Patents by Inventor Mark E. Elliott

Mark E. Elliott 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).

  • Patent number: 11182721
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system trains on a set of historical data that includes a set of first infractions caused by a set of first businesses and a set of fines imposed on the set of first businesses based on the set of first infractions. The trained information handling system then performs a risk assessment of a second business that includes predicting a set of possible infractions of the second business based on a set of characteristics of the second business. Then, the information handling system predicts a set of possible fines corresponding to the set of possible infractions based on the historical data. In turn, the information handling system generates a risk report that includes the set of possible infractions and the corresponding set of possible fines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cindy Harro, Mark E. Elliott, Thomas H. Rogers, Paul R. Bastide, Aashita Shekhar, Rohit Ranchal
  • Patent number: 10562451
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a notification is provided to a user. A receptacle receives an engaging member of a securing device that engages an entity within an environment. The receptacle includes a sensor to detect a presence of the engaging member of the securing device within the receptacle. An alert unit is disposed within the receptacle and enabled in response to presence of the engaging member of the securing device within the receptacle. A communication device of the alert unit communicates with a target device associated with a user. A processor of the alert unit is configured to determine a distance to the user based on communication with the target device and control notification to the user in response to the distance to the user satisfying a threshold distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mark E. Elliott
  • Publication number: 20190359129
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a notification is provided to a user. A receptacle receives an engaging member of a securing device that engages an entity within an environment. The receptacle includes a sensor to detect a presence of the engaging member of the securing device within the receptacle. An alert unit is disposed within the receptacle and enabled in response to presence of the engaging member of the securing device within the receptacle. A communication device of the alert unit communicates with a target device associated with a user. A processor of the alert unit is configured to determine a distance to the user based on communication with the target device and control notification to the user in response to the distance to the user satisfying a threshold distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Mark E. Elliott
  • Publication number: 20190362277
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system trains on a set of historical data that includes a set of first infractions caused by a set of first businesses and a set of fines imposed on the set of first businesses based on the set of first infractions. The trained information handling system then performs a risk assessment of a second business that includes predicting a set of possible infractions of the second business based on a set of characteristics of the second business. Then, the information handling system predicts a set of possible fines corresponding to the set of possible infractions based on the historical data. In turn, the information handling system generates a risk report that includes the set of possible infractions and the corresponding set of possible fines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Cindy Harro, Mark E. Elliott, Thomas H. Rogers, Paul R. Bastide, Aashita Shekhar, Rohit Ranchal
  • Patent number: 10291072
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to wireless power distribution management in an open environment. A key-pair identifier is established in a master server. The key-pair identifier can indicate both a first wireless power target device and a first wireless power source distribution center. The master server detects an indication of a wireless power coupling between the first wireless power target device and a second wireless power source distribution center. A usage assessment is determined for the wireless power coupling by the master server using the key-pair identifier. The usage assessment can relate to the first wireless power source distribution center. The master server may provide or output the usage assessment for the wireless power coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Yun Chao, Mark E. Elliott
  • Publication number: 20170324278
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to wireless power distribution management in an open environment. A key-pair identifier is established in a master server. The key-pair identifier can indicate both a first wireless power target device and a first wireless power source distribution center. The master server detects an indication of a wireless power coupling between the first wireless power target device and a second wireless power source distribution center. A usage assessment is determined for the wireless power coupling by the master server using the key-pair identifier. The usage assessment can relate to the first wireless power source distribution center. The master server may provide or output the usage assessment for the wireless power coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ching-Yun Chao, Mark E. Elliott
  • Patent number: 8001077
    Abstract: Multiple computer devices are networked, and each computer device stores a bookmark database. A user can add delete or change bookmarks on any of the computer devices. Alterations made to a bookmark database are stored locally. Every alteration is time stamped. If a bookmark is deleted, it is marked as deleted, but not erased from the local bookmark database. Bookmark databases stored on other computer devices are unaffected by changes made to the bookmark database stored on the local device. In order to update and synchronize all the bookmark databases, the local device receives the data from all the other bookmark databases. Then, the time stamps for each bookmark are compared, and the bookmarks with the most recent time stamps are assembled in a new master bookmark database. The new master bookmark database is then sent to all participating devices in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward E. Kelley, Mark E. Elliott
  • Patent number: 7711707
    Abstract: Multiple computer devices are networked, and one device is designated as a bookmark server. The bookmark server stores and maintains a master bookmark database that is available to all the networked devices. Each bookmark in the bookmark database includes a bookmark time stamp. If a bookmark is added, deleted or changed at any device, then a transaction request is sent to the bookmark server. The transaction request includes a transaction time stamp indicating the time that the transaction request was created. The bookmark server analyzes the transaction requests according to the time stamps. If multiple transaction requests are received for a single bookmark, then only the most recent transaction request is honored and other transaction requests related to the bookmark are ignored. Also, a transaction request is ignored if the transaction time stamp is older than the corresponding bookmark time stamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward E. Kelley, Mark E. Elliott