Patents by Inventor Norman Makato Su

Norman Makato Su 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).

  • Method for quickly recovering from task interruption
    Patent number: 9754240
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for assisting a user in recovering from a task interruption. During operation, the system records the user's activity while the user is performing a task, and detects an interruption to the task. Upon the detection of the interruption, the system transfers to a storage the recorded user activities during a predetermined time period before the interruption. The system presents a visual representation of the recorded activities to the user, thereby assisting the user in recovering from the task interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James M. A. Begole, Oliver Brdiczka, Norman Makato Su
  • Method for estimating task stress factors from temporal work patterns
    Patent number: 8117054
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for estimating a number of stress factors related to a worker. During operation, the system records a sequence of work steps of the worker for a predetermined period of time, and extracts a number of temporal patterns (T-patterns) from the sequence of work steps. Based on the extracted T-patterns, the system calculates T-pattern statistics, and applies a classification method on the calculated T-pattern statistics to produce a classification result. The system then estimates one or more of the stress factors based on the classification result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Oliver Brdiczka, Norman Makato Su
  • METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STRESS FROM TEMPORAL WORK PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20110125547
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for estimating a number of stress factors related to a worker. During operation, the system records a sequence of work steps of the worker for a predetermined period of time, and extracts a number of temporal patterns (T-patterns) from the sequence of work steps. Based on the extracted T-patterns, the system calculates T-pattern statistics, and applies a classification method on the calculated T-pattern statistics to produce a classification result. The system then estimates one or more of the stress factors based on the classification result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Oliver Brdiczka, Norman Makato Su
  • METHOD FOR QUICKLY RECOVERING FROM TASK INTERRUPTION
    Publication number: 20110126050
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for assisting a user in recovering from a task interruption. During operation, the system records the user's activity while the user is performing a task, and detects an interruption to the task. Upon the detection of the interruption, the system transfers to a storage the recorded user activities during a predetermined time period before the interruption. The system presents a visual representation of the recorded activities to the user, thereby assisting the user in recovering from the task interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James M.A. Begole, Oliver Brdiczka, Norman Makato Su