Patents by Inventor Lisa M. Chavez

Lisa M. Chavez 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: 20160210207
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide recovery placeholders within an application. Specifically, one approach includes providing an application operating on a client device, and generating a recovery placeholder that defines a current state of the application by analyzing a queue containing a set of messages, and identifying one or more selected events corresponding to the application from the queue. In one approach, the current state defines, at the time the recovery placeholder is generated, at least one of: a position within a window of the application, a current activity of the application, a position of the window within a display of a display device, and a placement order of the window of the application in relation to a stack of other cascaded windows. At a later point in time, the application may then be restored to the current state by accessing the recovery placeholder to replay the one or more selected events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Lisa M. Chavez, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 9348670
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide recovery placeholders within an application. Specifically, one approach includes providing an application operating on a client device, and generating a recovery placeholder that defines a current state of the application by analyzing a queue containing a set of messages, and identifying one or more selected events corresponding to the application from the queue. In one approach, the current state defines, at the time the recovery placeholder is generated, at least one of: a position within a window of the application, a current activity of the application, a position of the window within a display of a display device, and a placement order of the window of the application in relation to a stack of other cascaded windows. At a later point in time, the application may then be restored to the current state by accessing the recovery placeholder to replay the one or more selected events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Chavez, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20150254114
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide recovery placeholders within an application. Specifically, one approach includes providing an application operating on a client device, and generating a recovery placeholder that defines a current state of the application by analyzing a queue containing a set of messages, and identifying one or more selected events corresponding to the application from the queue. In one approach, the current state defines, at the time the recovery placeholder is generated, at least one of: a position within a window of the application, a current activity of the application, a position of the window within a display of a display device, and a placement order of the window of the application in relation to a stack of other cascaded windows. At a later point in time, the application may then be restored to the current state by accessing the recovery placeholder to replay the one or more selected events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Chavez, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20150241565
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a driver is provided. The method includes receiving and analyzing GPS data identifying locations of GPS enabled devices of a plurality of users. A group of users are determined to be located within a specified proximity to each other based on the analysis. The group of users are determined, based on an altitude, velocity, and a vector of the group of users, to be located within a vehicle. A position and role for each user with respect to the vehicle is determined. Selected functions of each GPS enabled device are controlled based on each role.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. Chavez, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Publication number: 20100125472
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for relating code with intellectual property assets are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An intellectual property asset is identified. A portion of code is located from an entire code of a software application, such that the portion of code corresponds to the intellectual property asset. The portion of code is marked with information identifying the intellectual property asset. The portion of the code is executed during the execution of the software application. The execution of the portion of code is recorded, the recording indicating a use of the intellectual property asset. Additionally, a set of analysis control factors may be accepted. The recording may be analyzed according to the set of analysis control factors. A recommendation for an intellectual property asset related business decision to develop, invest in, or maintain certain intellectual property assets may be produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Bruce Kumhyr, Lisa M. Chavez, Michael John Spisak, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Rhonda L. Childress
  • Publication number: 20090265311
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus in the form of a data processing system, and a computer program product for an intellectual property subscribe and publication notification service. In one illustrative embodiment the computer implemented method comprises obtaining an intellectual property source and creating a list of approved subscribers for the intellectual property source, wherein each subscriber of the list of subscribers indicates elements of interest. The computer implemented method further comprises creating a set of queries comprising the elements of interest associated with the list of approved subscribers and monitoring the intellectual property source for the elements of interest to create identified elements of interest. The computer implemented method then publishing notification of the identified elements of interest to the list of approved subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. Chavez, Rhonda L. Childress, David Bruce Kumhyr, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Michael John Spisak