Patents by Inventor John McCloskey

John McCloskey 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: 11963259
    Abstract: A method of generating a user mobility profile includes receiving mobility data; storing the mobility data; analyzing the mobility data; generating information; transmitting the generated information; and displaying the generated information. A computing system includes a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to receive mobility data; store the mobility data; analyze the mobility data; generate information; transmit the generated information; and display the generated information. A non-transitory computer readable medium contains program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to receive mobility data; store the mobility data; analyze the mobility data; generate information; transmit the generated information; and display the generated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Cameron John Herbert, Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Connor Warren McCloskey
  • Publication number: 20220167772
    Abstract: A parcel box includes a container, a lid, and a lid-closing module. The container has four side walls and a bottom plate. The four side walls respectively have a top edge and a bottom edge. The bottom plate is connected to the bottom edges of the side walls. The top edges of the side walls define an opening. The side walls and the bottom plate define a space. The lid has an edge pivotally connected to the top edge of one of the side walls, and configured to cover the opening at a closed position, and uncover the opening at an open position. The lid-closing module is connected to the lid and includes a contacting part in the space. When the contacting part is pushed toward the bottom plate, the lid-closing module drives the lid to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Paul John McCloskey, III
  • Patent number: 11349585
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and storage media for providing recommendations for an advertisement campaign are described. In one instance, an apparatus for providing recommendations for an advertisement campaign may include a campaign outcome index provision engine communicatively coupled to one or more processors, to generate a campaign outcome index (COI) associated with the advertisement campaign, based at least in part on a ratio between an actual outcome key performance indicator (KPI) associated with the advertisement campaign; and a baseline outcome KPI that reflects an expected average performance of the advertisement campaign; and a recommendation engine, communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, to provide recommendations to adjust a use of advertisements in the advertisement campaign, during the advertisement campaign, based at least in part on the generated COI. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ISPOT.TV, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Muller, Stuart Schwartzapfel, Kachuen Sam Hui, Jason Harrington, John McCloskey, Joseph Samuel Marcus
  • Patent number: 11284732
    Abstract: A parcel box includes a lid, a container, and a self-closing module. The self-closing module is connected to the lid and includes a contacting part arranged inside the container. When a parcel is placed into the container, the contacting part is pushed downward, and the lid-closing module drives the lid to close on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Paul John McCloskey, III
  • Patent number: 11277652
    Abstract: A system finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cesare John Saretto, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Henry Hooper Somuah, Matthew John McCloskey, Douglas C. Hebenthal, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Publication number: 20210015286
    Abstract: A parcel box includes a lid, a container, and a self-closing module. The self-closing module is connected to the lid and includes a contacting part arranged inside the container. When a parcel is placed into the container, the contacting part is pushed downward, and the lid-closing module drives the lid to close on the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Paul John McCloskey, III
  • Publication number: 20200336778
    Abstract: A system finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Cesare John SARETTO, Peter Tobias KINNEBREW, Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA, Henry Hooper SOMUAH, Matthew John McCLOSKEY, Douglas C. HEBENTHAL, Kathleen P. MULCAHY
  • Patent number: 10735796
    Abstract: A system finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cesare John Saretto, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Henry Hooper Somuah, Matthew John McCloskey, Douglas C. Hebenthal, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Patent number: 10229188
    Abstract: Expanding the corpus of a question answering system. The question answering system is adapted to generate a candidate answer to a query. The candidate answer may be incorporated into the corpus of the question answering system if the candidate answer meets or exceeds a predetermined requirement. By expanding the corpus with material that has been determined to be useful for answering a query, for example, the corpus may be expanded automatically in an accurate and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Cortis, Urvesh Bhowan, Daniel John McCloskey, Seamus Ronan McAteer
  • Publication number: 20180307321
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide techniques for implementing build status for a buildable product. In at least some embodiments, a portion of a product (e.g., a component and/or a subassembly) can be scanned and a diagnostic message can be output that provides an explanation of a relationship between the portion and another portion of the product. In at least some embodiments, a user can interact with build instructions for a product via physical gestures that are detected by an input device, such as a camera. Interaction with the build instructions can enable navigation through an instruction guide for the product (e.g., through steps in a build process) and can present views of the product at various stages of assembly and from different visual perspectives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew John McCloskey
  • Publication number: 20180262791
    Abstract: A system finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Cesare John SARETTO, Peter Tobias KINNEBREW, Nicholas Ferianc KAMUDA, Henry Hooper SOMUAH, Matthew John McCLOSKEY, Douglas C. HEBENTHAL, Kathleen P. MULCAHY
  • Patent number: 9979994
    Abstract: A system automatically and continuously finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Cesare John Saretto, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Henry Hooper Somuah, Matthew John McCloskey, Douglas C. Hebenthal, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Publication number: 20170244996
    Abstract: A system automatically and continuously finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Cesare John Saretto, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Henry Hooper Somuah, Matthew John McCloskey, Douglas C. Hebenthal, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Patent number: 9679068
    Abstract: A system automatically and continuously finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Cesare John Saretto, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Henry Hooper Somuah, Matthew John McCloskey, Douglas C. Hebenthal, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Publication number: 20170161363
    Abstract: Expanding the corpus of a question answering system. The question answering system is adapted to generate a candidate answer to a query. The candidate answer may be incorporated into the corpus of the question answering system if the candidate answer meets or exceeds a predetermined requirement. By expanding the corpus with material that has been determined to be useful for answering a query, for example, the corpus may be expanded automatically in an accurate and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Cortis, Urvesh Bhowan, Daniel John McCloskey, Seamus Ronan McAteer
  • Patent number: 9161121
    Abstract: A device with an environmental sound mixing function includes a case, an input jack, an output jack, a microphone, a mixing module and an output detecting module. The case includes a hole. The input jack and the output jack are disposed on the case. The microphone is disposed in the case and aligned with the hole. The mixing module is electrically connected to the input jack, the output jack and the microphone. The microphone receives an environmental sound through the hole and converts the environmental sound into a microphone signal. The mixing module receives an audio signal through the input jack, mixes the audio signal with the microphone signal to generate a mixed signal, and outputs the mixed signal through the output jack. When the output detecting module detects that headphones are connected to the output jack, the output detecting module drives the mixing module to start operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: East 2 West LLC
    Inventors: Ron Meritt, Paul John McCloskey, III
  • Publication number: 20150149288
    Abstract: A system automatically and continuously finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Cesare John Saretto, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Henry Hooper Somuah, Matthew John McCloskey, Douglas C. Hebenthal, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Patent number: 9002924
    Abstract: A system automatically and continuously finds and aggregates the most relevant and current information about the people and things that a user cares about. The information gathering is based on current context (e.g., where the user is, what the user is doing, what the user is saying/typing, etc.). The result of the context based information gathering is presented ubiquitously on user interfaces of any of the various physical devices operated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cesare John Saretto, Peter Tobias Kinnebrew, Nicholas Ferianc Kamuda, Henry Hooper Somuah, Matthew John McCloskey, Douglas C. Hebenthal, Kathleen P. Mulcahy
  • Publication number: 20130329904
    Abstract: A device with an environmental sound mixing function includes a case, an input jack, an output jack, a microphone, a mixing module and an output detecting module. The case includes a hole. The input jack and the output jack are disposed on the case. The microphone is disposed in the case and aligned with the hole. The mixing module is electrically connected to the input jack, the output jack and the microphone. The microphone receives an environmental sound through the hole and converts the environmental sound into a microphone signal. The mixing module receives an audio signal through the input jack, mixes the audio signal with the microphone signal to generate a mixed signal, and outputs the mixed signal through the output jack. When the output detecting module detects that headphones are connected to the output jack, the output detecting module drives the mixing module to start operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: East 2 West LLC
    Inventors: Ron Meritt, Paul John McCloskey, III
  • Patent number: 8402034
    Abstract: A method for providing content-level data artifact recommendations can begin with the creation of a semantic library from the textual content of data artifacts by a newsworthy content recommendation engine. A base newsworthiness rating can be calculated using global newsworthiness parameters and behavioral functions that model newsworthy influences for each relationship contained in the semantic library. A user-specific search network can be generated that represents user-entered criteria and/or user task-related criteria. Within the semantic library, potential newsworthy semantic networks can be identified. Newsworthy content from each identified potential newsworthy semantic network can be dynamically determined based upon the base newsworthiness rating and a predefined newsworthiness threshold. The newsworthy content from the identified potential newsworthy semantic network can be related to the user-specific search network at the common node, creating a newsworthy content recommendation graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel John McCloskey, Marcello Trovati, Carol Sue Zimmet