Patents by Inventor Shaun E. Harrington
Shaun E. Harrington 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: 10358318Abstract: In an approach for determining an optimal path for an elevator, a processor receives information, wherein the information includes social media data associated with a user and calendar entries associated with the user, indicating one or more locations within a building. A processor analyzes the received information. A processor determines a location to send an elevator within the building to minimize movement of the elevator, based on the analyzed information. A processor causes the elevator to move to the location.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry R. McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Patent number: 10348663Abstract: Embodiments for managing social commentary as applicable to social media by a processor. A spectrum of weights is assigned to individual portions of the social commentary as a function of a determined measured characteristic. Those of the individual portions having a higher weight than a predetermined threshold are selected to be displayed through the social media in a hierarchy corresponding to a position in the spectrum of weights, while those of the individual portions having a lower weight than the predetermined threshold are selected to be withheld from display. A deduplication operation is applied to the individual portions of the social commentary. Those of the individual portions determined to be repetitive greater than a predetermined number are used to assist in formulating weights of the individual portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Patent number: 10341847Abstract: A method includes, sensing an impact to a mobile device, and determining, if there is any damage to a sensor array on the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the damage to the sensor array on the mobile device, determining, the mobile data settings for the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the mobile data settings for the mobile device, transferring the data from the mobile device to a configured storage service. The method determines the notification settings for the mobile device, and responsive to receiving instruction from notification settings, sends a notification to designated user contacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Benjamin K. Rawlins, Jason E. Willerup
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Publication number: 20190163587Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: determining that a data storage drive in a first array has failed, determining a location to rebuild the failed data storage drive, instructing performance of a rebuild operation at the determined location, determining one or more data storage drives in one or more arrays having a combined amount of available space that is sufficient to mirror data and/or parity information of the first array, instructing mirroring of the data and/or parity information of the first array in parallel with performing the rebuild operation, instructing deletion of the mirrored data and/or parity information of the first array from the one or more data storage drives in response to the rebuild operation being completed, and instructing reallocation of the space in the one or more data storage drives used to mirror the data and/or parity information of the first array as available space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Gary Anna, Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry R. McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Publication number: 20190146875Abstract: Machine logic (for example, software) for storing: (i) a plurality of files across multiple disk drives of a RAID array and (ii) checksum data for the files. The machine logic rules assign priority values to each file based on one or more attributes of the files. These priority values are used to determine the order in which files are rebuilt using the checksum data so that the most important files are rebuilt first.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Shaun E. Harrington, Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Franklin D. Watkins, JR., Gary Anna
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Patent number: 10228441Abstract: Embodiments for accurately tracking objects in three-dimensional space by at least one processor device. Inter-device communications are sent between a plurality of stationary radio frequency elements to triangulate a three-dimensional position between the plurality of stationary radio frequency elements and a tracking element registerable to a user, the tracking element also in radio frequency communication with the plurality of stationary radio frequency elements. The tracking element moves, and is tracked by, the plurality of stationary radio frequency elements through the three-dimensional space.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Patent number: 10205486Abstract: A computer program product according to one embodiment includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processing system to cause the processing system to perform a method that includes sending a data testing signal through a data lead of a cable via a first interface, sending a power signal through a power lead of the cable via the first interface, receiving and analyzing the data testing signal from the data lead of the cable via a second interface, and receiving and analyzing the power signal passing through the power lead of the cable via the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Benjamin K. Rawlins
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Patent number: 10171505Abstract: Embodiments for implementing change control management in computing center environments by a processor. A physical activity of a user performing an action in the computing center environment is monitored. If the monitored activity is determined to be contrary, or predicted to be contrary, to a preferred, predetermined action for the computing center environment, the user is alerted that the action is contrary, and an operation is performed on the computing center environment to secure data in the computing center environment from damage potentially caused by the contrary action.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shawn M. Bramblett, Alan Dash, Shaun E. Harrington
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Publication number: 20180314959Abstract: A system and method for providing music track recommendations for a geographical location is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving biometric data corresponding to one or more users in a geographical location from a biometric sensor and receiving environmental data corresponding to the geographical location from an environmental sensor. The method further includes determining an opinion of the one or more users with respect to a current music track being played in the geographical location based on an analysis of the biometric data and the environmental data, and providing an instruction relating to the current music track being played based on the determined opinion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Dimitri Apokatanidis, Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington
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Publication number: 20180314456Abstract: A method for segregating zombie storage from dead storage is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes tracking I/O to a storage tier intended to store inactive data. The method analyzes the I/O to identify slightly active data in the storage tier. The method further logically divides the storage tier into a zombie storage pool, intended to store slightly active data, and a dead storage pool, intended to store inactive data. The method segregates, within the storage tier, the slightly active data from the inactive data. This segregation process includes storing the slightly active data in the zombie storage pool and storing the inactive data in the dead storage pool. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2017Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry R. McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Publication number: 20180290859Abstract: In an approach for determining an optimal path for an elevator, a processor receives information, wherein the information includes social media data associated with a user and calendar entries associated with the user, indicating one or more locations within a building. A processor analyzes the received information. A processor determines a location to send an elevator within the building to minimize movement of the elevator, based on the analyzed information. A processor causes the elevator to move to the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry R. McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Publication number: 20180290858Abstract: In an approach for determining an optimal path for an elevator, a processor receives information, wherein the information includes social media data associated with a user and calendar entries associated with the user, indicating one or more locations within a building. A processor analyzes the received information. A processor determines a location to send an elevator within the building to minimize movement of the elevator, based on the analyzed information. A processor causes the elevator to move to the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry R. McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Patent number: 10061702Abstract: Various embodiments for data management across a multiple-tiered storage organization by a processor. Data operations performed across the multiple-tiered storage organization are analyzed over a period of time sufficient to determine usage patterns of the data. Predictive analytics is applied to the usage patterns. Based on the predictive analytics, segments of the data are moved between the multiple-tiered storage organization according to a determined priority account for available system resources, to optimize storage characteristics of the data in the multiple-tiered storage organization.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Patent number: 10057290Abstract: For enhancing security in a complex network by a computer processor device, a processor collaborates with at least one additional processor device in a higher hierarchical order in the complex network. A Media Access Control (MAC) address of an offending network device is shared between the processor devices such that access of the offending network device to portions of the complex network under the supervisory control of the processor devices may be subsequently blocked.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Benjamin K. Rawlins
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Publication number: 20180234835Abstract: A method includes, sensing an impact to a mobile device, and determining, if there is any damage to a sensor array on the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the damage to the sensor array on the mobile device, determining, the mobile data settings for the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the mobile data settings for the mobile device, transferring the data from the mobile device to a configured storage service. The method determines the notification settings for the mobile device, and responsive to receiving instruction from notification settings, sends a notification to designated user contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Benjamin K. Rawlins, Jason E. Willerup
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Publication number: 20180234836Abstract: A method includes, sensing an impact to a mobile device, and determining, if there is any damage to a sensor array on the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the damage to the sensor array on the mobile device, determining, the mobile data settings for the mobile device. Responsive to receiving information about the mobile data settings for the mobile device, transferring the data from the mobile device to a configured storage service. The method determines the notification settings for the mobile device, and responsive to receiving instruction from notification settings, sends a notification to designated user contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Benjamin K. Rawlins, Jason E. Willerup
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Patent number: 10031785Abstract: For predictive computing resource allocation in a distributed environment, a model module generating a model of computing resource usage in a distributed computer system having a plurality of geographically distributed nodes organized into a plurality of clusters, a demand module predicting future demand for computing resources, a cost module calculating an operation cost for each computing resource, an available resource module identifying a set of available computing resources in the computer system, a resource set module that determines a minimum cost set of computer resources capable of meeting the predicted demand based on the set of available computing resources and on operating costs, and an activation module that determines whether to activate or deactivate each of the plurality of nodes based on the set of computer resources capable of meeting the predicted demand.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Emmanuel B. Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Harry McGregor, Christopher B. Moore
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Patent number: 10015229Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for efficient data transfer using metadata sharing. The method includes: determining difference blocks by comparing a metadata map of a requested file to a pre-existing metadata map at a receiving site, wherein a difference block is a data block the receiving site needs to generate the requested file; mapping the difference blocks in a missing metadata map; transmitting the missing metadata map from the receiving site; and transferring the difference blocks to the receiving site from a plurality of available servers, wherein the difference blocks are transferred to allow for the fastest transmission.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E Harrington, Ben K Rawlins
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Publication number: 20180173718Abstract: Various embodiments for enhancing storage of deduplicated data in a computing storage environment. Analytics are applied to at least one data storage characteristic observed in the computing storage environment to restructure the deduplicated data in a more sequential manner so as to enhance performance of the computing storage environment. A type of storage device associated with the deduplicated data is monitored, and the analytics are withheld from application when the type of storage device is determined to be a solid-state device. The restructuring of the deduplicated data in the sequential manner is performed by comparing the at least one data storage characteristic against at least one predetermined thresholds, one of the at least one predetermined thresholds prohibiting a particular block of the deduplicated data from being restructured when the particular block of deduplicated data has been previously moved in the computing storage environment within a predefined timeframe.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emmanuel BARAJAS GONZALEZ, Shaun E. HARRINGTON, Harry MCGREGOR
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Publication number: 20180136863Abstract: A method for managing a storage system. The method includes one or more computer processors receiving a first set of data associated with a storage system. The method further includes determining whether to service the storage system based on utilizing one or more models associated with the storage system to analyze the first set of data. In response determining to service the storage system, the method further includes generating a set of notifications based, at least in part, on information from the one or more models associated with the storage system analyzing the first set of data. The method further includes initiating a pre-service activity associated the storage system based, at least in part, on information within the set of notifications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Emmanuel Barajas Gonzalez, Shaun E. Harrington, Benjamin K. Rawlins, Jason E. Willerup