Elizabeth B Woodward

US Patent:

8275109, Sep 25, 2012

Filed:

Mar 31, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/415098

Inventors:

Jan E. Acosta - Austin TX, US
Carrie J. Bracht - Austin TX, US
James L. Jones - Austin TX, US
Karen A. Rosengren - Round Rock TX, US
Elizabeth V. Woodward - Cedar Park TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04M 7/00

US Classification:

37920201, 709204, 370261

Abstract:

Administering participant attendance of teleconferences, including monitoring present call status of a user's telephone. In dependence upon one or more calendar events representing previously scheduled teleconferences, a teleconference administration device determines whether the present call status of the user's telephone conflicts with a previously scheduled teleconference. If the present call status of the user's telephone conflicts with a previously scheduled teleconference, the teleconference administration device notifies prospective participants of the conflict.

US Patent:

20100262610, Oct 14, 2010

Filed:

Apr 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/421089

Inventors:

JAN E. ACOSTA - Austin TX, US
CARRIE J. BRACHT - AUSTIN TX, US
JAMES L. JONES - AUSTIN TX, US
KAREN A. ROSENGREN - ROUND ROCK TX, US
ELIZABETH V. WOODWARD - CEDAR PARK TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707748, 707E17108, 707723

Abstract:

Identifying subject matter experts including receiving, by an SME search engine from a user, a search request including text corresponding to a particular subject matter; finding, in one or more information repositories, in dependence upon the text of the search request, one or more resources, including determining for each resource a credibility rating; identifying one or more potential subject matter experts associated with the resources; calculating, for each of the potential subject matter experts, in dependence upon the credibility rating of the each resource, a weighted expert score representing an estimated level of expertise for each potential subject matter expert; and returning, to the user by the SME search engine as one more search results, the potential subject matter experts in order of the weighted expert scores along with resources associated with the potential subject matter experts.

US Patent:

20100302041, Dec 2, 2010

Filed:

May 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/473181

Inventors:

Nadeem Malik - Austin TX, US
Katherine June Pearsall - Austin TX, US
Adrian Rutledge - Dublin, IE
Elizabeth Vera Woodward - Cedar Park TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G08B 23/00

US Classification:

3405731

Abstract:

A method, computer program product, and apparatus for monitoring patterns of motion are provided. A signal is received from a sensor on a user, wherein movement of the user causes the sensor to generate power to emit a signal indicative of the movement of the user. The signal is analyzed to form a current pattern of motion. The current pattern of motion is compared to a baseline pattern of motion associated with the user. A difference between the current pattern of motion and the baseline pattern of motion associated with the user is determined to form a difference. The difference is compared to a predetermined threshold. Responsive to the difference exceeding the predetermined threshold, an alert is sent.

US Patent:

20130159296, Jun 20, 2013

Filed:

Dec 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/328981

Inventors:

Peter Fay - Westford MA, US
Barry Alan Feigenbaum - Austin TX, US
Elizabeth Vera Woodward - Austin TX, US
Shunguo Yan - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707725, 707723, 707E17005

Abstract:

A system, and computer program product for activity based dynamic data prioritization are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A user activity corresponding to a user is selected. A query is constructed corresponding to the user activity. The query is executed on a data source to obtain a result set of data. A prioritization rule is constructed using a feature of the query and a policy. Data items in the result set of data are prioritized according to the prioritization rule to form prioritized data. The prioritized data is presented relative to the user activity.

US Patent:

20130159297, Jun 20, 2013

Filed:

Apr 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/460421

Inventors:

Peter Fay - Westford MA, US
Barry Alan Feigenbaum - Austin TX, US
Elizabeth Vera Woodward - Austin TX, US
Shunguo Yan - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707725, 707723, 707E17014

Abstract:

A method for activity based dynamic data prioritization is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A user activity corresponding to a user is selected. A query is constructed corresponding to the user activity. The query is executed on a data source to obtain a result set of data. A prioritization rule is constructed using a feature of the query and a policy. Data items in the result set of data are prioritized according to the prioritization rule to form prioritized data. The prioritized data is presented relative to the user activity.

US Patent:

20130251264, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/429582

Inventors:

Kember Anne-Rivers Forcke - Richmond VA, US
Susann Marie Keohane - Austin TX, US
Elizabeth Vera Woodward - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382187

Abstract:

A method for analyzing groups of hand-drawn inputs receives from a set of computing devices a corresponding set of hand-drawn inputs. A user in a group of users interacts with a device in the set of devices to provide a hand-drawn input in the set of hand-drawn inputs corresponding to the device. The method analyzes a subset of the set of hand-drawn inputs to determine an accuracy of the hand-drawn inputs in the subset. The method generating a result responsive to the analyzing and presents the result.

US Patent:

20130304772, Nov 14, 2013

Filed:

May 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/467200

Inventors:

Peter Fay - Westford MA, US
Barry Alan Feigenbaum - Austin TX, US
Elizabeth Vera Woodward - Austin TX, US
Shunguo Yan - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707821, 707E17001

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer program product for managing the products of a sub-community operating within a community are provided in the illustrative embodiments. The sub-community is defined in an application executing on a data processing system using a processor and a memory. The community comprises a set of members working for a common objective. The sub-community comprises a subset of the set of members working for a part of the common objective. The defining of the sub-community also configures a closing condition for the sub-community. A plurality of members is added to the sub-community. The sub-community is created.

US Patent:

20140074857, Mar 13, 2014

Filed:

Sep 7, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/607124

Inventors:

SU LIU - Austin TX, US
Elizabeth Vera Woodward - Austin TX, US
Shunguo Yan - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707748, 707E17044

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer program product for weighted ranking of video data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A weight is assigned to an aspect of the video data. A weight is assigned to a person expected to feature in the video data. A weight of the video data is computed, the weight of the video data being a factor of the weight assigned the aspect and the weight assigned the person. A ranking of the video data is computed using the weight computed for the video data.