Patents by Inventor Harry Hoots

Harry Hoots 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: 20240160850
    Abstract: A method for automatically and electronically generating a communication summary based on communications received on electronic communication systems is provided. The method may include, automatically determining whether new and different communications received on an electronic communication system relates to stored topics of interest to the user. The method may further include, in response to determining that the received new and different communications relate to the stored topics of interest, automatically extracting content from the new and different communications, and associating and storing the extracted content associated with at least one new communication with at least one related topic of interest from the stored topics of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Harry Hoots, Panav Setia, Connor Paul, Jana H. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 11468136
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining item search query data from one or more mobile client computer device and location data associated to the item search query data, wherein the location data specifies a location of at least one of the one or more mobile client computer device when initiating an item search query; processing the item search query data and the location data; performing augmentation of an item inventory list in response to the processing indicating that a search query for an item has been initiated by a client computer device located at a venue currently operating as a vending venue; and providing one or more output in dependence on the performing augmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harry Hoots, Erik Hochstedt, Dana L. Price
  • Patent number: 11288852
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system render an image included in requested data based on determined user preferences. The method includes determining elements in a preselected image designed to be included on a webpage that is being requested from a user utilizing a device configured to show the webpage. Each of the elements corresponds to a topic. The method incudes determining preferences associated with the user, the preferences indicative of topics of interest associated with the user. The method includes generating a modified version of the preselected image based on the elements and the preferences. The webpage is loaded on the device with the modified version of the preselected image being rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig M. Trim, Hernan A Cunico, Martin G. Keen, Harry Hoots
  • Patent number: 11068119
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for optimizing a presentation of content on a display of a user device for an identified user. Application behavior metrics and user behavior metrics are tracked over time for the particular user based on the applications executing on the user device and the user's interactions with the content presented by each application. Sections of content are assigned a priority based on the collected metrics which identify content sections (i.e., focus areas) most likely relevant to the user. Based on the assigned priorities, content from one or more applications is presented to the user in an optimal manner (e.g., not overlaid or obscured).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Brett Gordon, Harry Hoots, Mahesh Reddy
  • Patent number: 10955985
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for optimizing a presentation of content on a display of a user device for n identified user. Application behavior metrics and user behavior metrics are tracked over time for the particular user based on the applications executing on the user device and the users interactions with the content presented by each application. Sections of content are assigned a priority based on the collected metrics which identify content sections (i.e., focus areas) most likely relevant to the user. Based on the assigned priorities, content from one or more applications is presented to the user in an optimal manner (e.g., not overlaid or obscured).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Brett Gordon, Harry Hoots, Mahesh Reddy
  • Patent number: 10958973
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for viewing preferences identification are provided. The embodiment may include receiving, by a processor, a plurality of data related to a user profile. The embodiment may also include collecting user interaction information from a streaming content service. The embodiment may further include analyzing the user habits and patterns based on the collected user interaction information. The embodiment may also include comparing the habits and patterns with the received user profile. The embodiment may further include prompting a user to confirm an identity associated with the user profile when there is a match between the user profile and the habits and patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harry Hoots, Hernan A. Cunico, Martin G. Keen, Uma Maheshwar Reddy Chamakura
  • Publication number: 20200389701
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for viewing preferences identification are provided. The embodiment may include receiving, by a processor, a plurality of data related to a user profile. The embodiment may also include collecting user interaction information from a streaming content service. The embodiment may further include analyzing the user habits and patterns based on the collected user interaction information. The embodiment may also include comparing the habits and patterns with the received user profile. The embodiment may further include prompting a user to confirm an identity associated with the user profile when there is a match between the user profile and the habits and patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Harry Hoots, Hernan A. Cunico, Martin G. Keen, Uma Maheshwar Reddy Chamakura
  • Publication number: 20200233916
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining item search query data from one or more mobile client computer device and location data associated to the item search query data, wherein the location data specifies a location of at least one of the one or more mobile client computer device when initiating an item search query; processing the item search query data and the location data; performing augmentation of an item inventory list in response to the processing indicating that a search query for an item has been initiated by a client computer device located at a venue currently operating as a vending venue; and providing one or more output in dependence on the performing augmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Harry HOOTS, Erik HOCHSTEDT, Dana L. PRICE
  • Publication number: 20190107925
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for optimizing a presentation of content on a display of a user device for an identified user. Application behavior metrics and user behavior metrics are tracked over time for the particular user based on the applications executing on the user device and the user's interactions with the content presented by each application. Sections of content are assigned a priority based on the collected metrics which identify content sections (i.e., focus areas) most likely relevant to the user. Based on the assigned priorities, content from one or more applications is presented to the user in an optimal manner (e.g., not overlaid or obscured).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Brett Gordon, Harry Hoots, Mahesh Reddy
  • Publication number: 20190107924
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for optimizing a presentation of content on a display of a user device for n identified user. Application behavior metrics and user behavior metrics are tracked over time for the particular user based on the applications executing on the user device and the users interactions with the content presented by each application. Sections of content are assigned a priority based on the collected metrics which identify content sections (i.e., focus areas) most likely relevant to the user. Based on the assigned priorities, content from one or more applications is presented to the user in an optimal manner (e.g., not overlaid or obscured).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Brett Gordon, Harry Hoots, Mahesh Reddy