Patents by Inventor John S. Crowe

John S. Crowe 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: 20170097979
    Abstract: A method and a computer program product for causing a processor to perform the method, where the method includes monitoring media access using a computer, wherein the media access includes a plurality of instances of media access attributable to an individual person. The method further includes identifying a topic for each instance of the media access, and identifying a media quality level for each instance of the media access. The method still further includes determining a topical expertise score for the individual person on one or more of the identified topics as a function of the identified quality level of each instance of the media access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: John S. Crowe, Gary D. Cudak, Jennifer J. Lee-Baron, Nathan J. Peterson, Amy L. Rose, Bryan L. Young
  • Patent number: 9497580
    Abstract: A method is provided for pairing a computing device with a peripheral device. The method includes identifying an application that is running on a computing device, and accessing a list of applications, wherein the list of applications identifies a context description associated with each application. The method further includes identifying accessible peripheral devices and a peripheral device type of each accessible peripheral device, and accessing a list of peripheral device types, wherein the list of peripheral device types identifies a context description associated with each peripheral device type. Still further, the method includes selecting a first one of the accessible peripheral devices having an identified peripheral device type that is, according to the list of peripheral device types, associated with a context description that is, according to the list of applications, associated with the identified application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Nathan J. Peterson, Jennifer J. Lee-Baron, Bryan L. Young, Amy L. Rose, John S. Crowe
  • Publication number: 20160267468
    Abstract: An approach is provided for purchasing items using contactless payment devices (credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smartcards or other devices). The approach retrieves the contactless payment identifiers that each pertain to a separate payment account used by a user. One of the contactless payment identifiers is selected based on one or more selection criteria, such as user and monetary incentives. The approach further pays for purchases using the payment account that corresponds to the selected contactless payment identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Amy L. Rose, John S. Crowe, Jennifer Lee-Baron, Bryan L. Young
  • Publication number: 20160050559
    Abstract: An approach is provided for a wireless mobile device that includes a processor, a wireless adapter, and a memory to connect to an access point using a generated random pseudo-MAC address that reduces address collisions with other devices. The approach generates a dynamic MAC address for the device. The dynamic MAC address includes a static portion that is based on a portion of an actual MAC address of the device and a dynamic portion that is based on a quasi-random value. The device wirelessly connects to an access point using the generated dynamic MAC address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Amy L. Rose, Nathan J. Peterson, John S. Crowe, Rod D. Waltermann