Patents by Inventor Terry Staarmann

Terry Staarmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20240202662
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided which generate an action recommendation for a received electronic communication. A machine learning (ML) computer model is trained at least by executing a ML training operation based on electronic communication features extracted from a plurality of historical electronic communications and actions taken by a user in response to each historical electronic communication. The ML computer model is trained to predict an action classification that specifies a predicted action that the user will take in response to receiving electronic communications. A new electronic communication is received and electronic communication features are extracted from the new electronic communication. The extracted features are processed by the trained ML computer model to generate a predicted action classification and an action recommendation output specifying a recommended action to take corresponding to the predicted action classification for the new electronic communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Christine Mary Bunke, Terry Staarmann, Lee N. Helgeson, Hongmei Li
  • Patent number: 11200268
    Abstract: Examples of techniques for performing a skill gap comparison between a first individual and a second individual (or group) are disclosed. In one example, a computer-implemented method includes receiving first data associated with the first individual and receiving second data associated with the second individual. The method further includes identifying preferences for performing the skill gap comparison and assigning a weight for each of a plurality of elements of the first data and the second data. The method further includes performing the skill gap comparison between the first individual and the second individual by comparing the first data to the second data. The method further includes generating a list of one or more skills for which there is a skill gap between the first individual and the second individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lowell Thomason, John Rud, Ken Trisko, Neal Dobberke, Ronald S. Wesely, Terry Staarmann, Timothy H. Brandt, Daniel John Cutshall
  • Patent number: 10650233
    Abstract: In one example implementation according to embodiments of the invention, a computer-implemented method includes identifying a first discrete element of the composite object from a first image. The method further includes identifying the composite object based at least in part on the first discrete element of the composite object. The method further includes determining whether a category associated with the composite object is a category of interest. The method further includes, based at least in part on determining that the category associated with the composite object is a category of interest, increasing a discrete element count. The method further includes determining whether the discrete element count meets a threshold. The method further includes, based at least in part on determining that the discrete element count exceeds the threshold, performing a mitigation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lowell Thomason, John Rud, Ronald S. Wesely, Timothy H. Brandt, Daniel John Cutshall, Neal Dobberke, Ken Trisko, Terry Staarmann
  • Publication number: 20190340295
    Abstract: Examples of techniques for performing a skill gap comparison between a first individual and a second individual (or group) are disclosed. In one example, a computer-implemented method includes receiving first data associated with the first individual and receiving second data associated with the second individual. The method further includes identifying preferences for performing the skill gap comparison and assigning a weight for each of a plurality of elements of the first data and the second data. The method further includes performing the skill gap comparison between the first individual and the second individual by comparing the first data to the second data. The method further includes generating a list of one or more skills for which there is a skill gap between the first individual and the second individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Lowell Thomason, John Rud, Ken Trisko, Neal Dobberke, Ronald S. Wesely, Terry Staarmann, Timothy H. Brandt, Daniel John Cutshall
  • Publication number: 20190332862
    Abstract: In one example implementation according to embodiments of the invention, a computer-implemented method includes identifying a first discrete element of the composite object from a first image. The method further includes identifying the composite object based at least in part on the first discrete element of the composite object. The method further includes determining whether a category associated with the composite object is a category of interest. The method further includes, based at least in part on determining that the category associated with the composite object is a category of interest, increasing a discrete element count. The method further includes determining whether the discrete element count meets a threshold. The method further includes, based at least in part on determining that the discrete element count exceeds the threshold, performing a mitigation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Lowell Thomason, John Rud, Ronald S. Wesely, Timothy H. Brandt, Daniel John Cutshall, Neal Dobberke, Ken Trisko, Terry Staarmann