Patents by Inventor Paul R. John

Paul R. John 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).

  • Publication number: 20170172493
    Abstract: A system is provided that predicts eating events for a user. The system includes a set of sensors each of which is configured to continuously measure a different physiological variable associated with the user and output a time-stamped data stream that includes the current value of this variable. A set of features is periodically extracted from the data stream output from each of the sensors, where these features have been determined to be specifically indicative of an about-to-eat moment. This set of features is then input into an about-to-eat moment classifier that has been trained to predict when the user is in an about-to-eat moment based on this set of features. Whenever an output of the classifier indicates that the user is currently in an about-to-eat moment, the user is notified with a just-in-time eating intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Tauhidur Rahman, Mary Czerwinski, Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Paul R. Johns, Asta Roseway, Kael Robert Rowan
  • Publication number: 20150140527
    Abstract: A computer system is described for providing intervention suggestion information to a user, for the purpose of changing a psychological state of the user. The information suggestion information identifies at least one recommended intervention, selected from a pool of candidate interventions. Each candidate intervention, in turn, involves a type of computer-related activity with which the user is likely already familiar. The computer system formulates the intervention suggestion information in the form of one or more messages, delivered to one or more user devices, such as a mobile user device, or a mobile user device in conjunction with an ambient presentation device. According to one optional aspect, the computer system chooses the recommended interventions based on context information. According to another aspect, the computer system selects interventions by adopting a particular balance between an exploitation mode and an exploration mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Ran Gilad-Barach, Pablo Enrique Paredes Castro, Mary P. Czerwinski, Paul R. Johns, Ashish Kapoor, Laura R. Pina, Asta J. Roseway, Kael R. Rowan
  • Publication number: 20130232552
    Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology by which a computing device user may share context-related information (e.g., including current activity) with other recipient machines. A requestor may request to peek at a user's context, and if the requestor is valid (pre-approved by the user), a response based on context-related information is sent, which may be via a cloud service. The response may be filtered and/or adjusted based upon the identity of the requestor and other information associated with that identity, e.g., filtering criteria set by the user. Also described is notifying the user of the peek request, and logging information corresponding to the request and response. A broadcast message may also be sent by the device to share context without waiting for a peek request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alice Jane Bernheim Brush, Timothy Scott Saponas, Asta Roseway, James William Scott, Ryder B. Ziola, Aman Kansal, Paul R. Johns, Gregory R. Smith
  • Patent number: 8190477
    Abstract: A system that facilitates computation of a time-dependent variability value is described herein. The system includes a receiver component that receives a plurality of items, wherein each item has a timestamp corresponding thereto. The system further includes a value generator component that outputs a time-dependent variability value for an item in the plurality of items, wherein the time-dependent variability value is indicative of a recent frequency of use of the item in comparison to a frequency of use of the item over a defined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron C. Hoff, Paul R. Johns, Scott Joseph Counts
  • Publication number: 20090254847
    Abstract: A person may interact with visually-presented data in order to specify an analysis to be performed on the data. Data may be presented through a browser or other program in a visual form, such as a chart or graph. The person may interact with the visual presentation of the data in order to choose a specific body of data or a portion thereof. An analysis may be performed on the chosen data. The analysis to be performed may be selected based on features of the data and/or based on the person's indication of which analysis is to be performed. A decision tree may be used to choose the particular analysis to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott J. Counts, Paul R. Johns, Aaron C. Hoff
  • Publication number: 20090248502
    Abstract: A system that facilitates computation of a time-dependent variability value is described herein. The system includes a receiver component that receives a plurality of items, wherein each item has a timestamp corresponding thereto. The system further includes a value generator component that outputs a time-dependent variability value for an item in the plurality of items, wherein the time-dependent variability value is indicative of a recent frequency of use of the item in comparison to a frequency of use of the item over a defined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron C. Hoff, Paul R. Johns, Scott Joseph Counts
  • Patent number: 5209030
    Abstract: A dormer structure is provided for a prefabricated modular housing unit. The dormer structure is collapsible so that the modular unit including a first and second floor may be shipped by tractor trailer. The collapsible dormer unit includes a vertical side wall which is pivotably attached to the base unit. A roofing structure is provided as a separate element and is secured onto the base unit during shipment. The collar ties used to support the roof of the house, upon assembly, are secured to the dormer roof structure for strengthening the structure during lifting and shipment. The dormer unit may form one-half of a second story of a house or may be attached to an angled roof portion on the second module of the house.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Ritz-Craft Corp.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Sloditskie, Paul R. John, Paul D. John, Robert J. Roney