Patents by Inventor WILLIAM IZARD

WILLIAM IZARD 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: 8792513
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for information swarming in a wireless sensor network (WSN). In an embodiment of the invention, a method for information swarming in a WSN can include receiving in an overhearing node of the WSN, relay data sensed by a sensor at an originating node of the WSN and transmitted along a relay path exclusive of the overhearing node from the originating node to an aggregation point in the WSN. The method also can include determining a relevance of the relay data in reference to at least one relevance rule. Finally, the method can include forwarding additional data acquired at the overhearing node by a sensor at the overhearing node to the aggregation point over the WSN in response to determining the relay data to be relevant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Bremner, Laurence Hey, William Izard, Matthew Ponsford
  • Patent number: 8615752
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to software patches and, more particularly, to detecting software patch dependencies in an environment where multiple software patches may be installed. A method, computer program product, and system for detecting software patch dependencies receives one or more first lists of software code segments, including changes to the software code segments associated with one or more first software patches. A second list of software code segments that includes software code paths executed at run-time by a second software patch is received. One or more matching code segments are identified. Dependencies of the second software patch based on the one or more matching software code segments are identified. The dependencies represent software patches required by the second software patch. A list of the dependencies is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Izard, David de Vos, Andreas Spanner
  • Patent number: 8514767
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for information swarming in a wireless sensor network (WSN). In an embodiment of the invention, a method for information swarming in a WSN can include receiving in an overhearing node of the WSN, relay data sensed by a sensor at an originating node of the WSN and transmitted along a relay path exclusive of the overhearing node from the originating node to an aggregation point in the WSN. The method also can include determining a relevance of the relay data in reference to at least one relevance rule. Finally, the method can include forwarding additional data acquired at the overhearing node by a sensor at the overhearing node to the aggregation point over the WSN in response to determining the relay data to be relevant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Bremner, Laurence Hey, William Izard, Matthew Ponsford
  • Publication number: 20100169874
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to software patches and, more particularly, to detecting software patch dependencies in an environment where multiple software patches may be installed. A method, computer program product, and system for detecting software patch dependencies receives one or more first lists of software code segments, including changes to the software code segments associated with one or more first software patches. A second list of software code segments that includes software code paths executed at run-time by a second software patch is received. One or more matching code segments are identified. Dependencies of the second software patch based on the one or more matching software code segments are identified. The dependencies represent software patches required by the second software patch. A list of the dependencies is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: William Izard, David de Vos, Andreas Spanner
  • Publication number: 20100125794
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a computer-implemented method for presenting items in a hierarchy comprising parent items and sub-items. The method comprises the steps of: identifying one or more parent items in the hierarchy, wherein all sub-items of the identified parent items possess a particular property; and presenting the hierarchy in a manner to indicate that all sub-items of the identified parent items possess the particular property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK HAMPTON, WILLIAM IZARD
  • Publication number: 20070116200
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for building a voice prompt menu for a collection of portlets by acquiring a list of portlets, building a voice menu comprising voice menu items to activate each of the portlets, acquiring a portlet profile containing customization information, and adapting the voice menu using the customization information in the portlet profile. The web portlet may define custom characteristics for consideration by the voice aggregator, for instance, in the positions for its menu items in the hierarchy of the voice portal menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dale Hewitt, William Izard, Matthew Ponsford, David Renshaw, Samuel Smith