Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Watson

Thomas J. Watson 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: 20110286854
    Abstract: An airfoil component includes an aluminum alloy body having at least an airfoil portion and a root portion. A metallic layer is located on at least a portion of the aluminum alloy body and an electrochemically insulating layer is located between and adjoining the aluminum alloy body and the metallic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas J. Watson
  • Publication number: 20110239231
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for identifying an electronic document having at least two document versions to be migrated, copying document version contents and version metadata of each of the at least two document versions into a collection for transmission to a destination electronic repository, and sending the collection using a migration Application Programming Interface (API) call to the destination electronic repository with a single operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jay A. Brown, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 8009437
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to wireless communication modules that can be used for enabling wireless communication in various applications. A wireless communication module in accordance with one embodiment may be interfaced with other devices, such as nodes of a wireless sensor network (WSN). The module has rows of male integrated circuit (IC) pins that may be interfaced with female pin receptacles of another device. The module receives wireless signals and provides the data of such wireless signals to the other device. The module also receives data from the other devices and packetizes such data for wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Synapse Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Shelton, Terry G. Phillips, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 8010885
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery with a presenter alterable session copy of a user profile. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; providing a session copy of a user profile including a user classification; receiving, from a presenter, a user classification instruction to change a user classification in the session copy of a user profile; changing the user classification in the session copy of a user profile in dependence upon the presenter's instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon a user classification in the session copy of a user profile of a user in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Publication number: 20110204122
    Abstract: A hollow structure, and a method of forming the hollow structure, where the hollow structure includes first and second metal parts, the second metal part having an interior surface and a tapered support member extending from the interior surface. The hollow structure also includes a friction stir welded joint that extends through the first metal part and into the tapered support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicants: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Thomas J. Watson, Rajiv S. Mishra
  • Patent number: 8001454
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a prerecorded presentation control instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon the prerecorded presentation control instruction and in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user. In typical embodiments, the prerecorded presentation control instruction has an associated time stamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7921362
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments of the present invention include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation; and presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant. In many embodiments, selecting a classified structural element bearing a preview designation further comprises selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a prospective user participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7912953
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices in a network. The method includes creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges and determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space. If the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector the method includes determining whether the action is allowed. If the action is allowed, the method includes executing the action. Many embodiments include receiving an allowed action list, such as for example, receiving an allowed action list from a moderator DML.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William K. Bodin, Michael J. Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel M. Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7890848
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a presentation control instruction to present a classified structural element of the session document, wherein the classified structural element comprises one or more versions of presentation content; determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user; identifying alternative display content for the user if no version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for the user; and presenting the identified alternative display content to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7886286
    Abstract: A system and method for integrating legacy code into a component-based system. A component-based system is provided that allows legacy components to locate necessary artifacts, and includes: a context finder that is installed as a context classloader, wherein the context finder analyzes an execution stack to identify a component that initiated a context classloader call during runtime; and a buddy loading system that examines the component to determine if the component requires buddy loading to locate an artifact and locates the artifact using a predefined policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pascal Rapicault, Jeffrey A. McAffer, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7882437
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a voice response grammar in a voice response server including identifying presentation documents for a presentation, each presentation document having a presentation grammar. Typical embodiments include storing each presentation grammar in a voice response grammar on a voice response server. In typical embodiments, identifying presentation documents for a presentation includes creating a data structure representing a presentation and listing at least one presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation. In typical embodiments listing the at least one presentation document includes storing a location of the presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation and storing each presentation grammar includes retrieving a presentation grammar of the presentation document in dependence upon the location of the presentation document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7865909
    Abstract: Methods for administering devices, including creating a user metric vector including a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space including a plurality of metric ranges, determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space, creating, in dependence upon the user metric vector, a dynamic action list, if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, identifying at least one action in the dynamic action list, and executing the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William K. Bodin, Michael J. Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel M. Schumacker, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7849459
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are provided for deploying Java applications in resource constrained environments. Embodiments include identifying a resource constraint of a target system and filtering the Java application in dependence upon the identified resource constraint. In many embodiments, identifying a resource constraint of a target system includes identifying limited runtime processing capabilities of the target system and filtering the Java application in dependence upon the identified resource constraint includes preprocessing a tag library of the Java application. In some embodiments, preprocessing a tag library is carried out by identifying a tag library descriptor of the Java application and copying a listener from the tag library descriptor to a deployment descriptor for the Java application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John Burkhart, David Klein, Brian Thomas Lillie, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Publication number: 20100247322
    Abstract: A hollow airfoil and a method for manufacturing a hollow airfoil is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mario P. Bochiechio, Thomas J. Watson, Wangen Lin, John Joseph Marcin, Joseph Parkos, JR.
  • Patent number: 7774693
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; identifying a device controlling action; and executing the device controlling action to control a device for the user. In many embodiments, identifying a device controlling action includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a presentation control instruction. In some embodiments, identifying a device controlling action further includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a spoken key word. In some embodiments, identifying a device controlling action further includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a classified structural element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William K. Bodin, Michael J. Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel M. Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7739600
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a voice response grammar in a voice response server including identifying presentation documents for a presentation, each presentation document having a presentation grammar. Typical embodiments include storing each presentation grammar in a voice response grammar on a voice response server. In typical embodiments, identifying presentation documents for a presentation includes creating a data structure representing a presentation and listing at least one presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation. In typical embodiments listing the at least one presentation document includes storing a location of the presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation and storing each presentation grammar includes retrieving a presentation grammar of the presentation document in dependence upon the location of the presentation document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: William K. Bodin, Michael J. Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel M. Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Publication number: 20100068550
    Abstract: A hollow structure, and a method of forming the hollow structure, where the hollow structure includes first and second metal parts, the second metal part having an interior surface and a tapered support member extending from the interior surface. The hollow structure also includes a friction stir welded joint that extends through the first metal part and into the tapered support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicants: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Thomas J. Watson, Rajiv S. Mishra
  • Patent number: 7634412
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a voice response grammar in a voice response server that include identifying a user for a presentation, the user having a user grammar, the user grammar including one or more user grammar elements and storing a multiplicity of user grammar elements for the user in a voice response grammar on a voice response server. In typical embodiments, identifying a user for a presentation includes creating a data structure representing a presentation and listing in the data structure at least one user identification. In typical embodiments, each grammar element includes an identifier of a structural element, a key phrase for invoking a presentation action, and a presentation action identifier representing a presentation action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7571380
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery with a presenter alterable session copy of a user profile. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; providing a session copy of a user profile including a user classification; receiving, from a presenter, a user classification instruction to change a user classification in the session copy of a user profile; changing the user classification in the session copy of a user profile in dependence upon the presenter's instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon a user classification in the session copy of a user profile of a user in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
  • Patent number: 7567908
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson