Patents by Inventor Diane C. Chalmers

Diane C. Chalmers 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: 10423714
    Abstract: Some examples described are directed to operations performed by a processor of a computer system to receive text data corresponding to a piece of text (e.g., a text string) displayable via a display device. The processor can further perform operations to determine, based on evaluation of the text data using text-filtering logic, that a revision condition exists for at least a portion of the piece of text. The processor can further perform operations to, in response to determination that the revision condition exists, determine, for a display data set corresponding to the piece of text, to either not display the at least the portion of the piece of text or display a modified form of the at least the portion of the piece of text. The processor can further perform operations to, present, via the display device, a display (e.g., a graphical-user-interface object) corresponding to the display data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, Andrew J. Ivory, David M. Stecher
  • Patent number: 10055505
    Abstract: An approach for providing a framework to maintain continuous access to web content bookmarked in a browser, the framework comprising web content storage, change detection and change notification. Embodiments of the present invention create and store a snapshot of bookmarked web content with a version number in a repository and the snapshot is replaced by a new snapshot whenever bookmarked web content is updated, while access to previously versioned snapshots is maintained. Change detection comprises automatically subscribing to content update notification services provided by a web content provider and receiving updates, comparing the content of a most recent snapshot with the web content available from the content provider and detecting a change to the bookmarked URL. Keywords from a snapshot can be used to relocate web content at a new URL and a web browser user is notified whenever a change to bookmarked web content is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anping Cai, Diane C. Chalmers, Ugo I. Orellana Gonzalez, Sharath Srinivasa Setty, Renganathan Sundararaman
  • Patent number: 9858091
    Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9858090
    Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9846749
    Abstract: An approach for providing a framework to maintain continuous access to web content bookmarked in a browser, the framework comprising web content storage, change detection and change notification. Embodiments of the present invention create and store a snapshot of bookmarked web content with a version number in a repository and the snapshot is replaced by a new snapshot whenever bookmarked web content is updated, while access to previously versioned snapshots is maintained. Change detection comprises automatically subscribing to content update notification services provided by a web content provider and receiving updates, comparing the content of a most recent snapshot with the web content available from the content provider and detecting a change to the bookmarked URL. Keywords from a snapshot can be used to relocate web content at a new URL and a web browser user is notified whenever a change to bookmarked web content is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anping Cai, Diane C. Chalmers, Ugo I. Orellana Gonzalez, Sharath Srinivasa Setty, Renganathan Sundararaman
  • Publication number: 20170139886
    Abstract: Some examples described are directed to operations performed by a processor of a computer system to receive text data corresponding to a piece of text (e.g., a text string) displayable via a display device. The processor can further perform operations to determine, based on evaluation of the text data using text-filtering logic, that a revision condition exists for at least a portion of the piece of text. The processor can further perform operations to, in response to determination that the revision condition exists, determine, for a display data set corresponding to the piece of text, to either not display the at least the portion of the piece of text or display a modified form of the at least the portion of the piece of text. The processor can further perform operations to, present, via the display device, a display (e.g., a graphical-user-interface object) corresponding to the display data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, Andrew J. Ivory, David M. Stecher
  • Publication number: 20170083629
    Abstract: An approach for providing a framework to maintain continuous access to web content bookmarked in a browser, the framework comprising web content storage, change detection and change notification. Embodiments of the present invention create and store a snapshot of bookmarked web content with a version number in a repository and the snapshot is replaced by a new snapshot whenever bookmarked web content is updated, while access to previously versioned snapshots is maintained. Change detection comprises automatically subscribing to content update notification services provided by a web content provider and receiving updates, comparing the content of a most recent snapshot with the web content available from the content provider and detecting a change to the bookmarked URL. Keywords from a snapshot can be used to relocate web content at a new URL and a web browser user is notified whenever a change to bookmarked web content is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Anping Cai, Diane C. Chalmers, Ugo I. Orellana Gonzalez, Sharath Srinivasa Setty, Renganathan Sundararaman
  • Publication number: 20170085619
    Abstract: An approach for providing a framework to maintain continuous access to web content bookmarked in a browser, the framework comprising web content storage, change detection and change notification. Embodiments of the present invention create and store a snapshot of bookmarked web content with a version number in a repository and the snapshot is replaced by a new snapshot whenever bookmarked web content is updated, while access to previously versioned snapshots is maintained. Change detection comprises automatically subscribing to content update notification services provided by a web content provider and receiving updates, comparing the content of a most recent snapshot with the web content available from the content provider and detecting a change to the bookmarked URL. Keywords from a snapshot can be used to relocate web content at a new URL and a web browser user is notified whenever a change to bookmarked web content is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Anping Cai, Diane C. Chalmers, Ugo I. Orellana Gonzalez, Sharath Srinivasa Setty, Renganathan Sundararaman
  • Patent number: 9588949
    Abstract: Some examples described are directed to detecting that an object in a graphical user interface (GUI) obscures presentation of a first portion of a word below the object in a layering order of the GUI. A second portion of the word is displayed in the GUI. Some examples are further directed to evaluating the second portion of the word against a plurality of words prohibited for presentation via the GUI. Some examples are further directed to detecting, in response to evaluation of the second portion of the word against the plurality of words, that the second portion of the word is one of the plurality of words. Some examples are further directed to modifying presentation of the word in response to detection that the second portion of the word is one of the plurality of words prohibited for presentation via the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, Andrew J. Ivory, David M. Stecher
  • Publication number: 20160357576
    Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20160360298
    Abstract: Generating customized on-demand videos from automated test scripts is provided. Responsive to receiving a request for an instruction on performing a task on a computer, a database of automated test scripts may be searched to identify a set of test scripts that comprise a set of executable actions associated with the task. An automation test sequence associated with performing of the task is built based on test scripts identified in the searching. The automation test sequence is run on a machine. While the automation test sequence is running on the machine, screen activities of the running automation test sequence are recorded to generate a video, e.g., by running a video capture program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, David R. Draeger, Lee A. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9454285
    Abstract: An approach for providing a framework to maintain continuous access to web content bookmarked in a browser, the framework comprising web content storage, change detection and change notification. Embodiments of the present invention create and store a snapshot of bookmarked web content with a version number in a repository and the snapshot is replaced by a new snapshot whenever bookmarked web content is updated, while access to previously versioned snapshots is maintained. Change detection comprises automatically subscribing to content update notification services provided by a web content provider and receiving updates, comparing the content of a most recent snapshot with the web content available from the content provider and detecting a change to the bookmarked URL. Keywords from a snapshot can be used to relocate web content at a new URL and a web browser user is notified whenever a change to bookmarked web content is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anping Cai, Diane C. Chalmers, Ugo I. Orellana Gonzalez, Sharath Srinivasa Setty, Renganathan Sundararaman
  • Patent number: 9276889
    Abstract: A collaboration server determines a response to a posting on a communication forum. The collaboration server determines whether or not to convey an email notification to a posting user via email based upon a distance threshold established for email notifications. The distance threshold is an integer value. The collaboration server calculates a current distance between the response and the posting, where the current distance represents a quantity of responses to the posting from forum participants that have occurred without a new response from the posting user being submitted to the communication forum. Responsive to the current distance being less than the distance threshold, an email is conveyed to an email account of the posting user informing the posting user of the response. Otherwise, no email is conveyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, David M. Stecher
  • Publication number: 20150121209
    Abstract: Some examples described are directed to detecting that an object in a graphical user interface (GUI) obscures presentation of a first portion of a word below the object in a layering order of the GUI. A second portion of the word is displayed in the GUI. Some examples are further directed to evaluating the second portion of the word against a plurality of words prohibited for presentation via the GUI. Some examples are further directed to detecting, in response to evaluation of the second portion of the word against the plurality of words, that the second portion of the word is one of the plurality of words. Some examples are further directed to modifying presentation of the word in response to detection that the second portion of the word is one of the plurality of words prohibited for presentation via the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, Andrew J. Ivory, David M. Stecher
  • Patent number: 8965752
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter are directed to detecting that a text string is subject to an algorithmic function that would modify one of more parts of the text string to be at least one proposed text substring for presentation via a user interface, wherein the at least one proposed text substring is a portion of the text string. Some embodiments are further directed to evaluating the at least one proposed text substring against one or more prohibited text strings prohibited for presentation via the user interface and detecting, in response to the evaluating of the at least one proposed text substring against the one or more prohibited text strings, that the at least one proposed text substring is one of the one or more prohibited text strings. Some embodiments are further directed to modifying the at least one proposed text substring, in response to detecting that the at least one proposed text substring is one of the one or more prohibited text strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, Andrew J. Ivory, David M. Stecher
  • Publication number: 20140337443
    Abstract: A collaboration server determines a response to a posting on a communication forum. The collaboration server determines whether or not to convey an email notification to a posting user via email based upon a distance threshold established for email notifications. The distance threshold is an integer value. The collaboration server calculates a current distance between the response and the posting, where the current distance represents a quantity of responses to the posting from forum participants that have occurred without a new response from the posting user being submitted to the communication forum. Responsive to the current distance being less than the distance threshold, an email is conveyed to an email account of the posting user informing the posting user of the response. Otherwise, no email is conveyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: DIANE C. CHALMERS, NIXON CHEAZ, DAVID M. STECHER
  • Patent number: 8839048
    Abstract: Analysis tools are used for resolving a service request for software performance problems. Ranking of the analysis tools includes measuring a plurality of times to resolution of a plurality of service requests for software performance problems after runnings of a plurality of analysis tools are initiated; capturing sets of errors in the plurality of service requests; storing identities of the plurality of analysis tools with the times to resolution of the service requests and the sets of errors; determining an average time to resolution of each of the plurality of analysis tools for each set of errors; organizing the plurality of analysis tools into one or more categories using the sets of errors; and ranking the analysis tools within each category using the average times to resolution of the analysis tools within the category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Diane C Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, James Y McVea, Jr., David M Stecher
  • Publication number: 20130238940
    Abstract: Analysis tools are used for resolving a service request for software performance problems. Ranking of the analysis tools includes measuring a plurality of times to resolution of a plurality of service requests for software performance problems after runnings of a plurality of analysis tools are initiated; capturing sets of errors in the plurality of service requests; storing identities of the plurality of analysis tools with the times to resolution of the service requests and the sets of errors; determining an average time to resolution of each of the plurality of analysis tools for each set of errors; organizing the plurality of analysis tools into one or more categories using the sets of errors; and ranking the analysis tools within each category using the average times to resolution of the analysis tools within the category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, James Y. McVea, JR., David M. Stecher
  • Publication number: 20130090917
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter are directed to detecting that a text string is subject to an algorithmic function that would modify one of more parts of the text string to be at least one proposed text substring for presentation via a user interface, wherein the at least one proposed text substring is a portion of the text string. Some embodiments are further directed to evaluating the at least one proposed text substring against one or more prohibited text strings prohibited for presentation via the user interface and detecting, in response to the evaluating of the at least one proposed text substring against the one or more prohibited text strings, that the at least one proposed text substring is one of the one or more prohibited text strings. Some embodiments are further directed to modifying the at least one proposed text substring, in response to detecting that the at least one proposed text substring is one of the one or more prohibited text strings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Diane C. Chalmers, Nixon Cheaz, Andrew J. Ivory, David M. Stecher