Patents by Inventor David B. Kumhyr

David B. Kumhyr 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: 20170358020
    Abstract: A first unit of data associated with one or more sensor devices may be received. The first unit of data may identify food information about one or more food items. A compliance estimate may be generated, by comparing the food information against a set of food intake criteria tailored to the user, to determine whether the food information complies with the set of food intake criteria. A notification may be provided to the user based on whether the food information complies with the set of food intake criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20170293738
    Abstract: Mechanisms for implementing a personalized medication adaptation engine are provided in which a cognitive system receives a request for a medication schedule that minimizes a side effect of a medication associated with a patient. The request is processed to generate at least one candidate solution for minimizing the side effect of the medication and the at least one candidate solution is evaluated against patient information for the patient. A candidate solution is selected, from the at least one candidate solution, as a final solution to be implemented in a medication schedule based on results of the evaluation and a medication schedule for administering the medication to the patient is generated based on the final solution and output to a computing device associated with the patient for implementation of the medication schedule via the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 9785477
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for providing a policy hierarchy usable in an enterprise system having at least one computer cluster. A request is sent to a jurisdictional authority for requesting that a resource be added to the computer cluster of the enterprise system. Following predetermined rules, the jurisdictional authority determines if the addition of said requested resource to said computer cluster is to be allowed. If the addition is determined to be allowed by the jurisdictional authority, the requested resource is added to the computer cluster by a computer cluster manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 9754432
    Abstract: In an approach for enhancing physical security, a processor receives, via a wireless communication protocol, a first set of information from a first device associated with a first person. A processor compares the first set of information to a predefined rule, wherein the predefined rule specifies whether a lock can be engaged. A processor determines that the lock cannot be engaged, based on the first information and the predefined rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 9728087
    Abstract: An approach is provided for vehicle accident response using diagnostic data burst transmission. In the approach, a set of vehicle data is collected during operation of a vehicle. When an impact is detected, the set of vehicle data is transmitted using a short range wireless communication technology to any receivers that are proximate to the vehicle, such as a second vehicle that was involved in the impact. The vehicle data may include intra-vehicle data, such as the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle, as well as extra-vehicle data, such as a timestamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory P. Davis, David B. Kumhyr
  • Patent number: 9721370
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for memorizing a configuration sequence comprising: capturing an image of a device to be configured; recording a configuration sequence of physical movements performed by a user when configuring the device to provide a recorded configuration sequence; overlaying the sequence of physical movements with the image of the device to provide an overlaid image of the configuration sequence; and, storing the sequence of physical movements and the overlaid image of the configuration sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Behnken, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20170180129
    Abstract: An approach is provided for password re-usage identification based on an Input Method Editor (IME) analysis. The approach analyzes a number of keystrokes received from a user at the IME that is running on the information handling system. A set of keystrokes received at the IME are identified as a possible new password that is being established by the user. A set of existing password data is searched with the search being based on the possible new password. The set of existing passwords are stored in a data store accessible from at least one of the processors of the information handling system. In response to the searching identifying that one of the existing passwords matches the possible new password, a notification, or warning, is displayed to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Itzhack Goldberg, David B. Kumhyr, Su Liu, Neil Sondhi
  • Publication number: 20170178513
    Abstract: An approach is provided for vehicle accident response using diagnostic data burst transmission. In the approach, a set of vehicle data is collected during operation of a vehicle. When an impact is detected, the set of vehicle data is transmitted using a short range wireless communication technology to any receivers that are proximate to the vehicle, such as a second vehicle that was involved in the impact. The vehicle data may include intra-vehicle data, such as the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle, as well as extra-vehicle data, such as a timestamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory P. Davis, David B. Kumhyr
  • Publication number: 20170166292
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing an emergency exit door on an armrest of a seat are provided. A system includes a latch connected to an armrest of a seat of a vehicle. The latch is moveable relative to the armrest between a stowed position and a deployed position. The latch is structured and arranged to engage an edge of a door that is associated with an exit of the vehicle to hold the door on the armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. CHILDRESS, Kim A. ECKERT, Jente B. KUANG, David B. KUMHYR, Ryan D. MCNAIR
  • Publication number: 20170166312
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing an emergency exit door on an armrest of a seat are provided. A system includes a latch connected to an armrest of a seat of a vehicle. The latch is moveable relative to the armrest between a stowed position and a deployed position. The latch is structured and arranged to engage an edge of a door that is associated with an exit of the vehicle to hold the door on the armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. CHILDRESS, Kim A. ECKERT, Jente B. KUANG, David B. KUMHYR, Ryan D. MCNAIR
  • Publication number: 20170147965
    Abstract: In an approach for suggesting an item to pack, a processor receives an indication that a user is packing a first item of luggage, wherein the indication includes information about a trip. A processor generates a packing list based on the information about the trip. A processor receives a request to link the first item of luggage and a second item of luggage for the trip. A processor links the first and second items of luggage such that contents of each item of luggage are jointly compared to the packing list. A processor receives, via a short-range point-to-point communication reader of the first item of luggage, a signal from a short-range point-to-point communication device operably affixed to a first item. A processor identifies the first item based on the signal. A processor determines that the first item is an item of the packing list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20170141983
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for monitoring decommissioned servers in a shared data environment. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to aggregate information associated with an environment from external resources, and calculate a baseline of server activity from the aggregated information. When new information is received, it is compared to the baseline of server activity in order to determine a possible misuse of the server assets, when inconsistencies are detected between the baseline of activity and the new information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20170140589
    Abstract: In an approach for enhancing physical security, a processor receives, via a wireless communication protocol, a first set of information from a first device associated with a first person. A processor compares the first set of information to a predefined rule, wherein the predefined rule specifies whether a lock can be engaged. A processor determines that the lock cannot be engaged, based on the first information and the predefined rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20170109913
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for memorizing a configuration sequence comprising: capturing an image of a device to be configured; recording a configuration sequence of physical movements performed by a user when configuring the device to provide a recorded configuration sequence; overlaying the sequence of physical movements with the image of the device to provide an overlaid image of the configuration sequence; and, storing the sequence of physical movements and the overlaid image of the configuration sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: John F. Behnken, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20170097236
    Abstract: A user may be aided in modifying a product that is an assemblage of parts. This aid may involve a processor obtaining images of a target part captured by the user on a mobile device camera. The processor may compare, based on the captured images and a plurality of images of identified parts, the target part to the identified parts. Based on the comparison, the processor may determine an identity of the target part. This aid may also involve a processor obtaining images of a first configuration of a partial assembly of the product captured by a mobile device camera. The processor may compare, based on the captured images, the first configuration to a correct configuration of the partial assembly. Based on the comparison, the processor may determine that the first configuration does not match the correct configuration and may notify the user accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 9611042
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing an emergency exit door on an armrest of a seat are provided. A system includes a latch connected to an armrest of a seat of a vehicle. The latch is moveable relative to the armrest between a stowed position and a deployed position. The latch is structured and arranged to engage an edge of a door that is associated with an exit of the vehicle to hold the door on the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Kim A. Eckert, Jente B. Kuang, David B. Kumhyr, Ryan D. McNair
  • Patent number: 9577940
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for identity-aware load balancing are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A sender of a packet is identified using an attribute communicated with the packet. The attribute is sufficient to identify a sender of the packet. The packet is directed to a set of resources managed by a load balancing application. A rule corresponding to the sender is selected. The rule is executed to identify a characteristic of an algorithm usable in a load balancing operation of the load balancing application. The packet and the identified characteristic of the algorithm are communicated to the load balancer. The communicating causes the load balancer to select an algorithm for a load balancing operation with the packet such that the selected algorithm includes the identified characteristic of the algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Craig C. Dods, David B. Kumhyr
  • Patent number: 9563913
    Abstract: In an approach for suggesting an item to pack, a processor receives an indication that a user is packing a first item of luggage, wherein the indication includes information about a trip. A processor generates a packing list based on the information about the trip. A processor receives a request to link the first item of luggage and a second item of luggage for the trip. A processor links the first and second items of luggage such that contents of each item of luggage are jointly compared to the packing list. A processor receives, via a short-range point-to-point communication reader of the first item of luggage, a signal from a short-range point-to-point communication device operably affixed to a first item. A processor identifies the first item based on the signal. A processor determines that the first item is an item of the packing list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 9559920
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for monitoring decommissioned servers in a shared data environment. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to aggregate information associated with an environment from external resources, and calculate a baseline of server activity from the aggregated information. When new information is received, it is compared to the baseline of server activity in order to determine a possible misuse of the server assets, when inconsistencies are detected between the baseline of activity and the new information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 9558161
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide recovery placeholders within an application. Specifically, one approach includes providing an application operating on a client device, and generating a recovery placeholder that defines a current state of the application by analyzing a queue containing a set of messages, and identifying one or more selected events corresponding to the application from the queue. In one approach, the current state defines, at the time the recovery placeholder is generated, at least one of: a position within a window of the application, a current activity of the application, a position of the window within a display of a display device, and a placement order of the window of the application in relation to a stack of other cascaded windows. At a later point in time, the application may then be restored to the current state by accessing the recovery placeholder to replay the one or more selected events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Chavez, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak