Patents by Inventor Willem A. Harthoorn

Willem A. Harthoorn 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: 10185614
    Abstract: In an approach for identifying an incident requiring action, a processor receives a plurality of notifications from a plurality of sensors, wherein each notification is related to a problem identified by a sensor of the plurality of sensors. A processor determines an event type corresponding to each of the plurality of notifications based on a type of sensor from which a respective notification originates. A processor creates a group of notifications based on a location from which each respective notification originated and a time period during which each respective notification originated. A processor calculates a weight for each notification of the group based on the corresponding event type, wherein the weight indicates a likelihood to cause other notifications. A processor issues an incident report that includes a maintenance ticket, wherein the maintenance ticket identifies a notification within the group of a higher weight than other notifications of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zane C. Bray, Willem A. Harthoorn
  • Publication number: 20170168884
    Abstract: In an approach for identifying an incident requiring action, a processor receives a plurality of notifications from a plurality of sensors, wherein each notification is related to a problem identified by a sensor of the plurality of sensors. A processor determines an event type corresponding to each of the plurality of notifications based on a type of sensor from which a respective notification originates. A processor creates a group of notifications based on a location from which each respective notification originated and a time period during which each respective notification originated. A processor calculates a weight for each notification of the group based on the corresponding event type, wherein the weight indicates a likelihood to cause other notifications. A processor issues an incident report that includes a maintenance ticket, wherein the maintenance ticket identifies a notification within the group of a higher weight than other notifications of the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Zane C. Bray, Willem A. Harthoorn
  • Patent number: 9417949
    Abstract: In an approach for identifying an incident requiring action, a processor receives a plurality of notifications from a plurality of sensors, wherein each notification is related to a problem identified by a sensor of the plurality of sensors. A processor determines an event type corresponding to each of the plurality of notifications based on a type of sensor from which a respective notification originates. A processor creates a group of notifications based on a location from which each respective notification originated and a time period during which each respective notification originated. A processor calculates a weight for each notification of the group based on the corresponding event type, wherein the weight indicates a likelihood to cause other notifications. A processor issues an incident report that includes a maintenance ticket, wherein the maintenance ticket identifies a notification within the group of a higher weight than other notifications of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zane C. Bray, Willem A. Harthoorn