Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
Jeffrey A. Kusnitz 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).
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Patent number: 11943276Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for optimizing web conferencing is provided. The present invention may include receiving data for an organization, the organization being comprised of a plurality of participants. The present invention may include receiving a scheduled web conference. The present invention may include determining a network bandwidth threshold for each of the plurality of participants of the scheduled web conference based on at least the data received for the organization and data associated with the scheduled web conference. The present invention may include monitoring a network bandwidth of the scheduled web conference. The present invention may include determining whether to transmit a line art drawing for one or more participants based on the network bandwidth of the scheduled web conference.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Jana H. Jenkins, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Publication number: 20240086482Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for recovering a hyperlink. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining an invoked hyperlink from a user. The hyperlink is received by the user to highlight a content. A browser is used to invoke the hyperlink so as to collect associated metadata and other information required to retrieve and open the originating application at any time. This associated metadata and other information is then stored and obtained at a later time by invoking the browser. In addition, responsive to the user searching for the hyperlink, the content can then be opened by the browser using the stored associated metadata and other information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Jana H. Jenkins, John A. Lyons
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Publication number: 20230308500Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for optimizing web conferencing is provided. The present invention may include receiving data for an organization, the organization being comprised of a plurality of participants. The present invention may include receiving a scheduled web conference. The present invention may include determining a network bandwidth threshold for each of the plurality of participants of the scheduled web conference based on at least the data received for the organization and data associated with the scheduled web conference. The present invention may include monitoring a network bandwidth of the scheduled web conference. The present invention may include determining whether to transmit a line art drawing for one or more participants based on the network bandwidth of the scheduled web conference.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Jana H. Jenkins, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Patent number: 11645501Abstract: Systems for distributed, event-based computation are provided. In various embodiments, the systems include a plurality of neurosynaptic processors and a network interconnecting the plurality of neurosynaptic processors. Each neurosynaptic processor includes a clock uncoupled from the clock of each other neurosynaptic processor. Each neurosynaptic processor is adapted to receive an input stream, the input stream comprising a plurality of inputs and a clock value associated with each of the plurality of inputs. Each neurosynaptic processor is adapted to compute, for each clock value, an output based on the inputs associated with that clock value. Each neurosynaptic processor is adapted to send to another of the plurality of neurosynaptic processors, via the network, the output and an associated clock value.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Arnon Amir, David Berg, Pallab Datta, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Hartmut Penner
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Publication number: 20230101076Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for computer assistance in a transaction with a foreign currency. The computer system receives from a user a picture of a foreign currency taken by the user using a mobile device, identifies the foreign currency, receives from the user a notification that a transaction is to be proceeded with the foreign currency, displays on the mobile device one or more ways of combining bills and coins for payment in the transaction, displays on the mobile device an amount of a domestic currency equivalent to an amount of the foreign currency needed for the payment in the transaction, receives from the user a user selected way of combining the bills and coins for the payment in the transaction, and displays on the mobile device one or more ways of change given to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Jana H. Jenkins, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Patent number: 11575527Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for topic monitoring in web conferencing is provided. The present invention may include determining a topic profile for each of the plurality of virtual rooms. The present invention may include displaying, in a web conference user interface, the determined topic profile for each of the plurality of virtual rooms to a user. The present invention may include identifying one or more topics of interest of the user. The present invention may include recommending one or more virtual rooms to the user based on a commonality score between the one or more topics of interest of the user and the topic profile for each of the plurality of rooms.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jana H. Jenkins, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten
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Patent number: 11556767Abstract: High dynamic range, high class count, high input rate winner-take-all on neuromorphic hardware is provided. In some embodiments, a plurality of thermometer codes are received by a neurosynaptic core. The plurality of thermometer codes are split into a plurality of intervals. One of the plurality of intervals is selected. A local maximum is determined within the one of the plurality of intervals. A global maximum is determined based on the local maximum.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Alexander Andreopoulos, Steven K. Esser, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Publication number: 20220407731Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for topic monitoring in web conferencing is provided. The present invention may include determining a topic profile for each of the plurality of virtual rooms. The present invention may include displaying, in a web conference user interface, the determined topic profile for each of the plurality of virtual rooms to a user. The present invention may include identifying one or more topics of interest of the user. The present invention may include recommending one or more virtual rooms to the user based on a commonality score between the one or more topics of interest of the user and the topic profile for each of the plurality of rooms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Jana H. Jenkins, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten
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Publication number: 20220405333Abstract: Interest of a user in a website is determined. One or more concepts associated with the website are determined. A version of the website is archived.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Jana H. Jenkins
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Patent number: 11514813Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for analysis of movement patterns and corrective actions are provided. Aspects include capturing, via a camera, movement data associated with a user, analyzing the movement data to identify a movement pattern of the user, accessing, from a database, a model movement pattern for the movement pattern of the user, comparing the model movement pattern to the movement pattern of the user, determining a fault in the movement pattern of the user, and displaying, via a display screen, video data comprising a corrected movement pattern for the user based at least on the fault in the movement pattern of the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Denise Bell, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Adriana Morales
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Patent number: 11295203Abstract: Neuron placement in a neuromorphic system to minimize cumulative delivery delay is provided. In some embodiments, a neural network description describing a plurality of neurons is read. A relative delivery delay associated with each of the plurality of neurons is determined. An ordering of the plurality of neurons is determined to optimize cumulative delivery delay over the plurality of neurons. An optimized neural network description based on the ordering of the plurality of neurons is written.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza, Pallab Datta, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Publication number: 20220101108Abstract: A neural network processor system is provided comprising at least one neural network processing core, an activation memory, an instruction memory, and at least one control register, the neural network processing core adapted to implement neural network computation, control and communication primitives. A memory map is included which comprises regions corresponding to each of the activation memory, instruction memory, and at least one control register. Additionally, an interface operatively connected to the neural network processor system is included, with the interface being adapted to communicate with a host and to expose the memory map.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Filipp Akopyan, John Vernon Arthur, Andrew Stephen Cassidy, Michael Vincent DeBole, Carmelo Di Nolfo, Myron D. Flickner, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Dharmendra S. Modha, Carlos Ortega Otero, Jun Sawada, Benjamin Gordon Shaw, Brian Seisho Taba
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Patent number: 11222429Abstract: An object that moves, which is depicted in a video, can be identified. Radial lines emanating from the object can be rendered in an enhanced video. Responsive to detecting a first movement of the object indicating a size of the object is increasing in the video, a length of each of the radial lines can be increased. Responsive to detecting a second movement of the object indicating the size of the object is decreasing in the video, the length of each of the radial lines can be decreased. Responsive to detecting a third movement of the object, in a two-dimensional plane, the length of a first portion of the radial lines emanating from a leading surface of the object can be decreased while the length of a second portion of the radial lines emanating from a trailing surface of the object can be increased.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Jana H. Jenkins
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Patent number: 11188718Abstract: A collective emotional engagement detection arrangement is provided for determining emotions of users in group conversations. A computer-implemented method includes determining a first conversation velocity of communications through conversation channels over a first time period for a group discussion between user computers; determining that a conversation velocity of the communications has increased to a second conversation velocity of communications which exceeds a predetermined threshold, and has remained above the predetermined threshold for at least a second time period; determining, aggregated emotions of the users during the second time period; and providing an output to a moderator of the group discussion indicating that the second conversation velocity of the communications has exceeded the predetermined threshold for at least the second time period, and indicating the aggregated emotions of the users during the second time period.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, John A. Lyons, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Patent number: 11163822Abstract: Provided are techniques for enhancing images with emotion information, comprising capturing a plurality of images; identifying an individual in the plurality of images; analyzing the plurality of images for emotional content; converting the emotional content into emotion metadata; correlating the emotional content with the individual to produce associated emotion metadata; and storing the associated emotion metadata in conjunction with the captured image in a computer-readable storage medium. The disclosed techniques may also include capturing physiological data corresponding to an individual that captures the image; analyzing the physiological data for a second emotional content; converting the second emotional content into a second emotion metadata; storing the second emotion metadata in conjunction with the captured image in the computer-readable storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, John A. Lyons
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Patent number: 11157549Abstract: Provided are techniques for enhancing images with emotion information, comprising capturing a plurality of images; identifying an individual in the plurality of images; analyzing the plurality of images for emotional content; converting the emotional content into emotion metadata; correlating the emotional content with the individual to produce associated emotion metadata; and storing the associated emotion metadata in conjunction with the captured image in a computer-readable storage medium. The disclosed techniques may also include capturing physiological data corresponding to an individual that captures the image; analyzing the physiological data for a second emotional content; converting the second emotional content into a second emotion metadata; storing the second emotion metadata in conjunction with the captured image in the computer-readable storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, John A. Lyons
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Patent number: 11138870Abstract: In response to receiving a request from a user device for an on-demand crossing of a roadway at a geo-location, a method determines whether connected vehicles on the roadway are approaching the geo-location. A wait-to-cross-the-roadway message is sent to the user's device. In response to determining connected vehicles are approaching the geo-location, a direction, distance, and speed of connected vehicles relative to the geo-location are determined. Instructions are sent to the connected vehicles to reduce speed and allow the user to cross the roadway, including a message to the user device explaining a purpose of the instructions. In response to determining the one or more connected vehicles comply with the instructions, the one or more processors send a safe-to-cross message to the user, and upon detecting successful roadway crossing of the user device, instructing the connected vehicles to resume travel.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John A. Lyons, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Jana H. Jenkins, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Patent number: 11087382Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining a digital order via a mobile device from a user and determining the digital order is placed within a venue boundary for an immediate pickup. Certain exceptions are checked, and the digital order is merged with a physical queue of patrons waiting to be serviced at a device virtual position, provided the digital order is no exception based on digital order rules. The order is scheduled for later service according to the device virtual position and the user is informed as such.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jeremy A. Greenberger, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz
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Publication number: 20210209768Abstract: An object that moves, which is depicted in a video, can be identified. Radial lines emanating from the object can be rendered in an enhanced video. Responsive to detecting a first movement of the object indicating a size of the object is increasing in the video, a length of each of the radial lines can be increased. Responsive to detecting a second movement of the object indicating the size of the object is decreasing in the video, the length of each of the radial lines can be decreased. Responsive to detecting a third movement of the object, in a two-dimensional plane, the length of a first portion of the radial lines emanating from a leading surface of the object can be decreased while the length of a second portion of the radial lines emanating from a trailing surface of the object can be increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, John A. Lyons, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Jana H. Jenkins
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Publication number: 20210097142Abstract: A collective emotional engagement detection arrangement is provided for determining emotions of users in group conversations. A computer-implemented method includes determining a first conversation velocity of communications through conversation channels over a first time period for a group discussion between user computers; determining that a conversation velocity of the communications has increased to a second conversation velocity of communications which exceeds a predetermined threshold, and has remained above the predetermined threshold for at least a second time period; determining, aggregated emotions of the users during the second time period; and providing an output to a moderator of the group discussion indicating that the second conversation velocity of the communications has exceeded the predetermined threshold for at least the second time period, and indicating the aggregated emotions of the users during the second time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Ilse M. BREEDVELT-SCHOUTEN, John A. LYONS, Jana H. JENKINS, Jeffrey A. KUSNITZ