Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Broomhall

Matthew E. Broomhall 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: 11928611
    Abstract: In an approach for conversational interchange optimization, a processor monitors conversations in a communication system. A processor generates a list of topics in the conversations. A processor determines a flow for each topic based on length of time, number of participants, and sentiment associated to each topic. The flow is the progress of interactions and shifts for each topic. A processor builds a statistical model for each topic based on the flow to predict success or failure of a topic progression for an incoming conversation. A processor updates the topic progression for the incoming conversation based on the predicted success or failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Liam S. Harpur, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert E. Loredo
  • Patent number: 11853372
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for improving the discoverability of messages on a social network. The creation of a proposed message that requests a response from a target audience is detected. The social network is then searched to identify search terms and posts related to the proposed message. Upon identifying the search terms, the search terms are ranked in order of usage among the identified posts. A list of identified search terms in order of rank is then presented to the user to modify the proposed message. The proposed message is modified using a search term selected by the user from the list of search terms. The modified message is then posted on the social network. In this manner, the message created by the user has been modified to improve the discoverability of the message on the social network and to increase responses from an appropriate target audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Thomas J. Evans, IV, Robert E. Loredo
  • Patent number: 11805089
    Abstract: Conversation slipstream propagation can include using machine learning to construct a conversations graph representing conversations conducted over an electronic communications network by a plurality of participants and collected from one or more messaging platforms. A conversation slipstream comprising one or more communications extracted from the conversations can be generated in response to receiving a secondary communication over the electronic communications network. Each of the one or more communications extracted is represented by a sub-graph of the conversations graph, each sub-graph corresponding to a graph of the secondary communication. The conversation slipstream can be presented to at least one participant to the secondary communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Fang Lu, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11757812
    Abstract: Interleaved conversation concept flow enhancement can include detecting a topic of an on-going conversation over an electronic communication system. In response to detecting a topic newly introduced into the on-going conversation, a topic-divergence metric (TDM) with respect to the original topic and the newly introduced topic can be determined. A topic-divergence response action can be initiated in response to the newly introduced topic diverging from the original topic by more than a predetermined threshold based on the TDM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Fang Lu, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11734371
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for recommending additional content to an author generating authored content is provided. The present invention may include monitoring a travel location associated with the author. The present invention may include calculating a multi-sensory region based on the travel location and a maximum sense distance value. The present invention may include selecting at least one piece of additional content from a corpus of additional content based on the multi-sensory region. The present invention may include generating a model based on the at least one piece of additional content. The present invention may include selecting a relevant piece of additional content from the data model based on determining a topic associated with the relevant piece of additional content matches an authored topic associated with the authored content. The present invention may include presenting the selected relevant piece of additional content to the author.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11734327
    Abstract: The method, computer program product and computer system may include computing device which may collect application data from an application and archive the application data into a datastore. The computing device may generate a network graph based on the archived application data. The computing device may detect a new message, containing content on one or more topics, posted in the application by an author. The computing device may determine familiarity of an anticipated user with the content of the new message and associate the new message with a message history in the application based on the anticipated user. The computing device may generate a message content summary of the new message based on the message history and present message content summary to the anticipated user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Liam S. Harpur, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11716531
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product improve the quality of multimedia. The method includes displaying a current frame of a video. The method also includes generating dataframes for the current frame and for a reference frame of the video. The method further includes comparing the dataframes for the reference and current frames. In addition, the method includes determining a quality metric of the current frame based on the comparison of the dataframes for the reference and current frames. Finally, the method includes altering an orientation of the display of the current frame in response to determining that the quality metric of the current frame is below a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11640821
    Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of environmental factors that trigger a negative emotional state is provided. The method may include analyzing a plurality of user data when a user experiences a plurality of various environmental factors. The method may also include determining an emotional state experienced by the user when each of the plurality of various environmental factors is present based on the plurality of user data. The method may include receiving a plurality of calendar information associated with a user account. The method may also include identifying an upcoming event based on the plurality of calendar information. The method may include identifying an environmental factor within the plurality of various environmental factors is present at the upcoming event. The method may also include, in response to determining the environmental factor causes the user to experience a negative emotional state, executing an accommodation method based on the environmental factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert E. Loredo, Fang Lu
  • Patent number: 11599525
    Abstract: A computer system provides access to data during an outage. A plurality of data records are analyzed to identify entities whose data records indicate that a service is within an upcoming time period. A data resource is generated for each identified entity and the data resources for the identified entities are stored within a repository, wherein each data resource includes data obtained from a data record of a corresponding identified entity that is relevant to the service. The data resource of an identified entity is accessed with a corresponding recovery key during the outage and transform the data resource into one or more printable forms. The one or more printable forms are transmitted to one or more providers of the service. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for providing access to data during an outage in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert E. Loredo
  • Publication number: 20230056422
    Abstract: A method including: storing, by a computing device, obfuscated metadata from a plurality of interconnected computing environments into respective data puddles; identifying, by the computing device, a behavior of a first computing environment of the plurality of interconnected computing environments; determining, by the computing device, an expected future performance issue associated with a second computing environment of the plurality of interconnected computing environments based on the identified behavior of the first computing environment; identifying, by the computing device, a locus of the expected future performance issue associated with the second computing environment based on the identified behavior of the first computing environment; and outputting, by the computing device and to an operator of the second computing environment, an impact notification and remedial steps being taken to prevent the expected future performance issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Dore Isadore Teichman, Matthew E. Broomhall, Philip Richard Evangelista, Kelly Grant Lee
  • Patent number: 11556498
    Abstract: In an approach to longevity management of social network data, a computer detects a posting of a social artifact by a first user of a social network. A computer stores the social artifact with associated identification information. A computer stores activity associated with the social artifact by one or more other users. A computer detects a status change in an account associated with the first user, wherein the status change indicates the first user is not active in the social network. In response to detecting the status change, a computer determines a second user from the one or more other users to which to transfer the social artifact based on the social artifact, the associated identification information, and the activity associated with the social artifact by the one or more other users. A computer transfers the social artifact to an account associated with the second user on the social network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Jason Flood, Liam S. Harpur
  • Patent number: 11544655
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for evaluating team effectiveness and acting on one or more outliers based on the evaluated team effectiveness. The method retrieves electronic data of one or more users, wherein the electronic data comprises a plurality of electronic communications. The method further extracts one or more concepts and metadata from the retrieved electronic data. The method further determines one or more outliers based on the extracted one or more concepts and metadata, wherein the determined one or more outliers are based on one or more poorly connected concepts and one or more poorly connected users. The method further acts on the determined one or more outliers and displays a report based on the determined one or more outliers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11544462
    Abstract: A computer system processes electronic communications. A density and centrality of a group of users engaged in electronic communications is determined based on an analysis of a social network graph indicating connections of the users of the group. The electronic communications are analyzed and an affinity of the electronic communications to a constructive goal of a user of the group is determined based on a frequency of electronic communications pertaining to the constructive goal and the determined density and centrality. The electronic communications are modified to advance progress of the constructive goal in response to the affinity satisfying a threshold. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for processing electronic communications in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Liam S. Harpur, Lin Sun
  • Patent number: 11533427
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product evaluate multimedia quality. The method includes displaying a current frame of a video. The method also includes generating dataframes for the current frame and for a reference frame of the video. The method further includes comparing the dataframes for the reference and current frames. In addition, the method includes determining a quality metric of the current frame based on the comparison of the dataframes for the reference and current frames. Finally, the method includes modifying the current frame so that the quality metric is at or above the threshold in response to determining that the quality metric of the current frame is below a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11483472
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product enhance multimedia quality. The method includes receiving a plurality of sequential frames of a scene in a video. The method also includes generating dataframes for current frames and for a reference frame of the video. The method further includes comparing the dataframes for the reference and current frames. In addition, the method includes determining a quality metric of the current frames based on the comparison of the dataframes for the reference and current frames. The method also includes determining if the quality metric can be improved by altering the video in response to determining that the quality metric of one of the current frames is below a threshold. Finally, the method includes inserting expansion frames into the video in response to determining that the quality metric can be improved by altering the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Patent number: 11461580
    Abstract: One or more processors access a plurality of messages from a discussion community and determine concept topics and metadata of the messages. A graph of the concept topics and messages is generated with messages and concept topics as nodes and connection strength between nodes as edges. Distances between nodes correspond to computed weights of edges. A low boundary distance threshold is calculated based on the aggregate distances between existing messages and concept topics of the graph. A distance is computed between new concept topics of a received message and existing messages and concept topics. A distance between the new concept topics of the received message and existing nodes is determined and compared to the boundary distance threshold of the graph, and responsive to determined distance falling below the boundary threshold, an action is performed to anchor the new concept topics of the received message in the discussion community.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Liam S. Harpur, Robert E. Loredo
  • Publication number: 20220303459
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product enhance multimedia quality. The method includes receiving a plurality of sequential frames of a scene in a video. The method also includes generating dataframes for current frames and for a reference frame of the video. The method further includes comparing the dataframes for the reference and current frames. In addition, the method includes determining a quality metric of the current frames based on the comparison of the dataframes for the reference and current frames. The method also includes determining if the quality metric can be improved by altering the video in response to determining that the quality metric of one of the current frames is below a threshold. Finally, the method includes inserting expansion frames into the video in response to determining that the quality metric can be improved by altering the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Publication number: 20220303458
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product improve the quality of multimedia. The method includes displaying a current frame of a video. The method also includes generating dataframes for the current frame and for a reference frame of the video. The method further includes comparing the dataframes for the reference and current frames. In addition, the method includes determining a quality metric of the current frame based on the comparison of the dataframes for the reference and current frames. Finally, the method includes altering an orientation of the display of the current frame in response to determining that the quality metric of the current frame is below a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Publication number: 20220303457
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product evaluate multimedia quality. The method includes displaying a current frame of a video. The method also includes generating dataframes for the current frame and for a reference frame of the video. The method further includes comparing the dataframes for the reference and current frames. In addition, the method includes determining a quality metric of the current frame based on the comparison of the dataframes for the reference and current frames. Finally, the method includes modifying the current frame so that the quality metric is at or above the threshold in response to determining that the quality metric of the current frame is below a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall
  • Publication number: 20220270598
    Abstract: A baseline of behavior is determined for a population of users that interact with an autonomous agent that is configured to respond to natural language prompts of users of the population using respective user profiles for each user. An element associated with a first user that deviates more than a threshold amount from the baseline is identified. In response to the element deviating more than the threshold amount, the autonomous agent is caused to engage the first user unprompted regarding the element via an engagement that is configured to verify an association between the first user and the element. A response from the first user regarding the engagement is determined to verify the association between the first user and the element. A first user profile that corresponds to the first user is updated in response to determining that the first user response verifies the association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Robert E. Loredo, Matthew E. Broomhall