Patents by Inventor Sara H. Waggoner

Sara H. Waggoner 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: 10269374
    Abstract: In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, one or more computer processors receive speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, a first speaking mode. The one or more computer processors detect, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode, at least one aspect of the received speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode and the detected at least one aspect of the received speech input, whether a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold. Responsive to determining a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold, the one or more computer processors notify a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick A. Spizzo, Sara H. Waggoner, Kaleb D. Walton, Aaron T. Wodrich
  • Publication number: 20160267922
    Abstract: In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, one or more computer processors receive speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, a first speaking mode. The one or more computer processors detect, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode, at least one aspect of the received speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode and the detected at least one aspect of the received speech input, whether a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold. Responsive to determining a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold, the one or more computer processors notify a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick A. Spizzo, Sara H. Waggoner, Kaleb D. Walton, Aaron T. Wodrich
  • Patent number: 9412393
    Abstract: In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, a computer receives speech input. The computer determines, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, whether the speech input is one of: a conversation with words spoken by two or more people during a predetermined time interval, and a presentation with words spoken by one person and not any other person during a predetermined time interval. The computer detects at least one problem with the speech input. If the speech input is the presentation, the computer weights, by a first factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a presentation and not a conversation, and if the speech input is a conversation, the computer weights, by a second factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a conversation and not a presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick A. Spizzo, Sara H. Waggoner, Kaleb D. Walton, Aaron T. Wodrich
  • Publication number: 20150310852
    Abstract: In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, a computer receives speech input. The computer determines, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, whether the speech input is one of: a conversation with words spoken by two or more people during a predetermined time interval, and a presentation with words spoken by one person and not any other person during a predetermined time interval. The computer detects at least one problem with the speech input. If the speech input is the presentation, the computer weights, by a first factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a presentation and not a conversation, and if the speech input is a conversation, the computer weights, by a second factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a conversation and not a presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick A. Spizzo, Sara H. Waggoner, Kaleb D. Walton, Aaron T. Wodrich
  • Patent number: 8086998
    Abstract: A meta object facility file is parsed into a plurality of schema elements. For each schema element, it is determined that the definition of the schema element is complete. A computing artifact usable in a database description language database table or a JAVA class is created from the schema element. When the schema element is a meta object facility class, a modeling entity is created to store the computing artifacts derived from the meta object facility file wherein the modeling entity is a JAVA class. The meta object facility class is transformed into a JAVA class, and upon determining that an attribute of the meta object facility class has an array of values, an array table is created and identified in the modeling entity, and an array attribute is added to JAVABEAN information in the modeling entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi P. Bansal, Robert J. Carney, Timothy J. Carroll, Saravanan Kannappan, Sara H. Waggoner
  • Patent number: 7568027
    Abstract: Disclosed are a tool, a method, and a computer program for suppressing events. The tool comprises a database having a resource table, a batch loader interface for creating or updating said resource table, and a web based user interface to said database. The event suppression tool further comprises a batch interface to receive data about planned activities and affected resources; and code for creating suppression activity windows from said data and said resource table, and for suppressing from said user interface, new events that fall within said activity windows. The preferred embodiment of the invention allows temporarily suppressing various actions for events received for certain resources during specified times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Becker, Rhonda L. Childress, Brent W. Lamm, Thomas L. Newton, Michael B. Oliver, Ravirajan Rajan, Sara H. Waggoner