Patents by Inventor John David Wilson

John David Wilson 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: 7944353
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting and reporting a critical event. Events may be continually detected by sensors and processed as digitized data. The digitized data may be compared to signature data stored in glossaries. If a match exists between the digitized data and the signature data, the event may be reported. An analysis of the event may be performed and based on a result of the analysis, an alarm notice may be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, Rex Edward Marzke, Gary A. Ward, John David Wilson
  • Patent number: 7894639
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating a face glossary repository with face glossary data. The process identifies a source of the face glossary data in response to detecting an acquisition condition. The source may comprise a raw data queue, a first glossary from a peer digital life recorder, or a second glossary from a remote repository. The process retrieves the face glossary data from the source and stores the face glossary data from the source into the face glossary repository. The face glossary repository may include a face glossary cache and a face glossary database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20100018886
    Abstract: A drill core tray (100) comprises a sheet metal base plate (104) shaped to form a number of elongated recesses (114). The recesses (114) are separated by dividers (112) comprising inclined lower sides (120) leading into upstanding side Walls (122) which join to form an apex (124) which is located above the horizontal diameter of a core received in the recess. A core lifter (200) is used with the tray (100). It has arms (204) constituting a hemi-cylindrical body and terminating in an open mouth (208) opposite which is a channel (210). The lifter (200) includes a pair of handles (214). The mouth (208) can pass over a core (102) in a recess (114) and by rotating the lifter (200) the arms (204) pass under the core (102). On further rotation, the channel (210) engages an apex (124) about which the lifter (200) can pivot to lift the core (102) out of the tray (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090295572
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting and reporting a critical event. Events may be continually detected by sensors and processed as digitized data. The digitized data may be compared to signature data stored in glossaries. If a match exists between the digitized data and the signature data, the event may be reported. An analysis of the event may be performed and based on a result of the analysis, an alarm notice may be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, Rex Edward Marzke, Gary A. Ward, John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090295911
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product controlling a capture of data. In one embodiment, the process identifies a location from locale identifier data to form an identified location in response to receiving the locale identifier data. The locale identifier data is associated with a location of the digital life recorder. In addition, the identified location is associated with a set of usage policies. The process then determines whether the set of usage policies restricts the capture of data by the digital life recorder at the identified location or whether the set of usage policies restricts playback of the data by a playback system. Thereafter, the process disables a set of sensors while the digital life recorder is in the presence of the locale identifier in response to determining that the set of usage policies restricts the capture of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, Mark B. Stevens, Gary A. Ward, John David Wilson
  • Patent number: 7591196
    Abstract: A core splitter comprises a trough in which a core support is carried. A cutting head carries a rotary cutting tool which is contained within a cowling. The trough contains a water bath in which the core is located below the water level so that the cutting operation take place in the water. A settling tank is provided at one end of the trough so that any cuttings are moved to the settling tank. During the cutting operation, the core is mounted in a core carrier, which is supported by the core support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Corstor International (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventor: John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090174787
    Abstract: Identifying individual facial images that are broadcast to enable optimized indexing and storage of facial information. Frames of data including faces are continually captured from a stream of incoming data. The facial frame data is extracted and processed into individual facial images. The individual facial images may be compared to existing facial image data in a database or cache to determine the identity of a facial image. The individual facial images may also be compared to facial images and metadata describing the facial images that are broadcast from external recording subsystems. The individual facial images stored to the glossary may be indexed based on the metadata received in the broadcast from an external recording subsystem or by metadata received from the continuous face frame capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, Rex Edward Marzke, Mark B. Stevens, John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090177679
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing data. A plurality of devices dynamically capture data associated with the daily activities of a person. The data is transmitted to a mobile device associated with the person. The data is processed and then stored into a cache of the mobile device. The data stored in the cache of the mobile device is uploaded into a repository mass store in response to interfacing the mobile device with the repository mass store. A selected data segment stored in the repository mass store is presented in response to receiving a request for the selected data segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: David Inman Boomer, Clifton E. Grim, III, Rex Edward Marzke, Gary A. Ward, John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090175599
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the playback of video recorded by a sensing subsystem of a digital life recorder. The process identifies a selected video feed recorded by a camera of a sensing subsystem responsive to receiving user input. A segment of video from the selected video feed is identified using a personal computing device communicating with a digital life recorder. The digital life recorder records the selected video feed. A playback restriction associated with the segment of video is identified and generates a set of commands for restricting playback of the segment of video. A processor may then execute the set of commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, Rex Edward Marzke, Gary A. Ward, John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090177700
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing usage policies for data recorded with a digital life recorder. A usage profile sensor determines whether a broadcast of a usage profile is detected. A usage profile sensor receives the broadcast of the usage profile in response to a first determination that the broadcast of the usage profile is detected, wherein the usage profile comprises a usage policy. A usage profile processor determines whether the usage profile is currently being tracked. A usage profile processor records a start date, a start time, and usage profile information into a tracking table in response to a second determination that the usage profile is not currently being tracked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, Rex Edward Marzke, Mark B. Stevens, Gary A. Ward, John David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090175510
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating a face glossary repository with face glossary data. The process identifies a source of the face glossary data in response to detecting an acquisition condition. The source may comprise a raw data queue, a first glossary from a peer digital life recorder, or a second glossary from a remote repository. The process retrieves the face glossary data from the source and stores the face glossary data from the source into the face glossary repository. The face glossary repository may include a face glossary cache and a face glossary database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clifton E. Grim, III, John David Wilson