Patents by Inventor ROSLYN I. HICKSON

ROSLYN I. HICKSON 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: 11604841
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for a mechanistic model search engine. A system is disclosed having: a search interface for receiving input including text and functions relating to mechanistic models; a source interface for crawling online sources for mechanistic model information, wherein the information sources include text, tables, graphs, and functions; a context analysis system that determines parameter-based details from text information; a parameter processing system that derives parameter-based details from functions; and a search algorithm that compares parameter-based details determined from the input against parameter-based details determined from the information sources to identify mechanistic model search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Goudey, Chathurika K H Hettiarachchige, Roslyn I. Hickson, Annalisa J. Swan
  • Patent number: 11416651
    Abstract: Systems, methods and program products for administering and modifying a simulation that incorporates the use of biometric data collection and computer-based predictive modeling techniques to reliably identify changes in the stress level of simulation participants while predictively adapting the simulation environment to manage each participants' stress levels within a pre-set or desired range. Each participant may have their biometric data collected and continuously monitored by wearing a computing device comprising biometric sensors, camera systems and audio recording devices. As the participants biometric data changes, the system monitors the participant for changes in stress level and maintains a desired stress level in the participant by modifying the adjustable properties of one or more virtual objects or computer-accessible real physical objects of the simulation environment to increase or decrease the stress level of the simulation on participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Melanie E. Roberts, Roslyn I. Hickson, Olivia J. Smith, Manoj Gambhir
  • Publication number: 20200175123
    Abstract: Systems, methods and program products for administering and modifying a simulation that incorporates the use of biometric data collection and computer-based predictive modeling techniques to reliably identify changes in the stress level of simulation participants while predictively adapting the simulation environment to manage each participants' stress levels within a pre-set or desired range. Each participant may have their biometric data collected and continuously monitored by wearing a computing device comprising biometric sensors, camera systems and audio recording devices. As the participants biometric data changes, the system monitors the participant for changes in stress level and maintains a desired stress level in the participant by modifying the adjustable properties of one or more virtual objects or computer-accessible real physical objects of the simulation environment to increase or decrease the stress level of the simulation on participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Melanie E. Roberts, Roslyn I. Hickson, Olivia J. Smith, Manoj Gambhir
  • Patent number: 10653120
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Roslyn I. Hickson, Timothy M. Lynar, Olivia J. Smith, Annalisa Swan, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10645911
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Roslyn I. Hickson, Timothy M. Lynar, Olivia J. Smith, Annalisa Swan, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20190188321
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for a mechanistic model search engine. A system is disclosed having: a search interface for receiving input including text and functions relating to mechanistic models; a source interface for crawling online sources for mechanistic model information, wherein the information sources include text, tables, graphs, and functions; a context analysis system that determines parameter-based details from text information; a parameter processing system that derives parameter-based details from functions; and a search algorithm that compares parameter-based details determined from the input against parameter-based details determined from the information sources to identify mechanistic model search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Goudey, Chathurika K H Hettiarachchige, Roslyn I. Hickson, Annalisa J. Swan
  • Publication number: 20180310531
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: ROSLYN I. HICKSON, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, OLIVIA J. SMITH, ANNALISA SWAN, JOHN M. WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20180310532
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: ROSLYN I. HICKSON, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, OLIVIA J. SMITH, ANNALISA SWAN, JOHN M. WAGNER