Patents by Inventor Mathews Thomas

Mathews Thomas 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: 10097982
    Abstract: An occurrence of an emergency situation pertinent to people presently located within a venue can be identified. Responsive to identifying the emergency situation pertinent to the people located within the venue, an emergency alert can be automatically communicated to a first mobile device. The emergency alert can provide contextual information pertaining to the emergency situation, wherein the contextual information indicates precautions to be observed by the user. The emergency alert can be configured to be presented by the first mobile device to the user to alert the user to the emergency situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung Tack Kwan, Christian E. Loza, Olivia G. Loza, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180278978
    Abstract: A channel programming associated with a channel can be selected. The channel can be associated with a programming broadcasting system. The channel programming can be displayed upon a presentation device. An immediate content from a content delivery entity interrupting the presentation of the channel programming can be received. The channel programming and the immediate content can be simultaneously presented on the presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: David W. Hurd, Tassanee K. Supakkul, Mathews Thomas, Julio Wong
  • Patent number: 10057771
    Abstract: A mobile hub can receive from a mobile device a request to authenticate a user of the mobile device with the mobile hub. Responsive to receiving the request, a user profile of the user can be identified. A first of a plurality of mobile networks indicated in the user profile as being available to the user can be identified. The first mobile network can satisfy at least one user specified criterion associated with the user profile. A subscriber authentication associated with the user profile can be selected. The subscriber authentication can be configured to authenticate the user with the first of the plurality of mobile networks and configured to be processed by the first mobile device to automatically establish presence on the first mobile network. The subscriber authentication can be communicated to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susan J. Christian, Alan D. Emery, Arvind Sathi, Fernando M. Siqueira, Mathews Thomas
  • Patent number: 9998780
    Abstract: A channel programming associated with a channel can be selected. The channel can be associated with a programming broadcasting system. The channel programming can be displayed upon a presentation device. An immediate content from a content delivery entity interrupting the presentation of the channel programming can be received. The channel programming and the immediate content can be simultaneously presented on the presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Hurd, Tassanee K. Supakkul, Mathews Thomas, Julio Wong
  • Patent number: 9976674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a concrete channel assembly configured to prevent ingress of concrete into the concrete insert channel during construction. The concrete insert channel assembly includes a concrete insert channel having a plurality of anchor hooks, a plurality of base openings, first and second open ends, and a bottom opening, a plurality of sealing caps having a sealing cap body and a sealing support rib with the sealing support rib integrally connected to the sealing cap body, first and second end caps configured to removably mount and seal the first and second open ends, respectively, and a closure strip configured to slidably mount and seal the bottom opening. Each of the plurality of seal caps is configured to removably mount and seal each of the plurality of base openings of the concrete insert channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLC
    Inventors: Robert Kevin Jolly, Mathew Thomas, Daniel P. Edwards, Charles Anthony Stout
  • Patent number: 9965952
    Abstract: Road condition management is provided. A first road problem at a first location is identified, based, at least in part, on a current traffic pattern and current environmental conditions at the first location. An optimized plan for road repairs is generated. The optimized plan identifies one or more road problems. The plan is optimized based on a severity index of each of the one or more road problems and an availability of at least one resource. An alert is issued to at least one interface device, wherein the alert describes the first road problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Subil M. Abraham, Vinod A. Bijlani, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180124144
    Abstract: A content delivery system may receive and aggregate video content from one or more content sources. In a first embodiment, the content delivery system may start streaming a video to a first viewer on a first device and then receive a request for a catch up version to be streamed to a second viewer viewing a second device. The content delivery system may send replacement segments of the video that are shortened summaries to the second device until the second viewer has caught up to the first viewer on the first device. In a second embodiment, the content delivery system may detect two or more viewers and customize a video content for both viewers. In a third embodiment, the content delivery system, in real time, may customize a segment of a video (possibly using a “green screen” or overlaying a second video over the original video segment) based on characteristics of the viewer and then stream the customized video segment to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jason A. Gonzalez, Eric L. Gose, Mathews Thomas, Janki Y. Vora
  • Publication number: 20180124142
    Abstract: A content delivery system may receive and aggregate video content from one or more content sources. In a first embodiment, the content delivery system may start streaming a video to a first viewer on a first device and then receive a request for a catch up version to be streamed to a second viewer viewing a second device. The content delivery system may send replacement segments of the video that are shortened summaries to the second device until the second viewer has caught up to the first viewer on the first device. In a second embodiment, the content delivery system may detect two or more viewers and customize a video content for both viewers. In a third embodiment, the content delivery system, in real time, may customize a segment of a video (possibly using a “green screen” or overlaying a second video over the original video segment) based on characteristics of the viewer and then stream the customized video segment to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jason A. Gonzalez, Eric L. Gose, Mathews Thomas, Janki Y. Vora
  • Publication number: 20180101146
    Abstract: Modifying an environment to meet preferred settings. Settings for controllable appliances are adjusted to customize an environment based on a profile of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Rajaraman Hariharan, Sofien Mzabi, Kenechukwu C. Nwankwo, Juel D. Raju, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180049012
    Abstract: An occurrence of an emergency situation pertinent to people presently located within a venue can be identified. Responsive to identifying the emergency situation pertinent to the people located within the venue, an emergency alert can be automatically communicated to a first mobile device. The emergency alert can provide contextual information pertaining to the emergency situation, wherein the contextual information indicates precautions to be observed by the user. The emergency alert can be configured to be presented by the first mobile device to the user to alert the user to the emergency situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hung Tack Kwan, Christian E. Loza, Olivia G. Loza, Mathews Thomas
  • Patent number: 9892424
    Abstract: Communication plans are created, modified, and executed by a campaign server. The campaign server creates a retail environment communication plan that specifies communications to be made to unidentified shoppers in a retail environment that includes at least one sensor. The campaign server identifies a shopper in the retail environment by the at least one sensor, and creates a shopper communication plan, based on the retail environment communication plan, that specifies communications to be made to the identified shopper in the retail environment. The campaign server executes the retail environment communication plan and the shopper communication plan. In response to processing an event sensed by the at least one sensor, the campaign server modifies one or both of the retail environment communication plan and the shopper communication plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Subil M. Abraham, Rajaraman Hariharan, Mathews Thomas, Priyadarshini Sampath
  • Publication number: 20180025742
    Abstract: Utterances spoken or sung by a first person can be received, in real time, from a mobile communication device. A location of the mobile communication device can be determined to be in an area designated as a quiet zone. A key indicator that indicates at least one characteristic of the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person can be generated. Based, at least in part, on the key indicator, a determination can be made that the first person is speaking or singing too loudly in the area designated as the quiet zone. Responsive to determining that the first person is speaking or singing too loudly in the area designated as the quiet zone, feedback indicating that the first person is speaking or singing too loudly in the area designated as the quiet zone can be communicated to the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Alan D. Emery, Aditya Sood, Mathews Thomas, Janki Y. Vora
  • Patent number: 9860724
    Abstract: An occurrence of an emergency situation pertinent to people presently located within a venue can be identified. Responsive to identifying the emergency situation pertinent to the people located within the venue, location specific emergency information can be automatically communicated to a first mobile device. The location specific emergency information can describe an emergency plan for exiting the venue from a present location of the first mobile device within the venue. The location specific emergency information can be configured to be presented by the first mobile device to a user of the first mobile device to safely guide the user from the present location to an exit of the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung Tack Kwan, Christian E. Loza, Olivia G. Loza, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20170369446
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the general formula: in which the variable groups are as defined herein, and to their preparation and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: William C. Shakespeare, Wei-Sheng Huang, David C. Dalgarno, Xiaotian Zhu, R. Mathew Thomas, Yihan Wang, Jiwei Qi, Rajeswari Sundaramoorthi, Dong Zou, Chester A. Metcalf, III, Tomi K. Sawyer, Jan Antoinette C. Romero
  • Publication number: 20170358910
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foldable cable tray configured for ease of transportation and for storage. The foldable cable tray includes a first side rail, a second side rail, a plurality of rungs movably connected to the first and second side rails to transit the foldable cable tray between unfolded and folded positions, and a locking device configured to lock each of the plurality of rungs to the first and second side rails when the foldable cable tray is in the unfolded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Cardin, Mathew Thomas, Tyler Nash, Cong Thanh Dinh
  • Patent number: 9836382
    Abstract: A method for the cognitive debugging of a managed system includes first receiving an event in an event management system. Thereafter, a context for the event is extracted therefrom and the context is mapped to both one or more components of a managed computing system and also one or more corresponding debug mode commands for each of the components. Consequently, a debug mode is enabled in each of the components and the corresponding debug mode commands are issued for each of the components so as to provoke a generation of one or more log entries. The generated log entries then are matched to a pre-stored log entry amongst a multiplicity of pre-stored log entries and at least one problem resolution document stored in connection with the matched pre-stored log entry is transmitted to an operator of the event management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mandeep Chana, William King, Tomyo G. Maeshiro, Mathews Thomas, Janki Y. Vora
  • Publication number: 20170328496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a concrete channel assembly configured to prevent ingress of concrete into the concrete insert channel during construction. The concrete insert channel assembly includes a concrete insert channel having a plurality of anchor hooks, a plurality of base openings, first and second open ends, and a bottom opening, a plurality of sealing caps having a sealing cap body and a sealing support rib with the sealing support rib integrally connected to the sealing cap body, first and second end caps configured to removably mount and seal the first and second open ends, respectively, and a closure strip configured to slidably mount and seal the bottom opening. Each of the plurality of seal caps is configured to removably mount and seal each of the plurality of base openings of the concrete insert channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Kevin Jolly, Mathew Thomas, Daniel P. Edwards, Charles Anthony Stout
  • Patent number: 9779761
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to receiving, in real time, utterances spoken or sung by a first person when the utterances are spoken or sung and comparing, in real time, the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person to at least a stored sample of utterances spoken or sung by the first person. Based, at least in part, on the comparing the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person to at least the stored sample of utterances spoken or sung by the first person, a key indicator that indicates at least one characteristic of the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person can be generated. Feedback indicating the at least one characteristic of the detected utterances spoken or sung by the first person can be communicated to the first person or a second person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan D. Emery, Aditya Sood, Mathews Thomas, Janki Y. Vora
  • Publication number: 20170257763
    Abstract: A mobile hub can receive from a mobile device a request to authenticate a user of the mobile device with the mobile hub. Responsive to receiving the request, a user profile of the user can be identified. A first of a plurality of mobile networks indicated in the user profile as being available to the user can be identified. The first mobile network can satisfy at least one user specified criterion associated with the user profile. A subscriber authentication associated with the user profile can be selected. The subscriber authentication can be configured to authenticate the user with the first of the plurality of mobile networks and configured to be processed by the first mobile device to automatically establish presence on the first mobile network. The subscriber authentication can be communicated to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Susan J. Christian, Alan D. Emery, Arvind Sathi, Fernando M. Siqueira, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20170235660
    Abstract: A method for the cognitive debugging of a managed system includes first receiving an event in an event management system. Thereafter, a context for the event is extracted therefrom and the context is mapped to both one or more components of a managed computing system and also one or more corresponding debug mode commands for each of the components. Consequently, a debug mode is enabled in each of the components and the corresponding debug mode commands are issued for each of the components so as to provoke a generation of one or more log entries. The generated log entries then are matched to a pre-stored log entry amongst a multiplicity of pre-stored log entries and at least one problem resolution document stored in connection with the matched pre-stored log entry is transmitted to an operator of the event management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Mandeep Chana, William King, Tomyo G. Maeshiro, Mathews Thomas, Janki Y. Vora