Patents by Inventor Robert B. Chumbley

Robert B. Chumbley 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).

  • Patent number: 10902078
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Publication number: 20190317969
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Patent number: 10409881
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Patent number: 10372776
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Patent number: 10372777
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Publication number: 20180107754
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Publication number: 20180101619
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Publication number: 20180096075
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer M. Strachan
  • Patent number: 9864810
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer L. McNabb
  • Patent number: 9515834
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for the distribution and control of digital content such that Quality of Experience (QoE) is maintained. Content is protected from when the content is encrypted to when it is used. To ensure the QoE of particular content, a content owner embeds a list of required or preferred components that must be employed to render the content. The content owner's list of required or preferred components specifies specific components “trusted” to correctly process the content. The specified chain of preferred components is compared to possible devices in the system that processes the content. If there are multiple acceptable devices for a specific link, a preference system is employed to determine the device that executed the particular part of the chain. The preference system is based upon a number of factors, such as, but not limited to, performance characteristics, user preferences, expected stability, power requirements and system preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bellwood, Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Travis M. Grigsby, Matthew F. Rutkowski
  • Patent number: 9503541
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for identifying a web application having a primary resource that references a secondary resource, wherein the primary resource contains a version identifier of the primary resource and a version identifier of the secondary resource. Additionally, a cached version of the primary resource and a cached version of the secondary resource may be created on a mobile device, and the version identifier of the primary resource may be used to determine whether the secondary resource is stale. In one example, it may be determined that staleness checking has been disabled in the secondary resource. Moreover, if the primary resource does not contain the version identifiers, cloud caching may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger
  • Patent number: 9146735
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for facilitating workflow control for a document. In one embodiment, a portion of computer program source code is associated with a workflow. The computer program is monitored for reference to or by the portion of the computer program source code. In response to a reference to or by the computer program source code, the workflow is fired off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Travis M. Grigsby, Christopher M. Laffoon, Rohan U. Mandrekar
  • Publication number: 20150172063
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for the distribution and control of digital content such that Quality of Experience (QoE) is maintained. Content is protected from when the content is encrypted to when it is used. To ensure the QoE of particular content, a content owner embeds a list of required or preferred components that must be employed to render the content. The content owner's list of required or preferred components specifies specific components “trusted” to correctly process the content. The specified chain of preferred components is compared to possible devices in the system that processes the content. If there are multiple acceptable devices for a specific link, a preference system is employed to determine the device that executed the particular part of the chain. The preference system is based upon a number of factors, such as, but not limited to, performance characteristics, user preferences, expected stability, power requirements and system preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bellwood, Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Travis M. Grigsby, Matthew F. Rutkowski
  • Publication number: 20150058435
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for identifying a web application having a primary resource that references a secondary resource, wherein the primary resource contains a version identifier of the primary resource and a version identifier of the secondary resource. Additionally, a cached version of the primary resource and a cached version of the secondary resource may be created on a mobile device, and the version identifier of the primary resource may be used to determine whether the secondary resource is stale. In one example, it may be determined that staleness checking has been disabled in the secondary resource. Moreover, if the primary resource does not contain the version identifiers, cloud caching may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger
  • Patent number: 8966115
    Abstract: Provided is techniques for the distribution and control of digital content such that Quality of Experience (QoE) is maintained. Content is protected from when the content is encrypted to when it is used. To ensure the QoE of particular content, a content owner embeds a list of required or preferred components that must be employed to render the content. The content owner's list of required or preferred components specifies specific components “trusted” to correctly process the content. The specified chain of preferred components is compared to possible devices in the system that processes the content. If there are multiple acceptable devices for a specific link, a preference system is employed to determine the device that executed the particular part of the chain. The preference system is based upon a number of factors, such as, but not limited to, performance characteristics, user preferences, expected stability, power requirements and system preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bellwood, Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Travis M. Grigsby, Matthew F. Rutkowski
  • Patent number: 8724811
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing a home or business security system that relies upon data encryption for both communication and the storage of content. The disclosed technology incorporates all the devices necessary for a comprehensive security system, including, but not limited to, controllers, monitors, alarms and communication media. The system may include an unlimited number of devices and, further, individual devices may be added and removed as needed. Users may define and change the boundaries of a security system or, in other words, decide what devices to include or not include in such a system. A defined boundary does not need to be confined to a single location. In one embodiment, the claimed subject matter incorporates xCP based broadcast encryption technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bellwood, Robert B. Chumbley, Matthew F. Rutkowski, Alexander Tarpinian
  • Publication number: 20140059129
    Abstract: An indication initiated by a user within a first local user application that specifies user-selected data sharable by the first local user application is received at an operating system of a first computing device used by the user. A determination is made as to whether any other user applications share data compatibility with at least one portion of the specified user-selected data. In response to determining that at least one other user application shares the data compatibility with the at least one portion of the specified user-selected data, a data share indication to the at least one other user application is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Jennifer L. McNabb
  • Patent number: 8488793
    Abstract: Provided is a method for rendering media content wherein a request to render a first media content stored in a first partition is received, wherein the first partition stores the first and a second media content; the media content is correlated to a first management key block (MKB), binding ID (IDb) and authorization table (AT); the first MKB, IDb and AT are compared to a current MKB, IDb and AT; and if any of the first MKB, IDb or AT do not correspond to the current MKB, IDb or AT, respectively, generating a second partition by rebinding the first media content with respect to the current MKB, IDb and AT to generate a title key; and associating the first media content, the current MKB, IDb, AT and title key with the second partition, wherein the second media content remains associated with the first MKB, IDb, AT and partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bellwood, Robert B. Chumbley, Robert Glenn Deen, Matthew F. Rutkowski
  • Publication number: 20130022200
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing a home or business security system that relies upon data encryption for both communication and the storage of content. The disclosed technology incorporates all the devices necessary for a comprehensive security system, including, but not limited to, controllers, monitors, alarms and communication media. The system may include an unlimited number of devices and, further, individual devices may be added and removed as needed. Users may define and change the boundaries of a security system or, in other words, decide what devices to include or not include in such a system. A defined boundary does not need to be confined to a single location. In one embodiment, the claimed subject matter incorporates xCP based broadcast encryption technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bellwood, Robert B. Chumbley, Matthew F. Rutkowski, Alexander Tarpinian
  • Publication number: 20130007214
    Abstract: Provided is techniques for the distribution and control of digital content such that Quality of Experience (QoE) is maintained. Content is protected from when the content is encrypted to when it is used. To ensure the QoE of particular content, a content owner embeds a list of required or preferred components that must be employed to render the content. The content owner's list of required or preferred components specifies specific components “trusted” to correctly process the content. The specified chain of preferred components is compared to possible devices in the system that processes the content. If there are multiple acceptable devices for a specific link, a preference system is employed to determine the device that executed the particular part of the chain. The preference system is based upon a number of factors, such as, but not limited to, performance characteristics, user preferences, expected stability, power requirements and system preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas A. Bellwood, Robert B. Chumbley, Jacob D. Eisinger, Travis M. Grigsby, Matthew F. Rutkowski