Patents by Inventor Marco O. Gruteser
Marco O. Gruteser 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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Publication number: 20130124420Abstract: The invention includes various systems, architectures, frameworks and methodologies that can securely enforce a privacy policy. A method is included for securely guaranteeing a privacy policy between two enterprises, comprising: creating a message at a first enterprise, wherein the message includes a request for data concerning a third party and a privacy policy of the first enterprise; signing and certifying the message that the first enterprise has a tamper-proof system with a privacy rules engine and that the privacy policy of the first entity will be enforced by the privacy rules engine of the first enterprise; sending the message to a second enterprise; and running a privacy rules engine at the second enterprise to compare the privacy policy of the first enterprise with a set of privacy rules for the third party.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Marco O. Gruteser, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, Ronald Perez, Edith G. Schonberg, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang, Charles P. Tresser
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Patent number: 8327451Abstract: The invention includes various systems, architectures, frameworks and methodologies that can securely enforce a privacy policy. A method is included for securely guaranteeing a privacy policy between two enterprises, comprising: creating a message at a first enterprise, wherein the message includes a request for data concerning a third party and a privacy policy of the first enterprise; signing and certifying the message that the first enterprise has a tamper-proof system with a privacy rules engine and that the privacy policy of the first entity will be enforced by the privacy rules engine of the first enterprise; sending the message to a second enterprise; and running a privacy rules engine at the second enterprise to compare the privacy policy of the first enterprise with a set of privacy rules for the third party.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Marco O. Gruteser, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, Ronald Perez, Edith G. Schonberg, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang, Charles P. Tresser
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Patent number: 7508309Abstract: A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Herbert Scott McFaddin, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Patent number: 7477153Abstract: A system includes a mobile seating platform, a wireless communications system embedded within the seating platform, and a haptic system embedded in the seating platform. The haptic system includes a plurality of vibrators disposed at a plurality of positions in the seating platform for communicating information to the occupant of the seating platform and a plurality of deformable surfaces disposed at a plurality of positions in the seating platform for communicating information to the occupant of the seating platform.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Herbert Scott McFaddin, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Publication number: 20080307491Abstract: The invention includes various systems, architectures, frameworks and methodologies that can securely enforce a privacy policy. A method is included for securely guaranteeing a privacy policy between two enterprises, comprising: creating a message at a first enterprise, wherein the message includes a request for data concerning a third party and a privacy policy of the first enterprise; signing and certifying the message that the first enterprise has a tamper-proof system with a privacy rules engine and that the privacy policy of the first entity will be enforced by the privacy rules engine of the first enterprise; sending the message to a second enterprise; and running a privacy rules engine at the second enterprise to compare the privacy policy of the first enterprise with a set of privacy rules for the third party.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Sastry S. Duri, Marco O. Gruteser, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, Ronald Perez, Edith G. Schonberg, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang, Charles P. Tresser
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Publication number: 20080204227Abstract: A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Herbert Scott McFaddin, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Publication number: 20080198008Abstract: A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Herbert Scott McFaddin, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Young Wong
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Patent number: 7401352Abstract: The invention includes various systems, architectures, frameworks and methodologies that can securely enforce a privacy policy. A method is include for securely guaranteeing a privacy policy between two enterprises, comprising: creating a message at a first enterprise, wherein the message includes a request for data concerning a third party and a privacy policy of the first enterprise; signing and certifying the message that the first enterprise has a tamper-proof system with a privacy rules engine and that the privacy policy of the first entity will be enforced by the privacy rules engine of the first enterprise; sending the message to a second enterprise; and running a privacy rules engine at the second enterprise to compare the privacy policy of the first enterprise with a set of privacy rules for the third party.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Marco O. Gruteser, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, Ronald Perez, Edith G. Schonberg, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang, Charles P. Tresser
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Patent number: 7327268Abstract: A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Herbert Scott McFaddin, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Patent number: 6870477Abstract: A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2001Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Herbert Scott McFaddin, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Publication number: 20040054918Abstract: The invention includes various systems, architectures, frameworks and methodologies that can securely enforce a privacy policy. A method is include for securely guaranteeing a privacy policy between two enterprises, comprising: creating a message at a first enterprise, wherein the message includes a request for data concerning a third party and a privacy policy of the first enterprise; signing and certifying the message that the first enterprise has a tamper-proof system with a privacy rules engine and that the privacy policy of the first entity will be enforced by the privacy rules engine of the first enterprise; sending the message to a second enterprise; and running a privacy rules engine at the second enterprise to compare the privacy policy of the first enterprise with a set of privacy rules for the third party.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: March 18, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sastry S. Duri, Marco O. Gruteser, Xuan Liu, Paul A. Moskowitz, Ronald Perez, Edith G. Schonberg, Moninder Singh, Jung-Mu Tang, Charles P. Tresser
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Patent number: 6686839Abstract: A system (and method) includes a sound monitoring system, a detector for identifying a source of the sound, a computing system for processing the sound to trigger a notification event, and a user interface system for notifying at least one individual responsible for the sound.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul Bao-Luo Chou, Marco O. Gruteser, Jennifer C. Lai, Anthony Levas, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Publication number: 20030037243Abstract: A method (and system) includes receiving a request to present information selected from a plurality of examples of information, reading an identification token of at least one user, and determining whether the at least one user is authorized to be presented the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2001Publication date: February 20, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong, Sachhiko Yoshihama
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Publication number: 20030025601Abstract: A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Herbert Scott McFaddin, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Publication number: 20020188489Abstract: A method (and system and signal-bearing medium) of optimizing office worker interactions, includes assigning weight values to worker interactions, defining distances between work space locations, and calculating a placement of workers in work spaces through the application of an optimizing process using the weight values and distances.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2001Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Karen Gei-Men Cheng, Brenda Lynn Dietrich, Marco O. Gruteser, Anthony Levas, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong
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Publication number: 20020145521Abstract: A system (and method) includes a sound monitoring system, a detector for identifying a source of the sound, a computing system for processing the sound to trigger a notification event, and a user interface system for notifying at least one individual responsible for the sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Paul Bao-Luo Chou, Marco O. Gruteser, Jennifer C. Lai, Anthony Levas, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Danny Chan Yong Wong