Patents by Inventor Paul A. Roberts
Paul A. Roberts 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).
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Publication number: 20170310826Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting multi-media conferencing. Textual information (e.g., text associated with a presentation) is received for display during a conference session to multiple participants. For a particular participant, configuration information corresponding to the participant specifies language assistance for the textual information. Language assistance involves augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the particular participant. In one embodiment, the augmented textual information includes language translation of the textual information. Additionally, the augmented textual information can encompass definitions of terms, including acronyms. The augmented textual information is forwarded for display to the participant during the conference session.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Guna Duraisamy Gunasekar, Mayel Espino, Richard G. Moore, Michael B. Freeman, Frank A. McKiel, JR., Paul A. Roberts
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Patent number: 9661142Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting multi-media conferencing. Textual information (e.g., text associated with a presentation) is received for display during a conference session to multiple participants. For a particular participant, configuration information corresponding to the participant specifies language assistance for the textual information. Language assistance involves augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the particular participant. In one embodiment, the augmented textual information includes language translation of the textual information. Additionally, the augmented textual information can encompass definitions of terms, including acronyms. The augmented textual information is forwarded for display to the participant during the conference session.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: OL Security Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Guna Duraisamy Gunasekar, Mayel Espino, Richard G. Moore, Michael B. Freeman, Frank A. McKiel, Jr., Paul A. Roberts
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Patent number: 9339175Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address the deficiencies of the art in respect to oral cavity medical assessment and provide a method, system and apparatus for mouth disease diagnosis and treatment. In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for scanning an oral cavity can include a mouth guard spreader that has a partially transparent receiving member that defines a receiving cavity, a first spreader portion and a second spreader portion coupled to the partially transparent receiving member. The apparatus further can include an image capture device for capturing images of the oral cavity disposed within the partially transparent receiving member of the mouth guard spreader. The apparatus yet further can include a storage device coupled to the image capture device for storing each captured image of the oral cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Patent number: 9324058Abstract: Creating and managing an editable cache of unsent message fragments during conversations using real-time messaging systems (such as instant messaging, text messaging, chat sessions, and so forth). Using this cache, a user participating in a real-time messaging conversation can cache at least one message fragment, and can then recall selected fragments for review and/or editing (as desired by the particular user) before sending to other conversation participants. Preferably, any unsent message fragment from the cache can be sent, upon request of the user, through a mouse click or keystroke.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Patent number: 8880740Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to computing device location and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for visually locating a computing device. In one embodiment of the invention, a computing device location method can include establishing filter criteria grouping different computing devices by common characteristic, wirelessly broadcasting the filter criteria in a discovery request to in range peripheral locators coupled to computing devices, aggregating a list of discovered peripheral locators meeting the filter criteria, selecting at least one of the peripheral locators in the list, and interrogating the selected peripheral locators to retrieve data provided by corresponding ones of the computing devices. Additionally, a display element in each of the discovered peripheral locators can be illuminated upon discovering the peripheral locators.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Patent number: 8813260Abstract: Self-contained security for memory devices or, alternatively, for other devices and/or other types of machinery to be protected with user authentication. User authentication occurs within the device itself, enabling access to be physically unlocked when the proper security code is provided. A dialing approach is used, whereby a user rotates a disk-shaped device through a sequence of numbers or other symbols, in a similar manner to rotating the dial of a padlock. The device is inserted into a host device or receptacle (such as a Universal Serial Bus, or “USB”, port), and receives power therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Patent number: 8416061Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for controlling a range of a radio frequency identification tag signal. The process identifies an operative range for the radio frequency identification tag signal of a radio identification tag. The process then selects a set of conductive paths in the radio frequency identification tag corresponding to the desired operative range. The set of conductive paths controls the range of the radio frequency identification tag signal in the radio identification frequency tag.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Thomas S. Mazzeo, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Publication number: 20120272161Abstract: Creating and managing an editable cache of unsent message fragments during conversations using real-time messaging systems (such as instant messaging, text messaging, chat sessions, and so forth). Using this cache, a user participating in a real-time messaging conversation can cache at least one message fragment, and can then recall selected fragments for review and/or editing (as desired by the particular user) before sending to other conversation participants. Preferably, any unsent message fragment from the cache can be sent, upon request of the user, through a mouse click or keystroke.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Patent number: 8255473Abstract: Creating and managing an editable cache of unsent message fragments during conversations using real-time messaging systems (such as instant messaging, text messaging, chat sessions, and so forth). Using this cache, a user participating in a real-time messaging conversation can cache at least one message fragment, and can then recall selected fragments for review and/or editing (as desired by the particular user) before sending to other conversation participants. Preferably, any unsent message fragment from the cache can be sent, upon request of the user, through a mouse click or keystroke.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2006Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Publication number: 20120117153Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting multi-media conferencing. Textual information (e.g., text associated with a presentation) is received for display during a conference session to multiple participants. For a particular participant, configuration information corresponding to the participant specifies language assistance for the textual information. Language assistance involves augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the particular participant. In one embodiment, the augmented textual information includes language translation of the textual information. Additionally, the augmented textual information can encompass definitions of terms, including acronyms. The augmented textual information is forwarded for display to the participant during the conference session.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.Inventors: Guna DURAISAMY GUNASEKAR, Mayel Espino, Richard G. Moore, Michael B. Freeman, Frank A. McKiel, JR., Paul A. Roberts
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Patent number: 8140980Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting multi-media conferencing. Textual information (e.g., text associated with a presentation) is received for display during a conference session to multiple participants. For a particular participant, configuration information corresponding to the participant specifies language assistance for the textual information. Language assistance involves augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the particular participant. In one embodiment, the augmented textual information includes language translation of the textual information. Additionally, the augmented textual information can encompass definitions of terms, including acronyms. The augmented textual information is forwarded for display to the participant during the conference session.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLCInventors: Guna Duraisamy Gunasekar, Mayel Espino, Richard G. Moore, Michael B. Freeman, Frank A. McKiel, Jr., Paul A. Roberts
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Patent number: 7853926Abstract: An automated technique for switching operating systems, responsive to current context of an executing test scenario. A test designer specifies, in a process control file, a required operating system for appropriate command blocks. A test sequencer packages the required operating system name with each command to be executed, and sends that information to a test listener on a system under test. The test listener remembers the currently-running operating system, and compares that to the required operating system for each command to be executed. If a mismatch occurs, then the correct operating system is not running, and the listener automatically triggers a reboot.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric E. Blouin, Barry A. Kritt, Douglas A. Law, Kuldip Nanda, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn Sremaniak
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Patent number: 7568108Abstract: A system and method for automatically regulating access control levels in an access control system based on prevailing security levels including homeland security levels, local environment situations such as crowds, rioting, looting, severe weather and temporal states such as workdays, weekends, holidays, and open houses.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Sielox, LLCInventors: Marc Monaco, Paul A. Roberts, Thomas J. Clare
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Publication number: 20090167848Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address the deficiencies of the art in respect to oral cavity medical assessment and provide a method, system and apparatus for mouth disease diagnosis and treatment. In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for scanning an oral cavity can include a mouth guard spreader that has a partially transparent receiving member that defines a receiving cavity, a first spreader portion and a second spreader portion coupled to the partially transparent receiving member. The apparatus further can include an image capture device for capturing images of the oral cavity disposed within the partially transparent receiving member of the mouth guard spreader. The apparatus yet further can include a storage device coupled to the image capture device for storing each captured image of the oral cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Publication number: 20090113079Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to computing device location and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for visually locating a computing device. In one embodiment of the invention, a computing device location method can include establishing filter criteria grouping different computing devices by common characteristic, wirelessly broadcasting the filter criteria in a discovery request to in range peripheral locators coupled to computing devices, aggregating a list of discovered peripheral locators meeting the filter criteria, selecting at least one of the peripheral locators in the list, and interrogating the selected peripheral locators to retrieve data provided by corresponding ones of the computing devices. Additionally, a display element in each of the discovered peripheral locators can be illuminated upon discovering the peripheral locators.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Publication number: 20080277312Abstract: Packaging materials are disclosed which are reconfigurable into two different shipping configurations: one for bulk shipment of electronic products, and one for individual shipment of the same electronic products.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Jeffrey J. Miller, Edward A. Purtill, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Patent number: 7380711Abstract: A system and method for renting or purchasing products, preferably digital media. The system comprises a self-check station and unique locking apparatus for the media. The method includes a procedure to both rent and return the media without the aid of borrowing facility personnel.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul Simon, Paul A. Roberts
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Publication number: 20080120729Abstract: Self-contained security for memory devices or, alternatively, for other devices and/or other types of machinery to be protected with user authentication. User authentication occurs within the device itself, enabling access to be physically unlocked when the proper security code is provided. A dialing approach is used, whereby a user rotates a disk-shaped device through a sequence of numbers or other symbols, in a similar manner to rotating the dial of a padlock. The device is inserted into a host device or receptacle (such as a Universal Serial Bus, or “USB”, port), and receives power therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Selcuk S. Eren, Brian J. Jaeger, Douglas A. Law, Paul A. Roberts, Shawn K. Sremaniak
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Patent number: 7284120Abstract: A computer manufacturing system is disclosed. The computer manufacturing system comprises a system under test (SUT), the SUT including a network adapter and a boot loader for loading the appropriate operating system. The SUT further includes a station for receiving customer orders for the SUT, the station including a sequencer. The sequencer obtains a boot selection file for the SUT from a directory. The SUT further retrieves and parses the boot selection file to obtain the operating system image to load and boot until the SUT is configured with the appropriate date. A system and method in accordance with the present invention provides a means for a computer being manufactured (hereinafter called a system under test, or SUT) to boot an operating system without the need for any local media. In addition, it allows the SUT to boot any one of several operating systems as required, depending on the tools being run during that portion of the process.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2003Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Eric E. Blouin, Brian J. Jaeger, Barry A. Kritt, Douglas A. Law, Kuldip Nanda, Paul A. Roberts
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Patent number: D814873Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Candyrific, LLCInventor: Paul A. Roberts