Patents by Inventor Joseph Sayer

Joseph Sayer 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: 20240161306
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for placing an application window is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a window opening event for the application window. In response to determining that the application window can be repositioned and resized, the embodiment may include identifying one or more active areas of a computing device screen. An active area is an area of the computing device screen which is currently displaying one or more other windows and their respective interactive elements. The embodiment may include utilizing one or more search algorithms to identify a least active area of the one or more active areas of the computing device screen. The embodiment may include displaying the application window within the least active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin David Cox, Joseph Sayer, Andrew David Lyell
  • Patent number: 11954775
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for artboard element positioning in a series of computer-based artboards. The method includes providing multiple target artboards and identifying a common element in at least some of the target artboards, where a common element has at least some consistent attributes. The method includes determining a reference position for the common element. The method includes, in each target artboard containing the common element, comparing an existing position of the common element with the reference position and determining whether to adjust the existing position to match the reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin David Cox, Andrew David Lyell, Joseph Sayer
  • Patent number: 11900129
    Abstract: An embodiment for improving a shutdown sequencing of a computer operating system (OS) is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a command to initiate an OS shutdown. The embodiment may also include creating a first list of running tasks to terminate. The embodiment may further include in response to determining there is no historical data, sending a termination request to a particular running task. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the particular running task requires user input to terminate, increasing a weight of the particular running task. The embodiment may further include in response to determining there is an additional particular running task in the created first list, sending the termination request to the additional particular running task. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the additional particular running task requires the user input to terminate, increasing the weight of the additional particular running task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Sayer, Benjamin David Cox, Andrew David Lyell
  • Publication number: 20230394135
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for automatic compliant password generation. The method includes activating password generation for a given input field and gathering information from one or more sources associated with the input field. The method includes determining password criteria from the gathered information and generating bound requirements based on the determined password criteria. The method further includes generating a randomized password meeting the bound requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin David Cox, Joseph Sayer, Andrew David Lyell
  • Patent number: 11782817
    Abstract: Aiding diagnosis of errors in code based on a stack trace. Identifying target diagnostic information sources relevant to an obtained stack trace improves the efficiency and accuracy of the process of finding information for diagnosis of errors. This is achieved by analyzing the stack trace to identify stack trace elements and comparing the identified stack elements with diagnostic stack elements corresponding to diagnostic information sources from a database of diagnostic information sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Sayer, Benjamin David Cox, Andy Lyell
  • Publication number: 20230281019
    Abstract: An embodiment for improving a shutdown sequencing of a computer operating system (OS) is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a command to initiate an OS shutdown. The embodiment may also include creating a first list of running tasks to terminate. The embodiment may further include in response to determining there is no historical data, sending a termination request to a particular running task. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the particular running task requires user input to terminate, increasing a weight of the particular running task. The embodiment may further include in response to determining there is an additional particular running task in the created first list, sending the termination request to the additional particular running task. The embodiment may also include in response to determining the additional particular running task requires the user input to terminate, increasing the weight of the additional particular running task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Sayer, Benjamin David Cox, Andrew David Lyell
  • Publication number: 20230283740
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for front-end clipping reduction is provided. The embodiment may include capturing input, including at least one visual input and at least one audio input. The embodiment may also include modeling data regarding visual cues based on a visual input from the at least one visual input. The embodiment may further include marking one or more timestamps which, in light of the modeled data, correspond to speech in the at least one audio input. The embodiment may also include transmitting an audio input from within the at least one audio input corresponding to the one or more marked timestamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Sayer, Andrew David Lyell, Benjamin David Cox
  • Publication number: 20230267662
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for artboard element positioning in a series of computer-based artboards. The method includes providing multiple target artboards and identifying a common element in at least some of the target artboards, where a common element has at least some consistent attributes. The method includes determining a reference position for the common element. The method includes, in each target artboard containing the common element, comparing an existing position of the common element with the reference position and determining whether to adjust the existing position to match the reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin David Cox, Andrew David Lyell, Joseph Sayer
  • Publication number: 20230085901
    Abstract: Aiding diagnosis of errors in code based on a stack trace. Identifying target diagnostic information sources relevant to an obtained stack trace improves the efficiency and accuracy of the process of finding information for diagnosis of errors. This is achieved by analyzing the stack trace to identify stack trace elements and comparing the identified stack elements with diagnostic stack elements corresponding to diagnostic information sources from a database of diagnostic information sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Sayer, Benjamin David Cox, Andy Lyell
  • Patent number: 10849912
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of enhancing the response of cancer cells in a mammal to treatment with an apoptosis inducing ligand, which method comprises contacting the cancer cells with an apoptosis inducing ligand in conjunction with an effective amount of a compound of the formula: (I), wherein R1-R14 are as described herein. Also disclosed is a method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in a mammal, comprising contacting the cancer cells with the compound described herein and also contacting the cancer cells with an apoptosis inducing ligand, whereby apoptosis is induced in the cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Sayers, Alan David Brooks, Curtis J. Henrich, Poonam Tewary, James Brislin McMahon, Leslie Gunatilaka, Ya-Ming Xu, Kithsiri Wijeratne
  • Publication number: 20190046543
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of enhancing the response of cancer cells in a mammal to treatment with an apoptosis inducing ligand, which method comprises contacting the cancer cells with an apoptosis inducing ligand in conjunction with an effective amount of a compound of the formula: (I), wherein R1-R14 are as described herein. Also disclosed is a method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in a mammal, comprising contacting the cancer cells with the compound described herein and also contacting the cancer cells with an apoptosis inducing ligand, whereby apoptosis is induced in the cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicants: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Healthe and Human, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Sayers, Alan David Brooks, Curtis J. Henrich, Poonam Tewary, James Brislin McMahon, Leslie Gunatilaka, Ya-Ming Xu, Kithsiri Wijeratne
  • Patent number: 9613014
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for personalization and engagement by passive connection. A unique connection, a unique campaigner landing page and a unique constituent landing page are first provisioned in a connections database. Data that is sourced from the campaigner landing page is then associated with the unique connection. The constituent landing page is then personalized in response to a combination of the data just received and the data already collected at that point in the unique connection. Then data that is sourced from the constituent landing page by passive connection is associated with the unique connection. The constituent landing page is then further personalized in response to a combination of the data collected from the campaigner landing page, the data collected from the constituent landing page and the data in the unique connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: AgileQR, Inc.
    Inventors: Foster Joseph Sayers, III, Albert Ho
  • Patent number: 9238069
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of enhancing the response of cancer cells in a mammal to treatment with a death receptor ligand, which method comprises contacting the cancer cells with a death receptor ligand in conjunction with an effective amount of a compound described herein, for example, a cucurbitacin (I) or a withanolide (II). Also disclosed is a method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in a mammal, comprising contacting the cancer cells with a compound described herein, for example, a cucurbitacin (I) or a withanolide (II) and also contacting the cancer cells with a death receptor ligand, whereby apoptosis is induced in the cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Sayers, Nancy Lynn Booth, Curtis J. Henrich, Alan David Brooks, Kirk R. Gustafson, Karen L. Erickson
  • Patent number: 8756124
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may be used in various regulation-heavy industries, such as pharmaceutical, biomedical, construction, energy, heavy industry, and similar industries with large regulatory and/or safety considerations. The present invention describes a track-and-trace solution based on unique item-level QR codes printed on product packaging and encoding unique URLs to enable granular, item-level product management. In some embodiments of the invention, the information presented to users who access these unique URLs is tailored based on product usability information provided from authorized supply chain participants, the role of the user in the supply chain, and/or regulation required data comprising product safety data as required by regulations from a regulatory agency. Embodiments of the invention may be used for the purposes of item authentication, anti-counterfeiting measures, product recall management, and the efficient distribution of supplementary product information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: AgileQR, Inc.
    Inventors: Foster Joseph Sayers, III, Albert Ho, Charles Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20130238979
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for personalization and engagement by passive connection. A unique connection, a unique campaigner landing page and a unique constituent landing page are first provisioned in a connections database. Data that is sourced from the campaigner landing page is then associated with the unique connection. The constituent landing page is then personalized in response to a combination of the data just received and the data already collected at that point in the unique connection. Then data that is sourced from the constituent landing page by passive connection is associated with the unique connection. The constituent landing page is then further personalized in response to a combination of the data collected from the campaigner landing page, the data collected from the constituent landing page and the data in the unique connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: AGILEQR, INC
    Inventors: Foster Joseph Sayers, III, Albert Ho
  • Patent number: 8533075
    Abstract: The present invention describes a biomedical track-and-trace solution based on unique item-level QR codes printed on product packaging and encoding unique URLs to enable granular, item-level product management. In some embodiments of the invention, the information presented to users who access these unique URLs is tailored based on the role of the user in the supply chain. Embodiments of the invention may be used for the purposes of item authentication, anti-counterfeiting measures, product recall management, and the efficient distribution of supplementary product information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: AgileQR, Inc.
    Inventors: Foster Joseph Sayers, III, Albert Ho, Charles Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20130039883
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of enhancing the response of cancer cells in a mammal to treatment with a death receptor ligand, which method comprises contacting the cancer cells with a death receptor ligand in conjunction with an effective amount of a compound described herein, for example, a cucurbitacin (I) or a withanolide (II). Also disclosed is a method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in a mammal, comprising contacting the cancer cells with a compound described herein, for example, a cucurbitacin (I) or a withanolide (II) and also contacting the cancer cells with a death receptor ligand, whereby apoptosis is induced in the cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Sayers, Nancy Lynn Booth, Curtis J. Henrich, Alan David Brooks, Kirk R. Gustafson, Karen L. Erickson