Patents by Inventor Timothy M. Lynar

Timothy M. Lynar 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: 20200004950
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a locally powered smart device. A non-limiting example of the locally powered smart device includes a sensor, an energy storage communicatively coupled to the sensor, a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor and the energy storage. The processor is configured to control the sensor and the energy storage to perform multiple iterations of a tamper mitigation process, wherein each of the multiple iterations of the tamper mitigation process includes an authentication process that includes the transmission of authentication communications between the sensor and the energy storage. The processor is further configured to initiate an anti-tampering protocol based at least in part on a determination that the authentication process was unsuccessful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Julian de Hoog, Timothy M. Lynar, Khalid Abdulla
  • Patent number: 10517524
    Abstract: Social media databases are minded for data related to a subject person. The data in indicative of a level of ultraviolet light exposure of the subject person. An ultraviolet violet exposure profile for the subject person is generated based upon the data and a health assessment report provided. The data may include timestamped images of the subject person and other related persons. The skin characteristics within images are analyzed to determine an ultraviolet light exposure level for the subject person from each image. The skin characteristics may include skin color, freckling and blemishing. The ultraviolet light exposure profile may be developed over an extended interval based upon the image timestamps. The health report may be used to mitigate risks, such as skin cancer, associated with exposure to ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rahil Garnavi, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, Ziyuan Wang, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10417568
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product establish a data organization format for displaying data to a specific user. A first set of data, which is organized according to a user-selected data organization format, is received from a user. A cognition bias, which defines a preferred manner in which the user cognitively interprets data, is identified by being associated with the user-selected data organization format. The cognition bias is also associated with one or more other data organization formats that support the cognition bias. A second set of data is received and formatted using the one or more other data organization formats that also support the cognition bias. The second set of data is then displayed using the one or more data organization formats that also support the cognition bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20190209075
    Abstract: Social media databases are minded for data related to a subject person. The data in indicative of a level of ultraviolet light exposure of the subject person. An ultraviolet violet exposure profile for the subject person is generated based upon the data and a health assessment report provided. The data may include timestamped images of the subject person and other related persons. The skin characteristics within images are analyzed to determine an ultraviolet light exposure level for the subject person from each image. The skin characteristics may include skin color, freckling and blemishing. The ultraviolet light exposure profile may be developed over an extended interval based upon the image timestamps. The health report may be used to mitigate risks, such as skin cancer, associated with exposure to ultraviolet light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Rahil GARNAVI, Timothy M. LYNAR, Suraj PANDEY, Ziyuan WANG, John M. WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20190199601
    Abstract: A method of migrating a container includes: monitoring, by a processor, a plurality of applications executing on a system to generate monitored data, where each application includes at least one container; building, by the processor, a behavior model using the monitored data; selecting, by the processor, a destination data-center among a plurality of available data-centers and one of the containers to migrate to the selected data-center based on data of the behavior model; and migrating, by the processor, the selected container from a source data-center among the available data-centers to the destination data-center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, SURAJ PANDEY, GANDHI SIVAKUMAR, JOHN WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20190190802
    Abstract: A system, method and program product for managing a moving peer-to-peer network. A system is provided that a node tracking system that collects tracking information of nodes in a moving P2P network including position, connection status and computation capability; a network representation system that stores the tracking information in a dynamic graph that specifies nodes and connections between the nodes; a task manager for receiving a task submitted by a requesting node for a service implemented by a provider node; and a network allocation system that determines and allocates an optimal path back and forth between the requesting node and the provider node, wherein the optimal path is selected to minimize an overall wall-time, and wherein the network allocation system estimates future positions of moving nodes for determining the optimal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Fatemeh Jalali, Ramachandra Rao Kolluri, Timothy M. Lynar, Frank Suits
  • Publication number: 20190190269
    Abstract: A hardware processor may be coupled to a communication network and receive charging requests and discharging requests from a plurality of prosumer facilities via the communication network. One or more energy storage systems may be coupled to an energy grid and able to charge from and discharge to the energy grid, and may communicate with the hardware processor via the communication network. Based on the charging requests and discharging requests, an energy schedule may be generated. The energy schedule may include a first set of the prosumer facilities from which charge requests are accepted, and a second set of prosumer facilities from which discharge requests are accepted. One or several energy storage systems may be controlled or triggered to charge or discharge repeatedly via the energy grid according to an updated energy schedule (e.g., regularly updated).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Julian de Hoog, Arun Vishwanath, Timothy M. Lynar
  • Publication number: 20190188043
    Abstract: A system for allocating tasks within a moving multi-hop mesh network includes a processor operatively coupled to memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Fatemeh Jalai, Timothy M. Lynar, Frank Suits, Ramachandra Rao Kolluri
  • Publication number: 20190181641
    Abstract: A system for optimal aggregation of small-scale energy storage capacity includes a processor operatively coupled to memory. The processor is configured to implement the steps of: generating predicted energy consumption data based on a model of expected energy usage within a given electrical network; generating predicted energy generation data based on a model of expected energy generation for the given electrical network; generating dispatchable energy storage capacity for one or more energy storing devices having a small-scale energy storage capacity for the given electrical network; determining a set of energy storage devices that need to be dispatched for the given electrical network; comparing the predicted energy consumption data with the predicted energy generation data; and dispatching the set of energy storage devices for the given electrical network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Julian de Hoog, Arun Vishwanath, Timothy M. Lynar, Adam Eberbach
  • Patent number: 10319241
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel system and method for adjusting a flight path of an aircraft. The method begins with computing a flight path of an aircraft from a starting point to an ending point which incorporates predicted weather effects at different points in space and time. An iterative loop is entered for the flight path. Each of the following steps are performed in the iterative loop. First lift data is accessed from a fine-grain weather model associated with a geographic region of interest. The lift data is data to calculate a force that directly opposes a weight of the aircraft. In addition, lift data is accessed from sensors coupled to the aircraft. The lift data is one or more of 1) thermal data, 2) ridge lift data, 3) wave lift data, 3) convergence lift data, and 4) a dynamic soaring lift data. Numerous embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lynar, Olivia J. Smith, John M. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10265011
    Abstract: Social media databases are minded for data related to a subject person. The data in indicative of a level of ultraviolet light exposure of the subject person. An ultraviolet violet exposure profile for the subject person is generated based upon the data and a health assessment report provided. The data may include timestamped images of the subject person and other related persons. The skin characteristics within images are analysed to determine an ultraviolet light exposure level for the subject person from each image. The skin characteristics may include skin colour, freckling and blemishing. The ultraviolet light exposure profile may be developed over an extended interval based upon the image timestamps. The health report may be used to mitigate risks, such as skin cancer, associated with exposure to ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rahil Garnavi, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, Ziyuan Wang, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20190094852
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, a system, and a computer program product of directive controlled vehicles. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a plurality of computing systems comprising at least two vehicles, a directive source to transmit a directive to at least one of the plurality of computing systems, and a command source to issue at least one command to at least one vehicle of the at least two vehicles, wherein the at least one command controls a movement pattern and an operation of the at least one vehicle of the at least two vehicles based on the directive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan von Cavallar, Timothy M. Lynar
  • Patent number: 10201307
    Abstract: An information processing system, computer readable storage medium, and methods for analyzing the airflow related health of a person. A method includes obtaining an audio sample of a person's verbal communication, obtaining geographic information of the person, querying a remote server based on the geographic information, and obtaining additional information from the remote server, the additional information being related to the geographic information, and extracting contours of amplitude change from the at least one audio sample over a period of time, the contours of amplitude change corresponding to changes in an airflow profile of the person. The method further includes correlating the contours of amplitude change with periodic episodes typical of airflow related health problems, and determining, based at least on the additional information, whether the contours of amplitude change result from at least one local environmental factor related to the geographic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark C. Hampton, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180326907
    Abstract: A monitoring area may be defined for a monitoring device attached to a first object, wherein the monitoring area moves with the monitoring device. The monitoring device may detect a second object in the monitoring area. A collision awareness factor may be determined in relation to the monitoring area, and a warning zone may be defined in relation to the monitoring area based on the collision awareness factor. A warning may be generated based on detecting the second object within the warning zone and based on the collision awareness factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Yaniv Bernstein, Timothy M. Lynar
  • Publication number: 20180310532
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: ROSLYN I. HICKSON, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, OLIVIA J. SMITH, ANNALISA SWAN, JOHN M. WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20180310531
    Abstract: A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: ROSLYN I. HICKSON, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, OLIVIA J. SMITH, ANNALISA SWAN, JOHN M. WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10109110
    Abstract: An augmented reality display system used to diminish (for example, obscure, obfuscate, hide, make less distracting, block out, “white wash” and/or make less discernible) certain portions of a base image (for example, a user's view of a part of the real world as seen through eyeglasses). Some examples of visual subject matter that can be diminished include: (i) driver distraction phenomena; (ii) advertising; and/or (iii) subject matter the user is not authorized to view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Butler, Rahil Garnavi, Timothy M. Lynar
  • Patent number: 10109214
    Abstract: In an approach for determining a preferred learning style of the user, a computer receives user information of a user. The computer collects data for user model development, wherein data includes actions performed by the user. The computer creates one or more associations between actions in the collected data for user model development and received user information. The computer determines a preferred learning style of the user based on the created one or more associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20180276345
    Abstract: A method including: receiving physiological and external data of a user; predicting that the user is gravitating towards an undesirable mental state based on the physiological and external data; and providing the user with an ameliorative action in response to the prediction that the user is gravitating towards the undesirable mental state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: STEFAN VON CAVALLAR, TIMOTHY M. LYNAR, JORGE ANDRES MOROS ORTIZ, JOHN M. WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10067935
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented counterproductive interaction identification system. The system includes an electronic tool configured to hold data of a user, and an analyzer circuit configured to derive a cognitive trait of the user based at least in part on the data of the user. The system further includes a decision engine configured to determine, based at least in part on the derived cognitive trait of the user, that the user is a target or a source of an actual or an impending counterproductive interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, James R. Kozloski, Timothy M. Lynar, Suraj Pandey, John M. Wagner