Patents by Inventor Trevor Livingston
Trevor Livingston 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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Patent number: 10452832Abstract: When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20180096126Abstract: When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Patent number: 9886570Abstract: When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Patent number: 9430633Abstract: When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Patent number: 9299063Abstract: A computer implemented method, a computer program product, and a data processing system display a user-defined email preview within a mail folder of an email client. A user can enter a user-defined preview text into a preview field associated with a particular email. When a preview of the email is shown in a mail folder, the user-defined preview text is shown as the email preview instead of a truncated portion of the email body.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Travis M. Grigsby, Trevor Livingston, Ravi Mani
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Patent number: 9228846Abstract: A method, data processing system and computer program product for generating a route. A beginning location is received. A set of preferences for generating a set of routes is received. A set of routes is generated based upon the set of preferences, wherein each route in the set of routes starts and ends at the beginning location, and wherein at least a portion of a specified route in the set of routes does not overlap any other portion of the specified route in the set of routes.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Travis M. Grigsby, Soobaek Jang, Trevor Livingston
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Patent number: 9091562Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for conserving power in a GPS-based navigation system. The navigation system receives input from the driver selecting a portion(s) of the route (route from the current location of the vehicle to the destination) where the driver requests guidance. For those portions of the route not selected by the driver to receive guidance, the navigation system implements a low detail mode of operation. In such a mode of operation, the navigation system reduces its update frequency as well as displays less detailed graphics so as to consume less power. For those portions selected by the driver to receive guidance, the navigation system implements a high detail mode of operation, where the navigation system is capable of audio-visually communicating to the driver instructions for reaching a given destination. In this manner, the power consumed by the navigation system will be more efficiently utilized.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Travis M. Grigsby, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Patent number: 9055115Abstract: Methods and systems of managing feed items may involve receiving a feed item and determining an estimate of an amount of time to read the feed item. In addition, the feed item can be prioritized in a feed aggregator based at least in part on the estimate of the amount of time to read the feed item.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Travis M. Grigsby, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Patent number: 9037926Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product handles content availability error codes. A content refresh response, responsive to a content refresh request that requests content being displayed on a user interface to be updated, is received by and stored in a buffer in a client computer. The content refresh request was generated by a content renderer in the client computer, and the buffer is isolated from the content renderer. The content refresh response is then transmitted from the buffer to a content refresh handler, such that the content refresh handler prevents the content refresh response from being sent directly from the buffer to the content renderer without the content refresh response first being analyzed by the content refresh handler.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Johnathan A. Christena, Lisa Seacat Deluca, Travis M. Grigsby, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20140039789Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic, progressive route granularity for a computed route in a navigation system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic, progressive routing granularity for a computed route in a navigation system is provided. The method includes computing a route of turn by turn directives from an origin to a destination in memory of a navigation computing system. The method additionally includes determining one segment of the route from amongst multiple different segments of the route to be a familiar segment. The method yet further includes removing from the familiar segment at least one of the turn by turn directives. Finally, the method includes displaying the route in the navigation computing system without segments that have been removed as part of the familiar segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Travis Grigsby, Jana Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20140020088Abstract: When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Denise A. Bell, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20140018038Abstract: When visual focus on a mobile device is limited, aural cues can be used to aid in entering a pattern based access code. The mobile device displays a plurality of positions from which an access code for accessing a mobile device can be selected. Indications of a set of positions of the plurality of positions in a sequence are received. The sequence of the set of the positions form an access code. For at least the first of the set of positions, an aural cue associated with the first position is determined, and the aural cue is emitted to indicate the first position based on the aural cue. It is determined whether the access code is correct. Access to the mobile device is allowed if the access code is correct.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20140005926Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for conserving power in a GPS-based navigation system. The navigation system receives input from the driver selecting a portion(s) of the route (route from the current location of the vehicle to the destination) where the driver requests guidance. For those portions of the route not selected by the driver to receive guidance, the navigation system implements a low detail mode of operation. In such a mode of operation, the navigation system reduces its update frequency as well as displays less detailed graphics so as to consume less power. For those portions selected by the driver to receive guidance, the navigation system implements a high detail mode of operation, where the navigation system is capable of audio-visually communicating to the driver instructions for reaching a given destination. In this manner, the power consumed by the navigation system will be more efficiently utilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Denise A. Bell, Travis M. Grigsby, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20130332782Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product handles content availability error codes. A content refresh response, responsive to a content refresh request that requests content being displayed on a user interface to be updated, is received by and stored in a buffer in a client computer. The content refresh request was generated by a content renderer in the client computer, and the buffer is isolated from the content renderer. The content refresh response is then transmitted from the buffer to a content refresh handler, such that the content refresh handler prevents the content refresh response from being sent directly from the buffer to the content renderer without the content refresh response first being analyzed by the content refresh handler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: JOHNATHAN A. CHRISTENA, LISA SEACAT DELUCA, TRAVIS M. GRIGSBY, TREVOR LIVINGSTON
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Publication number: 20130326331Abstract: A computer implemented method, a computer program product, and a data processing system display a user-defined email preview within a mail folder of an email client. A user can enter a user-defined preview text into a preview field associated with a particular email. When a preview of the email is shown in a mail folder, the user-defined preview text is shown as the email preview instead of a truncated portion of the email body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Travis M. Grigsby, Trevor Livingston, Ravi Mani
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Publication number: 20130191740Abstract: Methods and systems of managing feed items may involve receiving a feed item and determining an estimate of an amount of time to read the feed item. In addition, the feed item can be prioritized in a feed aggregator based at least in part on the estimate of the amount of time to read the feed item.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Denise A. Bell, Travis M. Grigsby, Jana H. Jenkins, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20130184982Abstract: A method, data processing system and computer program product for generating a route. A beginning location is received. A set of preferences for generating a set of routes is received. A set of routes is generated based upon the set of preferences, wherein each route in the set of routes starts and ends at the beginning location, and wherein at least a portion of a specified route in the set of routes does not overlap any other portion of the specified route in the set of routes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Travis M. Grigsby, Soobaek Jang, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20130007028Abstract: Related files are discovered, and the discovered information is provided for a user. Informative annotations and/or information that differentiates among the discovered files may also be provided. In one aspect, user-provided criteria are used to determine whether files are related. Examples include: same (or similar) file name; modified near in time to one another; use of similarity hashing; similar file size; and event(s) performed on the files.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher S. Alkov, Travis M. Grigsby, Andrew J. Ivory, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20130007769Abstract: File-centric events are tracked and recorded in a system-wide event log. Preferably, the tracking is controlled by the operating system, and applies to all executing applications. Various types of information may be recorded for a particular event, and this information may vary depending on the application to which the event pertains and/or on the type of event. Event information for a particular file can be retrieved upon request, and may be displayed to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher S. Alkov, Travis M. Grigsby, Andrew J. Ivory, Trevor Livingston
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Publication number: 20120174020Abstract: Exemplary embodiments disclose methods and systems for indicating a location of an active window when switching tasks performed by an application executing on a computer that is coupled to multiple monitors, including a primary monitor and at least one secondary monitor, wherein the primary monitor displays a task switching application showing running tasks. Aspects of the exemplary embodiments include: querying an operating system of the computer for monitor configuration, including a physical arrangement of the multiple monitors; in response to a user bringing to focus a task displayed in the task switching application, determining on which one of the one or more secondary monitors the task is running; and displaying a direction indicator indicating a direction of the one or more secondary monitors on which the in focus task is currently running with respect to the primary monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Denise A. Bell, Fabio Carvalho, John A. Christena, Travis M. Grigsby, Trevor Livingston