Patents by Inventor Liam A. White
Liam A. White 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).
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Patent number: 11114120Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a reader deposited on the substrate. A laser is formed on a non-self supporting structure and bonded to the substrate. A plurality of heat sink layers are deposited between the reader and the laser and configured to provide thermal coupling between the substrate and the laser and sink heat away from the laser. A waveguide is deposited proximate the laser. The waveguide is configured to communicate light from the laser to a near-field transducer that directs energy resulting from plasmonic excitation to a recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Helene Parwana Habibi, Daniela Diamare, Thomas Liam White, Gavin Lee Brinkley
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Patent number: 11093067Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for authenticating a user is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a user input via a pressure-sensitive input interface, the user input being indicative of a possible component part of an authentication code or pattern, determining a pressure applied to the pressure-sensitive input interface by the user when providing the user input, determining whether to ignore the user input as a component part of the authentication code or pattern based on the pressure applied and irrespective of the whether the user input is determined to be ignored, providing an input acknowledgement signal to an output interface for indicating the user input was received. An associated apparatus is also included.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ciaran J. Deasy, Katherine R. Farmer, Andrew J. Seymour, Liam A. White
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Publication number: 20210090596Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a reader deposited on the substrate. A laser is formed on a non-self supporting structure and bonded to the substrate. A plurality of heat sink layers are deposited between the reader and the laser and configured to provide thermal coupling between the substrate and the laser and sink heat away from the laser. A waveguide is deposited proximate the laser. The waveguide is configured to communicate light from the laser to a near-field transducer that directs energy resulting from plasmonic excitation to a recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Helene Parwana Habibi, Daniela Diamare, Thomas Liam White, Gavin Lee Brinkley
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Patent number: 10861489Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a reader deposited on the substrate. A laser is formed on a non-self supporting structure and bonded to the substrate. A plurality of heat sink layers are deposited between the reader and the laser and configured to provide thermal coupling between the substrate and the laser and sink heat away from the laser. A waveguide is deposited proximate the laser. The waveguide is configured to communicate light from the laser to a near-field transducer that directs energy resulting from plasmonic excitation to a recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Seagate TechnologyInventors: Helene Parwana Habibi, Daniela Diamare, Thomas Liam White, Gavin Lee Brinkley
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Patent number: 10841415Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for sharing emergency information associated with a user from a mobile device. A computer system determines a dataset comprising emergency information associated with the user, based on one or more properties of the user and the mobile device of the user and further based on data available on the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a battery status of the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a recipient mobile device, responsive to the battery status meeting a predetermined requirement. The computer system communicates the dataset to the recipient mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas James Waterton, Caroline J. Thomas, Joshua Vines, Liam White
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Patent number: 10812647Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for sharing emergency information associated with a user from a mobile device. A computer system determines a dataset comprising emergency information associated with the user, based on one or more properties of the user and the mobile device of the user and further based on data available on the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a battery status of the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a recipient mobile device, responsive to the battery status meeting a predetermined requirement. The computer system communicates the dataset to the recipient mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas James Waterton, Caroline J. Thomas, Joshua Vines, Liam White
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Publication number: 20200329138Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for sharing emergency information associated with a user from a mobile device. A computer system determines a dataset comprising emergency information associated with the user, based on one or more properties of the user and the mobile device of the user and further based on data available on the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a battery status of the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a recipient mobile device, responsive to the battery status meeting a predetermined requirement. The computer system communicates the dataset to the recipient mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Thomas James Waterton, Caroline J. Thomas, Joshua Vines, Liam White
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Publication number: 20200329137Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for sharing emergency information associated with a user from a mobile device. A computer system determines a dataset comprising emergency information associated with the user, based on one or more properties of the user and the mobile device of the user and further based on data available on the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a battery status of the mobile device of the user. The computer system determines a recipient mobile device, responsive to the battery status meeting a predetermined requirement. The computer system communicates the dataset to the recipient mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Thomas James Waterton, Caroline J. Thomas, Joshua Vines, Liam White
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Patent number: 10659606Abstract: A mechanism for filtering communication including receiving an incoming call from a calling party, the incoming call being directed to a called party. The mechanism further comprises obtaining calling party information comprising a value of at least one descriptive parameter of the calling party and obtaining historical called party information relating to past activities of the called party. One or more call-handling rules are generated based on the historical called party information, each call-handling rule defining how to handle an incoming call based on a descriptive parameter of a calling party. The calling party information is processed according to the one or more call-handling rules to determine how to handle the received incoming call.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Caroline J. Thomas, Thomas J. Waterton, Liam White, Joshua E. Vines
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Publication number: 20200112636Abstract: A mechanism for filtering communication including receiving an incoming call from a calling party, the incoming call being directed to a called party. The mechanism further comprises obtaining calling party information comprising a value of at least one descriptive parameter of the calling party and obtaining historical called party information relating to past activities of the called party. One or more call-handling rules are generated based on the historical called party information, each call-handling rule defining how to handle an incoming call based on a descriptive parameter of a calling party. The calling party information is processed according to the one or more call-handling rules to determine how to handle the received incoming call.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Caroline J. Thomas, Thomas J. Waterton, Liam White, Joshua E. Vines
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Publication number: 20200089863Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for authenticating a user is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a user input via a pressure-sensitive input interface, the user input being indicative of a possible component part of an authentication code or pattern, determining a pressure applied to the pressure-sensitive input interface by the user when providing the user input, determining whether to ignore the user input as a component part of the authentication code or pattern based on the pressure applied and irrespective of the whether the user input is determined to be ignored, providing an input acknowledgement signal to an output interface for indicating the user input was received. An associated apparatus is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Ciaran J. Deasy, Katherine R. Farmer, Andrew J. Seymour, Liam A. White
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Publication number: 20200066004Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to improved text focus for head mounted displays (HMDs). Sensor data is received from an eye-tracker of an HMD equipped by a user. A determination whether the user is reading is made. In response to determining that the user is reading, a text area on a display of the HMD is determined. The display of the HMD is then filtered based on the determined text area, where a non-text area of the display is filtered and the text area is not filtered.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Joshua E. Vines, Amy Madelaine Reeve, Liam White, Tom Waterton
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Patent number: 10528717Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for authenticating a user is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a user input via a pressure-sensitive input interface, the user input being indicative of a possible component part of an authentication code or pattern, determining a pressure applied to the pressure-sensitive input interface by the user when providing the user input, determining whether to ignore the user input as a component part of the authentication code or pattern based on the pressure applied and irrespective of the whether the user input is determined to be ignored, providing an input acknowledgement signal to an output interface for indicating the user input was received. An associated apparatus is also included.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ciaran J. Deasy, Katherine R. Farmer, Andrew J. Seymour, Liam A. White
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Patent number: 10430393Abstract: A method of generating a database structure from a scanned drawing of a desired database structure is provided. The method comprises: processing the scanned drawing to identify features of the desired database structure; and implementing the identified features to generate the desired database structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Samuel S. Horner, Liam A. White
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Publication number: 20190180019Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for authenticating a user is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a user input via a pressure-sensitive input interface, the user input being indicative of a possible component part of an authentication code or pattern, determining a pressure applied to the pressure-sensitive input interface by the user when providing the user input, determining whether to ignore the user input as a component part of the authentication code or pattern based on the pressure applied and irrespective of the whether the user input is determined to be ignored, providing an input acknowledgement signal to an output interface for indicating the user input was received. An associated apparatus is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Ciaran J. Deasy, Katherine R. Farmer, Andrew J. Seymour, Liam A. White
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Patent number: 10216311Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for authenticating a user is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a user input via a pressure-sensitive input interface, the user input being indicative of a possible component part of an authentication code or pattern, determining a pressure applied to the pressure-sensitive input interface by the user when providing the user input, determining whether to ignore the user input as a component part of the authentication code or pattern based on the pressure applied and irrespective of the whether the user input is determined to be ignored, providing an input acknowledgement signal to an output interface for indicating the user input was received. An associated apparatus is also included.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ciaran J. Deasy, Katherine R. Farmer, Andrew J. Seymour, Liam A. White
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Publication number: 20180260801Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for payment processing. A purchase context is obtained by examining data from one or more electronic information systems. Based on information from the electronic information system(s), a probability score is computed. The probability score reflects the likelihood that a particular purchase should be associated with a particular account. Various factors are used in determining the probability score. These include, but are not limited to, the date and time of an event associated with the purchase, the name of a merchant associated with the purchase, contacts with the user at the time of the purchase, and/or a geographical location at which the purchase is made. Based on these factors, a determination of which account the user should use to complete the purchase is determined. The purchase is then completed using the associated account from a mobile electronic device such as a smartphone or tablet computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Giacomo G. Chiarella, Anna Jackson, Mitul Ranpuria, Andrew J. Seymour, Liam A. White
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Publication number: 20180224989Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for authenticating a user is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a user input via a pressure-sensitive input interface, the user input being indicative of a possible component part of an authentication code or pattern, determining a pressure applied to the pressure-sensitive input interface by the user when providing the user input, determining whether to ignore the user input as a component part of the authentication code or pattern based on the pressure applied and irrespective of the whether the user input is determined to be ignored, providing an input acknowledgement signal to an output interface for indicating the user input was received. An associated apparatus is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Ciaran J. Deasy, Katherine R. Farmer, Andrew J. Seymour, Liam A. White
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Publication number: 20160034501Abstract: A method of generating a database structure from a scanned drawing of a desired database structure is provided. The method comprises: processing the scanned drawing to identify features of the desired database structure; and implementing the identified features to generate the desired database structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Samuel S. Horner, Liam A. White
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Publication number: 20070159219Abstract: An output stage interface circuit (50) implemented on a P-substrate comprises a first substrate diffusion isolated main NMOS transistor (MN1) coupling a data output terminal (5) to a first rail (2) which is held at ground, and a second main PMOS transistor MP2 coupling the data output terminal (5) to a second rail (3) to which the power supply voltage VDD is applied. First and second data control signals on first and second data control lines (8) and (9) through first and second primary and secondary buffer circuits (11, 14, 12, 15) selectively operate the first main transistor MN1 and the second main transistor MP2 for determining the logic high and low states of the data output terminal (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Colm Ronan, John Twomey, Brian Moane, Liam White