Patents by Inventor David J. Nice
David J. Nice 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: 11105649Abstract: In an approach for providing navigational assistance to a target location in a vehicle parking facility, a processor accesses stored vehicle registration numbers each mapped to a location of a vehicle in a parking facility in a database. A processor associates a user with a target vehicle registration number. A processor receives input of a reference vehicle registration number from a mobile user device at a current location of the user using an input component of the mobile user device and references the database of vehicle registration numbers. A processor identifies a current location in the parking facility by look up of the reference registration number; identifies a user's target location in the parking facility by look up of the target registration number associated with the user; and generates dynamic navigational instructions from the current location to the user's target location for sending to the mobile user device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
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Patent number: 10706297Abstract: Management of parking spaces in a parking area comprising a plurality of zones. A ticket is provided to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, and the ticket is associated with the vehicle. Also, a first zone in which the vehicle is parked is identified. Responsive to the individual validating the ticket, it is determined that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone, and there is provided an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
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Patent number: 10691961Abstract: Management of parking spaces in a parking area comprising a plurality of zones. A ticket is provided to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, and the ticket is associated with the vehicle. Also, a first zone in which the vehicle is parked is identified. Responsive to the individual validating the ticket, it is determined that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone, and there is provided an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
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Patent number: 10665267Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing a computer-implemented processing of slide presentation videos to automatically generate index locations corresponding to particular slides within a slide presentation video. In embodiments, a slide presentation video is uploaded to a video processing system. The video processing system performs an image analysis to identify each slide within the slide presentation and determine a time window for each occurrence of each slide. An audio analysis is performed to adjust the time window to the start of a sentence that precedes the introduction of the slide. A user interface includes one or more selectable links associated with each slide that link to a corresponding location within the slide presentation video. Similarly, a processed slide presentation video includes selectable links to index to the corresponding slide of the presentation.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
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Publication number: 20200090097Abstract: Method and system are provided for providing user workflow assistance in a web browser session. The method includes: receiving from a user a declaration of a root activity in the web browser as the root of a workflow and extracting some content from a web page of the root activity; and monitoring a user activity in the web browser session and determining that a new activity in the web browser is activated by a user. The method includes: determining a correlation of the new activity with the root activity by extracting some content from the web page of the new activity and comparing it to the content of the root activity; and, if the correlation is above a threshold, saving the activity in the workflow to build a series of ordered activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger, Fenglian Xu, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell
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Publication number: 20200003578Abstract: In an approach for providing navigational assistance to a target location in a vehicle parking facility, a processor accesses stored vehicle registration numbers each mapped to a location of a vehicle in a parking facility in a database. A processor associates a user with a target vehicle registration number. A processor receives input of a reference vehicle registration number from a mobile user device at a current location of the user using an input component of the mobile user device and references the database of vehicle registration numbers. A processor identifies a current location in the parking facility by look up of the reference registration number; identifies a user's target location in the parking facility by look up of the target registration number associated with the user; and generates dynamic navigational instructions from the current location to the user's target location for sending to the mobile user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
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Publication number: 20190279685Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing a computer-implemented processing of slide presentation videos to automatically generate index locations corresponding to particular slides within a slide presentation video. In embodiments, a slide presentation video is uploaded to a video processing system. The video processing system performs an image analysis to identify each slide within the slide presentation and determine a time window for each occurrence of each slide. An audio analysis is performed to adjust the time window to the start of a sentence that precedes the introduction of the slide. A user interface includes one or more selectable links associated with each slide that link to a corresponding location within the slide presentation video. Similarly, a processed slide presentation video includes selectable links to index to the corresponding slide of the presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
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Patent number: 10347300Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing a computer-implemented processing of slide presentation videos to automatically generate index locations corresponding to particular slides within a slide presentation video. In embodiments, a slide presentation video is uploaded to a video processing system. The video processing system performs an image analysis to identify each slide within the slide presentation and determine a time window for each occurrence of each slide. An audio analysis is performed to adjust the time window to the start of a sentence that precedes the introduction of the slide. A user interface includes one or more selectable links associated with each slide that link to a corresponding location within the slide presentation video. Similarly, a processed slide presentation video includes selectable links to index to the corresponding slide of the presentation.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
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Publication number: 20190087669Abstract: Management of parking spaces in a parking area comprising a plurality of zones. A ticket is provided to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, and the ticket is associated with the vehicle. Also, a first zone in which the vehicle is parked is identified. Responsive to the individual validating the ticket, it is determined that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone, and there is provided an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
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Publication number: 20190087670Abstract: Management of parking spaces in a parking area comprising a plurality of zones. A ticket is provided to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, and the ticket is associated with the vehicle. Also, a first zone in which the vehicle is parked is identified. Responsive to the individual validating the ticket, it is determined that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone, and there is provided an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: REBECCA Quaggin-Mitchell, FENGLIAN Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
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Patent number: 10121461Abstract: Providing feedback on a musical performance performed with a musical instrument. An instrument profile associated with the musical instrument used to perform the musical performance is identified. The instrument profile comprises information relating to one or more tuning characteristics of the instrument. The pitch of notes of the musical performance are analyzed based on the instrument profile to determine a measure of tuning of the musical performance. A feedback signal is generated based on the determined measure of tuning.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Adrian D. Dick, Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell
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Patent number: 10115380Abstract: Providing feedback on a musical performance performed with a musical instrument. An instrument profile associated with the musical instrument used to perform the musical performance is identified. The instrument profile comprises information relating to one or more tuning characteristics of the instrument. The pitch of notes of the musical performance are analyzed based on the instrument profile to determine a measure of tuning of the musical performance. A feedback signal is generated based on the determined measure of tuning.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Adrian D. Dick, Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell
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Patent number: 10096308Abstract: Providing feedback on a musical performance performed with a musical instrument. An instrument profile associated with the musical instrument used to perform the musical performance is identified. The instrument profile comprises information relating to one or more tuning characteristics of the instrument. The pitch of notes of the musical performance are analyzed based on the instrument profile to determine a measure of tuning of the musical performance. A feedback signal is generated based on the determined measure of tuning.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Adrian D. Dick, Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell
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Publication number: 20180254069Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing a computer-implemented processing of slide presentation videos to automatically generate index locations corresponding to particular slides within a slide presentation video. In embodiments, a slide presentation video is uploaded to a video processing system. The video processing system performs an image analysis to identify each slide within the slide presentation and determine a time window for each occurrence of each slide. An audio analysis is performed to adjust the time window to the start of a sentence that precedes the introduction of the slide. A user interface includes one or more selectable links associated with each slide that link to a corresponding location within the slide presentation video. Similarly, a processed slide presentation video includes selectable links to index to the corresponding slide of the presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
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Patent number: 9992311Abstract: A mechanism is provided for correct port identification in a network host connection. A registry is created for a network host of a set of ports on the network host and services listening on each port of the set of ports, the registry including registered information capable of identifying each service provided by each port. The registered information is provided in a client connection request to the service. Client information is received from a client requiring identification of a correct port for connection to a service. The registry is searched for a match for the client information with the registered information registered at the registry for a service listening on one or more ports. The client is provided with details of the one or more ports.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Stephen P. Bolton, Stewart O. M. Francis, David J. Nice, Joseph R. Winchester
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Publication number: 20150163327Abstract: A mechanism is provided for correct port identification in a network host connection. A registry is created for a network host of a set of ports on the network host and services listening on each port of the set of ports, the registry including registered information capable of identifying each service provided by each port. The registered information is provided in a client connection request to the service. Client information is received from a client requiring identification of a correct port for connection to a service. The registry is searched for a match for the client information with the registered information registered at the registry for a service listening on one or more ports. The client is provided with details of the one or more ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Stephen P. Bolton, Stewart O.M. Francis, David J. Nice, Joseph R. Winchester