Patents by Inventor Lisa M. Bradley

Lisa M. Bradley 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: 20160259964
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document (e.g., yearbook, slideshow). A desired distribution of facial signatures in a multimedia document to be created by the user is received. Upon receiving an image to be added to the multimedia document by the user, a facial signature for a face detected in the image is generated. The current number of instances of the facial signature in the multimedia document is then determined. A determination is then made as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets the desired distribution. An indication is then provided to the user as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets or does not meet the desired distribution. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of images in the multimedia document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160260127
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document among different demographic groups. Demographic criteria (e.g., age) is received to form demographic groups of members of an organization. Demographic information along with interests of the members are retrieved. Such member data is analyzed within the constraints of the demographic criteria to generate a statistical distribution of members of the organization that forms an initially desired distribution of content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization. An indication is then provided to the user regarding whether the current distribution of the content of the multimedia document among the demographic groups of the organization satisfies or does not satisfy the desired distribution of content among the demographic groups. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of content in the multimedia document among different demographic groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160259965
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for ensuring a desired distribution of images in a multimedia document (e.g., yearbook, slideshow). A desired distribution of facial signatures in a multimedia document to be created by the user is received. Upon receiving an image to be added to the multimedia document by the user, a facial signature for a face detected in the image is generated. The current number of instances of the facial signature in the multimedia document is then determined. A determination is then made as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets the desired distribution. An indication is then provided to the user as to whether the current number of instances of the facial signature meets or does not meet the desired distribution. In this manner, the user can ensure a desired distribution of images in the multimedia document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Brian O'Donovan, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 9432832
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for enabling mobile computing devices to track data usage among mobile computing devices that share a data plan. A threshold amount of data to be consumed over a period of time (e.g., billing period) by the mobile computing devices belonging to the shared data plan is received. Upon receiving a message from one of these mobile computing devices that contains an identifier that indicates that the message pertains to data usage information for the shared data plan, the current data usage metrics for the mobile computing device that sent the message is retrieved from the message. The value of the aggregate data usage is updated with the retrieved data usage metrics. Actions, such as throttling the data usage, are performed in response to the aggregate data usage being within a designated amount of data to the threshold amount of data to be consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160246703
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for identifying lines of code that caused an error as identified in a stack trace in a source code version that generated the stack trace. The line(s) of code in the source code version that generated the stack trace that are identified in the stack trace as causing the error are identified. If there are differences in the line(s) of code that are associated with the cause of the error between the source code version that generated the stack trace and the source code version being utilized by the user, such as a developer, then an annotated version of the source code version that generated the stack trace of the line(s) of code that caused the error is displayed to the user with highlighted differences with respect to the source code version being utilized by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 9426308
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for enabling mobile computing devices to track data usage among mobile computing devices that share a data plan. A threshold amount of data to be consumed over a period of time (e.g., billing period) by the mobile computing devices belonging to the shared data plan is received. Upon receiving a message from one of these mobile computing devices that contains an identifier that indicates that the message pertains to data usage information for the shared data plan, the current data usage metrics for the mobile computing device that sent the message is retrieved from the message. The value of the aggregate data usage is updated with the retrieved data usage metrics. Actions, such as throttling the data usage, are performed in response to the aggregate data usage being within a designated amount of data to the threshold amount of data to be consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160239760
    Abstract: A system for assessing a user interaction experience of content displayed on a mobile device, implemented by a computing processor, receives an indication of content to be displayed on the mobile device. The indication is received in response to a user attempting to access the content. The system analyzes the content to assess the user interaction experience of the content to be displayed on the mobile device. The analysis is based at least on the mobile device on which the content is to be displayed. The user interaction experience is comprised of the viewing quality of the content to be displayed on the mobile device, and/or a feasibility of user interaction with the content. Based on the user interaction experience, the system presents, on the mobile device on which the content is to be displayed, an indication of the user interaction experience and the indication of the content to be displayed on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. BRADLEY, Matthew E. BROOMHALL, Robert E. LOREDO, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20160239741
    Abstract: A system for assessing a user interaction experience of content displayed on a mobile device, implemented by a computing processor, receives an indication of content to be displayed on the mobile device. The indication is received in response to a user attempting to access the content. The system analyzes the content to assess the user interaction experience of the content to be displayed on the mobile device. The analysis is based at least on the mobile device on which the content is to be displayed. The user interaction experience is comprised of the viewing quality of the content to be displayed on the mobile device, and/or a feasibility of user interaction with the content. Based on the user interaction experience, the system presents, on the mobile device on which the content is to be displayed, an indication of the user interaction experience and the indication of the content to be displayed on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert E. Loredo, Asima Silva
  • Publication number: 20160196299
    Abstract: An approach is provided to determine answer stability in a question answering (QA) system. In the approach, a question submitted to a question answering (QA) system is selected and data pertaining to a candidate answers generated by the QA system are analyzed. The analysis of the data results in a stability characteristic that pertains to the candidate answers. A confidence value associated with the candidate answers is adjusted based on the respective answer's stability characteristic. One or more of the candidate answers are provided to a requestor based on the adjusted confidence values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Lisa M. Bradley, Christina R. Carlson, Andrew R. Freed, Roderick C. Henderson
  • Publication number: 20160196298
    Abstract: An approach is provided to correct documents ingested by a question answering (QA) system. A document previously ingested by the QA system is selected. A correction to the selected document is identified from one or more correction sources and the correction is applied to the selected document within the QA system. In one embodiment, the correction source is a non-ingested document, such as a published document or an issued correction. In another embodiment, the correction source is a post in a forum. In this embodiment, a statement in the ingested document is compared with a contradictory statement found in an ingested post of a threaded discussion. The statement and the contradictory statement are evaluated by the QA system. The statement in the ingested document is replaced with the contradictory statement in response to the evaluation revealing that the contradictory statement is correct and that the statement is incorrect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. Bradley, Christina R. Carlson, Andrew R. Freed, Roderick C. Henderson
  • Publication number: 20160182642
    Abstract: Managing a co-browsing session of multiple users where there are multiple roles that each user may have, and each respective user has a role. Software manages a computer system to: (i) monitor the co-browsing session to detect a condition; and (ii) responsive to detection of the condition, change the role(s) of at least one user. The change of role(s) is made automatically and without human intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160173506
    Abstract: Using a system distinct from a mobile device, the mobile device is switched from a first mode to a second mode to access a set of data storage locations in the mobile device. All malware-susceptible data stored in the set of data storage locations is received at the system from the mobile device to form received data, which is analyzed at the system to detect a malware from a set of malware in a first portion of the received data. Responsive to the analyzing, the first portion of the received data is modified at the system to form a modified first portion, wherein the modifying removes the malware from the first portion. The system stores the modified first portion in a first data storage location in the mobile device and a second portion of the received data in a second data storage location in the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: JUDITH H. BANK, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160171215
    Abstract: Using a system distinct from a mobile device, the mobile device is switched from a first mode to a second mode to access a set of data storage locations in the mobile device. All malware-susceptible data stored in the set of data storage locations is received at the system from the mobile device to form received data, which is analyzed at the system to detect a malware from a set of malware in a first portion of the received data. Responsive to the analyzing, the first portion of the received data is modified at the system to form a modified first portion, wherein the modifying removes the malware from the first portion. The system stores the modified first portion in a first data storage location in the mobile device and a second portion of the received data in a second data storage location in the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160156583
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for selectively delaying social media messages in a social media environment are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A subject matter of a social media message is determined by analyzing the social media message at a first time after sending by a sender user and prior to publishing on a social media page of a receiver user. Using a delay rule related to the subject matter, a determination is made whether the publishing of the social media message on the social media page of receiver user should be delayed. Responsive to the delay rule concluding to delay the publishing, the publishing of the social media message on the social media page of the receiver user is delayed by a delay period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: JUDITH H. BANK, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160134762
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for enabling mobile computing devices to track data usage among mobile computing devices that share a data plan. A threshold amount of data to be consumed over a period of time (e.g., billing period) by the mobile computing devices belonging to the shared data plan is received. Upon receiving a message from one of these mobile computing devices that contains an identifier that indicates that the message pertains to data usage information for the shared data plan, the current data usage metrics for the mobile computing device that sent the message is retrieved from the message. The value of the aggregate data usage is updated with the retrieved data usage metrics. Actions, such as throttling the data usage, are performed in response to the aggregate data usage being within a designated amount of data to the threshold amount of data to be consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160135031
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for enabling mobile computing devices to track data usage among mobile computing devices that share a data plan. A threshold amount of data to be consumed over a period of time (e.g., billing period) by the mobile computing devices belonging to the shared data plan is received. Upon receiving a message from one of these mobile computing devices that contains an identifier that indicates that the message pertains to data usage information for the shared data plan, the current data usage metrics for the mobile computing device that sent the message is retrieved from the message. The value of the aggregate data usage is updated with the retrieved data usage metrics. Actions, such as throttling the data usage, are performed in response to the aggregate data usage being within a designated amount of data to the threshold amount of data to be consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Judith H. Bank, Lisa M. Bradley, Aaron J. Quirk, Lin Sun
  • Publication number: 20160117925
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an intelligent parking system receives a request from a driver of a vehicle for a parking space. The intelligent parking system identifies available parking spaces and selects a preferred parking space from the available parking spaces based upon comparing dynamic parking space properties corresponding to the available parking spaces to factors such as driver skill data corresponding to the driver or vehicle properties corresponding to the vehicle. In turn, the intelligent parking system notifies the driver of the preferred parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Vikrant Akavaram, Lisa M. Bradley, Lillian Y. Lei, Lawrence Louie
  • Publication number: 20160117384
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for improving social network users' interactions. The content of posts in a thread is analyzed so as to group the posts by topic. The posts directed to a specific topic are then analyzed to determine which users posted an initial post or a comment containing an ongoing question not answered. The users' profiles, liked pages and/or friends' graphs for the users involved in the analyzed posts are analyzed to determine any relationships among the users. Furthermore, past communication patterns and/or liked pages of the users are analyzed to determine the likelihood of responding to posts. The posts in the original thread are split into a new thread containing the group(s) of posts directed to a topic(s) having a group of users who would most likely participate in the new thread, where the group of users is selected based on the analysis discussed above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Vikrant Akavaram, Lisa M. Bradley, Lillian Y. Lei, Lawrence Louie
  • Publication number: 20160117926
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an intelligent parking system receives a request from a driver of a vehicle for a parking space. The intelligent parking system identifies available parking spaces and selects a preferred parking space from the available parking spaces based upon comparing dynamic parking space properties corresponding to the available parking spaces to factors such as driver skill data corresponding to the driver or vehicle properties corresponding to the vehicle. In turn, the intelligent parking system notifies the driver of the preferred parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Vikrant Akavaram, Lisa M. Bradley, Lillian Y. Lei, Lawrence Louie
  • Publication number: 20160119265
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for improving social network users' interactions. The content of posts in a thread is analyzed so as to group the posts by topic. The posts directed to a specific topic are then analyzed to determine which users posted an initial post or a comment containing an ongoing question not answered. The users' profiles, liked pages and/or friends' graphs for the users involved in the analyzed posts are analyzed to determine any relationships among the users. Furthermore, past communication patterns and/or liked pages of the users are analyzed to determine the likelihood of responding to posts. The posts in the original thread are split into a new thread containing the group(s) of posts directed to a topic(s) having a group of users who would most likely participate in the new thread, where the group of users is selected based on the analysis discussed above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Vikrant Akavaram, Lisa M. Bradley, Lillian Y. Lei, Lawrence Louie