Patents by Inventor James P. Gilchrist

James P. Gilchrist 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).

  • Patent number: 9918255
    Abstract: A modular electronic device including a master core and a plurality of communication radio modules is provided. The modular electronic device maximizes communication performance by receiving a request for network operations from a mobile operating system of the modular electronic device; polling a table to determine a capacity of each communication radio module; and assigning the network operations to a module of the communication radio modules with a highest available capacity to maximize the communication performance of the modular electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James P. Gilchrist, Michael E. Gildein, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Daniel Rogers, Moses J. Vaughan
  • Patent number: 9892095
    Abstract: The method includes identifying a plurality of transcripts of an audio event. The method further identifying a difference between two or more of the plurality of transcripts of the audio event. The method further includes determining a confidence level for the two or more transcripts that include the identified difference, wherein the confidence level indicates a measure of quality of the transcript. The method further includes selecting a difference from the two or more transcripts that include the identified difference based on the determined confidence level. The method further includes generating a transcript based on the selected difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Patent number: 9886423
    Abstract: The method includes identifying a plurality of transcripts of an audio event. The method further identifying a difference between two or more of the plurality of transcripts of the audio event. The method further includes determining a confidence level for the two or more transcripts that include the identified difference, wherein the confidence level indicates a measure of quality of the transcript. The method further includes selecting a difference from the two or more transcripts that include the identified difference based on the determined confidence level. The method further includes generating a transcript based on the selected difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Patent number: 9882414
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes integrating a charging pad into a powered device having a power supply, where the powered device is at least one of a monitor and a keyboard. The method includes configuring the charging pad to receive a first chargeable device in a charging position relative to the charging pad. The method further includes configuring the charging pad to deliver an electrical charge from the power supply to the first chargeable device when the chargeable device is in the charging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, Thomas D. Fitzsimmons, James P. Gilchrist, Galina Gorelik, Frank R. LeFevre, Jr., Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Patent number: 9772872
    Abstract: A method for operating a processing system comprising in a hypervisor, negotiating with a host platform to determine compatibility between a virtual machine and the host platform, responsive to determining that the virtual machine is compatible with the host platform, receiving a control block from the virtual machine, tagging the control block with information that associates the control block with a control group, determining whether the hypervisor is a base hypervisor, and scheduling the control block for processing responsive to determining that the hypervisor is the base hypervisor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Patent number: 9769596
    Abstract: A method for outputting content to an external device comprises receiving with a mobile device, a signal from a first external device, identifying a direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, receiving a user input action on the mobile device that corresponds to the identified direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, initiating a communicative connection between the mobile device and the first external device responsive to receiving the user input action that corresponds to the identified direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, and outputting content from the mobile device to the first external device via the communicative connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Patent number: 9712500
    Abstract: A method for determining a compute amount contributed by a device is provided. The method comprises receiving encrypted data from a processor of a customer system and parsing the encrypted data into a plurality of encrypted subsets. Then, the method associates a token specific to the device with an encrypted subset of the plurality of encrypted subsets to produce a packaged subset. The packaged subset is sent to the device. In response, a processed packaged subset that includes the token is received. The compute time contributed by the device is determined from the token of the processed packaged subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Dow, Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Gabriel J. Perez Irizarry, Gary S. Littlefield, Katrin Nagel, Nickalaus A. Painter, Brian R. Prasky
  • Publication number: 20170201874
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method of selecting a radio broadcast includes detecting a radio broadcast and retrieving user preference data, the user preference data specifying one or more preferred radio stations and/or one or more preferred categories of radio broadcast. The method also includes communicating via a local communication device with at least one additional processing device, wherein communicating includes retrieving radio station category information specifying at least one radio station and a category of the at least one radio station. The method further includes correlating the radio station category information with the detected radio broadcast to identify a radio station that originated the radio broadcast and one or more categories associated with the radio station and/or the radio broadcast, and based on determining that the detected radio broadcast corresponds to the user preference data, displaying information describing the detected radio broadcast and/or controlling the radio receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Brendan C. Lewis, Khaalid McMillan, Christopher J. Nycz
  • Publication number: 20170201615
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method of selecting a radio broadcast includes detecting a radio broadcast and retrieving user preference data, the user preference data specifying one or more preferred radio stations and/or one or more preferred categories of radio broadcast. The method also includes communicating via a local communication device with at least one additional processing device, wherein communicating includes retrieving radio station category information specifying at least one radio station and a category of the at least one radio station. The method further includes correlating the radio station category information with the detected radio broadcast to identify a radio station that originated the radio broadcast and one or more categories associated with the radio station and/or the radio broadcast, and based on determining that the detected radio broadcast corresponds to the user preference data, displaying information describing the detected radio broadcast and/or controlling the radio receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Brendan C. Lewis, Khaalid McMillan, Christopher J. Nycz
  • Patent number: 9706038
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method of selecting a radio broadcast includes detecting a radio broadcast and retrieving user preference data, the user preference data specifying one or more preferred radio stations and/or one or more preferred categories of radio broadcast. The method also includes communicating via a local communication device with at least one additional processing device, wherein communicating includes retrieving radio station category information specifying at least one radio station and a category of the at least one radio station. The method further includes correlating the radio station category information with the detected radio broadcast to identify a radio station that originated the radio broadcast and one or more categories associated with the radio station and/or the radio broadcast, and based on determining that the detected radio broadcast corresponds to the user preference data, displaying information describing the detected radio broadcast and/or controlling the radio receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Brendan C. Lewis, Khaalid McMillan, Christopher J. Nycz
  • Patent number: 9686247
    Abstract: A method for determining a compute amount contributed by a device is provided. The method comprises receiving encrypted data from a processor of a customer system and parsing the encrypted data into a plurality of encrypted subsets. Then, the method associates a token specific to the device with an encrypted subset of the plurality of encrypted subsets to produce a packaged subset. The packaged subset is sent to the device. In response, a processed packaged subset that includes the token is received. The compute time contributed by the device is determined from the token of the processed packaged subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Dow, Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Gabriel J. Perez Irizarry, Gary S. Littlefield, Katrin Nagel, Nickalaus A. Painter, Brian R. Prasky
  • Publication number: 20170150537
    Abstract: A method for outputting content to an external device comprises receiving with a mobile device, a signal from a first external device, identifying a direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, receiving a user input action on the mobile device that corresponds to the identified direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, initiating a communicative connection between the mobile device and the first external device responsive to receiving the user input action that corresponds to the identified direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, and outputting content from the mobile device to the first external device via the communicative connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Publication number: 20170150295
    Abstract: A method for outputting content to an external device comprises receiving with a mobile device, a signal from a first external device, identifying a direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, receiving a user input action on the mobile device that corresponds to the identified direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, initiating a communicative connection between the mobile device and the first external device responsive to receiving the user input action that corresponds to the identified direction of the first external device relative to the mobile device, and outputting content from the mobile device to the first external device via the communicative connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Publication number: 20170139735
    Abstract: A method for operating a processing system comprising in a hypervisor, negotiating with a host platform to determine compatibility between a virtual machine and the host platform, responsive to determining that the virtual machine is compatible with the host platform, receiving a control block from the virtual machine, tagging the control block with information that associates the control block with a control group, determining whether the hypervisor is a base hypervisor, and scheduling the control block for processing responsive to determining that the hypervisor is the base hypervisor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Publication number: 20170139728
    Abstract: A method for operating a processing system comprising in a hypervisor, negotiating with a host platform to determine compatibility between a virtual machine and the host platform, responsive to determining that the virtual machine is compatible with the host platform, receiving a control block from the virtual machine, tagging the control block with information that associates the control block with a control group, determining whether the hypervisor is a base hypervisor, and scheduling the control block for processing responsive to determining that the hypervisor is the base hypervisor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Patent number: 9652278
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to virtual machine (VM) migration via a mobile device. A method includes requesting, by a mobile device, a source computer to capture a state and memory contents of a VM executing on the source computer. The VM includes the state, the memory contents, and data. The state and memory contents of the VM are stored on the mobile device. Security information about a target computer is determined by the mobile device. A migration of the VM to the target computer is initiated by the mobile device. The initiating includes sending the stored state and memory contents of the VM from the mobile device to the target computer. An activation of the VM on the target computer is initiated and access is provided to at least a subset of the data of the VM. The subset is selected based on the security information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker, IV
  • Patent number: 9641007
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes detecting insertion of a mobile device into a cradle of a computer. The mobile device includes one or more device edges each having device coupling hardware. The cradle includes one or more cradle edges each having cradle coupling hardware. Each of the one or more device edges is configured to couple to a corresponding cradle edge of the one or more cradle edges, through connecting the device coupling hardware of the device edge with the cradle coupling hardware of the cradle edge. Communications are transmitted between a first device edge, of the one or more device edges, and a first cradle edge, of the one or more cradle edges, responsive to detecting the insertion. The communications are interpreted, by a computer processor, to utilize a touchscreen of the mobile device as a trackpad for the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker
  • Patent number: 9635160
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes detecting insertion of a mobile device into a cradle of a computer. The mobile device includes one or more device edges each having device coupling hardware. The cradle includes one or more cradle edges each having cradle coupling hardware. Each of the one or more device edges is configured to couple to a corresponding cradle edge of the one or more cradle edges, through connecting the device coupling hardware of the device edge with the cradle coupling hardware of the cradle edge. Communications are transmitted between a first device edge, of the one or more device edges, and a first cradle edge, of the one or more cradle edges, responsive to detecting the insertion. The communications are interpreted, by a computer processor, to utilize a touchscreen of the mobile device as a trackpad for the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Steven K. Schmidt, Charles J. Stocker
  • Publication number: 20170106763
    Abstract: A structure is provided. The structure may include an alignment mechanism used to align an electric vehicle in a parking lane of an electric vehicle charging station, and a coupler assembly including an arm and a charging coupler located in the parking lane and positioned beneath the electric vehicle, the charging coupler is positioned at one end of the arm, and is moveable in a vertical direction relative to the parking lane, and another end of the arm is pivotally mounted in the parking lane, where the charging coupler includes one or more electrical contacts in a shape of a right conical frustum extending from the charging coupler in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Brendan C. Lewis, Khaalid P. McMillan, Christopher J. Nycz
  • Publication number: 20170106762
    Abstract: A structure is provided. The structure may include an alignment mechanism used to align an electric vehicle in a parking lane of an electric vehicle charging station, and a coupler assembly including an arm and a charging coupler located in the parking lane and positioned beneath the electric vehicle, the charging coupler is positioned at one end of the arm, and is moveable in a vertical direction relative to the parking lane, and another end of the arm is pivotally mounted in the parking lane, where the charging coupler includes one or more electrical contacts in a shape of a right conical frustum extending from the charging coupler in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Eli M. Dow, James P. Gilchrist, Brendan C. Lewis, Khaalid P. McMillan, Christopher J. Nycz