Patents by Inventor Tsz Cheng

Tsz Cheng 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: 10891813
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for cognitive vetting is provided. The present invention may include determining that an identified person is not expected. The present invention may include retrieving historical information relevant to a past interaction with the identified person. The present invention may then include enabling a present interaction with the identified person. The present invention may lastly include determining a recommendation based on an analysis of the retrieved historical information and the present interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz Cheng, Jeff L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Publication number: 20200234520
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for cognitive vetting is provided. The present invention may include determining that an identified person is not expected. The present invention may include retrieving historical information relevant to a past interaction with the identified person. The present invention may then include enabling a present interaction with the identified person. The present invention may lastly include determining a recommendation based on an analysis of the retrieved historical information and the present interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz Cheng, Jeff L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Publication number: 20200151981
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for cognitive vetting is provided. The present invention may include determining that an identified person is not expected. The present invention may include retrieving historical information relevant to a past interaction with the identified person. The present invention may then include enabling a present interaction with the identified person. The present invention may lastly include determining a recommendation based on an analysis of the retrieved historical information and the present interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz Cheng, Jeff L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Patent number: 10650627
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for cognitive vetting is provided. The present invention may include determining that an identified person is not expected. The present invention may include retrieving historical information relevant to a past interaction with the identified person. The present invention may then include enabling a present interaction with the identified person. The present invention may lastly include determining a recommendation based on an analysis of the retrieved historical information and the present interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz Cheng, Jeff L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Patent number: 9111145
    Abstract: A parking lot information system comprising a digital camera for obtaining an image of parking spaces in the parking lot where each parking space is marked with a visual identifier, a computer coupled to the digital camera for identifying available parking spaces by recognizing the identifiers marking the available parking spaces, and a display coupled to the computer for displaying information on the available parking spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz Cheng, Jeffrey L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Publication number: 20140072178
    Abstract: A parking lot information system comprising a digital camera for obtaining an image of parking spaces in the parking lot where each parking space is marked with a visual identifier, a computer coupled to the digital camera for identifying available parking spaces by recognizing the identifiers marking the available parking spaces, and a display coupled to the computer for displaying information on the available parking spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: LEE A. CARBONELL, TSZ CHENG, JEFFREY L. EDGINGTON, PANDIAN MARIADOSS
  • Patent number: 8625853
    Abstract: A parking lot information system comprising a digital camera for obtaining an image of parking spaces in the parking lot where each parking space is marked with a visual identifier, a computer coupled to the digital camera for identifying available parking spaces by recognizing the identifiers marking the available parking spaces, and a display coupled to the computer for displaying information on the available parking spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz Cheng, Jeffrey L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Publication number: 20130039532
    Abstract: A parking lot information system comprising a digital camera for obtaining an image of parking spaces in the parking lot where each parking space is marked with a visual identifier, a computer coupled to the digital camera for identifying available parking spaces by recognizing the identifiers marking the available parking spaces, and a display coupled to the computer for displaying information on the available parking spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz Cheng, Jeffrey L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Patent number: 7788168
    Abstract: A method of dynamically negotiating a transaction can include determining a potential transaction between participants according to transaction parameters stored within a transaction parameter data store. The transaction parameters can be associated with each of the participants and can specify acceptable transaction terms. The potential transactions can be evaluated according to a mutual benefit conferred on the participants by the potential transactions according to the transaction parameters. The potential transactions can be ordered according to decreasing mutual benefit; and, the potential transaction having the greatest mutual benefit can be presented to the participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Tsz Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100185487
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and program product for collecting and correlating retail metrics. In one embodiment, the invention includes providing a spatial representation of a retail space containing a plurality of products, automatically collecting data representing movement of at least one customer within the retail space, obtaining data related to products purchased by the at least one customer, and transforming the movement data and the purchasing data into correlation data representing temporal, spatial, and purchasing metrics within the retail space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Sergio Borger, Tsz Cheng, Riju Pahwa, Yashodhara M. Patnaik
  • Patent number: 7752544
    Abstract: A method of communicating physical human interactions over a communications network can include detecting physical movement of a user, generating data specifying the physical movement, and determining at least one action indicated by the data. The method further can include transmitting the action over a communications network to a receiving system and simulating the action in the receiving system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Hui Lei, Yiming Ye
  • Patent number: 7694148
    Abstract: A method (10) for managing the display of sensitive content in non-trusted environments can include the steps of interrogating (12) a list of policies associated with a given user and a physical device, determining (14) a location of the physical device, comparing (18) the location of the physical device with a list of trusted locations, and enforcing (20) a plurality of rules contained in the policy by limiting or restricting access to sensitive information based on the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Brent Cossey, Gregory Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20090172408
    Abstract: A method (10) for managing the display of sensitive content in non-trusted environments can include the steps of interrogating (12) a list of policies associated with a given user and a physical device, determining (14) a location of the physical device, comparing (18) the location of the physical device with a list of trusted locations, and enforcing (20) a plurality of rules contained in the policy by limiting or restricting access to sensitive information based on the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Brent Cossey, Gregory Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20080270281
    Abstract: A method of dynamically negotiating a transaction can include determining a potential transaction between participants according to transaction parameters stored within a transaction parameter data store. The transaction parameters can be associated with each of the participants and can specify acceptable transaction terms. The potential transactions can be evaluated according to a mutual benefit conferred on the participants by the potential transactions according to the transaction parameters. The potential transactions can be ordered according to decreasing mutual benefit; and, the potential transaction having the greatest mutual benefit can be presented to the participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Tsz Cheng
  • Patent number: 7418421
    Abstract: A method of dynamically negotiating a transaction can include determining a potential transaction between participants according to transaction parameters stored within a transaction parameter data store. The transaction parameters can be associated with each of the participants and can specify acceptable transaction terms. The potential transactions can be evaluated according to a mutual benefit conferred on the participants by the potential transactions according to the transaction parameters. The potential transactions can be ordered according to decreasing mutual benefit; and, the potential transaction having the greatest mutual benefit can be presented to the participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Tsz Cheng
  • Publication number: 20070240063
    Abstract: A method for selectively securing portlets can include a step of providing a portal that includes multiple portlets. A portlet enablement event associated with a set of at least one of the portlets can be determined. The set include a number of portlets less than a total number of portlets in the portal. Responsive to the portlet enablement event, portlet enablement states can be changed for each portlet in the set without changing portlet enablement states of portlets not included in the set. Different portlet enablement states can include enabled, disabled, and access restricted states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Gregory Fitzpatrick, Daniel Hassell, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20070233785
    Abstract: A collaboration interface including a collaboration space and a collaboration space list. The collaboration space can be associated with at least one key attribute. The collaboration space list can include an identifier for each communicator occupying the collaboration space. The communicators occupying the collaboration space can be automatically and dynamically determined. The interface can include a graphical user interface section for composing a message. Further, the interface can include a user selectable mechanism for conveying a composed message. The mechanism can convey the message to user selected ones of the communicators occupying the collaboration space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Subil Abraham, Tsz Cheng, Daniel Hassell, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20060089866
    Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium (100) for exchanging workflows (112), said workflows (112) presented by way of a graphical user interface (GUI) (102), the storage medium (100) comprising computer instructions for selecting (502) at least one workflow (112) from a plurality of workflows, and associating (506) the at least one workflow (112) with at least one target user (204) selected (504) from a plurality of target users (202).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Gregory Fitzpatrick, Daniel Hassell
  • Publication number: 20050125362
    Abstract: An electronic commerce method can include the step of determining a plurality of e-commerce partners. For each partner, a partner identifier can be presented within a commerce GUI. In the commerce GUI, the partner identifier can be an expandable node. An expansion of at least one of the nodes can be presented within the commerce GUI. For each expansion, a transaction identifier can be presented as a child node of the expanded node. The transaction identifier can represent an electronic commerce transaction between a user of the commerce GUI and the associated e-commerce partner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Brent Cossey, Gregory Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20050108660
    Abstract: A method of communicating physical human interactions over a communications network can include detecting physical movement of a user, generating data specifying the physical movement, and determining at least one action indicated by the data. The method further can include transmitting the action over a communications network to a receiving system and simulating the action in the receiving system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Hui Lei, Yiming Ye