G. Hartswick, Hongfei Li, Clifford Alan Pickover, Ralph Peter Williams
  • Determining Cost and Processing of Sensed Data
    Publication number: 20110055087
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for determining a proposed cost for use of sensor resources and selecting a method of processing of sensed data are presented. Such a method includes the steps of: predicting a state of an environment, obtaining at least one criterion related to the use of the sensor resources comprising one or more data sensors, determining the proposed cost for use of the sensor resources, acquiring the sensed data from the one or more data sensors, determining a characteristic of the sensed data, and selecting the method of processing the sensed data according to the determined characteristic and the predicted state. The at least one criterion is based upon the predicted state. The determining of the proposed cost is based on the at least one criterion. One or more of steps are implemented on the processor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Chen-Ritzo, David Alexander Epstein, Rick Allen Hamilton, II, Perry G. Hartswick, Hongfei Li, Clifford Alan Pickover, Ralph Peter Williams
  • Quick difference and update for tree structure data
    Patent number: 6260042
    Abstract: Efficient differencing and update mechanisms operate directly on the native representation of the data. No irrelevant differences are introduced by the process. The difference reports generated are stated in terms of the basic operations that can be performed on a data tree, thus requiring no additional interpretation, and making it amenable to direct human inspection and understanding. This mechanism can become a central part of any version management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco Phelan Curbera, David Alexander Epstein