Patents by Inventor Robert Nonez

Robert Nonez 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: 11176182
    Abstract: A method including: receiving a base map that is divided into geographical base regions, each of the geographical base regions having a measure of a first parameter; receiving a plurality of secondary maps that are each divided into a plurality of geographical regions, each of the geographical regions having a measure of a secondary parameter; determining a total overlap percentage for each of the secondary maps relative to the base map, the total overlap percentage for one of the secondary maps being an average of overlap percentages of each of the geographical regions of the one of the secondary maps with the geographical base regions of the base map; receiving a selection of one of the secondary maps; and applying the secondary parameter of the selected secondary map to each of the geographical base regions of the base map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Nonez, A A Kasun Attanapola, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Charlie Le
  • Publication number: 20210286829
    Abstract: A method including: receiving a base map that is divided into geographical base regions, each of the geographical base regions having a measure of a first parameter; receiving a plurality of secondary maps that are each divided into a plurality of geographical regions, each of the geographical regions having a measure of a secondary parameter; determining a total overlap percentage for each of the secondary maps relative to the base map, the total overlap percentage for one of the secondary maps being an average of overlap percentages of each of the geographical regions of the one of the secondary maps with the geographical base regions of the base map; receiving a selection of one of the secondary maps; and applying the secondary parameter of the selected secondary map to each of the geographical base regions of the base map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Robert NONEZ, A A Kasun ATTANAPOLA, Ilse M. BREEDVELT-SCHOUTEN, Charlie LE
  • Publication number: 20120311501
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide methods and systems performed by a software component executing on at least one processor for displaying graphical objects in a workspace. Aspects of the exemplary embodiment include displaying on a display screen a view showing a portion of graphical objects comprising the workspace; indicating a relationship in the view between a selected graphical object and one or more related graphical objects; in response to any of the one or more related graphical objects being outside of the view, displaying thumbnails within the view for each of the one or more related graphical objects to visually identify a type of content provided by the one or more related graphical objects; and in response to a user selecting one of the thumbnails, moving the view to display the corresponding related graphical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Nonez, Alireza Pourshahid, Graham Andrew Watts