Patents by Inventor Timothy C. Kwan

Timothy C. Kwan 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: 10721204
    Abstract: An enterprise IoT concentrator can receive, from a first community IoT concentrator, first data corresponding to a security issue detected by at least one of a first plurality of devices located within a first physical environment, wherein the first plurality of devices are communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain that is a member of a first device community which includes the first community IoT concentrator. Responsive to receiving the first data, the enterprise IoT concentrator can process the first data to generate second data corresponding to the security issue. The second data can be configured to be processed by a second community IoT concentrator to initiate at least one device located within a second physical environment to perform a specific act that enhances security in the second physical environment. The enterprise IoT concentrator can communicate the second data to the second community IoT concentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
  • Publication number: 20190052593
    Abstract: An enterprise IoT concentrator can receive, from a first community IoT concentrator, first data corresponding to a security issue detected by at least one of a first plurality of devices located within a first physical environment, wherein the first plurality of devices are communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain that is a member of a first device community which includes the first community IoT concentrator. Responsive to receiving the first data, the enterprise IoT concentrator can process the first data to generate second data corresponding to the security issue. The second data can be configured to be processed by a second community IoT concentrator to initiate at least one device located within a second physical environment to perform a specific act that enhances security in the second physical environment. The enterprise IoT concentrator can communicate the second data to the second community IoT concentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
  • Patent number: 10135777
    Abstract: A first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator can receive first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain. Responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator can initiate, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects. The second plurality of physical objects can be communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
  • Patent number: 9894178
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for leveraging social networks in physical gatherings. Embodiments of the present invention generate profiles for participants at the physical gathering. Embodiments of the present invention can enrich the participants experience at the physical gathering by providing information to the participant, based on the profile for the participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
  • Publication number: 20160352673
    Abstract: A first community Internet of Things (IoT) concentrator can receive first data corresponding to an interaction of a user with at least one of a first plurality of physical objects, the first plurality of physical objects communicatively linked to one another within a first device domain. Responsive to receiving the first data corresponding to the interaction of the user with the at least one of the first of the plurality of physical objects, the first community IoT concentrator or a second IoT concentrator can initiate, based at least in part on the first data, at least one of a second plurality of physical objects to perform a specific act that enhances an interaction of the user with the at least one of the second plurality of physical objects. The second plurality of physical objects can be communicatively linked to one another within a second device domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau
  • Publication number: 20160330290
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems for leveraging social networks in physical gatherings. Embodiments of the present invention generate profiles for participants at the physical gathering. Embodiments of the present invention can enrich the participants experience at the physical gathering by providing information to the participant, based on the profile for the participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Christina I. Flores, Romelia H. Flores, Leonard S. Hand, Timothy C. Kwan, Michael A. Lau