Patents by Inventor John M. Wagner

John M. Wagner 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).

  • Publication number: 20190209075
    Abstract: Social media databases are minded for data related to a subject person. The data in indicative of a level of ultraviolet light exposure of the subject person. An ultraviolet violet exposure profile for the subject person is generated based upon the data and a health assessment report provided. The data may include timestamped images of the subject person and other related persons. The skin characteristics within images are analyzed to determine an ultraviolet light exposure level for the subject person from each image. The skin characteristics may include skin color, freckling and blemishing. The ultraviolet light exposure profile may be developed over an extended interval based upon the image timestamps. The health report may be used to mitigate risks, such as skin cancer, associated with exposure to ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Rahil GARNAVI, Timothy M. LYNAR, Suraj PANDEY, Ziyuan WANG, John M. WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10319241
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel system and method for adjusting a flight path of an aircraft. The method begins with computing a flight path of an aircraft from a starting point to an ending point which incorporates predicted weather effects at different points in space and time. An iterative loop is entered for the flight path. Each of the following steps are performed in the iterative loop. First lift data is accessed from a fine-grain weather model associated with a geographic region of interest. The lift data is data to calculate a force that directly opposes a weight of the aircraft. In addition, lift data is accessed from sensors coupled to the aircraft. The lift data is one or more of 1) thermal data, 2) ridge lift data, 3) wave lift data, 3) convergence lift data, and 4) a dynamic soaring lift data. Numerous embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lynar, Olivia J. Smith, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10265011
    Abstract: Social media databases are minded for data related to a subject person. The data in indicative of a level of ultraviolet light exposure of the subject person. An ultraviolet violet exposure profile for the subject person is generated based upon the data and a health assessment report provided. The data may include timestamped images of the subject person and other related persons. The skin characteristics within images are analysed to determine an ultraviolet light exposure level for the subject person from each image. The skin characteristics may include skin colour, freckling and blemishing. The ultraviolet light exposure profile may be developed over an extended interval based upon the image timestamps. The health report may be used to mitigate risks, such as skin cancer, associated with exposure to ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rahil Garnavi, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, Ziyuan Wang, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10201307
    Abstract: An information processing system, computer readable storage medium, and methods for analyzing the airflow related health of a person. A method includes obtaining an audio sample of a person's verbal communication, obtaining geographic information of the person, querying a remote server based on the geographic information, and obtaining additional information from the remote server, the additional information being related to the geographic information, and extracting contours of amplitude change from the at least one audio sample over a period of time, the contours of amplitude change corresponding to changes in an airflow profile of the person. The method further includes correlating the contours of amplitude change with periodic episodes typical of airflow related health problems, and determining, based at least on the additional information, whether the contours of amplitude change result from at least one local environmental factor related to the geographic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark C. Hampton, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180310531
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: ROSLYN I. HICKSON, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, OLIVIA J. SMITH, ANNALISA SWAN, JOHN M. WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20180310532
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: ROSLYN I. HICKSON, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, OLIVIA J. SMITH, ANNALISA SWAN, JOHN M. WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10109214
    Abstract: In an approach for determining a preferred learning style of the user, a computer receives user information of a user. The computer collects data for user model development, wherein data includes actions performed by the user. The computer creates one or more associations between actions in the collected data for user model development and received user information. The computer determines a preferred learning style of the user based on the created one or more associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180276345
    Abstract: A method including: receiving physiological and external data of a user; predicting that the user is gravitating towards an undesirable mental state based on the physiological and external data; and providing the user with an ameliorative action in response to the prediction that the user is gravitating towards the undesirable mental state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: STEFAN VON CAVALLAR, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, JORGE ANDRES MOROS ORTIZ, JOHN M. WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10067935
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented counterproductive interaction identification system. The system includes an electronic tool configured to hold data of a user, and an analyzer circuit configured to derive a cognitive trait of the user based at least in part on the data of the user. The system further includes a decision engine configured to determine, based at least in part on the derived cognitive trait of the user, that the user is a target or a source of an actual or an impending counterproductive interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180240499
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method of creating a work. The method includes analyzing a set of media files. Thereafter, a set of metadata files is analyzed. Each metadata file is associated with a media file in the set of media files. A cognitive state of a user is estimated. Thereafter, the work is created from the set of media files based on the estimated cognitive state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lynar, Jorge A. Moros Ortiz, Stefan von Cavallar, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10049286
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product to perform image-based estimation of a risk of a vehicle having a specified status include receiving images from one or more cameras, obtaining one or more vehicle images of the vehicle from the image, classifying the vehicle based on the one or more vehicle images to determine a vehicle classification, extracting features from the one or more vehicle images based on the vehicle classification, and comparing the features with risk indicators to determine estimation of the risk. Instructions are provided for an action based on the risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rahil Garnavi, Timothy M. Lynar, Suman Sedai, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10043548
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method of creating a work. The method includes analyzing a set of media files. Thereafter, a set of metadata files is analyzed. Each metadata file is associated with a media file in the set of media files. A cognitive state of a user is estimated. Thereafter, the work is created from the set of media files based on the estimated cognitive state of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lynar, Jorge A. Moros Ortiz, Stefan von Cavallar, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10032352
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for alerting of personal risk in the workplace through a wearable indication signifying a risk condition that includes generating a set of workplace predictors of risk relating to accidents, injury, and industrial hygiene, based on at least one worker state that includes at least one of a physical state, a cognitive state, and an emotional state, and alerting a worker endangered by a predicted elevated risk to the existence of the predicted elevated risk by sending a perceivable alert to the worker. A system for alerting of personal workplace risk is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Jorge A. M. Ortiz, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10025639
    Abstract: A technique for defragmenting jobs on processor-based computing resources including: (i) determining a first defragmentation condition, which first defragmentation condition will be determined to exist when it is favorable under a first energy consideration to defragment the allocation of jobs as among a set of processor-based computing resources of a supercomputer (for example, a compute-card-based supercomputer); and (ii) on condition that the first defragmentation condition exists, defragmenting the jobs on the set of processor-based computing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Mark D. Nelson, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180172632
    Abstract: Translocation events are sensed using composite nanopore assemblies including nanopores formed in graphene sheets. Single molecule detection and characterization and multi-molecule characterization and identification are provided using such assemblies. Multiple electrodes associated with nanofluidic sensors facilitate detection of ionic current through a nanopore as well as tunneling currents. Current signals of individual molecules are estimated from the combination of an ionic current signal through the nanopore and tunneling current signals obtained at specific locations within the nanopore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Julia S. Baldauf, Matthew Downton, Natalie Gunn, Stefan Harrer, Sridhar Kannam, Christine Schieber, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180137764
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel system and method for adjusting a flight path of an aircraft. The method begins with computing a flight path of an aircraft from a starting point to an ending point which incorporates predicted weather effects at different points in space and time. An iterative loop is entered for the flight path. Each of the following steps are performed in the iterative loop. First lift data is accessed from a fine-grain weather model associated with a geographic region of interest. The lift data is data to calculate a force that directly opposes a weight of the aircraft. In addition, lift data is accessed from sensors coupled to the aircraft. The lift data is one or more of 1) thermal data, 2) ridge lift data, 3) wave lift data, 3) convergence lift data, and 4) a dynamic soaring lift data. Numerous embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lynar, Olivia J. Smith, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9953029
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented counterproductive interaction identification system. The system includes an electronic tool configured to hold data of a user, and an analyzer circuit configured to derive a cognitive trait of the user based at least in part on the data of the user. The system further includes a decision engine configured to determine, based at least in part on the derived cognitive trait of the user, that the user is a target or a source of an actual or an impending counterproductive interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9947229
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel system and method for adjusting a flight path of an aircraft. The method begins with computing a flight path of an aircraft from a starting point to an ending point which incorporates predicted weather effects at different points in space and time. An iterative loop is entered for the flight path. Each of the following steps are performed in the iterative loop. First lift data is accessed from a fine-grain weather model associated with a geographic region of interest. The lift data is data to calculate a force that directly opposes a weight of the aircraft. In addition, lift data is accessed from sensors coupled to the aircraft. The lift data is one or more of 1) thermal data, 2) ridge lift data, 3) wave lift data, 3) convergence lift data, and 4) a dynamic soaring lift data. Numerous embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lynar, Olivia J. Smith, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180091574
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method of displaying a presentation. The method includes analyzing a set of media files that include the presentation. Thereafter, each media file is displayed in a predetermined order. Upon the detection of an audience viewing the media files, the displaying of the media files is adjusted based on characteristics of the audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan von Cavallar, Timothy M. Lynar, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9921181
    Abstract: Translocation events are sensed using composite nanopore assemblies including nanopores formed in graphene sheets. Single molecule detection and characterization and multi-molecule characterization and identification are provided using such assemblies. Multiple electrodes associated with nanofluidic sensors facilitate detection of ionic current through a nanopore as well as tunneling currents. Current signals of individual molecules are estimated from the combination of an ionic current signal through the nanopore and tunneling current signals obtained at specific locations within the nanopore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julia S. Baldauf, Matthew Downton, Natalie Gunn, Stefan Harrer, Sridhar Kannam, Christine Schieber, John M. Wagner