Patents by Inventor Sean T. Fornash

Sean T. Fornash 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).

  • IDENTIFYING STRESS LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTEXT SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20190183399
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, information identifying a user's activity; determining, by the computing device, the user's tasks based on the information identifying the user's activity; determining, by the computing device, the user's context switches based on the user's tasks; receiving, by the computing device, biometrics data associated with the user via an application programming interface (API); determining, by the computing device, the user's stress levels at various times based on the biometrics data; storing, by the computing device, information linking the user's stress level with the user's context switches; and outputting, by the computing device, the information linking the user's stress level with the user's context switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Sean T. Fornash, Anthony M. Hunt, Maeve O'Reilly, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Identifying stress levels associated with context switches
    Patent number: 10258272
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, information identifying a user's activity; determining, by the computing device, the user's tasks based on the information identifying the user's activity; determining, by the computing device, the user's context switches based on the user's tasks; receiving, by the computing device, biometrics data associated with the user via an application programming interface (API); determining, by the computing device, the user's stress levels at various times based on the biometrics data; storing, by the computing device, information linking the user's stress level with the user's context switches; and outputting, by the computing device, the information linking the user's stress level with the user's context switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Sean T. Fornash, Anthony M. Hunt, Maeve O'Reilly, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Virtual reality sensory construct
    Patent number: 10114460
    Abstract: A tactile device for virtual reality simulations includes an outer hollow sphere, a pliable inner hollow sphere, a plurality of actuators, and a framework. The plurality of actuators physically couple the outer hollow sphere to the pliable inner hollow sphere, and are configured to dynamically and physically reshape the pliable inner hollow sphere as the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere rotate. The framework includes a plurality of powered rollers that support the outer hollow sphere and control a rotational speed and direction of the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Sean T. Fornash, Anthony M. Hunt, Claus Schroeder-Hansen, Clea A. Zolotow
  • VIRTUAL REALITY SENSORY CONSTRUCT
    Publication number: 20180039330
    Abstract: A tactile device for virtual reality simulations includes an outer hollow sphere, a pliable inner hollow sphere, a plurality of actuators, and a framework. The plurality of actuators physically couple the outer hollow sphere to the pliable inner hollow sphere, and are configured to dynamically and physically reshape the pliable inner hollow sphere as the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere rotate. The framework includes a plurality of powered rollers that support the outer hollow sphere and control a rotational speed and direction of the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: JOHN V. DELANEY, SEAN T. FORNASH, ANTHONY M. HUNT, CLAUS SCHROEDER-HANSEN, CLEA A. ZOLOTOW
  • Identifying Stress Levels Associated with Context Switches
    Publication number: 20170100066
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, information identifying a user's activity; determining, by the computing device, the user's tasks based on the information identifying the user's activity; determining, by the computing device, the user's context switches based on the user's tasks; receiving, by the computing device, biometrics data associated with the user via an application programming interface (API); determining, by the computing device, the user's stress levels at various times based on the biometrics data; storing, by the computing device, information linking the user's stress level with the user's context switches; and outputting, by the computing device, the information linking the user's stress level with the user's context switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Sean T. Fornash, Anthony M. Hunt, Maeve O'Reilly, Clea A. Zolotow