Patents by Inventor Jeffrey G. Elliott
Jeffrey G. Elliott 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: 8364530Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting personalized information to consumers in a retail environment. A personalized price is determined for at least one product that is in physical proximity to the customer. The physical proximity may be determined, for example, by evaluating identifiers, such as RFID tags, associated with each customer and product. A personalized message can be also presented to a customer regarding at least one product that is in physical proximity to the customer. The personalized message can provide, for example, dietary or safety information relevant to the customer and at least one product in the proximity of the customer. The personalized information may be determined based on one or more personalized message rules.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Jennifer C. Lai, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, Jung-Mu Tang, Todd C. Werden, Danny Chan-Yong Wong
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Patent number: 7818588Abstract: A method of sharing telematics data for a vehicle with service providers can include receiving the telematics data for the vehicle, where the telematics data dynamically changes over time, and comparing the telematics data with a privacy policy associated with the vehicle. The privacy policy can specify rules for selectively releasing items of the telematics data to one or more service providers. Data items of the telematics data can be selectively provided to the service providers according to the comparing step.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, George V. Salmi, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang
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Patent number: 7524380Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a dishwasher, including sensing weight, volume, and location of items disposed in dishwasher compartments, communicating sensed data to a controller, calculating duration of a washing and drying cycle and an amount of cleaning solution to be used based on the sensed data, implementing the washing and drying cycle for the length of time, wherein a smaller sensing of the weight and volume results in a shorter amount of time than would be spent based on a larger sensing of weight and volume, directing cleaning solution to each compartment, wherein any of the compartments including fewer or none of the items will receive less cleaning solution than any of the compartments including more items, transmitting efficiency data based on the calculating, implementing, commanding, and sensing to a viewable medium, and minimizing usage of electrical energy and water via the implementing, commanding, and transmitting.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Paul A. Moskowitz
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Publication number: 20090006870Abstract: A method of sharing telematics data for a vehicle with service providers can include receiving the telematics data for the vehicle, where the telematics data dynamically changes over time, and comparing the telematics data with a privacy policy associated with the vehicle. The privacy policy can specify rules for selectively releasing items of the telematics data to one or more service providers. Data items of the telematics data can be selectively provided to the service providers according to the comparing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Xuan Liu, Paul Moskowitz, George V. Salmi, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang
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Patent number: 7443298Abstract: The invention provides an approach for automatic and dynamic mapping of zone boundaries for position-determination systems. The system of the present invention utilizes beacons (“position determining devices”) to identify the boundaries and limits of device area coverage (“zone”) for tracking objects with a position-determination system. Beacons, used both to identify zone boundaries and to tag assets to be tracked, are distributed within the zone. The beacon locations are then detected and displayed in the visualization application. Three or more beacons may be linked together, either manually or automatically, to establish a detection zone. Using beacons to establish detection zone boundaries eliminates guesswork and its associated errors, and produces a zone boundary that is actually valid.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alan G. Cole, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Holger H. Maier, Paul A. Moskowitz, Amadeus Podvratnik
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Publication number: 20080228585Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting personalized information to consumers in a retail environment. A personalized price is determined for at least one product that is in physical proximity to the customer. The physical proximity may be determined, for example, by evaluating identifiers, such as RHD tags, associated with each customer and product. A personalized message can be also presented to a customer regarding at least one product that is in physical proximity to the customer. The personalized message can provide, for example, dietary or safety information relevant to the customer and at least one product in the proximity of the customer. The personalized information may be determined based on one or more personalized message rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Jennifer C. Lai, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, Jung-Mu Tang, Todd C. Werden, Danny Chan-Yong Wong
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Publication number: 20080218531Abstract: A computer program product including machine readable instructions stored on machine readable media, the product for assembling and providing a visual interface for a user to interact with spatial information, the product including: a build subsystem for assembling spatial information by converting drawings including the spatial information into scalable vector graphic (SVG) files; the build sub-system further including instructions for merging graphic data of the spatial information and annotating resources represented within the graphic data; and a run-time subsystem for interpreting assembled spatial information and providing the visual interface; wherein the run-time subsystem includes instructions for display and event management control to provide interaction between the user and the spatial information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul B. Chou, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Jennifer Lai, Danny C. Wong
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Patent number: 7401233Abstract: A method of sharing telematics data for a vehicle with service providers can include receiving the telematics data for the vehicle, where the telematics data dynamically changes over time, and comparing the telematics data with a privacy policy associated with the vehicle. The privacy policy can specify rules for selectively releasing items of the telematics data to one or more service providers. Data items of the telematics data can be selectively provided to the service providers according to the comparing step.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, George V. Salmi, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang
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Publication number: 20080007568Abstract: A computer program product including machine readable instructions stored on machine readable media, the product for assembling and providing a visual interface for a user to interact with spatial information, the product including: a build subsystem for assembling spatial information by converting drawings including the spatial information into scalable vector graphic (SVG) files; the build sub-system further including instructions for merging graphic data of the spatial information and annotating resources represented within the graphic data; and a run-time subsystem for interpreting assembled spatial information and providing the visual interface; wherein the run-time subsystem includes instructions for display and event management control to provide interaction between the user and the spatial information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2006Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul B. Chou, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Jennifer Lai, Danny C. Wong
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Publication number: 20040267410Abstract: A method of sharing telematics data for a vehicle with service providers can include receiving the telematics data for the vehicle, where the telematics data dynamically changes over time, and comparing the telematics data with a privacy policy associated with the vehicle. The privacy policy can specify rules for selectively releasing items of the telematics data to one or more service providers. Data items of the telematics data can be selectively provided to the service providers according to the comparing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Jeffrey G. Elliott, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, George V. Salmi, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang