Patents by Inventor Shane A. Nicholas

Shane A. Nicholas 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: 11809602
    Abstract: Electronic communication privacy verification is provided. An electronic communication associated with a set of addresses is received. The electronic communication is analyzed using an artificial intelligence model to classify a purpose for the electronic communication. Using an authorization database, it is determined whether each address in the set of addresses has been authorized for communication for the classified purpose. In response to determining at least one address has not been authorized for communication for the classified purpose, a sender of the electronic communication is prompted to remove the at least one address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Narayana Aditya Madineni, Pranab Agarwal, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
  • Patent number: 11374882
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for a chat system is provided for processing chat channel communications. The method comprises receiving a user message from a user, and classifying the user message using a classifier into a classified input that is one of a question, an answer, and a statement. When the input is a question, the method comprises determining a set of relevant answers from an answer database that are related to the question. The method determines a relatedness score reflecting a degree of relatedness between each related answer of the set of related answers and the question. A top answer is determined from the set of related answers based on the relatedness scores, and the method presents at least one of the top answer and the set of related answers to the user. When the input is an answer, the method stores the answer in the answer database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shane Nicholas Cress, Pranab Agarwal, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten
  • Publication number: 20220124056
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for a chat system is provided for processing chat channel communications. The method comprises receiving a user message from a user, and classifying the user message using a classifier into a classified input that is one of a question, an answer, and a statement. When the input is a question, the method comprises determining a set of relevant answers from an answer database that are related to the question. The method determines a relatedness score reflecting a degree of relatedness between each related answer of the set of related answers and the question. A top answer is determined from the set of related answers based on the relatedness scores, and the method presents at least one of the top answer and the set of related answers to the user. When the input is an answer, the method stores the answer in the answer database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Shane Nicholas Cress, Pranab AGARWAL, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten
  • Publication number: 20220067211
    Abstract: Electronic communication privacy verification is provided. An electronic communication associated with a set of addresses is received. The electronic communication is analyzed using an artificial intelligence model to classify a purpose for the electronic communication. Using an authorization database, it is determined whether each address in the set of addresses has been authorized for communication for the classified purpose. In response to determining at least one address has not been authorized for communication for the classified purpose, a sender of the electronic communication is prompted to remove the at least one address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Narayana Aditya Madineni, Pranab AGARWAL, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
  • Patent number: 11201843
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for dynamically migrating an email thread from an email platform to a message thread on messaging platform includes: monitoring an ongoing email thread; and migrating the email thread from an email platform to a messaging platform in response to an attribute associated with the email thread reaching and/or exceeding a predetermined threshold level, wherein migrating the email thread includes converting the contents of the email thread into one or more message threads on the messaging platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pranab Agarwal, Narayana Aditya Madineni, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
  • Publication number: 20210368997
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a reusable furniture cover for moving or storing a furniture item. The reusable furniture cover includes components such as polyester fabric, buckle straps, elastic cord, elastic cord slide or clamp, and clear plastic fabric. The reusable furniture cover disclosed herein eliminate plastic waste while cutting moving time down dramatically. Reusable furniture covers allow the ability for the product texture and color to be visible through a viewing window. In addition, straps and pull cords keep the covers on tight. The reusable furniture covers disclosed herein are easy to use with all types of furniture items and an individual will take very less time to complete the entire covering setup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Shane Nicholas Lorenz, Natalie Lorenz
  • Patent number: 11088982
    Abstract: A similarity score between a profile of an email sender and one or more profiles associated with one or more respective recipients of the email being sent by the email sender is calculated. In response to determining that the calculated similarity score between the profile of the email sender and at least one profile of the one or more profiles associated with a respective recipient of the one or more respective recipients does not exceed a first threshold value, a relevance score between a context of the email and each of the one or more recipients of the email is calculated. Responsive to determining that the calculated relevance score between the context of the email and each of the one or more recipients of the email does not exceed a second threshold value, a distribution list of the email is updated. The email is transmitted using the updated distribution list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pranab Agarwal, Narayana Aditya Madineni, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
  • Publication number: 20100180756
    Abstract: A portable multi-functional audio sound system has an enclosure and control panel with an optional display on a front portion of the enclosure. The control panel provides for selection among menu options which are presented on the display. An audio input is coupled for receiving a live audio signal. An electronic circuit receives user commands from the control panel and displays configuration information on the display. The electronic circuit has an amplifier for amplifying the live audio signal, and a synthesizer for generating programmable audio signal in response to a MIDI data stream. The MIDI data stream is routed to the digital signal processor or to the synthesizer. A digital signal processor controls the menu options on the display. A speaker is mounted within the enclosure and coupled for receiving a combined signal of the live audio signal and the programmable audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Richard H. Fliegler, Charles C. Adams, Keith L. Chapman, Dale V. Curtis, Shane A. Nicholas, Shawn R. Green
  • Publication number: 20060159291
    Abstract: A portable multi-functional audio sound system has an enclosure and control panel with an optional display on a front portion of the enclosure. The control panel provides for selection among menu options which are presented on the display. An audio input is coupled for receiving a live audio signal. An electronic circuit receives user commands from the control panel and displays configuration information on the display. The electronic circuit has an amplifier for amplifying the live audio signal, and a synthesizer for generating programmable audio signal in response to a MIDI data stream. The MIDI data stream is routed to the digital signal processor or to the synthesizer. A digital signal processor controls the menu options on the display. A speaker is mounted within the enclosure and coupled for receiving a combined signal of the live audio signal and the programmable audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Fliegler, Charles Adams, Keith Chapman, Dale Curtis, Shane Nicholas, Shawn Greene