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).

  • Patent number: 11105649
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
  • Patent number: 10706297
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
  • Patent number: 10691961
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
  • Patent number: 10665267
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
  • Publication number: 20200090097
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger, Fenglian Xu, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20200003578
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
  • Publication number: 20190279685
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
  • Patent number: 10347300
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
  • Publication number: 20190087669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
  • Publication number: 20190087670
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: REBECCA Quaggin-Mitchell, FENGLIAN Xu, David J. Nice, Doina L. Klinger
  • Patent number: 10121461
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian D. Dick, Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell
  • Patent number: 10115380
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian D. Dick, Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell
  • Patent number: 10096308
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian D. Dick, Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20180254069
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Doina L. Klinger, David J. Nice, Rebecca M. Quaggin-Mitchell, Fenglian Xu
  • Patent number: 9992311
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen P. Bolton, Stewart O. M. Francis, David J. Nice, Joseph R. Winchester
  • Publication number: 20150163327
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen P. Bolton, Stewart O.M. Francis, David J. Nice, Joseph R. Winchester