Patents by Inventor James R. Kozloski

James R. Kozloski 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).

  • Control of an aerial drone using recognized gestures
    Patent number: 10168700
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product controls movement and adjusts operations of an aerial drone. A drone camera observes an aerial maneuver physical gesture by a user. The aerial drone then performs an aerial maneuver that correlates to the aerial maneuver physical gesture. The drone camera observes the user performing a physical action. One or more processors associate the physical action with a particular type of activity. A drone on-board computer adjusts an operation of an aerial drone based on the particular type of activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
  • Cognitive scope analyzer
    Patent number: 10169003
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for augmenting cognitive scope of a programming object in a programming development system. For example, a computer-implemented method includes determining, by a processor, a scope of a programming object in a computer program. The method further includes generating, by the processor, a cognitive programming user-interface mask corresponding to a programmer profile. The method further includes applying, by the processor, the cognitive programming user-interface mask to a user-interface of the programming development system, the user-interface displaying an indication of the scope of the programming object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Greenberger, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover
  • Helmet having a cumulative concussion indicator
    Patent number: 10165979
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a user of a helmet for cumulative concussions. Aspects include monitoring one or more sensors in the helmet and receiving an output from the one or more sensors corresponding to an impact experienced by the helmet. Aspects also include calculating a cumulative concussion score based on the output of the one or more sensors and displaying an indication of the cumulative concussion score via an indicator on the helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Mark C. H. Lamorey, Clifford A. Pickover, John J. Rice
  • Automated decision support provenance and simulation
    Patent number: 10169710
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to supporting a decision making process. The method generates a graph that represents a decision making process. The graph comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes. The nodes represent local decisions contributing to a global decision of the decision making process. Each node is associated with one or more parameters used for modeling the local decision. Each edge is associated with one or more parameters used for defining a relationship between two nodes. The method simulates the graph based at least in part on the parameters of the nodes and edges to derive an output global decision of the decision making process. The method receives a change to at least one of the parameters of the graph from a user and simulates the graph based at least in part on the at least one changed parameter to determine that the output global decision changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Michael P. Perrone, Clifford A. Pickover, Valentina Salapura
  • Contextual determination of emotion icons
    Patent number: 10168859
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for contextual determination of emotion icons. The method includes, for a particular user, determining an emotion icon to automatically input into a message, based on a class of the user, a current mood of the user, and the recipient of the message. The determined emotion icon is then inserted into the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
  • Sound source selection for aural interest
    Patent number: 10171769
    Abstract: A viewer-selectable audio display region is associated with certain pixels of a video feed visible to the viewer of the video. Directional microphones provide audio signals for specific audio sources within a three-dimensional (3-D) video recording space. The recorded video signal is augmented with the audio signals and identified sound sources. The sound sources are mapped to pixels on the display. When the viewer selects the pixels, one or more audio recordings are: (i) played; (ii) amplified; (iii) mixed; and/or (iv) otherwise processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Farrell, James R. Kozloski
  • Aerial drone for correcting erratic driving of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10169988
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method causes an amelioration of an erratic manner in which a vehicle is being driven. One or more processors receive, from at least one sensor associated with a vehicle, sensor readings indicating that the vehicle is being operated by a driver in an erratic manner. Processor(s) compute a risk R associated with the driver operating the vehicle in the erratic manner, and determine whether the risk R is above a predefined threshold. In response to determining that the risk R is above the predefined threshold, processor(s) deploy an aerial drone to a current location of the vehicle, and transmit instructions to the aerial drone to perform an action that causes an amelioration of the erratic manner in which the vehicle is being driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
  • Role and proximity-based management of networks
    Patent number: 10164830
    Abstract: Various embodiments manage computing networks. In one embodiment, a set of network management data associated with one or more users is analyzed. The set of network management data includes at least electronic scheduling information associated with the one or more users. A concentration of users is predicted for a given location based on the analyzing. At least one network characteristic associated with the given location is performed based on at least the predicted concentration of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lorraine M. Herger, Neal M. Keller, James R. Kozloski, Matthew A. McCarthy, Clifford A. Pickover, Andrew P. Wyskida
  • Enhanced emergency reporting system
    Patent number: 10162345
    Abstract: A method enhances an emergency reporting system for controlling equipment. A message receiver receives an electronic message from a person. The electronic message is a report regarding an emergency event. One or more processors identify a profile of the person who sent the electronic message, and determine a bias of the person regarding the emergency event based on the person's profile. One or more processors amend, based on the bias of the person, a content of the electronic message to create a modified electronic message regarding the emergency event. The modified electronic message is consolidated with other modified electronic messages into a bias-corrected report about the emergency event. One or more processors then automatically adjust equipment based on the bias-corrected report about the emergency event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, Oded Dubovsky, James R. Kozloski, Boaz Mizrachi, Clifford A. Pickover
  • MONITORING GAME ACTIVITY TO DETECT A SURROGATE COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20180361250
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for monitoring game activity of a game system. A non-limiting example of the method includes monitoring, by a processing device, game activity of the game system. The processing device determines characteristics of the game activity, along with expected characteristics of the game activity. The processing device analyzes the characteristics of the game activity and the expected characteristics of the game activity. Based at least in part on analyzing the characteristics of the game activity and the expected characteristics of the game activity, an entity that is controlling the game system is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin W. Brew, Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Clifford A. Pickover
  • MONITORING GAME ACTIVITY TO DETECT A SURROGATE COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20180361251
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for monitoring game activity of a game system. A non-limiting example of the method includes monitoring, by a processing device, game activity of the game system. The processing device determines characteristics of the game activity, along with expected characteristics of the game activity. The processing device analyzes the characteristics of the game activity and the expected characteristics of the game activity. Based at least in part on analyzing the characteristics of the game activity and the expected characteristics of the game activity, an entity that is controlling the game system is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin W. Brew, Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Clifford A. Pickover
  • Touch input device with pathogen transmission mitigation
    Patent number: 10156922
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and systems for mitigating pathogen transmission via a touch surface of a touch input device. Mitigation is accomplished through selective touch surface sterilization and through touchscreen user interface reorganization. The touch surface includes a pixel array for illuminating selected portions of the touch surface with ultraviolet light of a sterilization wavelength based upon the received touch inputs. The selective illumination may occur while receiving a touch input or after an accumulation of touch inputs have been received. The user interface may also be reorganized based on received touch inputs in order to locate user interface icons to lesser touched locations of the touch surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guy Cohen, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover
  • VEHICLE ELECTRONIC RECEPTIONIST FOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20180348724
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and computer program product for a receptionist function in vehicles for communications management, such as phone call and texting management, includes determining driving context of a moving vehicle, estimating a risk factor related to the operation of the vehicle based on the driving context, receiving an incoming communication directed to a mobile communication device within the vehicle, analyzing the incoming communication to determine a communication factor, and determining an electronic action in response to the incoming communication based on the driving context, the risk factor and the communication factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin W. Brew, Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover
  • VEHICULAR ALERT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180346116
    Abstract: A vehicular alert system includes an autonomous aerial vehicle and a central computer. The autonomous aerial vehicle includes a processor, a display, and a detector. The processor controls a data transceiver. The detector detects one or more vehicular condition. The central computer communicates with the autonomous aerial vehicle via the data transceiver. The central computer includes a memory device. The memory device stores vehicular condition data and road condition data. The central computer communicates one of a vehicular condition or a road condition to the autonomous aerial vehicle. The processor of the autonomous aerial vehicle displays the received condition on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: ASHISH KUNDU, Clifford A. Pickover, James R. Kozloski, Justin D. Weisz, Michael Gordon
  • CONTEXT-SENSITIVE SOUNDSCAPE GENERATION
    Publication number: 20180344968
    Abstract: A context-sensitive soundscape is generated by receiving a first identifier for identifying a target cognitive state for a user, and a second identifier for identifying a user cohort for the user. A present context is determined for the user. A machine-learning procedure is performed to map the target cognitive state to a set of audio output characteristics based upon the identified user cohort and the determined present context. An audio output is generated to create the context-sensitive soundscape that includes the set of audio output characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Ashish Kundu, Clifford A. Pickover
  • VEHICLE ELECTRONIC RECEPTIONIST FOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20180348723
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and computer program product for a receptionist function in vehicles for communications management, such as phone call and texting management, includes determining driving context of a moving vehicle, estimating a risk factor related to the operation of the vehicle based on the driving context, receiving an incoming communication directed to a mobile communication device within the vehicle, analyzing the incoming communication to determine a communication factor, and determining an electronic action in response to the incoming communication based on the driving context, the risk factor and the communication factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin W. Brew, Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover
  • AUTONOMOUS DRONE SERVICE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180342168
    Abstract: An autonomous drone service system controls at least one drone vehicle configured to autonomously navigate along a flight path to provide one or more services requested by a user. The system includes an electronic service provider device to receive at least one service request signal generated by a user device. The request signal indicates at least one requested service provided by the drone service system and location or locations associated with the requested services. The electronic service provider device that automatically maps the at least one requested service to the at least one drone vehicle, and commands the at least one drone vehicle to perform the service request at the one or more locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
  • AUTONOMOUS DRONE SERVICE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180342169
    Abstract: An autonomous drone service system controls at least one drone vehicle configured to autonomously navigate along a flight path to provide one or more services requested by a user. The system includes an electronic service provider device to receive at least one service request signal generated by a user device. The request signal indicates at least one requested service provided by the drone service system and location or locations associated with the requested services. The electronic service provider device that automatically maps the at least one requested service to the at least one drone vehicle, and commands the at least one drone vehicle to perform the service request at the one or more locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, James R. Kozloski, Peter K. Malkin, Clifford A. Pickover
  • Automatic adjustment of helmet parameters based on a category of play
    Patent number: 10136855
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for automatic adjustment of helmet parameters based on a category of play. Aspects include monitoring a plurality of sensors in a helmet and determining the category of play for a user of the helmet based on data received from the plurality of sensors. Aspects further include automatically adjusting one or more parameters of the helmet based on the category of play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Mark C. H. Lamorey, Clifford A. Pickover, John J. Rice
  • Touch input device with pathogen transmission mitigation
    Patent number: 10139957
    Abstract: Methods and systems for mitigating pathogen transmission via a touch surface of a touch input device. Mitigation is accomplished through selective touch surface sterilization and through touchscreen user interface reorganization. The touch surface includes a pixel array for illuminating selected portions of the touch surface with ultraviolet light of a sterilization wavelength based upon the received touch inputs. The selective illumination may occur while receiving a touch input or after an accumulation of touch inputs have been received. The user interface may also be reorganized based on received touch inputs in order to locate user interface icons to lesser touched locations of the touch surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guy Cohen, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover