Patents by Inventor Hendrik van Run

Hendrik van Run 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).

  • Resolving conflicting commands received by an electronic device
    Patent number: 10944588
    Abstract: A method for controlling a device may include obtaining a conflict-resolution setting from a plurality of available conflict settings. The conflict resolution settings may establish one or more rules for resolving conflicting commands received by the device from a first user and a second user. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on the conflict-resolution setting, a response to a second command issued by the second user that conflicts with a first command issued by the first user. The method may further include performing the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ashok K. Iyengar, Trudy L. Hewitt, Shili Yang, Hendrik van Run
  • RESOLVING CONFLICTING COMMANDS RECEIVED BY AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200177410
    Abstract: A method for controlling a device may include obtaining a conflict-resolution setting from a plurality of available conflict settings. The conflict resolution settings may establish one or more rules for resolving conflicting commands received by the device from a first user and a second user. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on the conflict-resolution setting, a response to a second command issued by the second user that conflicts with a first command issued by the first user. The method may further include performing the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Ashok K. Iyengar, Trudy L. Hewitt, Shili Yang, Hendrik van Run