Patents by Inventor Richard A. Gebhardt
Richard A. Gebhardt 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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Patent number: 11907961Abstract: Techniques are described for collecting customer data through a software application in order to optimize registration form to maximize registration success rates, based on a user engagement score related to user's interest, needs, registration behavior patterns, and source of user. In some examples, a method includes evaluating user data indicating interactions of a user with a software application. The method further includes determining a user engagement score for the user based at least in part on the user data. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the user engagement score, a number and a type of one or more registration fields. The method further includes outputting the one or more registration fields to a display device based at least in part on a triggering event.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Peter J. Parente, Ke Zhu
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Patent number: 10988143Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for cloud integration for autonomous vehicles is provided. An embodiment may include receiving a location for the autonomous vehicle from a global positioning system, may also include determining a rule area in which the autonomous vehicle is located based on the received location, may include identifying a traffic rule set associated with the determined rule area, may also include, in response to determining that the identified traffic rule set is not available for the determined rule area, transmitting a manual mode alert to a user, and may include enabling a manual mode in the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nixon Cheaz, Anthony Diaz, Richard Gebhardt, Ashrith Shetty, Rohit Shetty
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System and method for identifying true customer on website and providing enhanced website experience
Patent number: 10937080Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw -
Patent number: 10778888Abstract: A camera selection system and method for automatically selecting an appropriate camera to use for capturing photos and videos is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting that a camera application has been opened, activating a first camera and a second camera of the mobile device, analyzing a feed received from the first camera and a feed received from the second camera to detect whether a face is present in a field of view of the first camera or the second camera, determining that the user intends to use the first camera based on a detection of the face in the field of view of the first camera, deactivating the second camera in response to the determining and displaying the feed received from the first camera on the main display of the mobile device for viewing by the user while using the camera application.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nixon Cheaz, Anthony M. Diaz, Richard A. Gebhardt, Rohit Shetty
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Patent number: 10547801Abstract: Detection of an image obstruction is facilitated by, in part, obtaining multiple frames of an image being captured via an imaging device, and confirming movement of the imaging device between the multiple frames. The movement causes perspective shifting of the image between frames and the perspective shifting results in one or more objects of the image shifting between frames. The detection process determines whether an edge object within the multiple frames does not shift in a manner corresponding to the one or more objects between the multiple frames, and based, at least in part, on determining that the edge object does not shift in the corresponding manner to the one or more objects, identifying the edge object as an image obstruction. Presence of the identified image obstruction is signaled to facilitate corrective action being taken.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Nixon Cheaz, Anthony Diaz, Rohit Shetty, Richard A. Gebhardt
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Publication number: 20190387159Abstract: A camera selection system and method for automatically selecting an appropriate camera to use for capturing photos and videos is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting that a camera application has been opened, activating a first camera and a second camera of the mobile device, analyzing a feed received from the first camera and a feed received from the second camera to detect whether a face is present in a field of view of the first camera or the second camera, determining that the user intends to use the first camera based on a detection of the face in the field of view of the first camera, deactivating the second camera in response to the determining and displaying the feed received from the first camera on the main display of the mobile device for viewing by the user while using the camera application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Nixon Cheaz, Anthony M. Diaz, Richard A. Gebhardt, Rohit Shetty
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Publication number: 20190370830Abstract: Techniques are described for collecting customer data through a software application in order to optimize registration form to maximize registration success rates, based on a user engagement score related to user's interest, needs, registration behavior patterns, and source of user. In some examples, a method includes evaluating user data indicating interactions of a user with a software application. The method further includes determining a user engagement score for the user based at least in part on the user data. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the user engagement score, a number and a type of one or more registration fields. The method further includes outputting the one or more registration fields to a display device based at least in part on a triggering event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Peter J. Parente, Ke Zhu
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Patent number: 10453080Abstract: Techniques are described for collecting customer data through a software application in order to optimize registration form to maximize registration success rates, based on a user engagement score related to user's interest, needs, registration behavior patterns, and source of user. In some examples, a method includes evaluating user data indicating interactions of a user with a software application. The method further includes determining a user engagement score for the user based at least in part on the user data. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the user engagement score, a number and a type of one or more registration fields. The method further includes outputting the one or more registration fields to a display device based at least in part on a triggering event.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Peter J. Parente, Ke Zhu
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Patent number: 10440261Abstract: A camera selection system and method for automatically selecting an appropriate camera to use for capturing photos and videos is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting that a camera application has been opened, activating a first camera and a second camera of the mobile device, analyzing a feed received from the first camera and a feed received from the second camera to detect whether a face is present in a field of view of the first camera or the second camera, determining that the user intends to use the first camera based on a detection of the face in the field of view of the first camera, deactivating the second camera in response to the determining and displaying the feed received from the first camera on the main display of the mobile device for viewing by the user while using the camera application.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nixon Cheaz, Anthony M. Diaz, Richard A. Gebhardt, Rohit Shetty
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Publication number: 20190132530Abstract: Detection of an image obstruction is facilitated by, in part, obtaining multiple frames of an image being captured via an imaging device, and confirming movement of the imaging device between the multiple frames. The movement causes perspective shifting of the image between frames and the perspective shifting results in one or more objects of the image shifting between frames. The detection process determines whether an edge object within the multiple frames does not shift in a manner corresponding to the one or more objects between the multiple frames, and based, at least in part, on determining that the edge object does not shift in the corresponding manner to the one or more objects, identifying the edge object as an image obstruction. Presence of the identified image obstruction is signaled to facilitate corrective action being taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Nixon CHEAZ, Anthony DIAZ, Rohit SHETTY, Richard A. GEBHARDT
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Publication number: 20190061782Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for cloud integration for autonomous vehicles is provided. An embodiment may include receiving a location for the autonomous vehicle from a global positioning system, may also include determining a rule area in which the autonomous vehicle is located based on the received location, may include identifying a traffic rule set associated with the determined rule area, may also include, in response to determining that the identified traffic rule set is not available for the determined rule area, transmitting a manual mode alert to a user, and may include enabling a manual mode in the autonomous vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Nixon Cheaz, Anthony Diaz, Richard Gebhardt, Ashrith Shetty, Rohit Shetty
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TRUE CUSTOMER ON WEBSITE AND PROVIDING ENHANCED WEBSITE EXPERIENCE
Publication number: 20190012720Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw -
System and method for identifying true customer on website and providing enhanced website experience
Patent number: 10127597Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw -
Publication number: 20180288312Abstract: A camera selection system and method for automatically selecting an appropriate camera to use for capturing photos and videos is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting that a camera application has been opened, activating a first camera and a second camera of the mobile device, analyzing a feed received from the first camera and a feed received from the second camera to detect whether a face is present in a field of view of the first camera or the second camera, determining that the user intends to use the first camera based on a detection of the face in the field of view of the first camera, deactivating the second camera in response to the determining and displaying the feed received from the first camera on the main display of the mobile device for viewing by the user while using the camera application.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Nixon Cheaz, Anthony M. Diaz, Richard A. Gebhardt, Rohit Shetty
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Publication number: 20170213225Abstract: Techniques are described for collecting customer data through a software application in order to optimize registration form to maximize registration success rates, based on a user engagement score related to user's interest, needs, registration behavior patterns, and source of user. In some examples, a method includes evaluating user data indicating interactions of a user with a software application. The method further includes determining a user engagement score for the user based at least in part on the user data. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the user engagement score, a number and a type of one or more registration fields. The method further includes outputting the one or more registration fields to a display device based at least in part on a triggering event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Peter J. Parente, Ke Zhu
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TRUE CUSTOMER ON WEBSITE AND PROVIDING ENHANCED WEBSITE EXPERIENCE
Publication number: 20170140453Abstract: A method for identifying a user of a website as a potential customer and presenting the potential customer with enhanced website content includes: identifying that a user has landed on the website; identifying a user traffic-source; determining if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of customer-based reference traffic-sources; identifying a specific user behavior pattern on the website; determining if the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of customer-based reference behavior patterns; identifying the user as a potential customer if the identified traffic-source matches a traffic-source in a list of reference traffic sources and the identified specific user behavior pattern matches a behavior pattern from a list of reference behavior patterns; and displaying enhanced content tailored to the potential customer based upon the specific user behavior pattern or excluding display of enhanced content to the user if not a potential customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Richard A. Gebhardt, ChunHui Y. Higgins, William P. Higgins, Christopher A. Maul, Deanna M. Shaw -
Patent number: 4215775Abstract: A roller conveyor for conveying items and permitting such items to accumulate in a pressure-free manner, including supporting rollers each having an associated jacket and hub, intermediate rollers each equipped with a sprocket wheel and each forming a driving connection with a respective supporting roller when in a driving position, an endless drive chain engaging all of the sprocket wheels, and a rod assembly provided with a sensor extending into the conveying path of the conveyor and arranged to move the intermediate rollers between their driving position and an idling position, and in which the connection between the jacket and hub of each supporting roller has the form of a slide bearing and the driving connection between each intermediate roller and its associated supporting roller is constituted by a flattened tooth arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1977Date of Patent: August 5, 1980Inventors: Richard Gebhardt, deceased, by Elfriede Gebhardt, heiress
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Patent number: 4121709Abstract: A stow roller train arrangement which includes a plurality of rotatably mounted conveyor rollers extending transversely to the direction of conveyed articles with intermediate rollers being interposed between the conveyor rollers and the drive mechanism which intermediate rollers transmit a drive force to the conveyor rollers. A control device provided with a sensor extends in the path of movement of the articles being conveyed which control device selectively displaces the intermediate rollers into and out of engagement with the drive means in response to the sensor sensing the presence or absence of articles at the conveyor rollers. The drive transmission between at least one of the intermediate rollers and the drive device and the intermediate rollers and the conveyor rollers is a positive or direct drive transmission with a friction transmission being arranged between the other of the intermediate rollers and drive device and the intermediate rollers and conveyor rollers.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1976Date of Patent: October 24, 1978Inventor: Richard Gebhardt
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Patent number: 3939962Abstract: Stow roller train for the storage and conveyance of cargo with rotatable cargo supporting rollers which can be coupled, by means of respectively one intermediate roller for each supporting roller which is movable into the driving or idling position, with a constantly moving traction means. Each intermediate roller is disposed in an axially fixed manner with respect to its axis of rotation and is radially adjustably movable with respect to this axis. A control force mechanism is effective on the intermediate rollers in the direction of the driving position. In a first embodiment, the intermediate rollers are continuously in contact with a drive belt serving as the traction means. Springs or lever and weight arrangements for the control force mechanism apply a predetermined force on the intermediate rollers toward the driving position. The intermediate rollers are radially movable away from the driving position in response to excess reaction forces at the cargo supporting rollers.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1973Date of Patent: February 24, 1976Inventor: Richard Gebhardt