Patents by Inventor Denise Bell

Denise Bell 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: 20230319524
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for monitoring a condition of a location is disclosed. This method includes storing monitoring records relating to segments of the location comprising one or more monitoring records being collected by the mobile computing device passing through the segment and monitoring records being received from a source mobile computing device of the mobile computing devices, each of the monitoring records comprising monitoring values indicative of a condition of corresponding positions of the corresponding segment, transmitting the monitoring records of each segment being stored to a target mobile computing devices, filtering the monitoring records of each segment being stored according to a homogeneity thereof, and uploading the monitoring records of each segment being filtered to validate the monitoring records of each segment according to a matching thereof and to determine at least one condition indicator of each segment according to the corresponding monitoring records being validated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Gianluca Gargaro, Maria Carmela Alesina, Stefania Errore
  • Patent number: 11514813
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for analysis of movement patterns and corrective actions are provided. Aspects include capturing, via a camera, movement data associated with a user, analyzing the movement data to identify a movement pattern of the user, accessing, from a database, a model movement pattern for the movement pattern of the user, comparing the model movement pattern to the movement pattern of the user, determining a fault in the movement pattern of the user, and displaying, via a display screen, video data comprising a corrected movement pattern for the user based at least on the fault in the movement pattern of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana Morales
  • Publication number: 20220365984
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product dynamically identify a shared document, or a similar document. The method includes establishing a screen sharing session, where a presenter computing device transmits a first image of a shared document to a participant computing device. The method also includes generating one or more search parameters by scanning the first image using optical character recognition or object recognition in response to receiving the first image at the participant computing device. The method further includes performing a search of one or more memories accessible to the participant computing device using the generated one or more search parameters. Finally, the method includes displaying a prioritized list of search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Roosevelt Faulkner, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Matthew Cardinal, Denise Bell, Samuel Boyd Smith, III
  • Patent number: 11348695
    Abstract: Technology for locating medical supplies, medical practitioners and/or non-medical-practitioner individuals who are in proximity to a first user who is experiencing a medical emergency. Appropriate notifications of and/or to the proximate medical supplies, medical practitioners and/or non-medical-practitioner individuals are made over a communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Cristina Bonanni, Anupam Panda, Tathagato Bose
  • Patent number: 11275724
    Abstract: A method, system, and program product for implementing automated feedback validation is provided. The method includes monitoring an Internet search associated with locating preferred user attributes associated with a specified geographical location. Results of the Internet search are analyzed and the preferred user attributes are verified for accuracy. Discrepancies between the preferred user attributes and attributes associated with the specified geographical location are determined and a resulting a confidence factor is applied to the preferred user attributes with respect to a level of accuracy of the preferred user attributes. A notification indicating a confidence rating applied to the preferred user attributes with respect to the level of accuracy is transmitted to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Stefania Errore, Valory Batchellor
  • Publication number: 20210303546
    Abstract: A method, system, and program product for implementing automated feedback validation is provided. The method includes monitoring an Internet search associated with locating preferred user attributes associated with a specified geographical location. Results of the Internet search are analyzed and the preferred user attributes are verified for accuracy. Discrepancies between the preferred user attributes and attributes associated with the specified geographical location are determined and a resulting a confidence factor is applied to the preferred user attributes with respect to a level of accuracy of the preferred user attributes. A notification indicating a confidence rating applied to the preferred user attributes with respect to the level of accuracy is transmitted to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Stefania Errore, Valory Batchellor
  • Publication number: 20210296009
    Abstract: Technology for locating medical supplies, medical practitioners and/or non-medical-practitioner individuals who are in proximity to a first user who is experiencing a medical emergency. Appropriate notifications of and/or to the proximate medical supplies, medical practitioners and/or non-medical-practitioner individuals are made over a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Cristina Bonanni, Anupam Panda, Tathagato Bose
  • Publication number: 20210004246
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s) monitors tasks performed within the shared computing environment by an authorized user via an interface(s) of a computing system. The processor(s) determines that the authorized user is initiating a given task and queries a repository to determine if the repository comprises a runbook comprising guidance relevant to the given task. The processor(s) determines that the repository does not comprise the runbook and automatically initiates a device(s) to capture and cognitively analyze activities performed by the authorized user to complete the given task (e.g., an audio capture device and a screen recorder). The processor(s) determine that the authorized user has completed the given task and stop the capturing and generate the runbook from the captured activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Lorin Ullmann, Denise Bell, Eric E. Goodson, Zakary Crapo
  • Patent number: 10702756
    Abstract: Examples of techniques for projecting fall zones for a climber are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes detecting, by a processing device, a position of a climber on a climbing surface. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the position of the climber on the climbing surface. The method further includes projecting the fall zone of the climber on a ground surface beneath the climber, the fall zone being visible to others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana A. Morales
  • Patent number: 10699122
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for diverting a user focus from a user device is provided. The present invention may include detecting a user audience in proximity of a user device. The present invention may then include determining that a user of the user device should be alerted to the detected user audience. The present invention may further include, in response to determining that the user of the user device should be alerted to the detected user audience, transmitting an alert from the user device configured to divert a user focus from the user device to the detected user audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: International Busines Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana A. Morales
  • Publication number: 20200193003
    Abstract: Switching access configurations of a computing device when receiving an indication of a personal security concern. The computing device is configured with a first mode having a first level of access and a second mode having a second level of access. The first level of access permits full access to the computing device and the second level of access restricts access to the computing device. In response to receiving the indication of the personal security concern, the computing device switches from the first level of access to the second level of access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Jana H. Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20200111384
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for analysis of movement patterns and corrective actions are provided. Aspects include capturing, via a camera, movement data associated with a user, analyzing the movement data to identify a movement pattern of the user, accessing, from a database, a model movement pattern for the movement pattern of the user, comparing the model movement pattern to the movement pattern of the user, determining a fault in the movement pattern of the user, and displaying, via a display screen, video data comprising a corrected movement pattern for the user based at least on the fault in the movement pattern of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana Morales
  • Publication number: 20200104596
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for diverting a user focus from a user device is provided. The present invention may include detecting a user audience in proximity of a user device. The present invention may then include determining that a user of the user device should be alerted to the detected user audience. The present invention may further include, in response to determining that the user of the user device should be alerted to the detected user audience, transmitting an alert from the user device configured to divert a user focus from the user device to the detected user audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana A. Morales
  • Patent number: 10565448
    Abstract: Embodiments include techniques for read confirmation of electronic messages, the techniques include displaying a message to a user, and determining one or more portions of the message has been scanned based on a tracking. The techniques also include comparing a threshold to the one or more portions of the message that has been scanned, and presenting an estimated unscanned portion of the message based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana A. Morales
  • Publication number: 20200047048
    Abstract: Examples of techniques for projecting fall zones for a climber are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes detecting, by a processing device, a position of a climber on a climbing surface. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the position of the climber on the climbing surface. The method further includes projecting the fall zone of the climber on a ground surface beneath the climber, the fall zone being visible to others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Denise Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana A. Morales
  • Patent number: 10452832
    Abstract: When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
  • Patent number: 10417288
    Abstract: In a method for identifying and highlighting terms on a web page, loading, by one or more processors, a web page. Receiving, by one or more processors, a search term. Searching, by one or more processors, the loaded web page for the search term. Determining, by one or more processors, that the search term does not exist on the loaded web page. Determining, by one or more processors, that metadata of the loaded web page contains the search term. Rendering, by one or more processors, the web page such that the search term exists on the rendered web page. Highlighting, by one or more processors, the search term on the rendered web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Sarah R. Plantenberg
  • Patent number: 10348737
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for receiving a request from a user to access a system. The user requesting access has an associated job function. The embodiment of the invention may include determining an access window for the job function of the user. The access window for the job function is a range of time where historical usage of the system by one or more users having the job function is above a threshold amount. The embodiment of the invention may include determining whether a time of access of the request is within the access window. The embodiment of the invention may include granting access to the system based on determining that the time of access of the request is within the access window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Cristina Bonanni, Patrizia Manganelli, Randa Salem
  • Patent number: 10277607
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for receiving a request from a user to access a system. The user requesting access has an associated job function. The embodiment of the invention may include determining an access window for the job function of the user. The access window for the job function is a range of time where historical usage of the system by one or more users having the job function is above a threshold amount. The embodiment of the invention may include determining whether a time of access of the request is within the access window. The embodiment of the invention may include granting access to the system based on determining that the time of access of the request is within the access window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Cristina Bonanni, Patrizia Manganelli, Randa Salem
  • Patent number: 10257367
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing telephone calls are provides. Aspects include setting one or more telephone numbers of one or more contacts of an owner of a telephone as child telephone numbers of a master telephone number of the telephone according to a correlation of the contacts to the owner based on user information thereof. Aspects also include assigning one of a plurality of call preferences to each child telephone number according to expenses information of telephone calls from the child telephone number to the master telephone number and from the master telephone number to the child telephone number and managing each telephone call received by the master telephone number from each child telephone number according to the corresponding call preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Cristina Bonanni, Patrizia Manganelli, Randa Salem