Patents by Inventor Toby Kurien

Toby Kurien 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: 11880893
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for energy efficient data exchange is provided. The present invention may include a first electronic card device (ECD) including a first switch and a second switch. The present invention may include the first switch being configured to power on the first ECD responsive to the first ECD engaging a second ECD. The present invention may include the first ECD being configured to exchange data with the second ECD. The present invention may include a docking component configured to receive the first ECD. The present invention may include the docking component including an actuator configured to engage the second switch to power on the first ECD when the first ECD is received by the docking component. The present invention may include the first ECD configured to transfer received data from the second ECD to a mobile device associated with the docking component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Lenchner, Kumar Bhaskaran, Reha Yurdakul, Toby Kurien
  • Patent number: 11716364
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product reduce bandwidth requirements of a virtual collaboration session. The method includes capturing session data from a virtual collaboration session. The session data is selected from a group consisting of video data, audio data, an image of a screen of a connected device and text data. The method also includes connecting to a live blog platform. The method further includes transmitting a text transcription of the virtual collaboration session to the live blog platform. The text transcription is generated by scanning the audio data using a speech-to-text algorithm. In addition, the method includes classifying a topic in the virtual collaboration session based on importance. Lastly, the method includes transmitting a multimedia file related to the topic to the live blog platform in response to the topic being classified as important. The multimedia file is extracted from the session data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toby Kurien, Richard Allen Young
  • Publication number: 20230146818
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product reduce bandwidth requirements of a virtual collaboration session. The method includes capturing session data from a virtual collaboration session. The session data is selected from a group consisting of video data, audio data, an image of a screen of a connected device and text data. The method also includes connecting to a live blog platform. The method further includes transmitting a text transcription of the virtual collaboration session to the live blog platform. The text transcription is generated by scanning the audio data using a speech-to-text algorithm. In addition, the method includes classifying a topic in the virtual collaboration session based on importance. Lastly, the method includes transmitting a multimedia file related to the topic to the live blog platform in response to the topic being classified as important. The multimedia file is extracted from the session data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Toby Kurien, Richard Allen Young
  • Patent number: 11599194
    Abstract: Method, systems, and apparatus to facilitate navigation in a known environment. Communication and tracking between a receiver device and one or more beacons are provided to identify a current position of the receiver device. A direction to a next waypoint of a current path is determined based on the identified current position and a haptic feedback system is signaled to provide continuous haptic feedback to orient a user in the identified direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joan Byamugisha, Richard Allen Young, Toby Kurien, Naweed Aghmad Khan, Maletsabisa Molapo
  • Patent number: 11556787
    Abstract: A signal representing a sound can be received. A machine learning model can be run to identify that the sound triggers a reaction in a user hearing the sound. A preventive action can be automatically activated to mitigate the reaction. The user's reactions can be monitored. Responsive to determining that the user's reaction has been mitigated or suppressed, the preventive action can be deactivated. The machine learning model can be retrained using at least the signal as new training data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Naweed Aghmad Khan, Toby Kurien, Michael S. Gordon, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11496802
    Abstract: A media stream is delivered to a searcher by identifying a desirable emotional state for the searcher; identifying a current emotional state of the searcher; and estimating a target emotional trajectory that begins with the current emotional state and concludes with the desirable emotional state. Then the target emotional trajectory is matched to an aggregate emotional trajectory of the media stream; the media stream is recommended to the searcher in response to the matching; and a bit stream of the media stream is rendered to the searcher in response to the searcher's acceptance of the recommendation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ashley D. Gritzman, Toby Kurien, Naweed Aghmad Khan, Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11271752
    Abstract: One or more application forms can be hosted, which application forms are received from a service provider, the service provider having been authenticated by at least one data custodian of a set of data custodians. One or more application forms include at least form fields to be populated with information. A user selection of an application form to be automatically populated can be received, the user having been authenticated by at least one data custodian of the set of data custodians. Data request is sent to at least one data custodian of the set of data custodians for automatically populating at least some of the form fields. Received data from said at least one data custodian can be collated and used to populate one or more form fields. The populated form fields can be returned to the service provider, for instance, provided a minimum requirement is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Young, Ashley D. Gritzman, Toby Kurien, Naweed Aghmad Khan, Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya
  • Patent number: 11238708
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for determining engagement levels of an audience and providing associated recommendations to a presenter. The method includes one or more processors receiving sensor data from sensors located in an audience area during a presentation. The method further includes one or more processors determining an engagement level for a first individual in the audience area utilizing sensor data from sensors associated with the first individual. The method further includes one or more processors determining whether the determined engagement level for the first individual indicates that the first individual is not engaged with the presentation. In response to determining that the determined engagement level of the first individual indicates that the first individual is not engaged with the presentation, the method further includes one or more processors determining recommendations to increase engagement of the first individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Toby Kurien, Richard Allen Young, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20220012989
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for determining engagement levels of an audience and providing associated recommendations to a presenter. The method includes one or more processors receiving sensor data from sensors located in an audience area during a presentation. The method further includes one or more processors determining an engagement level for a first individual in the audience area utilizing sensor data from sensors associated with the first individual. The method further includes one or more processors determining whether the determined engagement level for the first individual indicates that the first individual is not engaged with the presentation. In response to determining that the determined engagement level of the first individual indicates that the first individual is not engaged with the presentation, the method further includes one or more processors determining recommendations to increase engagement of the first individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Toby Kurien, Richard Allen Young, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20210374515
    Abstract: A signal representing a sound can be received. A machine learning model can be run to identify that the sound triggers a reaction in a user hearing the sound. A preventive action can be automatically activated to mitigate the reaction. The user's reactions can be monitored. Responsive to determining that the user's reaction has been mitigated or suppressed, the preventive action can be deactivated. The machine learning model can be retrained using at least the signal as new training data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Naweed Aghmad Khan, Toby Kurien, Michael S. Gordon, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20210365119
    Abstract: Method, systems, and apparatus to facilitate navigation in a known environment. Communication and tracking between a receiver device and one or more beacons are provided to identify a current position of the receiver device. A direction to a next waypoint of a current path is determined based on the identified current position and a haptic feedback system is signaled to provide continuous haptic feedback to orient a user in the identified direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Joan Byamugisha, Richard Allen Young, Toby Kurien, Naweed Aghmad Khan, Maletsabisa Molapo
  • Publication number: 20210358053
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for energy efficient data exchange is provided. The present invention may include a first electronic card device (ECD) including a first switch and a second switch. The present invention may include the first switch being configured to power on the first ECD responsive to the first ECD engaging a second ECD. The present invention may include the first ECD being configured to exchange data with the second ECD. The present invention may include a docking component configured to receive the first ECD. The present invention may include the docking component including an actuator configured to engage the second switch to power on the first ECD when the first ECD is received by the docking component. The present invention may include the first ECD configured to transfer received data from the second ECD to a mobile device associated with the docking component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Lenchner, Kumar Bhaskaran, REHA YURDAKUL, Toby Kurien
  • Patent number: 11176321
    Abstract: Language models may be run with an input set of words in a given sentence. Each of the language models can predict a set of next candidate words to follow the input set or words. Based on the sets of next candidate words predicted by the language models and an actual next word, language guidance can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Toby Kurien, Richard Allen Young, Maletsabisa Molapo, Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya
  • Publication number: 20210168450
    Abstract: A media stream is delivered to a searcher by identifying a desirable emotional state for the searcher; identifying a current emotional state of the searcher; and estimating a target emotional trajectory that begins with the current emotional state and concludes with the desirable emotional state. Then the target emotional trajectory is matched to an aggregate emotional trajectory of the media stream; the media stream is recommended to the searcher in response to the matching; and a bit stream of the media stream is rendered to the searcher in response to the searcher's acceptance of the recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ashley D. Gritzman, Toby Kurien, Naweed Aghmad Khan, Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11023558
    Abstract: A web browser can be run on a back-end server to execute serverless functions. A request is received to execute a function, for example, on-demand. The request is forwarded to a web browser running as an execution engine on the back-end server. The function is executed inside the web browser running on the back-end server. A result of the function executed inside the web browser can be returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Toby Kurien, Richard Allen Young
  • Patent number: 10993417
    Abstract: Sensor data captured over time and associated with a plurality of livestock animals can be analyzed to determine health conditions associated with a plurality of livestock animals and to determine interactions of the livestock animals. The interactions specify at least distances between the livestock animals, duration of the distances, and frequency of the interactions. A health graph network is constructed, which includes nodes and edges, a node in the nodes representing a livestock animal and specifying at least a health condition of the represented livestock animal, an edge connecting at least two of the nodes and representing an interaction between at least two animals represented by said at least two of the nodes. Based on the health graph network, a potential outbreak among a subgroup of the livestock animals can be predicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ashley D. Gritzman, Toby Kurien, Komminist Weldemariam, Darlington Shingirirai Mapiye
  • Publication number: 20210045362
    Abstract: Sensor data captured over time and associated with a plurality of livestock animals can be analyzed to determine health conditions associated with a plurality of livestock animals and to determine interactions of the livestock animals. The interactions specify at least distances between the livestock animals, duration of the distances, and frequency of the interactions. A health graph network is constructed, which includes nodes and edges, a node in the nodes representing a livestock animal and specifying at least a health condition of the represented livestock animal, an edge connecting at least two of the nodes and representing an interaction between at least two animals represented by said at least two of the nodes. Based on the health graph network, a potential outbreak among a subgroup of the livestock animals can be predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ashley D. Gritzman, Toby Kurien, Komminist Weldemariam, Darlington Shingirirai Mapiye
  • Publication number: 20210036865
    Abstract: One or more application forms can be hosted, which application forms are received from a service provider, the service provider having been authenticated by at least one data custodian of a set of data custodians. One or more application forms include at least form fields to be populated with information. A user selection of an application form to be automatically populated can be received, the user having been authenticated by at least one data custodian of the set of data custodians. Data request is sent to at least one data custodian of the set of data custodians for automatically populating at least some of the form fields. Received data from said at least one data custodian can be collated and used to populate one or more form fields. The populated form fields can be returned to the service provider, for instance, provided a minimum requirement is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Richard A. Young, Ashley D. Gritzman, Toby Kurien, Naweed Aghmad Khan, Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya
  • Publication number: 20200349224
    Abstract: Language models may be run with an input set of words in a given sentence. Each of the language models can predict a set of next candidate words to follow the input set or words. Based on the sets of next candidate words predicted by the language models and an actual next word, language guidance can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Toby Kurien, Richard Allen Young, Maletsabisa Molapo, Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya
  • Patent number: 10694361
    Abstract: A physical device may include an embedded microprocessor and memory. The memory is loadable with information associated with a holder of the card device. The microprocessor communicates with another device responsive to detecting said another device is within a threshold proximity. The microprocessor further may negotiate for exchanging of the information with said another device based on current context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Lenchner, Toby Kurien, Reha Yurdakul, Sekou L. Remy