Patents by Inventor Heike Cornelia Schmidt

Heike Cornelia Schmidt 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).

  • Situation-related prioritization of communication in networks
    Patent number: 11050678
    Abstract: A method of prioritizing communication in networks on a situation-related basis includes comparing a quantity of incoming communications to a predetermined threshold to determine whether an overload is occurring. The method further includes analyzing content of incoming communications, in response to determining that an overload is occurring, to determine whether the overload is related to a particular situation. The method further includes grouping incoming communications, in response to determining that the overload is related to the particular situation, into prioritized communications and non-prioritized communications. The method further includes transmitting the prioritized communications. The method further includes retaining, without transmitting, the non-prioritized communications in a repository so long as the overload is occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ole Fenske, Volker Schölles, Thomas Hermann Gnech, Stephan Berthold Sell, Heike Cornelia Schmidt
  • SITUATION-RELATED PRIORITIZATION OF COMMUNICATION IN NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20210126875
    Abstract: A method of prioritizing communication in networks on a situation-related basis includes comparing a quantity of incoming communications to a predetermined threshold to determine whether an overload is occurring. The method further includes analyzing content of incoming communications, in response to determining that an overload is occurring, to determine whether the overload is related to a particular situation. The method further includes grouping incoming communications, in response to determining that the overload is related to the particular situation, into prioritized communications and non-prioritized communications. The method further includes transmitting the prioritized communications. The method further includes retaining, without transmitting, the non-prioritized communications in a repository so long as the overload is occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Ole Fenske, Volker Schölles, Thomas Hermann Gnech, Stephan Berthold Sell, Heike Cornelia Schmidt