Patents by Inventor Joshua A. Schaeffer

Joshua A. Schaeffer 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: 10839716
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for modifying driving behavior. Aspects include obtaining driving data for a driver. Then developing, by a processor, a driving profile based on the driving data for the driver, wherein the driving profile includes one or more driving behaviors. Aspects also include obtaining location data for the driver and obtaining a set of driving rules from one or more databases based upon the location data for the driver. Additionally, aspects include comparing, by the processor, the driving profile to the set of driving rules to derive a set of suggested driving changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregg M. Arquero, Eli M. Dow, Syed F. Hossain, Joshua A. Schaeffer, Yunli Tang
  • Patent number: 10621554
    Abstract: An indication of receipt of a first e-mail is received. A determination is made whether the first e-mail matches, within a threshold, a group of e-mails. An image associated with the group of e-mails is retrieved. The retrieved image is assigned to the first e-mail and the retrieved image is displayed with the first e-mail in a list of e-mails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Syed F. Hossain, Yunli Tang, Gregg M. Arquero, Joshua A. Schaeffer, Eli M. Dow
  • Publication number: 20190164131
    Abstract: An indication of receipt of a first e-mail is received. A determination is made whether the first e-mail matches, within a threshold, a group of e-mails. An image associated with the group of e-mails is retrieved. The retrieved image is assigned to the first e-mail and the retrieved image is displayed with the first e-mail in a list of e-mails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: SYED F. HOSSAIN, Yunli Tang, GREGG M. ARQUERO, JOSHUA A. SCHAEFFER, Eli M. Dow
  • Publication number: 20180176163
    Abstract: Embodiments include techniques for performing automated email summarization and subject line generation. The technique includes determining, by a computing system, that an email exceeds a threshold length, and responsive to determining that the email exceeds the threshold length, executing an email summarization. The technique also includes displaying the email summarization, the email summarization including extracted key sentences and dependent sentences from the email, and determining a tone of the email based on the email summarization. The technique includes generating a subject line based on the email summarization and the tone, and storing, in a database, the tone associated with the email.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Gregg M. ARQUERO, Eli M. DOW, Syed F. HOSSAIN, Joshua A. SCHAEFFER, Yunli TANG
  • Patent number: 9998498
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for onboarding a new employee to an organization. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, employee data comprising an employee group associated with the new employee of the organization. Identifying other employees that belong to the employee group and obtaining a set of permissions associated with each of the other employees. Determining a set of group permissions based on a combination of the set of permissions of each of the other employees. Aspects also include calculating an access score for each of the set of group permissions, and determining a set of suggested access permissions for the new employee based on the set of group permissions and the access score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregg M. Arquero, Eli M. Dow, Syed F. Hossain, Joshua A. Schaeffer, Yunli Tang
  • Publication number: 20180122259
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for modifying driving behavior. Aspects include obtaining driving data for a driver. Then developing, by a processor, a driving profile based on the driving data for the driver, wherein the driving profile includes one or more driving behaviors. Aspects also include obtaining location data for the driver and obtaining a set of driving rules from one or more databases based upon the location data for the driver. Additionally, aspects include comparing, by the processor, the driving profile to the set of driving rules to derive a set of suggested driving changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Gregg M. Arquero, Eli M. Dow, Syed F. Hossain, Joshua A. Schaeffer, Yunli Tang
  • Publication number: 20180097849
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for onboarding a new employee to an organization. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, employee data comprising an employee group associated with the new employee of the organization. Identifying other employees that belong to the employee group and obtaining a set of permissions associated with each of the other employees. Determining a set of group permissions based on a combination of the set of permissions of each of the other employees. Aspects also include calculating an access score for each of the set of group permissions, and determining a set of suggested access permissions for the new employee based on the set of group permissions and the access score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Gregg M. Arquero, Eli M. Dow, Syed F. Hossain, Joshua A. Schaeffer, Yunli Tang
  • Patent number: 9860280
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for onboarding a new employee to an organization. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, employee data comprising an employee group associated with the new employee of the organization. Identifying other employees that belong to the employee group and obtaining a set of permissions associated with each of the other employees. Determining a set of group permissions based on a combination of the set of permissions of each of the other employees. Aspects also include calculating an access score for each of the set of group permissions, and determining a set of suggested access permissions for the new employee based on the set of group permissions and the access score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregg M. Arquero, Eli M. Dow, Syed F. Hossain, Joshua A. Schaeffer, Yunli Tang
  • Patent number: 9733933
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically identifying a comment change deficiency by a code editing component executed by a processor. The automatic identification of the comment changes includes determining whether one or more character changes exist between a first code version and a second code version and determining whether one or more logical changes exist between the first code version and the second code version. Note that the first code comment relates to the character or the logical changes within the first code version. Further, the automatic identification of the comment changes includes identifying the at least one comment related to the character or the logical changes and generating a notification including the at least one comment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregg M Arquero, Eli M. Dow, Syed F. Hossain, Joshua A. Schaeffer, Yunli Tang