Patents by Inventor Eric A. Bier

Eric A. Bier 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: 20250077721
    Abstract: A system and method for captures of physical object data for environment modeling is provided. Mesh data is displayed over an image of a physical space for which a floorplan is to be generated. Instructions to mark an object are received and the instructions include a voice command and eye gaze or gesture. The mesh data is annotated with a marker based on the instructions by placing the marker at a location at which an object is to be identified. A floorplan of the space is generated based on the mesh data. The marker is placed in the floorplan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Lester D. Nelson, Eric A. Bier, Alejandro E. Brito
  • Publication number: 20250078430
    Abstract: A system and method for rapid sensor commissioning is provided. A three dimensional model of a space is generated. The space is scanned for identifiers associated with wireless sensors placed within the space. At least one of the identifiers associated with the wireless sensors is identified. The model is annotated with a representation of the sensor identified by the identifier, and data is collected from the wireless sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Eric A. Bier, Alejandro E. Brito, Saman Mostafavi, Lester D. Nelson
  • Patent number: 12203670
    Abstract: A system and method for determining HVAC set points are provided. A present season is determined. An allowable temperature comfort range for each occupant in a room in a space is also determined. For each room, an energy saving set point temperature is calculated for the space based on the allowable temperature comfort range for that room. A set point temperature for the space is determined based on the energy saving set point temperatures for each of the rooms in the space. The set point temperature is provided to a thermostat or HVAC system to regulate temperature in the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Bier, Kathryn F. Murphy, Saman Mostafavi, Warren Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230325549
    Abstract: A system and method for automatic floorplan generation is provided. Mesh triangles are gathered for a space having one or more walls and a floor. A request for a floorplan for the space is received. A facing direction of the floor is determined from the mesh triangles. The mesh triangles are rotated until the floor is horizontal. A primary wall facing direction is also determined from the mesh triangles. The mesh triangles are rotated so the primary wall facing direction is parallel to a major axis or other desired direction. The floorplan is generated based on the floor and walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Eric A. Bier, Ritesh Sharma
  • Publication number: 20230325453
    Abstract: A system and method for providing Website navigation recommendations is provided. A Web page of interest is identified as a destination Web page. A domain of Web pages related to the destination Web page is determined. Information is extracted from each Web page in the domain and a recommendation comprising instructions for navigating to the destination Web page is generated based on the extracted information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kristian Lyngbaek, Lester D. Nelson, Eric A. Bier, Margaret H. Szymanski
  • Publication number: 20230228435
    Abstract: A system and method for determining HVAC set points are provided. A present season is determined. An allowable temperature comfort range for each occupant in a room in a space is also determined. For each room, an energy saving set point temperature is calculated for the space based on the allowable temperature comfort range for that room. A set point temperature for the space is determined based on the energy saving set point temperatures for each of the rooms in the space. The set point temperature is provided to a thermostat or HVAC system to regulate temperature in the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Eric A. Bier, Kathryn F. Murphy, Saman Mostafavi, Warren Jackson
  • Patent number: 11625228
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a round-trip engineering system. During operation, the system can maintain an intermediate system representation (ISR) for a set of artifacts of a piece of software. The set of artifacts can include a piece of code and a development model. The ISR can remain persistent upon synchronization of the set of artifacts. The system can incorporate, in a respective component of the ISR, a reference to a code block in the piece of code and a corresponding element in the development model. If the system determines a first update in a first segment of a first artifact of the set of artifacts, the system can identify a second segment in a second artifact from the set of artifacts based on a corresponding component in the ISR. The system can then propagate a second update to the second segment to reflect the first update in the first segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc E. Mosko, Eric A. Bier
  • Patent number: 11588809
    Abstract: A certified application is installed onto a content creation device and a mobile certified application is installed onto a mobile device, the applications establish first and second trust relationships with the cloud service. The certified application and mobile certified application establish the third trust relationship via a proximity network. The mobile certified application generates a first ephemeral key pair having a private part. The certified application generates a second ephemeral key pair having a private part. The mobile certified application requests a service from the content creation device involving the transfer of data between the content creation device and the cloud service. The data is protected by at least one of the first and second ephemeral key pairs in response to invocation of the service. The service results in the data being stored at the cloud service and/or rendered at the content creation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Alejandro E. Brito, Eric A. Bier, Marc E. Mosko, Shantanu Rane
  • Patent number: 11520689
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for automatic program repair (APR). The system identifies a first set of components under repair in a software system and determines, while executing an original test, second and third sets of components that are executed before and after, respectively, the first set of components. The system generates a first block of mock code that runs faster and simulates runtime behaviors of the second set of components, identifies a code region within the third set of components that affects a test result of the software system, and generates a second block of mock code that runs faster and affects the test result similarly. The system generates a fast-result test by replacing the second set of components with the first block of mock code and replacing the third set of components with the second block of mock code and performs APR by executing the fast-result test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric A. Bier, Alexandre Campos Perez
  • Publication number: 20220206930
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for automatic program repair (APR). The system identifies a first set of components under repair in a software system and determines, while executing an original test, second and third sets of components that are executed before and after, respectively, the first set of components. The system generates a first block of mock code that runs faster and simulates runtime behaviors of the second set of components, identifies a code region within the third set of components that affects a test result of the software system, and generates a second block of mock code that runs faster and affects the test result similarly. The system generates a fast-result test by replacing the second set of components with the first block of mock code and replacing the third set of components with the second block of mock code and performs APR by executing the fast-result test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric A. Bier, Alexandre Campos Perez
  • Publication number: 20220100477
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a round-trip engineering system. During operation, the system can maintain an intermediate system representation (ISR) for a set of artifacts of a piece of software. The set of artifacts can include a piece of code and a development model. The ISR can remain persistent upon synchronization of the set of artifacts. The system can incorporate, in a respective component of the ISR, a reference to a code block in the piece of code and a corresponding element in the development model. If the system determines a first update in a first segment of a first artifact of the set of artifacts, the system can identify a second segment in a second artifact from the set of artifacts based on a corresponding component in the ISR. The system can then propagate a second update to the second segment to reflect the first update in the first segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc E. Mosko, Eric A. Bier
  • Publication number: 20220078181
    Abstract: A certified application is installed onto a content creation device and a mobile certified application is installed onto a mobile device, the applications establish first and second trust relationships with the cloud service. The certified application and mobile certified application establish the third trust relationship via a proximity network. The mobile certified application generates a first ephemeral key pair having a private part. The certified application generates a second ephemeral key pair having a private part. The mobile certified application requests a service from the content creation device involving the transfer of data between the content creation device and the cloud service. The data is protected by at least one of the first and second ephemeral key pairs in response to invocation of the service. The service results in the data being stored at the cloud service and/or rendered at the content creation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alejandro E. Brito, Eric A. Bier, Marc E. Mosko, Shantanu Rane
  • Patent number: 11265331
    Abstract: A multifunction printer connects to a controlled device via a proximity network link. The multifunction printer is connected as a master of the controlled device. The multifunction printer connects with a mobile device via a Bluetooth link, such that the mobile device is connected as a master of the multifunction printer. The mobile device is authenticated to determine credentials and access permissions relative to the controlled device. The mobile device's access to the controlled device is controlled from the multifunction printer via the Bluetooth link based on the credentials and access permissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Alejandro E. Brito, Shantanu Rane, Eric A. Bier
  • Patent number: 11249888
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system and method for identifying invariants in a software system. During operation, the system executes a test suite comprising a plurality of tests associated with the software system to output a list of likely invariants in the software system, and performs a test-generation operation attempting to generate counterexample tests for the likely invariants. In response to a counterexample test being successfully generated for a first likely invariant, the system removes the first likely invariant from the list of likely invariants and adds the successfully generated counterexample test to the test suite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexandre Campos Perez, Eric A. Bier, Johan de Kleer, Ron Z. Stern
  • Patent number: 11163674
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system and method for automatically localizing faults in a software system. During operation, the system executes a number of tests associated with the software system to output a spectrum indicating test-coverage patterns of components within the software system; and identifies, based on the spectrum, an ambiguity group associated with at least one failed test. The ambiguity group includes multiple components having a same coverage pattern. The system instruments the multiple components. Instrumenting a respective component includes inserting instructions for monitoring runtime values of at least one variable. The system identifies a subset of tests within which the instrumented multiple components are active, re-executes the identified subset of tests with the multiple components being instrumented, and identifies one component from the multiple components as being likely to cause the at least one failed test based on results of the re-executed subset of tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexandre Campos Perez, Eric A. Bier
  • Patent number: 11157860
    Abstract: A system and method for motivating parking enforcement officer performance with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Stefik, Mudita Singhal, Kevin Albanese, Farrukh Ali, Eric A. Bier, Daniel G. Bobrow, Eduardo Cardenas Sanchez, Matthew T. Darst, Gaurang Gavai, Robert T. Krivacic, Sureyya Tarkan
  • Patent number: 11151494
    Abstract: A system and method for visualizing parking enforcement officer movement in real time with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Mudita Singhal, Mark J. Stefik, Sureyya Tarkan, Eric A. Bier, Robert T. Krivacic
  • Patent number: 11144855
    Abstract: A system and method for managing coverage of parking enforcement for a neighborhood with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Stefik, Mudita Singhal, Kevin Albanese, Farrukh Ali, Eric A. Bier, Daniel G. Bobrow, Eduardo Cardenas Sanchez, Matthew T. Darst, Hoda Eldardiry, Gaurang Gavai, Robert T. Krivacic
  • Patent number: 11126942
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating parking enforcement officer performance in real time with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Stefik, Mudita Singhal, Kevin Albanese, Farrukh Ali, Eric A. Bier, Daniel G. Bobrow, Eduardo Cardenas Sanchez, Matthew T. Darst, Hoda Eldardiry, Gaurang Gavai, Lu (Kate) Jia, Robert T. Krivacic, Sureyya Tarkan
  • Patent number: 11120375
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring parking enforcement officer performance with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Stefik, Mudita Singhal, Kevin Albanese, Farrukh Ali, Eric A. Bier, Daniel G. Bobrow, Eduardo Cardenas Sanchez, Matthew T. Darst, Hoda Eldardiry, Gaurang Gavai, Lu (Kate) Jia, Robert T. Krivacic, Pai Liu, Sureyya Tarkan