Patents by Inventor Or BASSON

Or BASSON 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).

  • Virtual communication techniques
    Patent number: 8769009
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating communication are provided. The techniques include using a machine-to-machine communication to facilitate communication between one or more human users of a communicator device and a compatible communicator device, wherein using the machine-to-machine communication to facilitate communication between one or more human users comprises initiating a machine-to-machine communication with a compatible communicator device if the device is within the geographic proximity, wherein the machine-to-machine communication incorporates one or more related items from a user profile of each device automatically extracted by the device initiating the machine-to-machine communication, and conducting the machine-to-machine communication in a manner in which the communication can be monitored by the one or more human users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sameer Maskey, Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Tara N. Sainath
  • Wireless communication system, associated methods and data structures
    Patent number: 8711779
    Abstract: A wireless communication device, and a wireless communication system and a method of beamforming is presented. The wireless communication system and/or device includes a beamformee unit, a beamformer unit and two or more antennas to transmit the data unit and the protocol data unit according to the beamformee and the beamformer units, respectively. The beamformee conveys feedback information by a data unit in one of the feedback positions that include an immediate feedback position, an aggregated feedback position and a delayed feedback position. The beamformer unit generates a protocol data unit including a control field that includes one of the feedback request information types which is selected from a Channel State Information or uncompressed Steering Matrix or compressed Steering Matrix, to request feedback from a remote communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gal Basson, Solomon B. Trainin
  • Balustrade
    Patent number: 8651463
    Abstract: A balustrade and a method of manufacturing it are provided. The balustrade has a number of upright posts that are anchored in a substrate and has rails that extend between the posts. The rails are attached to the posts with attachment formations, by way of a press fit, so that the balustrade can be assembled without any welding on site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jose T. Mao-Cheia, Fredrick E. Basson
  • Participant alerts during multi-person teleconferences
    Patent number: 8649494
    Abstract: A method for alerting teleconference participants includes: activating a mute function in response to a participant command; tracking a teleconference's conversation audio; determining the level of alertness of a participant; determining whether the participant's name is detected in the teleconference audio; wherein in the event the participant's name is detected: determining whether the context in which the participant was addressed requires the participant to respond; wherein in the event the participant is required to respond: alerting the participant that the participant has been summoned and is required to make a response; providing a conversation summarization to the participant; and deactivating the participant's mute function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kavesky, Edward E. Kelley, Peter G. Fairweather
  • Multi-Dimensional Heating and Cooling System
    Publication number: 20140039691
    Abstract: Methods and system for facilitating multi-dimensional personal heating and cooling. User information is used as a mean to configure the temperature in a surrounding environment, thereby facilitating comfort for a user and, in the case wherein multiple users are accessing an area, classifying the area into a number of regions and maintaining each region at a different temperature and guiding the users to desired regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sachin Gupta, Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Tara N. Sainath, Pam Nesbitt, Dan Ning Jiang
  • Multiple audio/video data stream simulation
    Patent number: 8644550
    Abstract: A multiple audio/video data stream simulation method and system. A computing system receives first audio and/or video data streams. The first audio and/or video data streams include data associated with a first person and a second person. The computing system monitors the first audio and/or video data streams. The computing system identifies emotional attributes comprised by the first audio and/or video data streams. The computing system generates second audio and/or video data streams associated with the first audio and/or video data streams. The second audio and/or video data streams include the first audio and/or video data streams data without the emotional attributes. The computing system stores the second audio and/or video data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Edward Emile Kelley, Bhuvana Ramabhadran
  • Method and system for blind spot identification and warning utilizing visual indicators
    Patent number: 8645001
    Abstract: A method for detecting and alerting a driver of vehicles in their blind spots, includes: tracking movement and relative position of a driver to one or more vehicles; determining one or more driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles approaches one of the driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles occupies one of the driver blind spots; activating one or more indicators in response to one or more vehicles approaching and occupying one of the driver blind spots; wherein the one or more indicators comprise light emitting diodes (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma, projected elements, and electroluminescent elements; and wherein a sequence and pattern of activating the one or more indicators is determined based on the relative position of the driver to the one or more vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Edward E. Kelley, Frances West
  • SELF-POWERED LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN ELECTROSURGICAL PENCIL
    Publication number: 20130331657
    Abstract: A self-powered lighting system that mounts to an electrosurgical pencil that is used to cauterize human tissue during a medical surgical procedure. The self-powered lighting system of the present invention illuminates the affected region during the medical procedure and is uniquely configured to meet the strict water-proofing and sanitizing requirements of a surgery room setting. The self-powered lighting system of the present invention is powered by a simple rotation of a main body relative to a lens cover to connect a battery to a light source that emanates light. The lens is shaped to properly distribute and direct the light to the affected region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Kenneth Basson, Shawna Basson, Robert J. Netzel, SR., Sheldon Denst
  • PERSONALIZED HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20130325196
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for providing personalized heating and cooling. Personal clothing spot data relating to at least one quantifiable comfort condition are assimilated, as are ambient data relating to the at least one quantifiable comfort condition. The assimilated personal clothing spot data and assimilated ambient data are combined, and at least one comfort control arrangement is controlled via the combined data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Sachin Gupta, Dimitri Kanevsky
  • Sharing GPS Navigation Information
    Publication number: 20130325333
    Abstract: A host application on a host computer system receives annotations made by drivers of respective navigation information displayed to the drivers by GPS devices in vehicles of the respective drivers. The host application saves the annotated navigation information for the respective drivers on a computer readable memory accessible by the host application. The host application receives a request from a first one of the drivers for annotated navigation information made by one or more of the other drivers. Responsive to the request, the host application selects one or more items of the saved annotated navigation information. The host application sends the selected one or more items of the saved annotated navigation information to the GPS device of the first one of the drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Peter G. Fairweather, Dimitri Kanevsky, Edward E. Kelley
  • USER AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20130312077
    Abstract: A user authentication method and system. A computing system receives from a user, a first request for accessing specified functions executed by a specified software application. The computing system enables a security manager software application and connects the specified software application to a computing apparatus. The computing system executes first security functions associated with the computing apparatus. The computing system executes second security functions associated with additional computing apparatuses. The computing system determines if the user may access the specified functions executed by the specified software application based on results of executing the first security functions and the second security functions. The computing system generates and stores a report indicating the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Edward E. Kelley, Irina Rish
  • System for preventing handheld device use while operating a vehicle
    Patent number: 8547214
    Abstract: Techniques for preventing a driver of a moving vehicle from using a handheld device while driving. An example system of the invention includes a plurality of biometric sensors configured to receive biometric data from the driver and a user of the handheld device. Contemporaneously with operation of the vehicle and the handheld device, the biometric data is analyzed in order to determine a match between the identity of the vehicle driver and the user of the handheld device. A controller is configured to selectively interrupt operation of the vehicle or handheld device upon detecting the match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, David Nahamoo, Tara N. Sainath
  • User authentication method and system
    Patent number: 8549604
    Abstract: A user authentication method and system. A computing system receives from a user, a first request for accessing specified functions executed by a specified software application. The computing system enables a security manager software application and connects the specified software application to a computing apparatus. The computing system executes first security functions associated with the computing apparatus. The computing system executes second security functions associated with additional computing apparatuses. The computing system determines if the user may access the specified functions executed by the specified software application based on results of executing the first security functions and the second security functions. The computing system generates and stores a report indicating the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Edward Emile Kelley, Irina Rish
  • SIMULATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130254794
    Abstract: A simulation method and system. A computing system receives a first audio and/or video data stream. The first audio and/or video data stream includes data associated with a first person. The computing system monitors the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system identifies emotional attributes comprised by the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system generates a second audio and/or video data stream associated with the first audio and/or video data stream. The second audio and/or video data stream includes the data without the emotional attributes. The computing system stores the second audio and/or video data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Edward E. Kelley, Bhuvana Ramabhadran
  • TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLICIT FEEDBACK DELAY MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20130230079
    Abstract: Techniques for explicit feedback delay measurement are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor to generate a steering matrix for transmit spatial processing over a channel, determine a delay time associated with explicit feedback information for the channel, and determine whether to modify the steering matrix with the explicit feedback information based on the delay time. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Trainin B. Solomon, Kasher Assaf, Kaidar Oren, Myszne Jorge, Basson Gal
  • Intelligent Dialogue Amongst Competitive User Applications
    Publication number: 20130198761
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and an article of manufacture for enabling communication between at least two computer applications that is observable to a user. The method includes obtaining a description of functions for each of the at least two computer applications, comparing the description of functions for each of the at least two computer applications, generating a dialog between the at least two applications based on the comparing of the description of functions for each of the at least two computer applications, and making the dialog available to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Sasha P. Caskey, Dan Ning Jiang, Dimitri Kanevsky, Tara N. Sainath
  • Simulation method and system
    Patent number: 8493410
    Abstract: A simulation method and system. A computing system receives a first audio and/or video data stream. The first audio and/or video data stream includes data associated with a first person. The computing system monitors the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system identifies emotional attributes comprised by the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system generates a second audio and/or video data stream associated with the first audio and/or video data stream. The second audio and/or video data stream includes the data without the emotional attributes. The computing system stores the second audio and/or video data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kanevsky, Edward Emile Kelley, Bhuvana Ramabhadran
  • Monitoring of conveyor belts
    Patent number: 8436607
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the condition of a conveyor belt having magnetically permeable cords, has a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field to magnetize the cords, in use, a magnetic field sensing unit for sensing the magnetic field provided, in use, by the cords, the sensing unit comprising an array of spaced magnetic field sensors, the spacing of the sensors being sufficiently close to discriminate between adjacent cords. The spacing of the sensors depends on the spacing of the cords, and may be less than half the spacing between cords of a conveyor belt. The sensors may be direction sensitive and the sensors may be oriented in more than one direction, to sense the perpendicular and other components of the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Imaging Technologies (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Alport, Jacques Frederick Basson, Thavashen Padayachee
  • Low latency interconnect bus protocol
    Patent number: 8416803
    Abstract: A device and method for transmitting data over a wireless network, based on a low latency interconnect bus protocol. The low latency interconnect bus protocol is a layered protocol containing a Wireless Medium Access Control (WMAC) layer for constructing a WMAC frame from the data, and a Wireless Physical (WPHY) layer for constructing a WPHY frame from the WMAC frame. The WMAC frame includes an aggregation of a plurality of MAC Service Data Units (MSDUs), and is capable of providing a reliable link by implementing an implied ACK and a block ACK. The WPHY frame is configured to provide a mechanism for a bi-directional communication between components; and the content of the WPHY frame is determined according to a communication state between two communicating components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Wilocity, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gal Basson, Tal Azogui
  • Helmet
    Patent number: D679866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Mas Gallet
    Inventor: Gilles Basson