Patents by Inventor Tina M. Adams
Tina M. Adams 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).
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Publication number: 20200017793Abstract: There is disclosed an antifoam component for a mechanical device which includes a poly(acrylate) copolymer. The antifoam component has improved thermal stability in finished fluids utilizing dibutyl hydrogen phosphite compounds, such as driveline fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: David M. Dickerson, Donald J. Knobloch, Kevin J. Hughes, Michael E. Huston, William R.S. Barton, Dennis M. Dishong, Tina M. Adams, Rochelle L. Kovach, Elizabeth A. Schiferl, Christopher H. Joniec
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Publication number: 20190073125Abstract: A user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is provided by a processor on a touchscreen display of a handheld device that allows a user to create a user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard. User thumb gestures that specify two-dimensional (2D) range of motion limits of a thumb of the user are detected. A 2D keyboard boundary of the user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard is ergonomically tailored to the user's specific hand characteristics using the 2D range of motion limits of the thumb of the user as part of the user's personal keyboard design process. The user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard is implemented as a touchscreen display user input interface that controls inputs to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventor: Tina M. Adams
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Patent number: 10162520Abstract: A user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is provided by a processor on a touchscreen display of a handheld device that allows a user to create a user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard. A set of user inputs to the user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is detected in response to user thumb gestures on the touchscreen display. The set of user inputs include a user-specified outline on the touchscreen display of the user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard with boundaries within a range of motion of a thumb of the user, a group of different user-specified touchscreen input key locations and input key shapes of a group of user-specified touchscreen input keys within the user-specified outline, and user-specified touchscreen input key processor-input function assignments of the group of user-specified touchscreen input keys. The user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard is implemented as a touchscreen display user input interface to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Tina M. Adams
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Patent number: 10152227Abstract: A user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is provided by a processor on a touchscreen display of a handheld device that allows a user to create a user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard. A set of user inputs to the user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is detected in response to user thumb gestures on the touchscreen display. The set of user inputs include a user-specified outline on the touchscreen display of the user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard with boundaries within a range of motion of a thumb of the user, a group of different user-specified touchscreen input key locations and input key shapes of a group of user-specified touchscreen input keys within the user-specified outline, and user-specified touchscreen input key processor-input function assignments of the group of user-specified touchscreen input keys. The user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard is implemented as a touchscreen display user input interface to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Tina M. Adams
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Patent number: 9710362Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for tracking and presenting states of a user interface includes at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to track the visibility and usage of each of a plurality of areas of a user interface. The processor may be further configured to determine the navigation sequence through the plurality of areas of the user interface when utilized to complete a task. The processor may be configured to graphically present the visibility, usage, and determined navigation sequences on a display that includes a layout of the user interface, where the graphical presentation of the visibility, usage, and determined navigation sequences may be displayed within their corresponding areas of the layout of the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Tina M. Adams
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Publication number: 20160378642Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for tracking and presenting states of a user interface includes at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to track the visibility and usage of each of a plurality of areas of a user interface. The processor may be further configured to determine the navigation sequence through the plurality of areas of the user interface when utilized to complete a task. The processor may be configured to graphically present the visibility, usage, and determined navigation sequences on a display that includes a layout of the user interface, where the graphical presentation of the visibility, usage, and determined navigation sequences may be displayed within their corresponding areas of the layout of the use interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventor: Tina M. Adams
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Patent number: 9513794Abstract: A computer-implemented method for event visualization and control performed by a software component executing on a processor, comprises: receiving as input one or more events currently executing on a computer, the one or more events comprising both applications and processes, and user-initiated background events performed by the applications and processes; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) showing the one or more events along a percent completion timeline, and dynamically updating the GUI such that each of the one or more events move through the percent completion timeline as the one or more events process; and providing interface controls that enable a user to dynamically perform actions on the one or more events, wherein the actions include start, stop, delete, pause, and reorder.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Tina M. Adams
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Publication number: 20160062644Abstract: A user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is provided by a processor on a touchscreen display of a handheld device that allows a user to create a user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard. A set of user inputs to the user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is detected in response to user thumb gestures on the touchscreen display. The set of user inputs include a user-specified outline on the touchscreen display of the user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard with boundaries within a range of motion of a thumb of the user, a group of different user-specified touchscreen input key locations and input key shapes of a group of user-specified touchscreen input keys within the user-specified outline, and user-specified touchscreen input key processor-input function assignments of the group of user-specified touchscreen input keys. The user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard is implemented as a touchscreen display user input interface to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventor: Tina M. Adams
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Publication number: 20160062632Abstract: A user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is provided by a processor on a touchscreen display of a handheld device that allows a user to create a user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard. A set of user inputs to the user thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard design interface is detected in response to user thumb gestures on the touchscreen display. The set of user inputs include a user-specified outline on the touchscreen display of the user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard with boundaries within a range of motion of a thumb of the user, a group of different user-specified touchscreen input key locations and input key shapes of a group of user-specified touchscreen input keys within the user-specified outline, and user-specified touchscreen input key processor-input function assignments of the group of user-specified touchscreen input keys. The user-designed thumb-operated touchscreen keyboard is implemented as a touchscreen display user input interface to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventor: Tina M. Adams
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Patent number: 9270116Abstract: A system for controlling energy usage includes: one or more configurable electrical outlet interfaces, where each given interface includes a switch configured in one of a plurality of positions corresponding to one of a plurality of energy usage modes; and a control panel displaying, for each given mode, configurable parameters to control energy usage of a device coupled to each interface configured with the given mode. Each given configurable electrical outlet interface comprises two states: a first state for allowing electrical current to flow through the given interface; and a second state for blocking the electrical current from flowing through the given interface. For each given mode determined to be “on”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the first state. For each given mode determined to be “off”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the second state.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Tina M Adams
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Patent number: 9250784Abstract: A computer-implemented method for event visualization and control performed by a software component executing on a processor, comprises: receiving as input one or more events currently executing on a computer, the one or more events comprising both applications and processes, and user-initiated background events performed by the applications and processes; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) showing the one or more events along a percent completion timeline, and dynamically updating the GUI such that each of the one or more events move through the percent completion timeline as the one or more events process; and providing interface controls that enable a user to dynamically perform actions on the one or more events, wherein the actions include start, stop, delete, pause, and reorder.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Tina M. Adams
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Patent number: 9251295Abstract: Techniques are described for filtering a list of data objects based on a user selection of one or more filter icons. Embodiments provide an interface including a plurality of filter icons in a graphical user interface, with each of the filter icons associated with at least one respective class of data objects. A selection of at least one of the filter icons is received. In response to the received selection, embodiments output a portion of the list of data objects that contains only data objects from the classes of data objects that are associated with the selected at least one filter icon.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Tina M. Adams, Steven M. Tamekuni
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Publication number: 20140157178Abstract: A computer-implemented method for event visualization and control performed by a software component executing on a processor, comprises: receiving as input one or more events currently executing on a computer, the one or more events comprising both applications and processes, and user-initiated background events performed by the applications and processes; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) showing the one or more events along a percent completion timeline, and dynamically updating the GUI such that each of the one or more events move through the percent completion timeline as the one or more events process; and providing interface controls that enable a user to dynamically perform actions on the one or more events, wherein the actions include start, stop, delete, pause, and reorder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Tina M. Adams
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Publication number: 20140157164Abstract: A computer-implemented method for event visualization and control performed by a software component executing on a processor, comprises: receiving as input one or more eve nts currently executing on a computer, the one or more events comprising both applications and processes, and user-initiated background events performed by the applications and processes; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) showing the one or more events along a percent completion timeline, and dynamically updating the GUI such that each of the one or more events move through the percent completion timeline as the one or more events process; and providing interface controls that enable a user to dynamically perform actions on the one or more events, wherein the actions include start, stop, delete, pause, and reorder.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Tina M. Adams
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Publication number: 20140035368Abstract: A system for controlling energy usage includes: one or more configurable electrical outlet interfaces, where each given interface includes a switch configured in one of a plurality of positions corresponding to one of a plurality of energy usage modes; and a control panel displaying, for each given mode, configurable parameters to control energy usage of a device coupled to each interface configured with the given mode. Each given configurable electrical outlet interface comprises two states: a first state for allowing electrical current to flow through the given interface; and a second state for blocking the electrical current from flowing through the given interface. For each given mode determined to be “on”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the first state. For each given mode determined to be “off”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Tina M. ADAMS
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Publication number: 20130055161Abstract: Techniques are described for filtering a list of data objects based on a user selection of one or more filter icons. Embodiments provide an interface including a plurality of filter icons in a graphical user interface, with each of the filter icons associated with at least one respective class of data objects. A selection of at least one of the filter icons is received. In response to the received selection, embodiments output a portion of the list of data objects that contains only data objects from the classes of data objects that are associated with the selected at least one filter icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Tina M. Adams, Steven M. Tamekuni