Patents by Inventor Mark Joseph Hamzy
Mark Joseph Hamzy 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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Patent number: 9195642Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for spell checking URLs in a resource. Embodiments include identifying within a resource a URL, determining whether the URL is valid, and marking the URL as misspelled if the URL is invalid. In typical embodiments, determining whether the URL is valid is carried out by resolving a domain name contained in the URL. Typical embodiments also include suggesting an alternative spelling for the URL. In some embodiments, suggesting an alternative spelling for the URL is carried out by identifying a keyword in the resource, querying a search engine with the identified keyword, and selecting a URL in dependence upon search results returned by the search engine.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Mark Joseph Hamzy
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Patent number: 8458619Abstract: Authorized priority alerts are permitted to “pop up” on top of a running screensaver in a computer display without suspending operation of the screensaver. A windows manager monitors for priority alerts from applications. If the screensaver is active in the display, the windows manager determines if the alert issuing application and alert type are permitted to breakthrough the screensaver. If so, an alert notification window identifying the content of the alert is generated and displayed in z-order on top of the screensaver, without interrupting the operation of the screensaver displayed underneath. Some notification windows implement security features by displaying only a portion of the content of the corresponding alert or completely obscuring the content of the alert and only notifying of the presence of the alert. An additional security feature requires the user to enter a password in the notification window before the content or type of alert is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark Joseph Hamzy, Dustin Kirkland
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Patent number: 8314700Abstract: A method and system for notifying an owner of a mobile electronic device of an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Mark Joseph Hamzy
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Patent number: 8180759Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for spell checking URLs in a resource. Embodiments include identifying within a resource a URL, determining whether the URL is valid, and marking the URL as misspelled if the URL is invalid. In typical embodiments, determining whether the URL is valid is carried out by resolving a domain name contained in the URL. Typical embodiments also include suggesting an alternative spelling for the URL. In some embodiments, suggesting an alternative spelling for the URL is carried out by identifying a keyword in the resource, querying a search engine with the identified keyword, and selecting a URL in dependence upon search results returned by the search engine.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2004Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Mark Joseph Hamzy
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Patent number: 8120810Abstract: A system for adjusting scanned images for printing. In response to scanning one or more objects, one or more bounding boxes are calculated for the scanned image. The scanned image is cropped to a size of the one or more bounding boxes. The cropped image is rotated to align with a scanner bed and other cropped images if necessary. The cropped image is centered. It is determined if more scanned image data can fit within a selected page size. In response to determining that more scanned image data can fit within the selected page size, it is determined if more objects need to be scanned in a print job. In response to determining that more objects do not need to be scanned in the print job, a print layout is determined for the print job. Then, the print job is printed on the selected page size.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Mark Joseph Hamzy
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Patent number: 8102547Abstract: A text modification mechanism is provided for formatting data such that the information can be reasonably deciphered by a human, but cannot be easily recognized by computer recognition techniques. The text modification mechanism alters printed text so that computer recognition of characters becomes difficult. Modification of the text may be accomplished with manipulation of the fonts or the background. The mechanism may also modify the text based on user preferences.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael Wayne Brown, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Scott Thomas Jones
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Patent number: 7890766Abstract: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the data processing systems initiate actions to protect data in the selected data processing systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Janice Marie Girouard, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Emily Jane Ratliff
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Patent number: 7886154Abstract: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the data processing systems initiate actions to protect data in the selected data processing systems.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Janice Marie Girouard, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Emily Jane Ratliff
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Patent number: 7599261Abstract: A technique for storing or backing up data to a removable media such as a CD or DVD with an enhanced probability that such data can be successfully read or recovered from such media subsequent to the writing/storing/backing-up of the data. This enhanced probability is achieved by storing the data to be copied to the media in multiple different physical locations of the media, such that a plurality of duplicate copies of the data exists on the media. Because there are multiple copies of the data stored on the media, the probability of being able to successfully read at least one good copy of the data is enhanced. For example, if one of the copies cannot be successfully read due to an unrecoverable error, another of the copies can be used to satisfy the read or restore operation. It is also possible to read all copies of the data in response to a read/restore operation, and any differences in the read data will indicate an error with at least one of the copies.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Phani Gopal V. Achanta, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Scott Thomas Jones, Steven L. Pratt
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Publication number: 20090099935Abstract: Weight based upselling, including receiving a purchase request for an item from a customer; determining a weight of the item; identifying, in dependence upon the weight of the item, a shipping weight range and a shipping cost for the item, where the shipping weight range includes a maximum shipping weight; calculating a difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight in the shipping weight range; selecting an upsell item in dependence upon the difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight in the shipping weight range; and offering the upsell item to the customer, including offering to ship both the item and the upsell item for only the identified shipping cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Joseph Hamzy, Edward Scott Rozmiarek
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Patent number: 7509262Abstract: Weight based upselling, including receiving a purchase request for an item from a customer; determining a weight of the item; identifying, in dependence upon the weight of the item, a shipping weight range and a shipping cost for the item, where the shipping weight range includes a maximum shipping weight; calculating a difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight in the shipping weight range; selecting an upsell item in dependence upon the difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight in the shipping weight range; and offering the upsell item to the customer, including offering to ship both the item and the upsell item for only the identified shipping cost.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark Joseph Hamzy, Edward Scott Rozmiarek
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Publication number: 20090040569Abstract: A system for adjusting scanned images for printing. In response to scanning one or more objects, one or more bounding boxes are calculated for the scanned image. The scanned image is cropped to a size of the one or more bounding boxes. The cropped image is rotated to align with a scanner bed and other cropped images if necessary. The cropped image is centered. It is determined if more scanned image data can fit within a selected page size. In response to determining that more scanned image data can fit within the selected page size, it is determined if more objects need to be scanned in a print job. In response to determining that more objects do not need to be scanned in the print job, a print layout is determined for the print job. Then, the print job is printed on the selected page size.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventor: Mark Joseph Hamzy
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Patent number: 7490340Abstract: A user enters control settings into a content receiver whereby the control settings correspond to a particular viewer or a particular time-of-day. The content receiver receives a media signal and metadata that includes censorship level information. The content receiver uses the control settings to identify an applicable censorship level and uses the metadata to de-scramble the media signal to a censorship level corresponding to the identified applicable censorship level. The content receiver provides the de-scrambled media signal to a viewer's display.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2003Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark Joseph Hamzy, Scott Thomas Jones, Peter A. Zannucci
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Publication number: 20090015401Abstract: Method and system for locating a parked vehicle. A method for locating a parked vehicle includes receiving a vehicle arming signal at a vehicle arming signal receiving unit. The received vehicle arming signal is broadcast throughout a parking area in which a vehicle associated with the vehicle arming signal is parked. An arming acknowledgement signal provided by the vehicle associated with the vehicle arming signal is detected, and a location of the vehicle associated with the vehicle arming signal is identified using the arming acknowledgement signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventor: Mark Joseph Hamzy
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Publication number: 20080291045Abstract: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the data processing systems initiate actions to protect data in the selected data processing systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: JANICE MARIE GIROUARD, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Emily Jane Ratliff
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Publication number: 20080235606Abstract: A text modification mechanism is provided for formatting data such that the information can be reasonably deciphered by a human, but cannot be easily recognized by computer recognition techniques. The text modification mechanism alters printed text so that computer recognition of characters becomes difficult. Modification of the text may be accomplished with manipulation of the fonts or the background. The mechanism may also modify the text based on user preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Wayne Brown, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Scott Thomas Jones
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Publication number: 20080177632Abstract: Weight based upselling, including receiving a purchase request for an item from a customer; determining a weight of the item; identifying, in dependence upon the weight of the item, a shipping weight range and a shipping cost for the item, where the shipping weight range includes a maximum shipping weight; calculating a difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight in the shipping weight range; selecting an upsell item in dependence upon the difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight in the shipping weight range; and offering the upsell item to the customer, including offering to ship both the item and the upsell item for only the identified shipping cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Joseph Hamzy, Edward Scott Rozmiarek
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Patent number: 7400422Abstract: A text modification mechanism is provided for formatting data such that the information can be reasonably deciphered by a human, but cannot be easily recognized by computer recognition techniques. The text modification mechanism alters printed text so that computer recognition of characters becomes difficult. Modification of the text may be accomplished with manipulation of the fonts or the background. The mechanism may also modify the text based on user preferences.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael Wayne Brown, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Scott Thomas Jones
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Publication number: 20080123503Abstract: A technique for storing or backing up data to a removable media such as a CD or DVD with an enhanced probability that such data can be successfully read or recovered from such media subsequent to the writing/storing/backing-up of the data. This enhanced probability is achieved by storing the data to be copied to the media in multiple different physical locations of the media, such that a plurality of duplicate copies of the data exists on the media. Because there are multiple copies of the data stored on the media, the probability of being able to successfully read at least one good copy of the data is enhanced. For example, if one of the copies cannot be successfully read due to an unrecoverable error, another of the copies can be used to satisfy the read or restore operation. It is also possible to read all copies of the data in response to a read/restore operation, and any differences in the read data will indicate an error with at least one of the copies.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Phani Gopal V. Achanta, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Scott Thomas Jones, Steven L. Pratt
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Patent number: 7360095Abstract: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the data processing systems initiate actions to protect data in the selected data processing systems.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2003Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Janice Marie Girouard, Mark Joseph Hamzy, Emily Jane Ratliff