Patents by Inventor William J. Carpenter

William J. Carpenter 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).

  • Publication number: 20240107118
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate control of playback of a live content item displayed in a playback user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of key content corresponding to a live content item in a key content user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate concurrently display of multiple content items in a Multiview user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of insights corresponding to a content item displayed in a playback user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher J. ELLINGFORD, Kevin M. SANDLOW, Lucio MORENO RUFO, Fredric R. VINNA, Policarpo B. WOOD, Antonio ALLEN, William D. CARPENTER, Anton M. DAVYDOV, Jonathan SILVIO, Brian K. SHIRAISHI, Gregory T. SCOTT
  • Patent number: 11371796
    Abstract: A drag adjusting reel assembly suitable for facilitating selective manual adjustment of a drag force applied to a fishing line may include a reel mount bracket configured for mounting on a fishing bow. A reel shaft may be carried by the reel mount bracket. A line spool may be drivingly engaged for rotation by the reel shaft. A drag adjusting mechanism may include a drag adjusting bracket carried by the reel mount bracket. A spool extension may extend from and be rotational with the line spool. The spool extension may be disposed adjacent to the drag adjusting bracket. A drag adjusting lever may include a cam having a cam surface configured to selectively actuate the spool extension against the drag adjusting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: William J. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 10645177
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for detecting a session status based on a cookie associated with the session is provided. The present invention may include receiving an access request to a specified location associated with a server computer. The present invention may also include determining that the received access request has the cookie corresponding with the specified location. The present invention may also include receiving a last refresh time from the cookie. The present invention may then include determining the session status based on the retrieved last refresh time, a current request time, a refresh interval, and an overdue value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Carpenter, Hai Ji, Zi Jian Ji, Yuan Yuan Li, Wen Bo Ma, Jia Mi
  • Patent number: 10564953
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system updates a system including a plurality of sever instances, and includes at least one processor. The computer system determines a level of configuration for each operating server instance. One or more sets of operational features are added to the system based on a comparison between the determined levels of configuration of the operating server instances and minimum levels of configuration associated with the one or more sets of operational features. Server operations are performed and one or more corresponding sets of operational features are applied to the server operations in response to the addition of those corresponding sets of operational features to the system. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for updating a system including a plurality of server instances in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Bates, William J. Carpenter, Michael G. Winter
  • Patent number: 10182121
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for detecting a session status based on a cookie associated with the session is provided. The present invention may include receiving an access request to a specified location associated with a server computer. The present invention may also include determining that the received access request has the cookie corresponding with the specified location. The present invention may also include receiving a last refresh time from the cookie. The present invention may then include determining the session status based on the retrieved last refresh time, a current request time, a refresh interval, and an overdue value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Carpenter, Hai Ji, Zi Jian Ji, Yuan Yuan Li, Wen Bo Ma, Jia Mi
  • Publication number: 20180309836
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for detecting a session status based on a cookie associated with the session is provided. The present invention may include receiving an access request to a specified location associated with a server computer. The present invention may also include determining that the received access request has the cookie corresponding with the specified location. The present invention may also include receiving a last refresh time from the cookie. The present invention may then include determining the session status based on the retrieved last refresh time, a current request time, a refresh interval, and an overdue value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: William J. Carpenter, Hai Ji, Zi Jian Ji, Yuan Yuan Li, Wen Bo Ma, Jia Mi
  • Publication number: 20180309837
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for detecting a session status based on a cookie associated with the session is provided. The present invention may include receiving an access request to a specified location associated with a server computer. The present invention may also include determining that the received access request has the cookie corresponding with the specified location. The present invention may also include receiving a last refresh time from the cookie. The present invention may then include determining the session status based on the retrieved last refresh time, a current request time, a refresh interval, and an overdue value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: William J. Carpenter, Hai Ji, Zi Jian Ji, Yuan Yuan Li, Wen Bo Ma, Jia Mi
  • Patent number: 9949469
    Abstract: A line reel apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a fixed housing portion and a rotating housing portion adjacent to the fixed housing portion. A pin magnet is provided on the rotating housing portion. A drive mechanism drivingly engages the rotating housing portion for rotation. A catch pin housing is disposed for rotation in the rotating housing portion. A line annulus is formed between the catch pin housing and the rotating housing portion. A catch pin cavity is provided in the catch pin housing. The catch pin cavity is disposed in aligned or registering relationship to the pin magnet along a longitudinal axis of the rotating housing portion. A magnetic catch pin is disposed in the catch pin cavity and positional between a retracted position clearing the line annulus and an extended position spanning the line annulus upon alignment of the pin magnet with the catch pin cavity responsive to rotation of the rotating housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: William J. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 9507783
    Abstract: A file system storage device includes a memory storing instructions and at least one processor. The processor is configured to: execute the instructions to create a storage area symbolic name in the file system storage device, generate a core table data structure, generate an ancillary table data structure, cache partitioning rule paths for the file system storage device based on the storage area symbolic name, compare property values for a document with the cached partitioning rule paths, dynamically select the storage device symbolic name for the document, store the document into a partition of the file system storage device, store metadata for the document into a partition of the core table, and store ancillary objects for the document into a partition of the ancillary table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Carpenter, David G. Skinner, Hailin Wang, Michael G. Winter, Jun Xu
  • Patent number: 9424135
    Abstract: A method for content management in a file system includes creating a file system storage device with a storage area symbolic name. A core table data structure is generated including a core table partition field. An ancillary table data structure is generated including an ancillary table partition field. Partitioning rules for the file system storage device are cached based on the storage area symbolic name. Property values for a document are compared with the cached partitioning rules to determine a match for the storage area symbolic name. The document is stored into a partition of the file system storage device based on the storage area symbolic name. Metadata for the document is stored into a partition of the core table based on the core table partition field. Ancillary objects for the document are stored into a partition of the ancillary table based on the ancillary partition fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Carpenter, David G. Skinner, Hailin Wang, Michael G. Winter, Jun Xu
  • Publication number: 20160117167
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system updates a system including a plurality of sever instances, and includes at least one processor. The computer system determines a level of configuration for each operating server instance. One or more sets of operational features are added to the system based on a comparison between the determined levels of configuration of the operating server instances and minimum levels of configuration associated with the one or more sets of operational features. Server operations are performed and one or more corresponding sets of operational features are applied to the server operations in response to the addition of those corresponding sets of operational features to the system. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for updating a system including a plurality of server instances in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin B. Bates, William J. Carpenter, Michael G. Winter
  • Patent number: 9262149
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system updates a system including a plurality of server instances, and includes at least one processor. The computer system determines a level of configuration for each operating server instance. One or more sets of operational features are added to the system based on a comparison between the determined levels of configuration of the operating server instances and minimum levels of configuration associated with the one or more sets of operational features. Server operations are performed and one or more corresponding sets of operational features are applied to the server operations in response to the addition of those corresponding sets of operational features to the system. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for updating a system including a plurality of server instances in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Bates, William J. Carpenter, Michael G. Winter
  • Publication number: 20130275741
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system updates a system including a plurality of sever instances, and includes at least one processor. The computer system determines a level of configuration for each operating server instance. One or more sets of operational features are added to the system based on a comparison between the determined levels of configuration of the operating server instances and minimum levels of configuration associated with the one or more sets of operational features. Server operations are performed and one or more corresponding sets of operational features are applied to the server operations in response to the addition of those corresponding sets of operational features to the system. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for updating a system including a plurality of server instances in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin B. Bates, William J. Carpenter, Michael G. Winter
  • Patent number: 7834816
    Abstract: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an antenna structure is provided having one or more antennae arranged so as to read all possible orientations of a randomly placed tag. Also provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, is a method of configuring one or more antennae composed of the steps of: identifying the “dead zones” of each discrete antennae used, and orienting each antennae such that there are no “dead zones” common to all antennae. The unique antenna structure (and corresponding method) has particular application in tag reader antenna systems for use in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (13.56 MHz) and the like. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, multiple RF (radio frequency) antennae are utilized as part of an intelligent station to track items tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Marino, Richard J. Campero, William J. Carpenter