Patents by Inventor Maja Vukovic

Maja Vukovic 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).

  • Method for guiding an emergency vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 10600326
    Abstract: A method for guiding an emergency vehicle to an emergency site includes receiving an emergency dispatch message including a location of an emergency. Present location information is received for an emergency vehicle. A route between the received present location and the received location of the emergency is calculated using area map data. Navigation guidance is provided to the emergency vehicle based on the calculated route. The calculated route and the present location information for the emergency vehicle are transmitted to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV is automatically piloted ahead of the emergency vehicle, along the calculated route, using the calculated route and present location transmitted thereto. A traffic alert is transmitted from the UAV to influence traffic flow ahead of the emergency vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minkyong Kim, Clifford A. Pickover, Valentina Salapura, Maja Vukovic
  • Automatically assessing a severity of a vulnerability via social media
    Patent number: 10601857
    Abstract: A method and system of identifying technical experts for an identified vulnerability is provided. One or more technical experts for each of one or more categories of the vulnerability are identified. Questions are sent to and answers are received from the one or more identified technical experts for each of the one or more categories of vulnerabilities, via a chatbot module. Answers to parameters that are missing for a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) for the identified vulnerability are determined from the received answers to the parameters. The answers to the parameters are validated and a CVSS score is calculated based on the validated determined answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muhammed Fatih Bulut, Lisa Chavez, Jinho Hwang, Virginia Mayo, Maja Vukovic, Sai Zeng
  • Managing migration of an application from a source to a target
    Patent number: 10594789
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to managing migration of an application. The managing migration of an application includes establishing a source dataset. The source dataset includes a set of source features. The source features relate to a source. The source includes the application. A determination of a first set of migration plans is made. The determination is made with an evaluation. The evaluation is made using the source dataset and a set of legacy features. The evaluation is performed with a cost measure. The application is migrated from the source to the target. The migration is based on the determined first set of migration plans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kun Bai, Jinho Hwang, Brian Peterson, Maja Vukovic
  • Enhancing natural language processing query/answer systems using social network analysis
    Patent number: 10594810
    Abstract: Methods and a system are provided. A method includes optimizing, by a natural language processing based response optimizer having a processor, responses in an online question and answer session using natural language processing. The optimizing step includes deriving a candidate answer to a question posed in natural language and gathering support for the candidate answer by accessing a social network. The support is weighted by at least one of degree centrality, betweenness centrality, closeness centrality, Eigenvalue, hub, and authority of nodes in the social network that are associated with the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Valentina Salapura, Maja Vukovic
  • Facilitating mitigation of dangerous activities
    Patent number: 10592947
    Abstract: Techniques facilitating mitigation of dangerous activities are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method can include detecting, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, a trigger event based on a determination that a security risk level satisfies a defined condition associated with the security risk level. The security risk level can be associated with an item of interest and a monitored behavior related to the item of interest. The computer-implemented method can also include implementing, by the system, an action that mitigates an impact of the security risk level. The action can be implemented as the trigger event is detected and the action can be determined based on the item of interest and the monitored behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Enhancing natural language processing query/answer systems using social network analysis
    Patent number: 10594811
    Abstract: Methods and a system are provided. A method includes optimizing, by a natural language processing based response optimizer having a processor, responses in an online question and answer session using natural language processing. The optimizing step includes deriving a candidate answer to a question posed in natural language and gathering support for the candidate answer by accessing a social network. The support is weighted by at least one of degree centrality, betweenness centrality, closeness centrality, Eigenvalue, hub, and authority of nodes in the social network that are associated with the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Valentina Salapura, Maja Vukovic
  • Device control based on a user's physical setting
    Patent number: 10591885
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method controls a self-driving vehicle (SDV). One or more processors receive, from one or more physical sensors, physical state readings that describe a physical environment of multiple persons that are in spatial proximity with one another. The processors determine, based on the physical state readings, a context of a physical setting of the multiple persons. The processors identify, based on the context of the physical setting of the multiple persons, an SDV that is known to modify a state of the multiple persons. The processor(s) then transmit, to a device controller, a device activation signal to activate the SDV, in order to transport cargo that one of the multiple persons was previously scheduled to transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Olympia Gluck, Itzhack Goldberg, Jinho Hwang, Maja Vukovic, Yelena Zilberstein
  • MAINTAINING TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE FOR ACCELERATED COMPLIANCE CONTROL DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20200076752
    Abstract: Techniques facilitating maintenance of tribal knowledge for accelerated compliance control deployment are provided. In one example, a system includes a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components include a knowledge base generation component that generates a knowledge graph corresponding to respective commitments created via tribal exchanges, the knowledge graph comprising a semantic level and an operational level; a semantic graph population component that populates the semantic level of the knowledge graph based on identified parties to the respective commitments; and an operational graph population component that populates the operational level of the knowledge graph based on tracked status changes associated with the respective commitments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Constantin Mircea Adam, Muhammed Fatih Bulut, Richard Baxter Hull, Anup Kalia, Maja Vukovic, Jin Xiao
  • QUERY RECOMMENDATION TO LOCATE AN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20200074002
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate query recommendation are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise an ontology component that can generate an ontology based on unstructured data of a description of an application programming interface. The computer executable components can further comprise a reasoner component that can identify one or more terms of the ontology that correspond semantically to a term of a query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Anup Kalia, Jin Xiao, Yu Deng, Maja Vukovic
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO COMPUTE AUTOMATION OPPORTUNITIES FROM CHANGE AND SERVICE TICKETS
    Publication number: 20200067798
    Abstract: One or more embodiments relate to a method and system to compute automation opportunities from change and service tickets. A system, comprises a memory that stores computer executable components; a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise: an ingestion component that receives data and determines automation opportunities for a service catalog; a categorization component that determines domain specific clusters and categories of service or change tickets; a graphing component that generates an action specific semantic graph of service or change ticket offerings; and a mapping component that maps a valid action to a cataloged service or change ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Anup Kalia, Rohit Madhukar Khandekar, Jin Xiao, Raghav Batta, Maja Vukovic, Naga A. Ayachitula
  • ALERT SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200062396
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle for aerial transportation of delivery items. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes an attachment device to fasten and unfasten one or more delivery items to the unmanned aerial vehicle, a motor to aerially transport the one or more delivery items along a delivery route, a sensor mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle to detect at least one environmental variable during the delivery route, and an alert system to generate a status associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle along the delivery route to an observer when the environmental variable exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
  • COGNITIVE ALARM CLOCK
    Publication number: 20200038621
    Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate sleep are described. In on example, a cognitive alarm clock system for children learns sleep patterns and activities towards recommending sleep schedules and teaching independence. The system may detect the cognitive state of a child based on voice or cry pattern recognition, a time of day or night, scheduled activities, and social context, among other factors. The system may initiate actions to facilitate sleep in response to the cognitive factors. For example, the system may adjust lighting or push back a wakeup time. In another example, the system may use the cognitive analysis to teach children good sleeping habits by making recommendations to facilitate a good night's rest and encourage independence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Maja VUKOVIC, Michael S. GORDON, Jinho HWANG, Ryan T. GORDON
  • COGNITIVE ALARM CLOCK
    Publication number: 20200038620
    Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate sleep are described. In on example, a cognitive alarm clock system for children learns sleep patterns and activities towards recommending sleep schedules and teaching independence. The system may detect the cognitive state of a child based on voice or cry pattern recognition, a time of day or night, scheduled activities, and social context, among other factors. The system may initiate actions to facilitate sleep in response to the cognitive factors. For example, the system may adjust lighting or push back a wakeup time. In another example, the system may use the cognitive analysis to teach children good sleeping habits by making recommendations to facilitate a good night's rest and encourage independence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Maja VUKOVIC, Michael S. GORDON, Jinho HWANG, Ryan T. GORDON
  • System, method and computer program product for an air quality amelioration action
    Patent number: 10549602
    Abstract: A computer-implemented air quality amelioration method, computer program product, and system for a self-driving vehicle, the method including detecting a value of an air quality within a cabin of the self-driving vehicle and performing an amelioration action to improve the value of the air quality based on the detection of the value of the air quality being less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashish Kundu, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic, Komminist Weldemariam
  • COGNITIVE GRAPHICAL CONTROL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20200034031
    Abstract: Information relating to at least one of a user and a user environment is acquired. A user cognitive state is determined based on the acquired information. A graphical control element is automatically configured based on the user cognitive state. The graphical control element is automatically presented on a display interface of a user device to control viewing of content displayed on the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: ROGERIO S. FERIS, James R. Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
  • Risk-aware management of elevator operations
    Patent number: 10544007
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to computer-implemented methods, computer systems, and computer program products for operating an elevator car. The method includes receiving first inputs from one or more sensors. The method further includes receiving second inputs from one or more cameras. The method further includes determining the presence of a passenger on the elevator using the first inputs and the second inputs. The method further includes determining a set of characteristics related to the passenger using the first inputs and the second inputs. The method further includes predicting a set of predicted actions of the passenger, using machine-learning techniques. The method further includes determining an action to perform based on the set of predicted actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jinho Hwang, Byungchul Tak, Maja Vukovic
  • System for intelligent injecting and ejecting of virtual connected buttons for OS interfaces
    Patent number: 10540706
    Abstract: A system for injecting and ejecting virtual connected buttons on an operating system (OS) interface includes one or more communications channels connecting a host to on-line product/service acquisition sites, information on a user's purchases from the acquisition sites, a virtual purchasing connected button (VPCB) for each product/service the user buys from an acquisition site that can be displayed on an interface of the OS of the host, and an online-purchasing system manager that triggers, based on that information, a deferring action of the display of the VPCB on the OS interface for one or more products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas E. Chefalas, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic, Komminist Sisai Weldemariam
  • Bundling application programming interfaces
    Patent number: 10528965
    Abstract: Bundling application programming interfaces is provided. Related application programming interfaces within a set of application programming interfaces and their corresponding dependent application programming interfaces are combined with related composite application programming interfaces within a set of composite application programming interfaces and their corresponding dependent application programming interfaces to generate a set of application programming interface bundles. The computer prunes the set of application programming interface bundles based on a determined application programming interface budget pattern that corresponds to a selected cluster of application programming interface consumers. The computer prices the pruned set of application programming interface bundles based on an application programming interface bundle pricing model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jim A. Laredo, Arjun Natarajan, Maja Vukovic
  • AUTOMATED TASK MANAGEMENT ON A BLOCKCHAIN BASED ON PREDICTIVE AND ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20200007322
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving user profile identification data associated with a user profile, creating a smart contract on a blockchain with the user profile identification data, validating an identity of the user profile based on the user profile identification data, performing a predictive analysis by the smart contract to determine one or more future tasks to be performed by a user device associated with the user profile, generating one or more tokens associated with the user profile, the one or more tokens include access rights for the user device to perform the one or more future tasks, and storing the one or more tokens in the blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Komminist Weldemariam, James R. Kozloski, Michael S. Gordon, Maja Vukovic, Elizabeth Ondula
  • Alert system for an unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 10518882
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle for aerial transportation of delivery items. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes an attachment device to fasten and unfasten one or more delivery items to the unmanned aerial vehicle, a motor to aerially transport the one or more delivery items along a delivery route, a sensor mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle to detect at least one environmental variable during the delivery route, and an alert system to generate a status associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle along the delivery route to an observer when the environmental variable exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic