Patents by Inventor Susann Marie Keohane

Susann Marie Keohane 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: 11507769
    Abstract: A method and system to interpret sensor transmission patterns to analyze anomalies in a smart environment include obtaining a map of the smart environment, the map including an indication of obstructions and openings. The method includes determining an initial location of each sensor of a plurality of sensors in the smart environment. Each sensor emits a transmission after each detection. The method also includes identifying an initial transmission pattern associated with each sensor, and identifying a change in the initial transmission pattern of a sensor among the plurality of sensors. The change is interpreted to determine whether the change in the initial transmission pattern of the sensor among the plurality of sensors is due to movement or obstruction of the sensor. Action is taken based on a determination that the sensor among the plurality of sensors is obstructed or removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Scott Gerard, Aliza Heching, Samuel Scott Adams, Mohammad Arif Ul Alam
  • Patent number: 11316833
    Abstract: A third party intermediary and a data protection method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include executing a program, via the processor, using zero-knowledge verifiable computing to remove private content from a pre-approved version of a content to ensure privacy of a condition of a user from a provider of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Scott Adams, Susann Marie Keohane, James R. Kraemer, Jeb R. Linton
  • Patent number: 11251987
    Abstract: Provided is a method, computer program product, and system for modifying IoT device settings based on changes in user abilities. A processor may detect a plurality of IoT devices associated with one or more users. The processor may determine an ability baseline for the one or more users when interacting with the plurality of IoT devices. The processor may monitor interactions of the one or more users with the plurality of IoT devices. The processor may detect a change in the ability baseline for the one or more users when interacting with at least one IoT device of the plurality of IoT devices. In response to detecting the change, the processor may adjust one or more settings related to the at least one IoT device. The processor may propagate the adjustment to the one or more settings of the IoT device to the other IoT devices of the plurality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Marc Kevin Johlic, Sharon D. Snider, Mary Jo Mueller, Khwaja Jawahar Jahangir Shaik
  • Patent number: 11118957
    Abstract: A system and method for performing liquid volume determination in a smart environment, the method comprising involve determining that a liquid is being poured. The method includes identifying the liquid, and determining the liquid volume of the liquid being poured based on sound analysis of audio sensed by a microphone. A scenario in which the liquid is being poured is analyzed, and an action is determined based on the scenario. The action includes triggering an actuator of the smart environment, obtaining additional information about the liquid, or issuing an alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent Shiver, Susann Marie Keohane, Fang Lu, Maureen Kraft
  • Publication number: 20210090188
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to determining a health score of properties. For example, data from one or more sensors of each of a plurality of properties may be received from the plurality of properties. Statuses of each property of the plurality of properties may be identified from the data. A health score of a property that is within a vicinity the plurality of properties is determined using the statuses. This health score may providing to a user along with a recommended action to improve the health score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Elaine Lai, Avery Rowe, Susann Marie Keohane, Cristi Nesbitt Ullmann, Tiffany Cross, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20210091971
    Abstract: Provided is a method, computer program product, and system for modifying IoT device settings based on changes in user abilities. A processor may detect a plurality of IoT devices associated with one or more users. The processor may determine an ability baseline for the one or more users when interacting with the plurality of IoT devices. The processor may monitor interactions of the one or more users with the plurality of IoT devices. The processor may detect a change in the ability baseline for the one or more users when interacting with at least one IoT device of the plurality of IoT devices. In response to detecting the change, the processor may adjust one or more settings related to the at least one IoT device. The processor may propagate the adjustment to the one or more settings of the IoT device to the other IoT devices of the plurality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Marc Kevin Johlic, Sharon D. Snider, Mary Jo Mueller, Khwaja Jawahar Jahangir Shaik
  • Publication number: 20210019850
    Abstract: A method and system for forming an assessment of postal mail is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving images of postal mail addressed to a user on one or more dates to form a mail history. Information from the received images is captured to determine at least information associated with a sender and a recipient. The captured information is added to the mail history. The method further includes analyzing the mail history to determine a plurality of characteristics associated with the postal mail addressed to the user. A machine-learning algorithm is applied to the analyzed mail history and the determined plurality of characteristics to form an assessment. Based on the assessment exceeding a threshold associated with a criteria, the method includes performing at least one action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Elisabeth LEVRAU, Susann Marie KEOHANE, Gauri KARVE, Joseph CZAJKOWSKI
  • Patent number: 10832554
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a system. In some examples, the system comprises a first sensor associated with first and second attributes and a second sensor associated with the second attribute and a third attribute. The system further comprises a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second sensors. The processor is configured to identify a number of activations of the first sensor within a time window, identify a number of activations of the second sensor within the time window, and construct a sensor vector identifying a number of first attribute activations based on the first number of activations of the first sensor, a number of second attribute activations based on the number of activations of the first sensor and the number of activations of the second sensor, and a number of third attribute activations based on the number of activations of the second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Gerard, Susann Marie Keohane, Aliza Rivka Heching, Mohammad Arif Ul Alam
  • Publication number: 20200228502
    Abstract: A third party intermediary and a data protection method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include executing a program, via the processor, using zero-knowledge verifiable computing to remove private content from a pre-approved version of a content to ensure privacy of a condition of a user from a provider of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Scott Adams, Susann Marie Keohane, James R. Kraemer, Jeb R. Linton
  • Patent number: 10708234
    Abstract: A third party intermediary and a data protection method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a content request receiving circuit configured to receive a service request from a user, to communicate the service request to a provider, and to receive pre-approved versions of content from the provider, a content matching circuit configured to match a pre-approved version of content of the pre-approved versions of content to the user based on a condition of the user, a user data receiving circuit configured to receive user data to complete the pre-approved version of the content, and a zero-knowledge verifiable computing circuit configured to execute a program using zero-knowledge verifiable computing to remove private content from the pre-approved version of the content to ensure privacy of the condition of the user from the provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel Scott Adams, Susann Marie Keohane, James R. Kraemer, Jeb R. Linton
  • Publication number: 20200193155
    Abstract: A method and system to interpret sensor transmission patterns to analyze anomalies in a smart environment include obtaining a map of the smart environment, the map including an indication of obstructions and openings. The method includes determining an initial location of each sensor of a plurality of sensors in the smart environment. Each sensor emits a transmission after each detection. The method also includes identifying an initial transmission pattern associated with each sensor, and identifying a change in the initial transmission pattern of a sensor among the plurality of sensors. The change is interpreted to determine whether the change in the initial transmission pattern of the sensor among the plurality of sensors is due to movement or obstruction of the sensor. Action is taken based on a determination that the sensor among the plurality of sensors is obstructed or removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Scott Gerard, Aliza Heching, Samuel Scott Adams, Mohammad Arif Ul Alam
  • Publication number: 20200182676
    Abstract: A system and method for performing liquid volume determination in a smart environment, the method comprising involve determining that a liquid is being poured. The method includes identifying the liquid, and determining the liquid volume of the liquid being poured based on sound analysis of audio sensed by a microphone. A scenario in which the liquid is being poured is analyzed, and an action is determined based on the scenario. The action includes triggering an actuator of the smart environment, obtaining additional information about the liquid, or issuing an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Brent Shiver, Susann Marie Keohane, Fang Lu, Maureen Kraft
  • Patent number: 10359836
    Abstract: A method of providing guidance in connection with a technological task includes determining, from an interaction of an end user with a computer system, a current context and task of the end user, identifying a change in a cognitive state of the end user, where the change in the cognitive state is associated with performance of the task using the computer system, searching a plurality of user experiences corresponding to the change in the cognitive state of the end user and the user's current context, selecting at least one of the user experiences according to a selection parameter for determining a selected user experience, and injecting the selected user experience into the current context of the end user via an output device of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Maureen Elizabeth Kraft, Holly Lee Nielsen, Shunguo Yan
  • Patent number: 10318094
    Abstract: A method of providing guidance in connection with a technological task includes determining, from an interaction of an end user with a computer system, a current context and task of the end user, identifying a change in a cognitive state of the end user, where the change in the cognitive state is associated with performance of the task using the computer system, searching a plurality of user experiences corresponding to the change in the cognitive state of the end user and the user's current context, selecting at least one of the user experiences according to a selection parameter for determining a selected user experience, and injecting the selected user experience into the current context of the end user via an output device of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Maureen Elizabeth Kraft, Holly Lee Nielsen, Shunguo Yan
  • Publication number: 20180203979
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for providing an attestation of a user's medical condition. The method begins with determining if a set of one or more conditions has been satisfied using zero-knowledge verifiable computing on a processor based device, such as smart watch or cell phone. In response to the set of one or more conditions having been satisfied, sending an attestation calculated using a zero-knowledge verifiable computing technique to a second processor-based device that the set of one or more conditions have been satisfied optionally, using a zero knowledge protocol to maintain privacy of the user of the first processor-based device. In one example the information is “pulled” from the processor device in response to the set of one or more conditions having been satisfied. In another example, the information is “pushed” to the second processor-based device. The set of conditions includes medical conditions, and/or physiological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Susann Marie KEOHANE, James R. KRAEMER, Jeb R. LINTON
  • Publication number: 20170277904
    Abstract: A third party intermediary and a data protection method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a content request receiving circuit configured to receive a service request from a user, to communicate the service request to a provider, and to receive pre-approved versions of content from the provider, a content matching circuit configured to match a pre-approved version of content of the pre-approved versions of content to the user based on a condition of the user, a user data receiving circuit configured to receive user data to complete the pre-approved version of the content, and a zero-knowledge verifiable computing circuit configured to execute a program using zero-knowledge verifiable computing to remove private content from the pre-approved version of the content to ensure privacy of the condition of the user from the provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel Scott Adams, Susann Marie Keohane, James R. Kraemer, Jeb R. Linton
  • Patent number: 9600459
    Abstract: A Visual Macro Program records and replays desired actions performed by a user in creating or editing a document. The recorded actions are appended to the document as an attachment that can be replayed by a user at a later time by enabling a tag associated with the recorded actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Jessica Carol Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh, Shawn Patrick Mullen
  • Patent number: 9576277
    Abstract: A receipt receives an electronic message from a sender, wherein said electronic message comprises at least one suggested folder name specified by the sender for the recipient to select as a folder name for filing the electronic message, wherein the at least one suggested folder name is detected by a sender computer system from a selection by the sender within a user interface of the sender computer system of the at least one suggested folder name for the electronic message and inserted into the electronic message. The electronic message is filtered to detect the at least one suggested folder name for filing the electronic message in a messaging filing directory. Responsive to the recipient selecting to file the electronic message, the electronic message is filed in at least one folder with the suggested folder name from among a plurality of folders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Jessica Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh
  • Patent number: 9547717
    Abstract: A web browser displays a set of search results from a web search, each search result indicating a link to a web page. Responsive to selection of a first of the set of search results for exclusion from display, a subset of one or more of the set of search results that indicate related links is identified. The related links comprise links have a same domain name as the link of the first search result. The first search result and the subset of the set of search results are excluded. The search results are displayed without the excluded ones of the set of search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Jessica Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh
  • Patent number: 9514445
    Abstract: A sender selection is detected at a sender computer system within a user interface of at least one suggested folder name for a composed electronic message for a recipient receiving the electronic message to select as a folder name for filing the electronic message. The at least one suggested folder name is attached to the electronic message at the sender computer system for distribution to the recipient. The electronic message is sent with the suggested filing folder name from the sender computer system to a recipient, wherein a recipient receiving the electronic message receives the at least one suggested folder name specified by the sender in the electronic message for selecting a folder for filing the electronic message in a messaging filing directory for the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susann Marie Keohane, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Jessica Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh