Patents by Inventor James D. Cleaver

James D. Cleaver 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: 20180322510
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for evaluating IT platforms such as hybrid clouds and edge platforms. A system is disclosed that includes an ingestion engine that utilizes natural language processing to capture capabilities associated with a set of platforms; a modeling system for storing capabilities in a structured model that includes a set of IT categories and a set of IT features in each IT category; an analysis system that generates a compliance analysis by evaluating policies and requirements of an enterprise against capabilities stored in the structured model; and a visualization system that generates a graphical view of the IT categories and IT features, wherein the graphical view further includes a visualization of the compliance analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20180278582
    Abstract: A method and system for improving a digital media content transfer blocking process is provided. The method includes detecting a request for access to digital media content from a digital media provider system. Network traffic across the network is identified and it is verified that the digital media content is comprised by the network traffic. In response, investigation platform software code is executed and a database system associated with the digital media provider system is queried. A system determines if a legitimate connection based relationship exists between a user device and the digital media provider system and the digital media content is monitored. The digital media content is determined to be unauthorized for use by said user and in response the digital media content is disabled from executing functions with respect to the user device of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Sean R. Costello, Stefan Harrer, Laurence J. Plant
  • Publication number: 20180131210
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a charging process is provided. The method includes determining that a charging surface of a mobile device is currently located on a charging surface of a structure including a charging apparatus. The charging surface of the mobile device includes charge receiving contacts electrically connected to a battery and a processor. The charging surface of the structure includes charging contacts electrically connected to a charging circuit and in communication with a controller. The processor determines that at least two contacts of the charge receiving contacts are in electro/mechanical contact with at least two contacts of the charging contacts and in response, a negotiation process with the controller with respect to selecting at least one associated charging voltage and polarity for charging the battery is executed resulting in a charging process between the charging circuit and the battery being enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, James D. Cleaver, Carlos Felipe F. da Fonseca, Gregory D. Lee
  • Publication number: 20180098499
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically removing undesirable vegetation is provided. The method includes receiving by a first vehicle, data describing a specified geographical area for scanning. The specified geographical area is divided into a plurality of sectors and a second vehicle is directed to a first sector of the plurality of sectors. First geographical coordinates associated with areas of undesirable vegetation growth located within the first sector are receiving from the second vehicle and an optimal travel path from a current location of the first vehicle to the areas of undesirable vegetation growth located within first sector are determined based on analysis of the first geographical coordinates. The first vehicle is directed to the areas of undesirable vegetation growth via the optimal travel path and a process for eliminating the areas of undesirable vegetation growth is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Christopher J. De Vaney, Louise A. McGuire, Michael J. McGuire
  • Patent number: 9935474
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a charging process is provided. The method includes determining that a charging surface of a mobile device is currently located on a charging surface of a structure including a charging apparatus. The charging surface of the mobile device includes charge receiving contacts electrically connected to a battery and a processor. The charging surface of the structure includes charging contacts electrically connected to a charging circuit and in communication with a controller. The processor determines that at least two contacts of the charge receiving contacts are in electro/mechanical contact with at least two contacts of the charging contacts and in response, a negotiation process with the controller with respect to selecting at least one associated charging voltage and polarity for charging the battery is executed resulting in a charging process between the charging circuit and the battery being enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, James D. Cleaver, Carlos Felipe F. da Fonseca, Gregory D. Lee
  • Publication number: 20170350754
    Abstract: In an approach to monitoring sunscreen effectiveness, a computer receives input from a user. The computer receives data corresponding to ultraviolet radiation exposure from a first ultraviolet radiation sensor and a second ultraviolet radiation sensor. The computer determines an amount of ultraviolet radiation received by the first ultraviolet radiation sensor and the second ultraviolet radiation sensor. The computer determines whether the amount of ultraviolet radiation received by the first ultraviolet radiation sensor is similar to the amount of ultraviolet radiation received by the second ultraviolet radiation sensor. The computer determines whether the amount of ultraviolet radiation received by the first ultraviolet radiation sensor is below an alert threshold. In response to determining the amount of ultraviolet radiation received by the first ultraviolet radiation sensor is not below an alert threshold, the computer transmits an alert message to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Michael S. Brown, James D. Cleaver, Louise A. McGuire, Michael J. McGuire
  • Publication number: 20170214259
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing a charging process is provided. The method includes determining that a charging surface of a mobile device is currently located on a charging surface of a structure including a charging apparatus. The charging surface of the mobile device includes charge receiving contacts electrically connected to a battery and a processor. The charging surface of the structure includes charging contacts electrically connected to a charging circuit and in communication with a controller. The processor determines that at least two contacts of the charge receiving contacts are in electro/mechanical contact with at least two contacts of the charging contacts and in response, a negotiation process with the controller with respect to selecting at least one associated charging voltage and polarity for charging the battery is executed resulting in a charging process between the charging circuit and the battery being enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Sean Brown, James D. Cleaver, Carlos Felipe F. da Fonseca, Gregory D. Lee
  • Publication number: 20170214696
    Abstract: Role based access control (RBAC) identity management tools, computing systems, computer products and methods of abstracting individual users from the role assignment and revalidation process of traditional RBAC. The RBAC tools, products and systems of the present disclosure organize and manage multi-tenanted networks and cloud computing environments by organizing individual users by service providers having a single or unified identity, which are separately managed by the service provider owners. The service provider identities are treated as a single service provider entity applying for one or more roles in the multi-tenant system, allowing for a simplified role revalidation that no longer requires managers of tenants in a multi-tenant network to approve the role assignment of each individual user, because the tenants and tenant managers are unaware of the users identities that make up the service provider identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: James D. Cleaver, Michael J. McGuire
  • Patent number: 9578221
    Abstract: Camera field of view visualizers differentially illuminate objects visible within and without a camera lens focal area, and also supporting surfaces located outside of but relative to the focal area wherein objects located thereon are visible within the focal area, relative to different supporting surfaces that are also located outside of the focal area but relative to the focal area wherein objects located thereon are not visible within the focal area. At an end of an illumination time period an amount or type of illumination that is visible within image information acquired from objects illuminated thereby within the focal area is reduced or revised for an image data acquisition time period so that it is not visible within image information acquired by an image data receiving means, and image information is captured via the image data receiving means from objects that are located within the focal area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Brown, James D. Cleaver