Patents by Inventor Thomas Stober

Thomas Stober 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: 20230418969
    Abstract: In an approach to improve service routing, embodiments route a service request to an execution environment. Embodiments provide a plurality of execution environments, wherein in each execution environment executable services are deployable, provide a service registry maintaining a plurality of execution environments, and receive, by the service registry, a service routing request. Further, embodiments determine a required trust level for a service relating to the service routing request by using a trained machine-learning system for outputting a trust level class when receiving service context data of the service relating to the service routing request as input, determine, using the service registry, a set of execution environments matching the output trust level class, and select, by the service registry, one execution environment of the determined set of execution environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Uwe Karl Hansmann, Timo Kussmaul, Thomas Stober
  • Patent number: 11683283
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving an electronic message. Message intents of the received electronic message and one or more related intents may be determined. An electronic message may be generated according to a selected subset of the message intents or according to the related intents. The generated electronic message may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Uwe Karl Hansmann, Thomas Stober, Timo Kussmaul, Vijay Ekambaram, Sneha Mondal, Smitkumar Narotambhai Marvaniya
  • Publication number: 20230169119
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for mode-specific search query processing. A current search query is received from a user, wherein the user has a user profile. In response to determining that a query mode for the current search query is a guided mode, a query context of the current search query is determined. A classification for the current search query is determined. One or more search influencers are identified using the classification, where each of the one or more search influencers has a corresponding user profile. The current search query is rewritten based on the query context, a private portion of the user profile of the user, and a public portion of each corresponding user profile of each of the one or more search influencers. The rewritten search query is executed to generate search results, and the search results are returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas STOBER, Timo KUSSMAUL, Carsten LEUE, Uwe Karl HANSMANN
  • Patent number: 11586676
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for mode-specific search query processing. A current search query is received from a user, wherein the user has a user profile. In response to determining that a query mode for the current search query is a guided mode, a query context of the current search query is determined. A classification for the current search query is determined. One or more search influencers are identified using the classification, where each of the one or more search influencers has a corresponding user profile. The current search query is rewritten based on the query context, a private portion of the user profile of the user, and a public portion of each corresponding user profile of each of the one or more search influencers. The rewritten search query is executed to generate search results, and the search results are returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Stober, Timo Kussmaul, Carsten Leue, Uwe Karl Hansmann
  • Patent number: 11533279
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving an electronic message of an electronic communication system. An image based noisy content may be generated. The image based noisy content is different from a content of the received electronic message and relates to the message intents of the received message. The electronic communication system may be configured to provide the image based noisy to the recipient instead of the received electronic message or provide the received electronic message to the recipient in addition to the image based noisy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Uwe Karl Hansmann, Vijay Ekambaram, Smitkumar Narotambhai Marvaniya, Timo Kussmaul, Thomas Stober, Sneha Mondal
  • Publication number: 20220321511
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving an electronic message. Message intents of the received electronic message and one or more related intents may be determined. An electronic message may be generated according to a selected subset of the message intents or according to the related intents. The generated electronic message may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Uwe Karl Hansmann, Thomas Stober, Timo Kussmaul, Vijay Ekambaram, Sneha Mondal, Smitkumar Narotambhai Marvaniya
  • Publication number: 20220321508
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving an electronic message of an electronic communication system. An image based noisy content may be generated. The image based noisy content is different from a content of the received electronic message and relates to the message intents of the received message. The electronic communication system may be configured to provide the image based noisy to the recipient instead of the received electronic message or provide the received electronic message to the recipient in addition to the image based noisy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Uwe Karl Hansmann, Vijay Ekambaram, Smitkumar Narotambhai Marvaniya, Timo Kussmaul, Thomas Stober, Sneha Mondal
  • Publication number: 20220197951
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for mode-specific search query processing. A current search query is received from a user, wherein the user has a user profile. In response to determining that a query mode for the current search query is a guided mode, a query context of the current search query is determined. A classification for the current search query is determined. One or more search influencers are identified using the classification, where each of the one or more search influencers has a corresponding user profile. The current search query is rewritten based on the query context, a private portion of the user profile of the user, and a public portion of each corresponding user profile of each of the one or more search influencers. The rewritten search query is executed to generate search results, and the search results are returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas STOBER, Timo KUSSMAUL, Carsten LEUE, Uwe Karl HANSMANN
  • Patent number: 11308084
    Abstract: A method for an optimized search service comprising a search engine, two search indexes and a search term suggestion service may be provided. The method comprises collecting search queries, search results and search term suggestions, determining an acceptance rate value for each search term suggestion for the two search indexes, determining a first search configuration of a first index having an acceptance rate value below a first threshold value, determining a second search configuration of a second index including parameters for controlling search term suggestions for at least one search index having an acceptance rate value above a second threshold value, and having a search configuration that is compatible according to a compatibility value to the first search configuration, wherein the first index and the second index have similar content, and copying a selected set of parameters of the configuration of the second search index into the first index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Kussmaul, Andreas Prokoph, Uwe Hansmann, Thomas Stober
  • Patent number: 11281704
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method combine a plurality of search indexes of a search service. The method may comprise determining a resource utilization indicator value for two or more of the search indexes that correspond to a search body, evaluating the resource utilization indicator values to determine if they exceed a utilization threshold value, and responsive to each of the resource utilization indicator values exceeding the utilization threshold value, merging the two or more search indexes, resulting in a creation of a single search index out of the two or more search indexes while maintaining access rights to content elements relating to the search body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Prokoph, Timo Kussmaul, Thomas Stober, Uwe Hansmann
  • Patent number: 11085785
    Abstract: A system for programming an intended geographical destination into a global positioning system enabled vehicle navigation system is provided. The system includes a navigation board with a surface comprising a symbol at a position of an RFID tag representing a geographical destination. The system includes a vehicle key comprising an RFID tag reader adapted for a wireless reading of an identifier value of the RFID tag if the vehicle key is in proximity of the RFID tag. The vehicle key can store and memorize the RFID tag identifier value. The system includes a vehicle navigation system including a receiver for receiving the identifier value stored in the vehicle key if the vehicle key is in an activation mode for the vehicle such that the vehicle navigation system is programmed with the geographical destination represented by the at least one RFID tag of the navigation board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Stober, Uwe K. Hansmann
  • Patent number: 11023548
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for searching resources via an application in a user interface framework that initiates a first search request via a search engine interface and receives a search result and associated resource types in response to the first search request. The method further maps the associated resource types to at least one user interface control class of a plurality of user interface control classes resulting in at least one selected class group and dynamically maps the at least one selected class group to a corresponding instance of user interface controls. The method further renders the search result and the corresponding instance into a faceted user interface, receives an input via the corresponding instance rendered into the faceted user interface, filters the search result based on the input to generate a filtered search result, and renders the filtered search result into the faceted search interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Junginger, Stefan Liesche, Andreas Nauerz, Sascha Sambale, Thomas Steinheber, Thomas Stober
  • Patent number: 10963230
    Abstract: Automatically generating a client-side application based on available components is provided. A source code and related build information of a component is stored in a component repository. The component is developed in a developer mode of a developer tool. An existing single-page application is changed using a non-expert editing tool by selecting a component from the component repository, retrieving the selected component from the repository, extracting build information from the retrieved component, adding dependencies regarding the retrieved component to a single-page packaging of the existing single-page application, and compiling the single-page application together with the retrieved component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Stober, Carsten Leue, Sven Sterbling, Uwe Hansmann
  • Patent number: 10956142
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for distributing a composite application is provided. The composite application includes several components, and is adapted to be distributed on multiple systems implementing runtime environments. The components have associated distribution descriptors. The distribution descriptors specify requirements for the at least one target runtime environment. The method includes selecting a composite application from a code asset repository and upon the selection of the composite application, creating a distributing workflow by a distributing unit. The distributing workflow includes a configuration. The configuration specifies the at least one target runtime environment. The method further includes executing the distributing workflow. The executing can include evaluating the distribution descriptor of each component according to the configuration, based on the evaluating, creating a distribution script for each component, and executing the distribution scripts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Behl, Uwe Hansmann, Timo Kussmaul, Thomas Steinheber, Thomas Stober
  • Patent number: 10949187
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for an adjusted consolidated digital experience. A contributed service is installed in a container. The contributed service is executed in a first runtime environment to display a first output on a display. A native service is executed in a second runtime environment to display a second output in the display with the first output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dieter Buehler, Thomas Stober, Uwe K. Hansmann
  • Publication number: 20200310770
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for an adjusted consolidated digital experience. A contributed service is installed in a container. The contributed service is executed in a first runtime environment to display a first output on a display. A native service is executed in a second runtime environment to display a second output in the display with the first output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Dieter Buehler, Thomas Stober, Uwe K. Hansmann
  • Publication number: 20200300651
    Abstract: A system for programming an intended geographical destination into a global positioning system enabled vehicle navigation system is provided. The system includes a navigation board with a surface comprising a symbol at a position of an RFID tag representing a geographical destination. The system includes a vehicle key comprising an RFID tag reader adapted for a wireless reading of an identifier value of the RFID tag if the vehicle key is in proximity of the RFID tag. The vehicle key can store and memorize the RFID tag identifier value. The system includes a vehicle navigation system including a receiver for receiving the identifier value stored in the vehicle key if the vehicle key is in an activation mode for the vehicle such that the vehicle navigation system is programmed with the geographical destination represented by the at least one RFID tag of the navigation board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Stober, Uwe K. Hansmann
  • Publication number: 20200293521
    Abstract: A method for an optimized search service comprising a search engine, two search indexes and a search term suggestion service may be provided. The method comprises collecting search queries, search results and search term suggestions, determining an acceptance rate value for each search term suggestion for the two search indexes, determining a first search configuration of a first index having an acceptance rate value below a first threshold value, determining a second search configuration of a second index including parameters for controlling search term suggestions for at least one search index having an acceptance rate value above a second threshold value, and having a search configuration that is compatible according to a compatibility value to the first search configuration, wherein the first index and the second index have similar content, and copying a selected set of parameters of the configuration of the second search index into the first index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Timo Kussmaul, Andreas Prokoph, Uwe Hansmann, Thomas Stober
  • Publication number: 20200278988
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method combine a plurality of search indexes of a search service. The method may comprise determining a resource utilization indicator value for two or more of the search indexes that correspond to a search body, evaluating the resource utilization indicator values to determine if they exceed a utilization threshold value, and responsive to each of the resource utilization indicator values exceeding the utilization threshold value, merging the two or more search indexes, resulting in a creation of a single search index out of the two or more search indexes while maintaining access rights to content elements relating to the search body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Prokoph, Timo Kussmaul, Thomas Stober, Uwe Hansmann
  • Publication number: 20200264848
    Abstract: Automatically generating a client-side application based on available components is provided. A source code and related build information of a component is stored in a component repository. The component is developed in a developer mode of a developer tool. An existing single-page application is changed using a non-expert editing tool by selecting a component from the component repository, retrieving the selected component from the repository, extracting build information from the retrieved component, adding dependencies regarding the retrieved component to a single-page packaging of the existing single-page application, and compiling the single-page application together with the retrieved component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Stober, Carsten Leue, Sven Sterbling, Uwe Hansmann