Patents by Inventor Eli Packer

Eli Packer 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: 10746562
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computerized apparatus and computer program product for efficient solution of nearest object problems. A set of objects having non-point shapes representable by one or more geometric elements are obtained. For each object in the set the one or more geometric elements are sampled to obtain a set of points representing the set of objects. A Voronoi diagram is constructed for the set of points, whereby a subdivision of a space accommodating the set of objects into a plurality of cells, each cell containing a single point of the set of points and defining a region of closest neighbors of the point, is obtained. Cells containing points representing the same object are aggregated into a unified cell defining an estimated region of closest neighbors of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Jonathan Bnayahu, Yuval Nardi, Eli Packer
  • Publication number: 20190120653
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computerized apparatus and computer program product for efficient solution of nearest object problems. A set of objects having non-point shapes representable by one or more geometric elements are obtained. For each object in the set the one or more geometric elements are sampled to obtain a set of points representing the set of objects. A Voronoi diagram is constructed for the set of points, whereby a subdivision of a space accommodating the set of objects into a plurality of cells, each cell containing a single point of the set of points and defining a region of closest neighbors of the point, is obtained. Cells containing points representing the same object are aggregated into a unified cell defining an estimated region of closest neighbors of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: PETER BAK, Jonathan Bnayahu, Yuval Nardi, Eli Packer
  • Patent number: 10267645
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computerized apparatus and computer program product for efficient solution of nearest object problems. A set of objects having non-point shapes representable by one or more geometric elements are obtained. For each object in the set the one or more geometric elements are sampled to obtain a set of points representing the set of objects. A Voronoi diagram is constructed for the set of points, whereby a subdivision of a space accommodating the set of objects into a plurality of cells, each cell containing a single point of the set of points and defining a region of closest neighbors of the point, is obtained. Cells containing points representing the same object are aggregated into a unified cell defining an estimated region of closest neighbors of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Jonathan Bnayahu, Yuval Nardi, Eli Packer
  • Patent number: 10073908
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for Functional Space-Time Trajectory Clustering. The method comprises receiving collections of data structures comprising location and time descriptors. The method further comprises estimating functional curves from the collections of data structures. The method further comprises reducing dimensions of the functional curves; and clustering the functional curves into clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Yuval Nardi, Eli Packer
  • Patent number: 10028100
    Abstract: A computerized method of improving position measurement of an indoor positioning system (IPS), comprising: gathering a plurality of position samples of a mobile device measured by an indoor wireless device, each of the position samples is indicative of a measured position and a measurement time; receiving a current position sample of the mobile device; for each of the plurality of position samples and the current position sample, determining a time weight, the time weight is higher for samples measured at a later time; for each of the plurality of position samples and the current position sample, determining a signal weight, the signal weight is higher for measured with stronger signal; and estimating a current position of the mobile device by weighting at least some of the position samples with the respective weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aharon Abadi, Roie Melamed, Eli Packer, Natalie Shapira
  • Publication number: 20170374525
    Abstract: A computerized method of improving position measurement of an indoor positioning system (IPS), comprising: gathering a plurality of position samples of a mobile device measured by an indoor wireless device, each of the position samples is indicative of a measured position and a measurement time; receiving a current position sample of the mobile device; for each of the plurality of position samples and the current position sample, determining a time weight, the time weight is higher for samples measured at a later time; for each of the plurality of position samples and the current position sample, determining a signal weight, the signal weight is higher for measured with stronger signal; and estimating a current position of the mobile device by weighting at least some of the position samples with the respective weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Aharon Abadi, Roie Melamed, Eli Packer, Natalie Shapira
  • Publication number: 20170234693
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computerized apparatus and computer program product for efficient solution of nearest object problems. A set of objects having non-point shapes representable by one or more geometric elements are obtained. For each object in the set the one or more geometric elements are sampled to obtain a set of points representing the set of objects. A Voronoi diagram is constructed for the set of points, whereby a subdivision of a space accommodating the set of objects into a plurality of cells, each cell containing a single point of the set of points and defining a region of closest neighbors of the point, is obtained. Cells containing points representing the same object are aggregated into a unified cell defining an estimated region of closest neighbors of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Jonathan Bnayahu, Yuval Nardi, Eli Packer
  • Publication number: 20170235804
    Abstract: Visual construction of spatial or spatio-temporal relationships is disclosed. A method according to the disclosed subject matter may comprise receiving a visual representation of rule, the visual representation comprising two or more objects. A spatial relationship appearing in the visual representation may be analyzed and multiple alternative textual representations for the spatial relationship may be determined. A user selection between the multiple alternative textual representations of the spatial relationship may be received, whereby obtaining a selected verbalization of the relationship. A verbalization of the rule, which comprises the verbalization of the relationship, may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Bnayahu, Alexander Kofman, Eli Packer, Tali Yatzkar-Haham
  • Publication number: 20160364472
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for Functional Space-Time Trajectory Clustering. The method comprises receiving collections of data structures comprising location and time descriptors. The method further comprises estimating functional curves from the collections of data structures. The method further comprises reducing dimensions of the functional curves; and clustering the functional curves into clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Yuval Nardi, Eli Packer
  • Patent number: 9292591
    Abstract: A computerized clustering method. The method comprises receiving a spatial point dataset comprising a plurality of spatial points in a space, heuristically calculating, using a processor, a plurality of ?-shape based segmentations such that each of the plurality of ?-shape based segmentations defines a plurality of polygonal areas that cluster the plurality of spatial points in a plurality of clusters which collectively bounds the plurality of spatial points, presenting to an operator in each sequential iteration of a plurality of sequential iterations another of the plurality of ?-shape based segmentations, and selecting by the operator one or more of the plurality of ?-shape based segmentations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Eli Packer, Harold Jeffrey Ship
  • Patent number: 9251610
    Abstract: A computerized visualization method for illustrating multi-dimensional data, comprising: receiving a plurality of location data points, each location data point having a plurality of measured features; choosing at least one location dimension from received said plurality of dimensions; grouping said plurality of location data points into a plurality of location groups according to chosen said at least one location dimension; plotting, by a processor, said plurality of location groups as a plurality of flower charts, each said plurality of flower charts, having a plurality of pie sectors, illustrates remaining said plurality of measured features subsequent to said choosing at least one location dimension; and positioning each said plurality of flower charts, in a visual representation, according to chosen said plurality of location dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Eli Packer, Gilad Saadoun
  • Publication number: 20150186499
    Abstract: A computerized clustering method. The method comprises receiving a spatial point dataset comprising a plurality of spatial points in a space, heuristically calculating, using a processor, a plurality of ?-shape based segmentations such that each of the plurality of ?-shape based segmentations defines a plurality of polygonal areas that cluster the plurality of spatial points in a plurality of clusters which collectively bounds the plurality of spatial points, presenting to an operator in each sequential iteration of a plurality of sequential iterations another of the plurality of ?-shape based segmentations, and selecting by the operator one or more of the plurality of ?-shape based segmentations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Eli Packer, Harold Jeffrey Ship
  • Publication number: 20140354648
    Abstract: A computerized visualization method for illustrating multi-dimensional data, comprising: receiving a plurality of location data points, each location data point having a plurality of measured features; choosing at least one location dimension from received said plurality of dimensions; grouping said plurality of location data points into a plurality of location groups according to chosen said at least one location dimension; plotting, by a processor, said plurality of location groups as a plurality of flower charts, each said plurality of flower charts, having a plurality of pie sectors, illustrates remaining said plurality of measured features subsequent to said choosing at least one location dimension; and positioning each said plurality of flower charts, in a visual representation, according to chosen said plurality of location dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Bak, Eli Packer, Gilad Saadoun