公开(公告)号：US10460280B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15290215

申请日：2016-10-11

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： David B. Lection ,  Sarbajit K. Rakshit ,  Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64D45/08

Abstract: Embodiments for delivering goods to customers by a processor are described. An item is selected to be delivered to a delivery point. The selected item is loaded onto a first drone. The delivery point is scanned with a second drone. Based on the scanning of the delivery point, the delivery point is determined to be in a first condition or a second condition. If the delivery point is in the first condition, the first drone delivers the selected item to the delivery point.

公开(公告)号：US10282970B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15826482

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: G08B1/08 ,  G08B21/24 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G08B21/18

Abstract: A method for a mobile device to prevent loss including monitoring environmental parameters by a mobile device; storing the environmental parameters in the mobile device to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US10112298B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15232028

申请日：2016-08-09

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： David B. Lection ,  Sarbajit K. Rakshit ,  Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: B25J9/16

Abstract: Embodiments for assigning tasks to a robot device by a processor. A target region may be selected from a displayed image of an image capturing device. One or more tasks may be defined according to a plurality of objects displayed within the target region such that the defined one or more tasks are arranged according to a task workflow. The defined one or more tasks may be communicated to a self-directed device thereby assigning the self-directed robot to perform the defined one or more tasks according to the task workflow.

公开(公告)号：US09881481B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14486875

申请日：2014-09-15

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: G08B1/08 ,  G08B21/24 ,  G08B21/18 ,  H04W4/02

CPC classification number: G08B21/24 ,  G08B21/182 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: A method for a mobile device to prevent loss including monitoring environmental parameters by a mobile device; storing the environmental parameters in the mobile device to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US20180004739A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15705895

申请日：2017-09-15

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： David B. Lection ,  Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F16/174 ,  G06F16/2365 ,  G06F16/282

Abstract: An approach is provided for sampling crowd sourced data. The approach selects an sampling node from a set of crowd nodes. The sampling node receives a data acquisition request from a data collector and receives data from the set of crowd nodes with the data being responsive to the data acquisition request. The received data is processed by the sampling node to reduce redundant data as defined by the data acquisition request. An acquired data message block is generated and transmitted from the sampling node to the data collector.

公开(公告)号：US09838495B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14691887

申请日：2015-04-21

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： David B. Lection ,  Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H04L67/2828 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A system or computer usable program product for efficiently acquiring data from a plurality of proximate devices including a mobile ad-hoc network (manet); selecting one of the mobile devices as a harvest node to transmit data to a repository for storing data; responsive to detecting a first data stream and a second data stream from a respective first mobile device and a second mobile device, determining that the data from the first and second data streams have a threshold similarity; utilizing a node in the manet to compress portions of the first data stream and the second data stream to produce a compressed data stream according to a first compression technique, wherein data from the first data stream and the second data stream are present in the compressed data stream; and transmitting the compressed data stream to the repository by the harvest node.

公开(公告)号：US09784472B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US13677051

申请日：2012-11-14

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: F24H9/20 ,  F24D19/10 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G05D23/185 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G06Q50/06

CPC classification number: F24H9/2007 ,  F24D19/1006 ,  G05D23/185 ,  G05D23/1905 ,  G05D23/1917 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02B10/70

Abstract: A method, system or computer usable program product for controlling an on-demand hot water heater including providing a plurality of nodes for receiving hot water from an on-demand hot water heater in a hot water delivery system, receiving a demand with a node identifier for hot water at a node, determining a hot water temperature for the node from a centralized database, the database including a set of node identifiers with a corresponding set of preset hot water temperatures, and controlling a temperature of hot water flowing from the water heater based on the determined hot water temperature.

公开(公告)号：US09691248B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14953680

申请日：2015-11-30

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： David B. Lection ,  Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: G08B1/08 ,  G08B21/02 ,  G05B19/4155

CPC classification number: G05B19/4155 ,  G05B2219/33125 ,  G07C9/00103 ,  G07C9/00174 ,  G07C2009/00769 ,  G07C2209/04 ,  G08B21/22

Abstract: An approach is disclosed that provides assistance to disabled individuals when utilizing public spaces. In the approach, a wireless message is received at a detector of the system with the wireless message being from a device worn by a disabled individual. The wireless message includes impairment data pertaining to the disabled individual. In addition, reception of the wireless message indicates that the disabled individual has entered a physical area that provides accommodations to disabled individuals. The approach identifies an impairment pertaining to the disabled individual and adjusts a device setting of a device in the physical area based on the identified impairment of the disabled individual.

公开(公告)号：US09609441B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US15134317

申请日：2016-04-20

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： Paul N. Krystek ,  Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/55 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/39 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2430/01 ,  H04R2460/03

Abstract: A system or computer usable program product for controlling a hearing aid based on an adjustable policy including receiving an input signal; receiving an indication signal from a user identifying the input signal; receiving an adjustment to the hearing aid with the indication signal; and utilizing a processor to store the input signal in memory with the adjustment to the hearing aid as an adjustable policy corresponding to the input signal.

公开(公告)号：US20160242988A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-25

申请号：US15146378

申请日：2016-05-04

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Mark B. Stevens ,  John D. Wilson

IPC: A61H3/06 ,  G09B21/00

CPC classification number: G09B21/006 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/4806 ,  A61H3/06 ,  A61H3/061 ,  A61H2003/063 ,  A61H2201/501 ,  A61H2201/5043 ,  A61H2201/5046 ,  A61H2201/5048 ,  A61H2201/5058 ,  A61H2201/5082 ,  A61H2201/5092 ,  A61H2201/5097 ,  G01S15/523 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G08B21/02 ,  G09B21/00 ,  G09B21/001 ,  G09B21/008 ,  G09B29/004

Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for detecting a change in a home environment for a visually impaired user is disclosed. The method may include monitoring the home environment using a set of sensors configured to collect environment data for a set of areas of the home environment. The method may also include detecting an environmental change in an area of the home environment. The method may also include providing, in response to a triggering event, a notification of the environmental change.