Patents by Inventor Stella J. Mitchell

Stella J. Mitchell 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).

  • Generation of composite spatial representations
    Patent number: 9092887
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a composite spatial representation are presented. For example, a method includes obtaining a plurality of source spatial representations from a plurality of source applications, and forming the composite spatial representation by combining the plurality of source spatial representations. The composite spatial representation is operative to interact with at least one behavioral element that is separate from the composite spatial representation. The obtaining of the plurality of source spatial representations and the forming of the composite spatial representation are executed on a computing system comprising a processor and a memory. One or more computer program instructions for implementing the obtaining of the plurality of source spatial representations and the forming of the composite spatial representation are obtained from the memory and executed by the processor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Bézy, Alan George Cole, Jonathan Paul Munson, Stella J. Mitchell, David Alvra Wood
  • Distributed rule processing for ubiquitous computing environments
    Patent number: 7996352
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for distributed rule processing in a sense and respond system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Institute for Information Technology Advancement
    Inventors: WooChul Jung, DaeRyung Lee, Stella J. Mitchell, Jonathan Munson, Moonju Park, David A. Wood
  • Generation of Composite Spatial Representations
    Publication number: 20110074767
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a composite spatial representation are presented. For example, a method includes obtaining a plurality of source spatial representations from a plurality of source applications, and forming the composite spatial representation by combining the plurality of source spatial representations. The composite spatial representation is operative to interact with at least one behavioral element that is separate from the composite spatial representation. The obtaining of the plurality of source spatial representations and the forming of the composite spatial representation are executed on a computing system comprising a processor and a memory. One or more computer program instructions for implementing the obtaining of the plurality of source spatial representations and the forming of the composite spatial representation are obtained from the memory and executed by the processor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Bézy, Alan George Cole, Jonathan Paul Munson, Stella J. Mitchell, David Alvra Wood
  • Framework and programming model for efficient sense-and-respond system
    Patent number: 7779104
    Abstract: A sense-and-response system that may include a server with a rules-engine where the server may receive sensor values for rules-engine operation from a plurality of sensors. The system may further include a controller that provides controller parameters to the server for the rules-engine operation. The server may provide to the controller rules-engine output based upon the controller parameters and sensor values related to the controller parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dae-Ryung Lee, Sang W. Lee, Stella J. Mitchell, Jonathan P. Munson
  • Distributed Rule Processing for Ubiquitous Computing Environments
    Publication number: 20090299939
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for distributed rule processing in a sense and respond system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: WooChul Jung, DaeRyung Lee, Stella J. Mitchell, Jonathan Munson, Moonju Park, David A. Wood
  • FRAMEWORK AND PROGRAMMING MODEL FOR EFFICIENT SENSE-AND-RESPOND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080183304
    Abstract: A sense-and-response system that may include a server with a rules-engine where the server may receive sensor values for rules-engine operation from a plurality of sensors. The system may further include a controller that provides controller parameters to the server for the rules-engine operation. The server may provide to the controller rules-engine output based upon the controller parameters and sensor values related to the controller parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Dae-Ryung Lee, Sang W. Lee, Stella J. Mitchell, Jonathan P. Munson
  • System and method to facilitate team communication
    Patent number: 6771756
    Abstract: A system and method to facilitate communications among team members or subscribers using a virtual assistant and a derived points of contact (POC) list to initiate contacts. The virtual assistant automates the task of reaching a party to be contacted through trying a variety of POC options until a connection is established or the options are exhausted. The system takes advantage of the POC provided by a person to be contacted, reducing the burden of maintaining a complete personal contact list by each team member or subscriber. The virtual assistant uses the derived POC list to establish a preferred method for contacting a team member or subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul B. Chou, Ted A. Habeck, Steve Moimann, Jennifer C. Lai, Stella J. Mitchell, Cezar Pendus, Jung-Mu Tang, David A. Wood