Patents by Inventor Nancy A. Schipon

Nancy A. Schipon 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: 11012339
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for Web site reachability management in content browsing. A method of the invention includes monitoring different requests for different resources at respectively different resource location addresses initiating from different content browsers of different end users. Different responses to ones of the different requests that include an error code indicating an inability to provide a requested one of the different resources are detected and ones of the resource location addresses associated with corresponding ones of the different responses that include the error code are stored in a list. Finally, the each of resource location addresses are polled to determine whether or not a corresponding one of the resources is able to be retrieved. In response to determining that a resource of a resource location address in the list has become retrievable, the address is removed from the list and an associated end user notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, James Y. McVea, Nancy A. Schipon
  • Patent number: 10817074
    Abstract: An adjustable keyboard is provided. The adjustable keyboard includes keys, a housing to house the keys and a control system. The housing includes modifiable material between at least first and second ones of the keys. The control system controls the modifiable material to modify a positional relationship between at least the first and second keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nancy A. Schipon, Lorin Ullmann, Jack P. Yapi
  • Publication number: 20200125182
    Abstract: An adjustable keyboard is provided. The adjustable keyboard includes keys, a housing to house the keys and a control system. The housing includes modifiable material between at least first and second ones of the keys. The control system controls the modifiable material to modify a positional relationship between at least the first and second keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: NANCY A. SCHIPON, LORIN ULLMANN, JACK P. YAPI
  • Publication number: 20200100639
    Abstract: Examples of techniques for controlling a plurality of robotic cleaners are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a processing system, data about a physical space to be cleaned by at least one of the plurality of robotic cleaners. The method further includes generating, by the processing system, a cleaning plan for the physical space based at least in part on the data about the physical space. The method further includes dispatching, by the processing system, the at least one of the plurality of robotic cleaners within the physical space to clean the physical space based at least in part on the cleaning plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Lorin Ullmann, Wisam Mohammed, Jack P. Yapi, Nancy A. Schipon
  • Publication number: 20190372878
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for Web site reachability management in content browsing. A method of the invention includes monitoring different requests for different resources at respectively different resource location addresses initiating from different content browsers of different end users. Different responses to ones of the different requests that include an error code indicating an inability to provide a requested one of the different resources are detected and ones of the resource location addresses associated with corresponding ones of the different responses that include the error code are stored in a list. Finally, the each of resource location addresses are polled to determine whether or not a corresponding one of the resources is able to be retrieved. In response to determining that a resource of a resource location address in the list has become retrievable, the address is removed from the list and an associated end user notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, James Y. McVea, Nancy A. Schipon
  • Patent number: 10389614
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for Web site reachability management in content browsing. A method of the invention includes monitoring different requests for different resources at respectively different resource location addresses initiating from different content browsers of different end users. Different responses to ones of the different requests that include an error code indicating an inability to provide a requested one of the different resources are detected and ones of the resource location addresses associated with corresponding ones of the different responses that include the error code are stored in a list. Finally, the each of resource location addresses are polled to determine whether or not a corresponding one of the resources is able to be retrieved. In response to determining that a resource of a resource location address in the list has become retrievable, the address is removed from the list and an associated end user notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, James Y. McVea, Nancy A. Schipon
  • Publication number: 20190158366
    Abstract: A prioritization system and method may include receiving a customer support ticket from a user, wherein a default severity level associated with the customer support ticket is assigned, calculating, by the processor, a user sentiment score and a user personality score by applying a sentiment analysis and a personality analysis to user-specific data, applying, by the processor, a weighting scheme to the user sentiment score and the user personality score to generate a weighted priority score associated with the customer support ticket, adjusting, by the processor, the default severity level according to the weighted priority score to determine an adjusted severity level of the customer support ticket, and prioritizing, by the processor, the customer support ticket among other customer support tickets based on the adjusted severity level of the customer support ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: ChunHui Y. Higgins, Chuan Ran, Camillo Sassano, Nancy A. Schipon, Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 10147071
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for presenting a visual representation of an email thread, comprising organizing a plurality of emails in an email system with respect to a plurality of parties; organizing the plurality of emails with respect to an email thread to produce thread information; correlating the plurality of parties with thread information to produce a condensed tree structure to represent plurality of parties and the plurality of emails, wherein each node of a plurality of nodes of the condensed tree structure represents one corresponding party of the plurality of parties; and rendering the condensed tree structure on a computer display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saurabh Gupta, Sandeep Perumbuduri, Nancy A. Schipon, Jack P. Yapi
  • Patent number: 10089001
    Abstract: In an approach to managing a display of an application by an operating system, one or more computer processors launch a pointing mechanism by an operating system. The one or more computer processors receive an application area, where the application area is defined by movement of the pointing mechanism on a display device. The one or more computer processors receive a launch of one or more applications. The one or more computer processors display the one or more applications in the application area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, James Y. McVea, Jr., Nancy A. Schipon
  • Patent number: 9953096
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for organizing file location bookmarks of navigations within corresponding applications. A plurality of navigation histories relating to an application are captured, in response to a user navigating a file system using an application and selecting resource locations within corresponding directories of the file system for saving. The selected locations of the navigation history are displayed on a user interface (UI) of the computer. The selected locations of the navigation history are updated and displayed, responsive to the selections of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saurabh Gupta, Sandeep Perumbuduri, Nancy A. Schipon
  • Publication number: 20170075503
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for identifying a plurality of sections of a user interface associated with a collaboration session. An assigned first section of the plurality of sections of the user interface may be identified as a first screen share of a first computing device. An assigned second section of the plurality of sections of the user interface may be identified as a second screen share of a second computing device. Control rules may be applied for display of the first section and the second section of the user interface to at least a portion of participants connected to the collaboration session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, Nancy A. Schipon, Aaron M. Young
  • Publication number: 20170060377
    Abstract: In an approach to managing a display of an application by an operating system, one or more computer processors launch a pointing mechanism by an operating system. The one or more computer processors receive an application area, where the application area is defined by movement of the pointing mechanism on a display device. The one or more computer processors receive a launch of one or more applications. The one or more computer processors display the one or more applications in the application area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, James Y. McVea, JR., Nancy A. Schipon
  • Publication number: 20160378878
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for organizing file location bookmarks of navigations within corresponding applications. A plurality of navigation histories relating to an application are captured, in response to a user navigating a file system using an application and selecting resource locations within corresponding directories of the file system for saving. The selected locations of the navigation history are displayed on a user interface (UI) of the computer. The selected locations of the navigation history are updated and displayed, responsive to the selections of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Saurabh Gupta, Sandeep Perumbuduri, Nancy A. Schipon
  • Publication number: 20160373332
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for Web site reachability management in content browsing. A method of the invention includes monitoring different requests for different resources at respectively different resource location addresses initiating from different content browsers of different end users. Different responses to ones of the different requests that include an error code indicating an inability to provide a requested one of the different resources are detected and ones of the resource location addresses associated with corresponding ones of the different responses that include the error code are stored in a list. Finally, the each of resource location addresses are polled to determine whether or not a corresponding one of the resources is able to be retrieved. In response to determining that a resource of a resource location address in the list has become retrievable, the address is removed from the list and an associated end user notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, James Y. McVea, Nancy A. Schipon
  • Publication number: 20160283069
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for presenting a visual representation of an email thread, comprising organizing a plurality of emails in an email system with respect to a plurality of parties; organizing the plurality of emails with respect to an email thread to produce thread information; correlating the plurality of parties with thread information to produce a condensed tree structure to represent plurality of parties and the plurality of emails, wherein each node of a plurality of nodes of the condensed tree structure represents one corresponding party of the plurality of parties; and rendering the condensed tree structure on a computer display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saurabh Gupta, Sandeep Perumbuduri, Nancy A. Schipon, Jack P. Yapi
  • Patent number: 9244748
    Abstract: A user profile and one or more activity profiles selectively operable when the user profile is active are stored in one or more data structures accessible by an operating system of a data processing system. The one or more activity profiles each specify an application set for a respective user activity supported by the data processing system. In response to receiving a user input selecting an activity profile among the one or more activity profiles while the data processing system is executing under the user profile, the operating system automatically starts each application in the application set specified by the activity profile and customizes a user experience by applying, to one or more applications in the application set, context information recorded during previous execution under the activity profile. During execution under the activity profile, context information for the activity profile in the one or more data structures is recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Saurabh Gupta, Nancy A. Schipon, Aaron M. Young
  • Publication number: 20160011747
    Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes providing an extensible web page thumbnail widget library having a core set of web page thumbnail widgets. The widgets are for at least one of creating and modifying configurable web page thumbnails. The method further includes providing an extensible web page thumbnail framework for at least one of creating and modifying web page thumbnails using a user input hardware device and the widgets in the library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Eric M. Brown, EDWARD V. BUSCH, AL CHAKRA, SAURABH GUPTA, JOSEPH F. PESOT, NANCY A. SCHIPON
  • Publication number: 20150355955
    Abstract: A user profile and one or more activity profiles selectively operable when the user profile is active are stored in one or more data structures accessible by an operating system of a data processing system. The one or more activity profiles each specify an application set for a respective user activity supported by the data processing system. In response to receiving a user input selecting an activity profile among the one or more activity profiles while the data processing system is executing under the user profile, the operating system automatically starts each application in the application set specified by the activity profile and customizes a user experience by applying, to one or more applications in the application set, context information recorded during previous execution under the activity profile. During execution under the activity profile, context information for the activity profile in the one or more data structures is recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: AL CHAKRA, SAURABH GUPTA, NANCY A. SCHIPON, AARON M. YOUNG
  • Patent number: 8245069
    Abstract: Method and computer program product for supplying power in a computing system, and computer program product implementing the method. The method comprises monitoring power consumption of the computing system, supplying power to the computing system using only a first power supply over a first range of power consumption, and supplying power to the computing system using a combination of the first power supply and a second power supply over a second range of power consumption. The first power supply provides greater efficiency than the combination of the first and second power supplies over the first lower range of power consumption, the combination of the first and second power supplies provides greater efficiency than the first power supply over the second higher range of power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Markesha L. Farmer, William J. Piazza, Nancy A. Schipon, Edward S. Suffern
  • Publication number: 20110066871
    Abstract: Method and computer program product for supplying power in a computing system, and computer program product implementing the method. The method comprises monitoring power consumption of the computing system, supplying power to the computing system using only a first power supply over a first range of power consumption, and supplying power to the computing system using a combination of the first power supply and a second power supply over a second range of power consumption. The first power supply provides greater efficiency than the combination of the first and second power supplies over the first lower range of power consumption, the combination of the first and second power supplies provides greater efficiency than the first power supply over the second higher range of power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Markesha L. Farmer, William J. Piazza, Nancy A. Schipon, Edward S. Suffern