Patents by Inventor Hardy Groeger

Hardy Groeger 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: 20240025448
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for evaluating autonomous vehicle safety that includes defining criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles in a test space, and dividing the test space into an intended test space and a un-intended test space for the criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles. The intended test space includes characterizations for the autonomous vehicle that can be quantified, and the un-intended test space includes characterizations that are not quantifiable. The method further includes measuring the safety of the autonomous vehicles in the intended test space. The applying the un-intended test space is applied to the intended test space as feedback into the intended test space; and evaluating the intended test space including the feedback from the unintended test space using a combined simulation of peripheral vehicles and autonomous vehicles to provide the evaluation of autonomous vehicle safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sakamoto, Kentaro Aota, John Maxwell Cohn, Hardy Groeger
  • Patent number: 11814080
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for evaluating autonomous vehicle safety that includes defining criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles in a test space, and dividing the test space into an intended test space and a un-intended test space for the criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles. The intended test space includes characterizations for the autonomous vehicle that can be quantified, and the un-intended test space includes characterizations that are not quantifiable. The method further includes measuring the safety of the autonomous vehicles in the intended test space. The applying the un-intended test space is applied to the intended test space as feedback into the intended test space; and evaluating the intended test space including the feedback from the unintended test space using a combined simulation of peripheral vehicles and autonomous vehicles to provide the evaluation of autonomous vehicle safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sakamoto, Kentaro Aota, John Maxwell Cohn, Hardy Groeger
  • Publication number: 20210269061
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for evaluating autonomous vehicle safety that includes defining criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles in a test space, and dividing the test space into an intended test space and a un-intended test space for the criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles. The intended test space includes characterizations for the autonomous vehicle that can be quantified, and the un-intended test space includes characterizations that are not quantifiable. The method further includes measuring the safety of the autonomous vehicles in the intended test space. The applying the un-intended test space is applied to the intended test space as feedback into the intended test space; and evaluating the intended test space including the feedback from the unintended test space using a combined simulation of peripheral vehicles and autonomous vehicles to provide the evaluation of autonomous vehicle safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sakamoto, Kentaro Aota, John Maxwell Cohn, Hardy Groeger
  • Patent number: 8195746
    Abstract: A system for providing automatic off-line availability of shared document content linked in electronic mail (“email”) messages. Documents indicated by links in processed email messages may accessed when a client system user is working either online or offline. A software component operates to read through email messages sent to a client system user, and to locate messages including links to content stored on the server system. The software component accesses the content indicated by the links contained in the email messages, and moves the content onto the client system for offline access. The software component may include a periodically scheduled agent, and/or a component that is called just prior to the client system or email application going offline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Niklas Heidloff, Michael R. O'Brien, Hardy Groeger
  • Patent number: 7543031
    Abstract: A system that enables users to conveniently and intuitively send email messages that automatically publish information in appropriate shared content sources. The system allows users to send email messages to shared sources based on keywords within text entered as destination email addresses. The shared sources register interest in certain topics by registering keywords with the email server system. An email server program then sends the email messages it receives for publication to the appropriate shared source(s) based on matching text in the destination address fields of the received messages with the keywords registered by the shared sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Niklas Heidloff, Michael R. O'Brien, Hardy Groeger
  • Publication number: 20080147453
    Abstract: A workflow automating system provides a solution to allow users to create a workflow process from work they have done or work they plan to do and integrate it into their work environment. The system of the present invention allows a user to automatically record the steps of a process, as the user performs the steps, so that these recorded steps may be used some time later as a workflow. Once saved, these steps may be removed or modified by, such as, assigning the responsibility for performing the step to another party or by resequencing the step to another stage of the workflow, or additional steps may be added to the workflow. This can be accomplished very easily without the need to learn a tool, scripting language or how to code a workflow. Further, a history log of the user's steps in his or her ad hoc work processes is created. The user has the ability to then examine the history log and to select key steps from the history log to create a new workflow or to include in an existing workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Sandra L. Kogan, Hardy Groeger, Andrew L. Schirmer
  • Publication number: 20060206578
    Abstract: A system that enables users to conveniently and intuitively send email messages that automatically publish information in appropriate shared content sources. The system allows users to send email messages to shared sources based on keywords within text entered as destination email addresses. The shared sources register interest in certain topics by registering keywords with the email server system. An email server program then sends the email messages it receives for publication to the appropriate shared source(s) based on matching text in the destination address fields of the received messages with the keywords registered by the shared sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Niklas Heidloff, Michael O'Brien, Hardy Groeger
  • Publication number: 20060206570
    Abstract: A system for providing automatic off-line availability of shared document content linked in electronic mail (“email”) messages. Documents indicated by links in processed email messages may accessed when a client system user is working either online or offline. A software component operates to read through email messages sent to a client system user, and to locate messages including links to content stored on the server system. The software component accesses the content indicated by the links contained in the email messages, and moves the content onto the client system for offline access. The software component may include a periodically scheduled agent, and/or a component that is called just prior to the client system or email application going offline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Niklas Heidloff, Michael O'Brien, Hardy Groeger