Patents by Inventor Nir E Mashkif

Nir E Mashkif 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: 9904817
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide the capability to identify a specific object being interacted with that may be cheaply and easily included in mass-produced objects. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for object identification may comprise receiving a signal produced by a physical interaction with an object to be identified, the signal produced by an identification structure coupled to the object during physical interaction with the object, processing the signal to form digital data identifying the object, and accessing a database using the digital data to retrieve additional information identifying or describing properties of the object identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Asaf Adi, David Breitgand, Lior Limonad, Nir E Mashkif, Ari Volcoff, Alexander Zadorojniy, Sergey Zeltyn
  • Publication number: 20170351882
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide the capability to identify a specific object being interacted with that may be cheaply and easily included in mass-produced objects. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for object identification may comprise receiving a signal produced by a physical interaction with an object to be identified, the signal produced by an identification structure coupled to the object during physical interaction with the object, processing the signal to form digital data identifying the object, and accessing a database using the digital data to retrieve additional information identifying or describing properties of the object identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Asaf Adi, David Breitgand, Lior Limonad, Nir E. Mashkif, Ari Volcoff, Alexander Zadorojniy, Sergey Zeltyn
  • Patent number: 9760744
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide the capability to identify a specific object being interacted with that may be cheaply and easily included in mass-produced objects. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for object identification may comprise receiving a signal produced by a physical interaction with an object to be identified, the signal produced by an identification structure coupled to the object during physical interaction with the object, processing the signal to form digital data identifying the object, and accessing a database using the digital data to retrieve additional information identifying or describing properties of the object identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Asaf Adi, David Breitgand, Lior Limonad, Nir E Mashkif, Ari Volcoff, Alexander Zadorojniy, Sergey Zeltyn