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).
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Patent number: 11809602Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Narayana Aditya Madineni, Pranab Agarwal, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
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Patent number: 11374882Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shane Nicholas Cress, Pranab Agarwal, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten
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Publication number: 20220124056Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Shane Nicholas Cress, Pranab AGARWAL, Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten
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Publication number: 20220067211Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Narayana Aditya Madineni, Pranab AGARWAL, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
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Patent number: 11201843Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Pranab Agarwal, Narayana Aditya Madineni, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
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Publication number: 20210368997Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Shane Nicholas Lorenz, Natalie Lorenz
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Patent number: 11088982Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Pranab Agarwal, Narayana Aditya Madineni, Chia-Le Cheng, Shane Nicholas Cress
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Publication number: 20100180756Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: Fender Musical Instruments CorporationInventors: Richard H. Fliegler, Charles C. Adams, Keith L. Chapman, Dale V. Curtis, Shane A. Nicholas, Shawn R. Green
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Publication number: 20060159291Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: Richard Fliegler, Charles Adams, Keith Chapman, Dale Curtis, Shane Nicholas, Shawn Greene