Patents by Inventor Robert Loredo

Robert Loredo 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: 11159596
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for improving a user's dwell time on streaming media is provided. The present invention may include receiving user information; receiving access to a media stream; analyzing the media stream for stream information; evaluating user activity for abandonment; predicting, based on user information, stream information, and user activity, likely points of abandonment; identifying, based on user information and stream information, points of interest within the media stream; generating, based on the points of interest, the likely points of abandonment, or the user activity, one or more interactive elements, where the one or more interactive elements inform the viewer of the one or more points of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert Loredo, Fang Lu
  • Patent number: 11154221
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for measuring and analyzing muscle flexibility to infer a change in gait. Muscle flexibility measurements are obtained using at least one sensor of a device attached to a body of a user. A flexibility quotient is calculated based on the obtained muscle flexibility measurements, user information, a type of activity, a workout duration and baseline data. A change in flexibility based on the calculated flexibility quotient and a baseline flexibility quotient is determined. A change in gait is inferred based on the determined change in flexibility and is reported to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Robert Loredo
  • Patent number: 11074223
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for identifying an orphan file in a shared database, wherein an owner of the orphan file no longer has access to the shared database, identifying an orphan file in a shared database, where an owner of the orphan file no longer has access to the shared database, surveying a group of one or more users, where surveying comprises a request to vote among the group for a new owner of the orphan file, and assigning ownership permission to a new owner among the one or more users within the group based on a result of the survey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Jonathan Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Robert Loredo
  • Patent number: 10614145
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for presenting content on a webpage in a desired format. The webpage(s) previously visited by a user are identified. The format of the content (e.g., tables, graphs) on these webpage(s) is then determined. Furthermore, a future webpage the user will likely visit is determined. Additionally, the format of the content on the future webpage the user will likely visit is determined. The format of the content on the webpage the user is currently visiting is then modified to ensure consistency of the format of the content among the webpage(s) the user previously visited, the future webpage the user will likely visit and the webpage the user is currently visiting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Robert Loredo
  • Publication number: 20190306215
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for improving a user's dwell time on streaming media is provided. The present invention may include receiving user information; receiving access to a media stream; analyzing the media stream for stream information; evaluating user activity for abandonment; predicting, based on user information, stream information, and user activity, likely points of abandonment; identifying, based on user information and stream information, points of interest within the media stream; generating, based on the points of interest, the likely points of abandonment, or the user activity, one or more interactive elements, where the one or more interactive elements inform the viewer of the one or more points of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Paul R. BASTIDE, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert LOREDO, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20190290168
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for measuring and analyzing muscle flexibility to infer a change in gait. Muscle flexibility measurements are obtained using at least one sensor of a device attached to a body of a user. A flexibility quotient is calculated based on the obtained muscle flexibility measurements, user information, a type of activity, a workout duration and baseline data. A change in flexibility based on the calculated flexibility quotient and a baseline flexibility quotient is determined. A change in gait is inferred based on the determined change in flexibility and is reported to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Robert Loredo
  • Publication number: 20190294699
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for identifying an orphan file in a shared database, wherein an owner of the orphan file no longer has access to the shared database, identifying an orphan file in a shared database, where an owner of the orphan file no longer has access to the shared database, surveying a group of one or more users, where surveying comprises a request to vote among the group for a new owner of the orphan file, and assigning ownership permission to a new owner among the one or more users within the group based on a result of the survey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Jonathan Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Robert Loredo
  • Publication number: 20190290178
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to identify an individual's health risk of developing a disease or disorder, and to motivate the user to adopt a behavioral change to mitigate the progression of the identified disease or disorder. An individual's medical history is analyzed to determine diseases that a user is at risk of developing, as well as positive and negative behaviors of the user relating to the disease. For a negative behavior, the system identifies a behavioral change that is to be promoted to the individual through a cohort. The system then sends notifications to the cohort, for the cohort to promote the behavioral change to the individual via a client system associated with the individual. Methods and systems are also provided to send notifications to a cohort to promote maintaining the behavioral change to reduce the likelihood that the individual will revert to former behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Robert Loredo
  • Publication number: 20190244177
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for automatically arranging an event's agenda. Profiles are collected for attendees of the event, wherein the profiles include the attendees' social relationships, working relationships and job functions. The attendees' social relationships are analyzed to generate a social relationship graph that includes weightings for the attendees based on how well known they are to others of the attendees. The attendees' working relationships are analyzed to generate an organizational chart that includes the attendees' positions. The attendees' job functions are analyzed to generate rankings for the attendees based on task dependencies. An order for topics on the agenda is suggested according to the rankings for the attendees; introductions are suggested for the agenda according to the weightings for the attendees in the social relationship graph; and keynote speeches are suggested for the agenda according to the attendees' positions in the organizational chart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert Loredo, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20190163870
    Abstract: Effective self-assessment, for example of pain, is provided. In various embodiments, one or more image of a patient is read from a designated social media account. One or more patient interest is determined from the designated social media account. One or more additional image is selected based on the one or more patient interest. Sentiments are determined for the one or more image of the patient and the one or more additional image. Based on the sentiments, scores are determined for the one or more image of the patient and for the one or more additional image. The one or more image of the patient and the one or more additional image are displayed to the patient. A selection among the one or more image of the patient and the one or more additional image is received from the patient. The selection is indicative of the patient's self-assessed score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert Loredo, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20180365252
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for presenting content on a webpage in a desired format. The webpage(s) previously visited by a user are identified. The format of the content (e.g., tables, graphs) on these webpage(s) is then determined. Furthermore, a future webpage the user will likely visit is determined. Additionally, the format of the content on the future webpage the user will likely visit is determined. The format of the content on the webpage the user is currently visiting is then modified to ensure consistency of the format of the content among the webpage(s) the user previously visited, the future webpage the user will likely visit and the webpage the user is currently visiting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Jonathan Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Robert Loredo
  • Publication number: 20070130504
    Abstract: A method for validating input received from an XML based form using reusable XPath validation expressions. The method can include a step of identifying a reusable XPath validation expression including at least one substitution marker. The substitution marker can be mapped to one or more values specific to an XML instance. At least one field to be validated with the reusable XPath validation expression can be designated utilizing the development tool. The development tool can automatically replace the substitution marker with the appropriate value specific to an XML instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Melissa Betancourt, David Lection, Robert Loredo, Mircea Marandici, Alex Sanielevici