Patents by Inventor Spencer Thomas Reynolds
Spencer Thomas Reynolds 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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Publication number: 20220391233Abstract: In an approach to assisting users of a collaborative meeting platform, one or more computer processors detect a start of a collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors monitor one or more activities of the collaborative meeting. Based on the one or more activities of the collaborative meeting, one or more computer processors detect a trigger for assistance with a user interface of the collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors retrieve one or more correlated actions associated with the trigger. One or more computer processors perform at least one of the one or more retrieved correlated action within the user interface of the collaborative meeting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Clement Decrop, SUMAN PATRA, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein
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Patent number: 11520679Abstract: An overall access rating for each user in a plurality of users for accessing a computing resource of a set of computing resources is generated. Reduced performance of the computing resource is identified. Access metrics associated with each user in the plurality of users who are accessing the computing resource during the reduced performance of the computing resource are determined. The generated overall access ratings based on the determined access metrics are modified. Access to the computing resource is granted based on a ranking of the modified overall access ratings.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11520949Abstract: Digital design of an area is provided by obtaining input parameters for designing the area, comparing the input parameters to a design profile for the user, in which the design profile indicates user preferences regarding design elements, identifying design element(s) to be included in digital design(s) for the area based on correlating the input parameters with design element(s) from the design profile, generating the digital design(s), each of which incorporates at least one of the identified design elements, and displaying a digital design for potential selection to guide designing the area.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Raden Tonev, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jeremy R. Fox, Shikhar Kwatra
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Publication number: 20220365984Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product dynamically identify a shared document, or a similar document. The method includes establishing a screen sharing session, where a presenter computing device transmits a first image of a shared document to a participant computing device. The method also includes generating one or more search parameters by scanning the first image using optical character recognition or object recognition in response to receiving the first image at the participant computing device. The method further includes performing a search of one or more memories accessible to the participant computing device using the generated one or more search parameters. Finally, the method includes displaying a prioritized list of search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Roosevelt Faulkner, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Matthew Cardinal, Denise Bell, Samuel Boyd Smith, III
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Publication number: 20220365860Abstract: An overall access rating for each user in a plurality of users for accessing a computing resource of a set of computing resources is generated. Reduced performance of the computing resource is identified. Access metrics associated with each user in the plurality of users who are accessing the computing resource during the reduced performance of the computing resource are determined. The generated overall access ratings based on the determined access metrics are modified. Access to the computing resource is granted based on a ranking of the modified overall access ratings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Publication number: 20220360612Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for setting timers based on processing of communications using natural language processing. A communication is detected from a communicating participant transmitted within a group communication session implemented in a computer network in which the communicating participant is communicating with an additional participant through the group communication session. A natural language processor (NLP) module processes the detected communication to determine words comprising an expressed temporal commitment of the communicating participant. The expressed temporal commitment does not express a computer implemented command verb to perform an operation related to setting a time variable. A timer is set, in a computer user interface of the additional participant, to a time value based on the expressed temporal commitment in the detected communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11488634Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for generating a summary video from a plurality of presentation attendee notes is provided. Embodiments of the disclosure may include collecting the plurality of attendee notes from a plurality of attendees of a presentation and then analyzing the collected plurality of notes to identify a plurality of common note topics. The identified plurality of common note topics may be correlated to a plurality of portions in a presentation video of the presentation which is used to generate the summary video by combining the correlated plurality of portions in the presentation video.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Clement Decrop, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11481088Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach displays, on a user interface during a first user session, a set of objects with a first level of detail based on a prioritization model. The approach adjusts the prioritization model based on a set of user selections to the set of objects captured during the first user session that indicates a second level of detail of at least one object in the set of objects. The approach displays the set of objects to the user on the user interface during a second user session based on the adjusted prioritization model.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew Cardinal, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Ramratan Vennam, Belinda Marie Vennam
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Publication number: 20220308973Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises obtaining a physical location of a sensor on a device; determining that quality of data captured by the sensor physically located on the device is degraded based on a comparison of the captured data to a quality threshold; and, in response to determining that the quality of the data captured by the sensor is degraded, displaying a visual indicator on a display of the device. The visual indicator includes at least one non-textual component that directs a user to the physical location of the sensor on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Clement Decrop, Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Publication number: 20220284634Abstract: A method for assessing a surrounding area for heat map generation includes determining a location of a user and receiving historical information for the location of the user. The method also includes identifying a plurality of items in a surrounding area of the user, where the surrounding area includes at least a line of sight of the user as captured by an augmented reality device associated with the user. Analyzing the surrounding area of the user based on the plurality of items and the historical information to produce a plurality of risk levels for the plurality of items, where each risk level from the plurality of risk levels is associated with each item. Responsive to receiving sensory data for the user, the method also includes generating a heat map for the surrounding area of the user and display the heat map to the user in the augmented reality device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Adam Lee Griffin, Shikhar Kwatra, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Patent number: 11437038Abstract: Information recognition and restructuring includes analyzing electronic media content embedded in an electronic presentment structure presented to a user, and based on the analyzing, detecting portions of the electronic media content previously consumed by the user. The method includes modifying the electronic presentment structure, based on the detecting, to distinguish the electronic media content previously consumed by the user from other portions of the electronic media content.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11431766Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for setting timers based on processing of communications using natural language processing. A communication is detected from a communicating participant transmitted within a group communication session implemented in a computer network in which the communicating participant is communicating with an additional participant through the group communication session. A natural language processor (NLP) module processes the detected communication to determine words comprising an expressed temporal commitment of the communicating participant. The expressed temporal commitment does not express a computer implemented command verb to perform an operation related to setting a time variable. A timer is set, in a computer user interface of the additional participant, to a time value based on the expressed temporal commitment in the detected communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11423583Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for mitigating the risks associated with handling items. The exemplary embodiments may include collecting data relating to one or more items, extracting one or more features from the collected data, determining one or more hazards based on the extracted one or more features and one or more models, and displaying the one or more hazards within an augmented reality device worn by a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shikhar Kwatra, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Adam Lee Griffin, Spencer Thomas Reynolds
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Publication number: 20220217187Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for setting timers based on processing of communications using natural language processing. A communication is detected from a communicating participant transmitted within a group communication session implemented in a computer network in which the communicating participant is communicating with an additional participant through the group communication session. A natural language processor (NLP) module processes the detected communication to determine words comprising an expressed temporal commitment of the communicating participant. The expressed temporal commitment does not express a computer implemented command verb to perform an operation related to setting a time variable. A timer is set, in a computer user interface of the additional participant, to a time value based on the expressed temporal commitment in the detected communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11374986Abstract: An embodiment for analyzing user interest in presented content based on capture attempts during a meeting is provided. The embodiment may include receiving presentation content from a meeting host. The embodiment may also include analyzing one or more capture applications on a device of one or more users for a capture event in response to receiving the presentation content from the meeting host. The embodiment may further include in response to determining the capture event has occurred, identifying information relating to the capture event and the one or more users who initiated the capture event. The embodiment may also include presenting the meeting host with the information relating to the capture event and the one or more users who initiated the capture event.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Rama Krishna Vedula, Shikhar Kwatra
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Patent number: 11366826Abstract: A method can include obtaining user interaction data by monitoring a set of user interactions between a user and one or more data elements of a data table. The method can further include determining a set of data element scores based, at least in part, on the user interaction data. The method can further include generating a customized data visualization based, at least in part, on the set of data element scores and the data elements of the data table.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Stephen William Webster, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Hanna Oh, John Lynch
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Publication number: 20220189472Abstract: Information recognition and restructuring includes analyzing electronic media content embedded in an electronic presentment structure presented to a user, and based on the analyzing, detecting portions of the electronic media content previously consumed by the user. The method includes modifying the electronic presentment structure, based on the detecting, to distinguish the electronic media content previously consumed by the user from other portions of the electronic media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11356794Abstract: Upon an attempt to communicate through an audio input source in a voice session, a determination can be made whether an audio quality received from a user through the audio input source is below an audio quality threshold. In response to determining that the audio quality through the audio input source is below the audio quality threshold, a first voice input can be received from the user from a first position. A second voice input can be received from the user from a second position. A first volume of the first voice input from the first position can be compared to a second volume of the second voice input from the second position. Feedback can be provided to the user indicating whether the user is closer or farther from the audio input source based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Clement Decrop, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson
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Patent number: 11340864Abstract: A method can include obtaining audio data corresponding to a user of a communication device. The communication device can be configured to transmit the audio data. The method can further include obtaining proximity data indicating a user distance between the user and the communication device. The method can further include determining that the user distance exceeds a threshold distance. The method can further include determining, based at least in part on the audio data, an activity status of the user. The method can further include determining that the activity status is an inactive status. The method can further include modifying, in response to the determining that the threshold distance is exceeded and that the activity status is the inactive status, a transmission of the audio data from the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox, Jacob Ryan Jepperson
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Patent number: 11340865Abstract: A computer-implemented method can include obtaining activity data corresponding to an environment where a communication device is located. The activity data can include audio data. The communication device can be configured to transmit the audio data. The method can further include identifying, based at least in part on the activity data, a potential audio disruption. The method can further include determining, based at least in part on the audio data, an activity status of a user of the communication device. The method can further include determining that the activity status is an inactive status. The method can further include modifying, in response to both the identifying the potential audio disruption and the determining that the activity status is the inactive status, a transmission of the audio data from the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Spencer Thomas Reynolds, Jeremy R. Fox, Jacob Ryan Jepperson