Patents by Inventor Trudy L. Hewitt

Trudy L. Hewitt 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: 11144659
    Abstract: Approaches presented herein enable evaluating a multimedia item to be posted to a website (e.g., social networking site, forum, blog, etc.) to determine whether a censoring action needs to be performed on the multimedia item prior to posting the multimedia item. Specifically, in response to a request to post a multimedia item to a website, the multimedia item is analyzed to determine a context of the multimedia item. The context may be derived from specific elements depicted in the multimedia item. Also, an entity (e.g., a person, logo, trademark, brand) may be identified. The preferences related to the entity are retrieved. The context is compared against the preferences of the entity to determine whether a variance exists. When a variance is determined, a censoring action related to the multimedia item may be performed prior to posting the multimedia item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Wayfair LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Grant, Trudy L. Hewitt
  • Patent number: 11115358
    Abstract: Systems and methods for insertion of contact profile images into messages are disclosed. The images can be received from a public profile of a social media website, or from locally stored content. The images may be selected based on a context, such as the recipient and/or sender address, or context of the message. The selected image is inserted into the message instead of, or in addition to the contact name. The recipient then receives a message that includes the inserted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi E. Albouyeh, James E. Fox, Trudy L. Hewitt, Prasad L. Imandi
  • Patent number: 11106877
    Abstract: Utilizing a computing device to share a social media post with automatically generated dynamic text in a social media service in real time. A computing device receives a social media post from a social media user computer. The computing device monitors social media activities of a social media user computer. The computing device accesses one or more social media activities of social media follower computers. The computing device compares social media activities of the social media user computer with the one or more social media activities of social media follower computers. The computing device aligns the received social media post to a preference model. The computing device generates dynamic text in real time to accompany the received social media post. The computing device outputs the generated dynamic text to the social media user computer to accompany the received social media post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Shadi Albouyeh, Lin Sun, Kelley Anders
  • Patent number: 11102157
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for recommending viewing of an image includes obtaining, using a processor system, a visual image of an object relating to a particular subject matter. The method also includes determining the location of the object. A plurality of friend records is provided wherein the friend records identify interest in respective subject matter and the general location of the friend. A friend interested in the subject matter of the object is identified and their respective location. If the object is potentially viewable to the interested friend, a notification of the object is sent to the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Venkata V. Gadepalli, Trudy L. Hewitt, Ashok K. Iyengar, James M. Moreno
  • Patent number: 11093712
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for communicating information to a user via a graphical user interface of a computer. An embodiment may include displaying a visual cue corresponding to a suggestion for text substitution within a text representation of a media file, wherein the suggestion for text substitution is generated in response to identification of any one or combination of a repeated word, a repeated phrase, and a filler, and wherein the suggestion for text substitution is based on an aggregation of one or more of characteristics of the text representation of the media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Lam, Trudy L. Hewitt, James M. Moreno, Fang Lu
  • Publication number: 20210237714
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for autonomous vehicle (AV) behavior synchronization. The AV driving pattern is adjusted to facilitate an occupant's satisfaction by receiving information as to person to form a driving history. The driving history is analyzed to identify preferences and patterns. Based on the driving history a driving preference model is formed for the person. AV driving algorithm(s) are adjusted based on the driving preference model for the person when the person is an occupant of the AV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Jeremy R. Fox, Shikhar Kwatra, Zachary A. Silverstein, Christian Compton
  • Patent number: 11074395
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic contribution mapping of digital works are disclosed. In embodiments, a computer-implemented method, comprises: capturing, by a computing device, an IP address of a user signing into a content management system through a user computer device; determining, by the computing device, that the IP address of the user does or does not match existing user profile data in a user profile database; determining, by the computing device, that the user is modifying a portion of a digital work; determining, by the computing device, an engagement context of the user's modification of the digital work using natural language processing; determining, by the computing device, an engagement type of the user based on the engagement context; and mapping, by the computing device, the user profile data of the user and the engagement type with the portion of the digital work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Robert H. Grant, Trudy L. Hewitt
  • Patent number: 11069045
    Abstract: A computer system monitors food preparation. Images of food preparation by a user are captured via one or more image capture devices disposed within an area containing food preparation items. A food preparation process being performed by the user is determined. Image processing is performed on the captured images to monitor the food preparation process and detect an event. The user is notified of the detected event, and provided information pertaining to the event. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for monitoring food preparation in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Fox, Christian Compton, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Trudy L. Hewitt
  • Patent number: 11061975
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for automatically suggesting members of a social media system as recipients for sharing an item of social media content. Computerized analysis of the social media content includes image analysis, audio analysis, and language analysis for classifying the content. Profiles of participants within a social media system are examined to determine candidates for sharing. A subset of participants having profiles with metadata deemed relevant to the analyzed social media content is obtained. For each participant in the subset, an interaction score is computed, indicative of the amount of interaction between the participant and the sender of the content has occurred previously. The subset is ranked based on the interaction score. Participants having an interaction score above a predetermined threshold are deemed to be candidates for sharing the item of social media content, and are presented to a user on an electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark P. Delaney, Robert H. Grant, Trudy L. Hewitt
  • Publication number: 20210209310
    Abstract: A discourse pattern is generated by analyzing a set of natural language interactions. A sensor activation plan corresponding to the discourse pattern is determined, the sensor activation plan comprising a data collection parameter corresponding to a first sensor. Within a first natural language interaction, a first pattern having above a threshold similarity to the discourse pattern is detected. Responsive to the detecting, a configuration of the sensor is adjusted according to the sensor activation plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Jeremy R. Fox, Liam S. Harpur, Jonathan D. Dunne
  • Patent number: 11048746
    Abstract: At a device of a sender, a screen capture image is captured from a first portion of data presented on the device by a data source. Historical messaging data is analyzed to compute a set of topics in which the sender has participated. Using a topic from the set of topics as a context, a second portion of the data presented on the device by the data source is searched to extract an additional information from the second portion, the additional information corresponding to the context. the additional information is associated with the screen capture image. The screen capture image and the additional information are caused to be transmitted in a messaging channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Venkata V. Gadepalli, Trudy L. Hewitt, Ashok K. Iyengar, James M. Moreno
  • Patent number: 11037428
    Abstract: Data regarding actions of a population of one or more persons may be received from a plurality of sensors. A baseline of behavior of the population may be determined using the data. Additional data regarding actions of an identified person may be received from one or more of the plurality of sensors. It may be determined that an amount of deviation between the actions of the identified person and the baseline of behavior exceeds a threshold deviation using the additional data. A notification for the identified person relating to the deviation may be generated in response to determining that the amount of deviation is above the threshold deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Compton, Trudy L. Hewitt, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Kelley Anders, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Publication number: 20210174188
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for arranging, in an ordered hierarchy, attached files as transferred during a discourse history. The computer implemented method includes accessing discourse data associated with a history of discourse communications. In embodiments, the discourse data includes a plurality of discourse attachments transferred in accordance with the history, and the discourse attachments include multiple versions of at least one discourse attachment within the plurality. The method further includes deriving a discourse attachment arrangement (DAA) component based at least in part on the discourse data. The method includes outputting, based at least in part on the DAA component, the multiple versions of the at least one discourse attachment arranged in a hierarchical order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jonathan D. Dunne, Liam S. Harpur, Qi Li
  • Publication number: 20210173871
    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable program storage device for facilitating a collaboration experience. In embodiments, the method comprises identifying a group of people for a specified collaboration experience; identifying specified conditions and preferences for the group of people; using the identified specified conditions and preferences for the group of people for determining an environment for the specified collaboration experience and one or more factors for improving the specified collaboration experience; and sending a specified set of information to one or more prospective collaboration entities to determine if any one of the prospective collaboration entities has the determined environment for the specified collaboration experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Jeremy R. Fox, Gregory J. Boss, Liam S. Harpur
  • Patent number: 11032659
    Abstract: Providing a user with an augmented sound experience include receiving an identification an object within an environment proximate a user; determining a location of the object within the environment; determining a current location of the user within the environment; and causing a speaker array to produce a sound based on the current location of the object and the current location of the user such that the sound appears, relative to the current location of the user, to originate from the current location of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Fox, Trudy L. Hewitt, Liam S. Harpur, John Rice
  • Patent number: 11032091
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balanced conformity in chat conversations are disclosed. A method includes: collecting, by a computing device, data from an ongoing group chat; determining, by the computing device, a baseline tone for a plurality of participants in the ongoing group chat using the collected data; determining, by the computing device, a current tone for the plurality of participants in the ongoing group chat using the collected data; determining, by the computing device, a conformity risk score using the baseline tone and the current tone for the plurality of participants in the ongoing group chat; and in response to determining that the conformity risk score exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the computing device automatically inviting an additional participant to join the ongoing group chat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Jeremy R. Fox, John Kennedy, Liam S. Harpur
  • Patent number: 11025375
    Abstract: Mitigating the risk of sensor data loss can include establishing, with a computing node, a first communication channel with a first proximate device and a second communication channel with a second proximate device. The first proximate device can be operatively coupled to a sensor and can generate data in response to signals received from the sensor. The computing node can receive the data generated by the first proximate device. The data can be received from the second proximate device via the second communication channel in response to detecting a failure to receive a complete uncorrupted transmission of the data from the first proximate device via the first communication channel and determining that the second proximate device is capable of receiving and retransmitting the data to the computing node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Fox, Trudy L. Hewitt, Liam S. Harpur, John Rice
  • Publication number: 20210157768
    Abstract: A computer receives an artifact. The computer determines a relationship of the artifact to a user. The computer analyzes the artifact to determine sentimental characteristics, responses of the user to the artifact and determines a sentimentality score based on the relationship, the sentimental characteristics and the response. Then, based on determining that the sentimentality score is above a threshold value, the computer triggers an archiving policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Zachary A. Silverstein, Trudy L. Hewitt, Robert Huntington Grant, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Patent number: 11019019
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system includes a processor(s) obtaining a hashtag and analyzing the hashtag to identify components comprising the hashtag. The processor(s) generate sub-hashtags, where each of the sub-hashtags includes at least one component. The processor(s) obtain, over an Internet connection, via a user interface of a social media platform displayed on a first computing resource, an entry by a user comprising text and the hashtag. The processor(s) obtains from a second computing resource, a request from a second user to access the entry that includes parameters of the second user on the platform. The processor(s) determine that a sub-hashtag is most relevant to the second user. The processor(s) configure instructions to display a customized entry, where the customized entry includes the text and the relevant sub-hashtag for the second user. The processor(s) instruct the second computing resource to display the customized entry in its user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Jonathan Dunne, Robert H. Grant, Trudy L. Hewitt
  • Publication number: 20210134270
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes customizing responses by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system using a response mode for interaction with a user. A question or command is received at an AI system from an associated AI device which receives the question or command from an initiating user of a plurality of users in a vicinity of the AI device. A preference of an interaction mode for the initiating user is determined, and the preferred interaction mode is determined using a knowledge corpus. An answer to the question or command using the AI system is generated. Using the AI device, a communication to the initiating user which includes the answer is initiated, via a communication mode based on the interaction mode preference of the initiating user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Christian Compton, Jeremy R. Fox, Trudy L. Hewitt