Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Longobardi

Giuseppe Longobardi 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: 20180270325
    Abstract: A method is provided for deleting a content element of a chat history lacking long-term relevance. The method includes receiving a content element, conditionally assigning the content element to the topic, determining a relationship index value for the content element to the topic using a validity value, which is a function of an access rate and a credibility index value. The method may also include comparing the relationship index threshold value for the topic of a first chat user, where the content element has been generated by a second chat user. The method also includes linking the content element of the second chat user to the topic in the chat history of the first user, and deleting the content element if it is not linked to any other chat history of another chat user of the plurality of chat users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Simone BONAZZOLI, Marco BORGIANNI, Claudio FALCONE, Alessio FIORAVANTI, Giuseppe LONGOBARDI, Silvano LUTRI, Luigi PRESTI, Paolo SALERNO, Alessandro TOMASI, Francesca ZIANTONI
  • Publication number: 20180237264
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for controlling energy generation by an airflow originating from a moving elevator cabin. Wing pressure pads are positioned outside the elevator cabin extending to walls of the elevator shaft for preventing an airflow in the elevator shaft from above the elevator cabin to an area in the shaft below the elevator cabin. The elevator shaft is pressure-tight, and the elevator shaft comprises, at one end of the elevator shaft, an air conduit in which a first power generator stage comprising a propeller-driven electrical power generator is positioned. The method comprises further intercepting a floor selection for the cabin and disabling the power generators if a floor difference from a current position of the elevator cabin to a target position of the elevator cabin is below a predefined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Giuseppe Ciano, Gianluca Della Corte, Giuseppe Longobardi, Antonio M. Sgro
  • Patent number: 10044653
    Abstract: A messaging system creates a content index for messages for user selection of all of part of a message. By selecting only an indexed portion of the message, the user avoids downloading unneeded portions of the message. The content index is created according to pre-defined user criteria and semantic analysis of the contents of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Alessandro Tomasi, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Publication number: 20180157809
    Abstract: As disclosed herein is a tool for enabling dynamic watermarking on a client, including a computer determining a negotiated watermarking algorithm that identifies at least one location on a web page for a placed watermark, and initiating a web communication by requesting a web page. The computer receives the web page, and verifies the authenticity of the web page using the negotiated watermarking algorithm prior to displaying of the web page. Also disclosed herein is a tool for enabling dynamic watermarking on a server which includes determining a negotiated watermarking algorithm that identifies at least one location on a web page for a placed watermark, receiving a request for a web page from a client, and identifying the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Francesca Curzi, Giuseppe Longobardi
  • Publication number: 20180157689
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and computer processing system are provided. The method includes intercepting, by a processor, a sequence of data elements related to an interaction between a user and a user interface of a computer system that includes the processor. The method further includes identifying, by the processor, atomic operations within the sequence and metadata associated with the atomic operations. The method also includes calculating, by the processor, correlation indexes from the metadata. A respective correlation index is calculated for various atomic operation groups formed from the atomic operations. The method additionally includes identifying, by the processor, a macro operation from at least one of the correlation indexes. The macro operation includes multiple correlated atomic operations from among the atomic operations identified within the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Ilaria Gorga, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Patent number: 9965600
    Abstract: As disclosed herein a method for enabling dynamic watermarking on a client includes determining a negotiated watermarking algorithm that identifies at least one location on a web page for a placed watermark, and initiating a web communication by requesting a web page. The method further includes receiving the web page, and verifying the authenticity of the web page using the negotiated watermarking algorithm. Also disclosed herein is a method for enabling dynamic watermarking on a server which includes determining a negotiated watermarking algorithm that identifies at least one location on a web page for a placed watermark, receiving a request for a web page from a client, and identifying the client. The method further includes creating the requested web page using the negotiated watermarking algorithm providing a generated web page, and providing the generated web page to the client. A computer program product is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Francesca Curzi, Giuseppe Longobardi
  • Patent number: 9946977
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for paperless electronic queue ticketing is provided. The method includes reading, by a processor of a user device, an electronic ticket code displayed on a ticket device, the electronic ticket code having information and instructions for an electronic ticket; decoding, by the processor of the user device, the information and instructions in the electronic ticket code; and sending, by the processor of the user device, a signal to a sensor on the ticket device to obtain the electronic ticket. A system and computer product for paperless electronic queue ticketing are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesco Brillante, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandro Scotti, Emilio Spatola
  • Patent number: 9926078
    Abstract: A method for automatically delivering a physical mail includes receiving, by an unmanned aerial vehicle from an unmanned aerial vehicle management system, a delivery information, the delivery information includes information about a first secure mailbox and information about a second secure mailbox, the first secure mailbox being related to a first target user, delivering the physical mail to the first secure mailbox, and rerouting the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the physical mail from the first secure mailbox to the second secure mailbox in response to the physical mail being delivered to the first secure mailbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Alessandro Tomasi, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Patent number: 9929955
    Abstract: A method for efficient utilization of available bandwidth over a data connection between a client computer and a server computer. An echo component on both the sending and receiving side of the connection registers a set of connection parameters, and stores a copy of the last transmitted request or response of the client and server computer systems. Once an echo component detects a duplicate data request or response, it simulates and transmits the last stored response back to the client or server computer system and notifies the remote side echo component to send data when it is ready. When non-duplicate data is ready to be transmitted, the local side echo component disables the loopback protocol then notifies the remote side to do the same and the data is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Giuseppe Longobardi, Scot MacLellan
  • Publication number: 20180044018
    Abstract: A computer program product for automatically delivering a physical mail includes receiving, by an unmanned aerial vehicle from an unmanned aerial vehicle management system, a delivery information, the delivery information includes information about a first secure mailbox and information about a second secure mailbox, the first secure mailbox being related to a first target user, delivering the physical mail to the first secure mailbox, and rerouting the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the physical mail from the first secure mailbox to the second secure mailbox in response to the physical mail being delivered to the first secure mailbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Alessandro Tomasi, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Publication number: 20180039644
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for distributing online content (e.g., news articles, blog posts, and the like) to a social media provider at a point in time determined based on topic maturity. One or more metrics are obtained from each of a plurality of social media providers. The metrics relate to a topic associated with a document for publishing on the social media providers. A measure is determined for each of the social media providers. The measure indicates when to publish the document on the social media provider based on the metrics associated with that provider. Upon determining that the measure exceeds a threshold for at least one of the social media providers, the document is published to the social media provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Cristina BONANNI, Giuseppe CIANO, Gianluca DELLA CORTE, Antonio DI COCCO, Alessandro DONATELLI, Filomena FERRARA, Giuseppe LONGOBARDI, Antonio Mario SGRO'
  • Patent number: 9760767
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for rating applications. Execution of an application on a computing device is monitored to determine usage information for a user. Embodiments capture a plurality of images and for each of the plurality of images, extract, from the respective image, a set of user facial features and determine an user emotional state corresponding to the respective set of user facial features by applying a model correlating a set of predefined emotional states with corresponding predefined facial features. A trend of user emotional states across a plurality of executions of the application on the computing device is determined. Embodiments calculate a rating for the application based on the usage information, the user emotional states, and the trend of the user emotional states. The rating is sent to a server over a network connection for use in an aggregate rating of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Alessandro Tomasi, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Patent number: 9706176
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein comprise a system and method for improving visibility of a roadway using an improved visibility system. The method comprising receiving data from a plurality of fog detectors located proximate a roadway and determining, based on the data from the plurality of fog detectors, that fog is present about the roadway. The method further comprising obtaining, after the determining that fog is present about the roadway, a plurality of images of the roadway by activating a plurality of cameras located proximate the roadway. The method further comprising creating a composite image by combining two or more of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image depicts the roadway unobstructed by fog and transmitting the composite image to a display device located in a vehicle traveling along the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Giuseppe Longobardi
  • Publication number: 20170169365
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for paperless electronic queue ticketing is provided. The method includes reading, by a processor of a user device, an electronic ticket code displayed on a ticket device, the electronic ticket code having information and instructions for an electronic ticket; decoding, by the processor of the user device, the information and instructions in the electronic ticket code; and sending, by the processor of the user device, a signal to a sensor on the ticket device to obtain the electronic ticket. A system and computer product for paperless electronic queue ticketing are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Francesco Brillante, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandro Scotti, Emilio Spatola
  • Publication number: 20170163579
    Abstract: A messaging system creates a content index for messages for user selection of all of part of a message. By selecting only an indexed portion of the message, the user avoids downloading unneeded portions of the message. The content index is created according to pre-defined user criteria and semantic analysis of the contents of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Alessandro Tomasi, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Publication number: 20170121021
    Abstract: A method for automatically delivering a physical mail includes receiving, by an unmanned aerial vehicle from an unmanned aerial vehicle management system, a delivery information, the delivery information includes information about a first secure mailbox and information about a second secure mailbox, the first secure mailbox being related to a first target user, delivering the physical mail to the first secure mailbox, and rerouting the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the physical mail from the first secure mailbox to the second secure mailbox in response to the physical mail being delivered to the first secure mailbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Alessandro Tomasi, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Publication number: 20170109331
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a document accessible to a revision control system. The method identifies at least two document versions for the document. The method receives a plurality of critical artefacts. The method parses each of the at least two document versions for the plurality of critical artefacts to yield a critical artefact table for each of the at least two document versions. The method compares the critical artefact table for a first document versions with the critical artefact table for a second document versions. The method identifies one or more corresponding critical artefacts from the first version and the second version. The method compares each document version to yield a set of differences between the at least two document versions. The method organizes the set of differences between the at least two document versions based on the one or more corresponding critical artefacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Simone Bonazzoli, Marco Borgianni, Claudio Falcone, Alessio Fioravanti, Giuseppe Longobardi, Silvano Lutri, Luigi Presti, Paolo Salerno, Alessandro Tomasi, Francesca Ziantoni
  • Patent number: 9628749
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for pre-setting the foreground view of a photograph. A reference image is captured by a camera. The reference image is compared to a current a current image displayed within a viewing field of the camera. One or more alignment guides are displayed within the viewing field of the camera to aid in aligning the reference image and the current image. If it is determined that the reference image and the current image are aligned, the capture of a preferred photograph is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alessandro Donatelli, Giuseppe Longobardi
  • Patent number: 9582952
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for paperless electronic queue ticketing is provided. The method includes reading, by a processor of a user device, an electronic ticket code displayed on a ticket device, the electronic ticket code having information and instructions for an electronic ticket; decoding, by the processor of the user device, the information and instructions in the electronic ticket code; and sending, by the processor of the user device, a signal to a sensor on the ticket device to obtain the electronic ticket. A system and computer product for paperless electronic queue ticketing are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesco Brillante, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandro Scotti, Emilio Spatola
  • Publication number: 20170053105
    Abstract: As disclosed herein a method for enabling dynamic watermarking on a client includes determining a negotiated watermarking algorithm that identifies at least one location on a web page for a placed watermark, and initiating a web communication by requesting a web page. The method further includes receiving the web page, and verifying the authenticity of the web page using the negotiated watermarking algorithm. Also disclosed herein is a method for enabling dynamic watermarking on a server which includes determining a negotiated watermarking algorithm that identifies at least one location on a web page for a placed watermark, receiving a request for a web page from a client, and identifying the client. The method further includes creating the requested web page using the negotiated watermarking algorithm providing a generated web page, and providing the generated web page to the client. A computer program product is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Francesca Curzi, Giuseppe Longobardi