Patents by Inventor Franklin C. Breslau
Franklin C. Breslau 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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Publication number: 20140236633Abstract: A feedback method and system. The method includes a computing system identifying a user. A biomedical feedback software application is enabled for the user. The biomedical feedback software application in the computing system monitors a first group of current biomedical characteristics of the user. The feedback software application analyzes the first group of current biomedical characteristics of the user with respect to a profile associated with the user. An analysis report is generated in response to the analysis. The analysis report is presented to the user. The computing system monitors a response to the analysis report from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Robert J. Torres
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Publication number: 20140136940Abstract: A feedback method and system. The method includes enabling, for a first user, access to a computing system. The computing system enables a feedback software application. The computing system enables access to a first software application. The computing system retrieves a profile associated with the first software application, the first user, and a first work type being performed by the first user. The feedback software application monitors user functions associated with the first user, the first software application, and the first work type being performed by the first user. The feedback software application analyzes the user functions with respect to the profile. The feedback software application generates an analysis report comprising results of the analyzing. The computing system presents to the first user, the first analysis report.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Robert J. Torres
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Publication number: 20140025239Abstract: A feedback method and system. The method includes identifying by a computing system, a user. A vehicular feedback software application is enabled for the user. A feedback software application in the computing system monitors a group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by the user with respect to a vehicle. The feedback software application analyzes the group of vehicle operation functions with respect to a profile associated with the user. An analysis report is generated in response to the analysis. The analysis report is presented to the user. The computing system monitors a response to the first analysis report from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Robert J. Torres
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Patent number: 7877563Abstract: A removable digital data storage device has a programmable memory controller, a data storage medium and a data destruction means. The memory controller is encoded with a firmware program to provide a computer device driver interface, wherein the firmware program further configures the memory controller to secure data on the medium by querying for a hardware code in response to a data operation request by a computer through the interface and either granting access in response to a hardware code input or, independent of an operational status of the requesting computer, directly instructing the data destruction means to render data residing on the data storage medium unreadable in response to a failure to receive the first hardware code input through the interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Rick A. Hamilton, II, John P. Kaemmerer
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Patent number: 7853827Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method for restoring a computer processor to a previous state. Described is a processor/memory architecture that may store successive instructions/data into a pushdown stack. As instructions are loaded and executed, the loading and executing of new instructions may be suspended. The instruction execution and memory stack then may be restored to a previous processor state in terms of instructions, processor memory state, register values, etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Paul G. Greenstein
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Patent number: 7852218Abstract: A system and method for locating one or more travel articles for packing, out of a plurality of travel articles. A transponder having a unique locator tag is disposed on each travel article that can be potentially selected for packing. A user or computer selects one or more travel articles for packing using an article tracking unit. Article tracking unit communicates a ping signal to a transponder that is associated with a selected travel article for packing. Upon receipt of the ping signal, a transponder controller activates an indicator, such as an aural or visual cue. The activated indicator assists a user in locating the travel article that is associated with the activated indicator. Once the selected travel article for packing is located and packed in a travel container, the indicator is deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, David B. Kumhyr, Ori Pomerantz
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Publication number: 20100058110Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method for restoring a computer processor to a previous state. Described is a processor/memory architecture that may store successive instructions/data into a pushdown stack. As instructions are loaded and executed, the loading and executing of new instructions may be suspended. The instruction execution and memory stack then may be restored to a previous processor state in terms of instructions, processor memory state, register values, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Paul G. Greenstein
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Patent number: 7671762Abstract: A system and method for transceiving vehicle data is provided. The system and method provide for transceiving situation data to or from a vehicle. The system includes a situation data generator for generating the situation data and a transceiver for transmitting the situation data. The system also includes a database for storing the transmitted situation data and a display for displaying the transmitted situation data. Further, a system for storing situation and/or vehicle identification data for real time or later analysis is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, John P. Kaemmerer
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Publication number: 20090248549Abstract: A system and method for maintaining a running list of a plurality of travel articles that are packed in one or more travel containers. A transponder having a unique locator tag is disposed on each travel article that is packed. A current packing distribution list is stored in memory and generated by a tracking controller, which utilizes (i) information relating to one or more packed travel articles and (ii) an identification of the travel container(s) in which the travel article(s) is/are packed. Moreover, the current packing distribution list is updated depending on whether the packed travel articles have been added to or removed from a particular travel container. If the current packing distribution list is determined to be optimizable, an optimized packing distribution list is generated and serves as the new current packing distribution list. The current packing distribution list is stored and displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: FRANKLIN C. BRESLAU, David B. Kumhyr, Ori Pomerantz
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Publication number: 20090243853Abstract: A system and method for locating one or more travel articles for packing, out of a plurality of travel articles. A transponder having a unique locator tag is disposed on each travel article that can be potentially selected for packing. A user or computer selects one or more travel articles for packing using an article tracking unit. Article tracking unit communicates a ping signal to a transponder that is associated with a selected travel article for packing. Upon receipt of the ping signal, a transponder controller activates an indicator, such as an aural or visual cue. The activated indicator assists a user in locating the travel article that is associated with the activated indicator. Once the selected travel article for packing is located and packed in a travel container, the indicator is deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2008Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Franklin C. Breslau, David B. Kumhyr, Ori Pomerantz
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Patent number: 7511631Abstract: The present disclosure is a method for modifying a color of a device. Method may include receiving a signal, identifying a color scheme of an immediate area, changing a color of a device to substantially conform to the immediate color scheme; and changing a color of the device to a substantial color other than the immediate color scheme.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, David B. Kumhyr, Ori Pomerantz
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Publication number: 20080140967Abstract: A removable digital data storage device has a programmable memory controller, a data storage medium and a data destruction means. The memory controller is encoded with a firmware program to provide a computer device driver interface, wherein the firmware program further configures the memory controller to secure data on the medium by querying for a hardware code in response to a data operation request by a computer through the interface and either granting access in response to a hardware code input or, independent of an operational status of the requesting computer, directly instructing the data destruction means to render data residing on the data storage medium unreadable in response to a failure to receive the first hardware code input through the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Rick A. Hamilton, John P. Kaemmerer
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Publication number: 20080106439Abstract: A system and method for transceiving vehicle data is provided. The system and method provide for transceiving situation data to or from a vehicle. The system includes a situation data generator for generating the situation data and a transceiver for transmitting the situation data. The system also includes a database for storing the transmitted situation data and a display for displaying the transmitted situation data. Further, a system for storing situation and/or vehicle identification data for real time or later analysis is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, John P. Kaemmerer
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Patent number: 6279151Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a compiler to process include statements contained in a source program that specify include files resident at non-connected network locations. The compiler also receives as input include options specifying include file libraries. The compiler initially examines each include option to determine whether it specifies an include file library resident at a non-connected network location. If it does, the compiler establishes a connection with the network location and obtains a list of the contents of the include file library via the connection. The compiler then examines each include statement to determine whether it specifies an include file resident at a non-connected network location. If it does, the compiler establishes a connection with the network location and obtains the include file via the connection. The retrieved include file is then used for compiling the source code to create the object program.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1998Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Paul G. Greenstein, John T. Rodell
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Patent number: 6185733Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a computer linkage editor to process include statements contained in an input stream that specify object modules resident at non-connected network locations. The linkage editor also receives as input library definition statements specifying object module libraries. The linkage editor initially examines each library definition statement to determine whether it specifies an object module library resident at a non-connected network location. If it does, the linkage editor establishes a connection with the network location and obtains a list of the contents of the object module library via the connection. The linkage editor then examines each include statement to determine whether it specifies an object module resident at a non-connected network location. If it does, the linkage editor establishes a connection with the network location and obtains the object module via the connection.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1998Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Franklin C. Breslau, Paul G. Greenstein, John T. Rodell