Patents by Inventor Erik Brynjolfsson
Erik Brynjolfsson 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).
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Patent number: 12271917Abstract: Obtain, as input, in electronic form, structured information including tasks for a plurality of occupations in a plurality of industries over a length of time; compute, from the structured information, a time series of normalized occupation task shares over the length of time; train a computerized machine learning model, on the time series, to predict future task shares for the plurality of occupations in the plurality of industries; and, with the trained computerized machine learning model, predict the future task shares.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Subhro Das, Wyatt Clarke, Sebastian Steffen, Prabhat Maddikunta Reddy, Erik Brynjolfsson, Martin Fleming
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Publication number: 20220237635Abstract: Obtain, as input, in electronic form, structured information including tasks for a plurality of occupations in a plurality of industries over a length of time; compute, from the structured information, a time series of normalized occupation task shares over the length of time; train a computerized machine learning model, on the time series, to predict future task shares for the plurality of occupations in the plurality of industries; and, with the trained computerized machine learning model, predict the future task shares.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Subhro Das, Wyatt Clarke, Sebastian Steffen, Prabhat Maddikunta Reddy, Erik Brynjolfsson, Martin Fleming
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Publication number: 20060153056Abstract: Limited life optical media and methods of making same are described. The limited life optical media includes at least one reactive substance that prohibits continued access to at least part of the information contained on the media after a prescribed period of time. In addition to at least one reactive substance, an antioxidant substance is present as part of the limited life optical media to modulate, in part, the action of the at least one reactive substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicant: Flexplay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Heller, Ephraim Heller
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Publication number: 20050213435Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing precesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: September 29, 2005Applicant: FlexPlay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Heller, Ephraim Heller
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Publication number: 20050181169Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: Flexplay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
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Patent number: 6838144Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing processes.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: FlexPlay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
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Patent number: 6839316Abstract: System and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing processes.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Flexplay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Heller, Ephraim Heller
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Publication number: 20040037994Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Applicant: Flexplay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
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Patent number: 6641886Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing processes.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Flexplay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
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Publication number: 20030099186Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing precesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2003Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Heller, Ephraim Heller
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Patent number: 6537635Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-reflective material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. An optical media includes a data encoded component. At least a fraction of the data encoded component transforms from a substantially optically reflective state to a substantially optically non-reflective state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing precesses.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2000Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Flexplay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Heller, Ephraim Heller
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Patent number: 6511728Abstract: Systems and methods are described for inhibiting the readability of an optical media due to changes in a pseudo-transmissive material that composes the optical media after the optical media has been exposed to air for a predetermined time. A optical media includes a substrate. At least a fraction of the substrate transforms from a substantially optically transmissive state to a substantially optically non-transmissive state as at-least-in-part a function of time from an initializing event. The systems and methods provide advantages because of low cost, limited content lifetime, avoidance of rental returns and minimum changes to existing manufacturing processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2000Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Flexplay Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Heller, Ephraim Heller