Patents by Inventor Scott E. Schneider

Scott E. Schneider 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: 12282343
    Abstract: Autonomously aligning docking bodies is provided. A first-axis surface is identified as a target axis surface corresponding to a desired docking approach vector of a first body to a second body. The first body is maneuvered to align relative to a second-axis surface until a third-axis surface is less than a defined surface detection threshold level. The first body is continued to be maneuvered to align relative to the third-axis surface until the second-axis surface is less than the defined surface detection threshold level. Docking is completed between the first body and the second body in accordance with the desired docking approach vector based on alignment of the first body with the target axis surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Stern Alexander, Scott E. Schneider, Richard Wayne France, Neil Delima
  • Patent number: 12237079
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for tracking positions and characteristics of one or more individuals in proximity to a user to dynamically assess a threat of physiological harm to the user is provided. The present invention may include identifying, by one or more sensors integrated into one or more wearable devices on the person of a user, one or more individuals in proximity to the user; generating a dynamic threshold corresponding to each of the one or more individuals; responsive to identifying one or more characteristics of the individual, updating the dynamic threshold; and responsive to a distance between an individual of the one or more individuals and the user falling below the dynamic threshold associated with the individual, transmitting an alert to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Moitreyee Mukherjee-Roy, Scott E. Schneider, Shikhar Kwatra
  • Publication number: 20240412473
    Abstract: A method, a computer system, and a computer program product for virtual environment enhancement are provided. A signal is determined from one or more events in a virtual environment. In response to the determined signal triggering virtual environment enhancement, a request based on the determined signal is input to at least one generative artificial intelligence model that in response produces media content. The media content is presented within the virtual environment such that the media content includes one or more distinguishing sensory attributes distinguishing the media content from remaining portions of the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Manana Hakobyan, Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Scott E. Schneider, Brian Patrick Hanley
  • Publication number: 20240394429
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for optimizing a manufacturing process of a physical product using a virtual environment. A representative sample as a digital representation for each batch of components to be assembled into the physical product is generated based on component batch data. A digital twin simulation in a virtual environment using the digital representation for each batch of components is then created and executed to determine potential defects in assembling components into the physical product prior to actually assembling the components into the physical product. An analysis is performed in the simulation to determine whether any combination of components to be assembled into the physical product has been identified as failing to meet a predetermined tolerance range thereby identifying a potential defect in assembling the physical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Perla Guadalupe Reyes Ramirez, Silvia Cristina Santa Ana Velasco, Carolina Garcia Delgado, Paul Llamas Virgen, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240193467
    Abstract: An approach is provided for upgrading containerized applications in cluster(s) in a container orchestration system. State information about the containerized applications is identified and analyzed. Based on the state information, an upgrade path for an upgrade of the containerized applications is determined. Using an artificial intelligence (AI) based container orchestration platform upgrade engine that employs continuous learning for upgrading data and algorithmic models to upgrade containers, a recommendation is generated that the upgrade be a full upgrade or a partial upgrade. A confirmation of the full upgrade or the partial upgrade is received from a user. Components for the full upgrade or the partial upgrade are created. Using the upgrade path and based on the full upgrade or the partial upgrade, the upgrade is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Shweta Vohra, Madhusmita Patil, Atul Misra, William A. Brown, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11947871
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for spatially aware virtual meetings is provided. The embodiment may include establishing a virtual conference room and connections thereto by a speaking participant, an addressee participant, and a non-addressee participant. The embodiment may also include assigning the speaking participant, the addressee participant, and the non-addressee participant to positions in a virtual space. The embodiment may further include displaying a virtual output stream of the virtual space to a viewing participant on a user device display screen. The embodiment may also include determining that a speaking participant is directing a speech segment to an addressee participant. The embodiment may further include altering at least one of the visual output stream and an audio output stream for a viewing participant based at least on the positions of the speaking participant and the addressee participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Shikhar Kwatra, Moitreyee Mukherjee-Roy, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240089407
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for gesture-controlled private messaging is provided. The embodiment may include establishing a virtual conference room and connections thereto by at least an initiating participant, a recipient participant, and a non-recipient participant. The embodiment may also include detecting a gesture by the initiating participant indicating at least a private communication. The embodiment may further include determining the recipient participant of the private communication. The embodiment may also include altering a user interface of the virtual conference room, of the initiating participant and the recipient participant, to display an indication of the private communication. The embodiment may further include transmitting a message from the initiating participant to the recipient participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Moitreyee MUKHERJEE-ROY, Shikhar Kwatra, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11823235
    Abstract: In an approach for identifying a user's interest in a media object and one or more personalities and presenting the user with a visual of how the media object looks on a particular personality, a processor receives a request to determine suitability of the media object for the user. A processor presents the media object to a multilabel classifier to be matched to a set of profile data of the user and a set of data of one or more personalities. A processor receives an output instruction from the multilabel classifier to combine the media object with a particular personality of the one or more personalities. A processor generates a combined media object of the media object with the particular personality using a generative adversarial neural network. A processor inserts the combined media object into an advertising template to generate an advertisement. A processor presents the advertisement to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Scott E. Schneider, Shikhar Kwatra, Moitreyee Mukherjee-Roy
  • Publication number: 20230081225
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for tracking positions and characteristics of one or more individuals in proximity to a user to dynamically assess a threat of physiological harm to the user is provided. The present invention may include identifying, by one or more sensors integrated into one or more wearable devices on the person of a user, one or more individuals in proximity to the user; generating a dynamic threshold corresponding to each of the one or more individuals; responsive to identifying one or more characteristics of the individual, updating the dynamic threshold; and responsive to a distance between an individual of the one or more individuals and the user falling below the dynamic threshold associated with the individual, transmitting an alert to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Moitreyee MUKHERJEE-ROY, Scott E. Schneider, Shikhar Kwatra
  • Patent number: 11528513
    Abstract: A media being consumed on a computing device is determined. Responsive to determining the media is being consumed, a first video is presented on the computing device. The first video is an advertisement. A user is going to skip the first video is determined. Responsive to determining the user is going to skip the first video, a second video is presented on the computing device. The second video is an advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven Joroff, Scott E. Schneider, Shikhar Kwatra
  • Publication number: 20220292179
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for a hardware accessory, with embedded logical features, that facilitates communication with a password manager and expeditious text entry in application login dialogue screens. The hardware accessory is embodied as a portable electronic apparatus, such as a USB accessory that may be physically attached and detached form a personal computer. The hardware accessory may also be embodied as a portable computing device such as a mobile phone that may be wirelessly coupled to and decoupled from the personal computer. The passwords may be maintained in a cloud-based vault and retrieved through either the personal computer or the mobile computing device. The hardware accessory converts the password into keystrokes that are transmitted to the personal computer for automated insertion into the respective application login dialogue screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Lee Fisher-Stawinski, Shikhar Kwatra, Moitreyee Mukherjee-Roy, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20220174336
    Abstract: A media being consumed on a computing device is determined. Responsive to determining the media is being consumed, a first video is presented on the computing device. The first video is an advertisement. A user is going to skip the first video is determined. Responsive to determining the user is going to skip the first video, a second video is presented on the computing device. The second video is an advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven Joroff, Scott E. Schneider, Shikhar Kwatra
  • Publication number: 20220161145
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for recording information in a user interface of an application more desired to be seen and heard by viewers. A user interface of an application (e.g., gaming application) is displayed. Upon detecting an initiation of recording the user interface of the application, the user interface of the application is modified to ensure that the information desired to be viewed and heard by the viewers is recorded, such as by adjusting a size of a user interface element, adjusting an audio element of the user interface, etc. After such modifications, the modified user interface of the application is recorded and broadcasted to viewers via a video live streaming service. In this manner, viewers are able to see and hear information desired to be viewed and heard that may have been previously lost during the recording of the user interface prior to such modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Steven Joroff, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11293773
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing navigation routes by one or more processors are described. An indication of a destination at a first location is received. A selection of a route initiating event is received. The route initiating event is detected. After the route initiating event is detected, a navigation route from a current location of a user to the destination is determined. No navigational guidance is provided to the user until the route initiating event is detected notwithstanding the user input the destination at the first location. An indication of the determined navigation route is generated thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11223591
    Abstract: Described are techniques for modifying a shareable location in shared posts. The techniques including a method comprising inputting a social networking post received from a user device to a location precision model executing as an application on the user device, and where the social networking post is associated with a first time and a shareable location. The method further comprises outputting, by the location precision model, a modified shareable location. The method further comprises transmitting the social networking post to a social networking system with a modified shareable location, wherein the modified shareable location is a generalized version of the shareable location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Schneider, Christopher J. Hardee, Shikhar Kwatra, Steven Joroff
  • Publication number: 20210243149
    Abstract: Described are techniques for modifying a shareable location in shared posts. The techniques including a method comprising inputting a social networking post received from a user device to a location precision model executing as an application on the user device, and where the social networking post is associated with a first time and a shareable location. The method further comprises outputting, by the location precision model, a modified shareable location. The method further comprises transmitting the social networking post to a social networking system with a modified shareable location, wherein the modified shareable location is a generalized version of the shareable location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Scott E. Schneider, Christopher J. Hardee, Shikhar Kwatra, STEVEN JOROFF
  • Patent number: 11067400
    Abstract: Embodiment of the present invention provides a systems and methods for completing travel plans after a personal vehicle failure. The system receives a request from a disabled vehicle and determines at least a first destination of one or more users associated with the disabled vehicle based on user input. Then the system determines a second destination of the disabled vehicle based on the user input and analyzes the user input and generating a list of rescue plans. Then it transmits the list of rescue plans to the one or more users and receives a selection by the user. Furthermore, it sends instructions to a service provider associated with the selected rescue plan to deliver the one or more users to the first destination and the disabled vehicle to the second destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Jeremy A. Greenberger, Scott E. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210148723
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing navigation routes by one or more processors are described. An indication of a destination at a first location is received. A selection of a route initiating event is received. The route initiating event is detected. After the route initiating event is detected, a navigation route from a current location of a user to the destination is determined. No navigational guidance is provided to the user until the route initiating event is detected notwithstanding the user input the destination at the first location. An indication of the determined navigation route is generated thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. HARDEE, Steven R. JOROFF, Pamela A. NESBITT, Scott E. SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 10971262
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for implementing a personalized training recommendation system. A request is received from a user to generate a personalized training regimen for a specified athletic event and event information is identified comprising characteristics of one or more geographical segments of the specified athletic event. Based on the event information, one or more portions of a geographical region are identified that approximate one or more characteristics of the one or more geographical segments within a predetermined tolerance. A training course is generated at least by combining a selected set of the portions of the geographical region based on an evaluation of a level of matching, for each portion, of characteristics of the portion to the one or more physical characteristics associated with the one or more geographical segments of the specified athletic event, which is then presented to the user as the personalized training regimen for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Steven R. Joroff, Kathy A. McGroddy-Goetz, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Scott E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 10958958
    Abstract: Embodiments for intelligent updating of media data by a processor. One or more data sources may be searched to identify updated data content for streamed media data. The data content may be updated in the streamed media data with the updated data content from the one or more data sources according to a defined priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee, Scott E. Schneider, Shikhar Kwatra