Matthew F Mccarthy

US Patent:

20130179455, Jul 11, 2013

Filed:

Jan 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/345870

Inventors:

Lorraine M. Herger - Port Chester NY, US
Neal M. Keller - Pleasantville NY, US
Matthew A. McCarthy - Holly Springs NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707749, 707752, 707E17014

Abstract:

A system and method for organizing information relevant to a collaboration. An example method includes automatically calculating by a computer processor a relevance value of user-encountered information respective to the collaboration. The method also includes distributing to at least one attendee of the collaboration the user-encountered information if the relevance value is beyond a relevance threshold.

US Patent:

20130204653, Aug 8, 2013

Filed:

Feb 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/364318

Inventors:

Lorraine M. Herger - Port Chester NY, US
Neal M. Keller - Pleasantville NY, US
Matthew A. McCarthy - Holly Springs NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/10

US Classification:

705 719

Abstract:

A system and method for scheduling meetings at conflicting times. The method includes receiving from a meeting requestor a request to schedule a proposed meeting at a time interval. The method also includes determining that the time interval includes a conflicting meeting in an electronic calendar of at least one proposed meeting invitee. The method further includes automatically calculating by a computer processor a free-time probability value for the conflicting meeting based on at least one non-temporal attribute of the conflicting meeting or the proposed meeting. Additionally, the method includes automatically scheduling the proposed meeting if the free-time probability value is beyond a free-time probability threshold.

US Patent:

20130245855, Sep 19, 2013

Filed:

Mar 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/423168

Inventors:

Lorraine M. Herger - Port Chester NY, US
Neal M. Keller - Pleasantville NY, US
Matthew A. McCarthy - Holly Springs NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

701 1

Abstract:

A system and method for communicating information between vehicle operators. The method includes receiving a request from a send vehicle operator to communicate a vehicle information message from a send vehicle. The method also includes generating the vehicle information message at the send vehicle. The method further includes sending the vehicle information message from the send vehicle to a receive vehicle.

US Patent:

20130311644, Nov 21, 2013

Filed:

May 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/476168

Inventors:

Lorraine M. Herger - Port Chester NY, US
Neal M. Keller - Pleasantville NY, US
Matthew A. McCarthy - Holly Springs NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer program product for managing a plurality of services in a service catalog. Metadata is received about one or more services. The metadata is analyzed to determine whether to perform a management activity on the service catalog, the management activity including recommending one or more services in the service catalog or coupling two or more services in the service catalog. If it is determined that the received metadata is insufficient, a signal is generated to gather additional metadata within a time period the metadata is determined to be insufficient.

US Patent:

20140067578, Mar 6, 2014

Filed:

Aug 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/599874

Inventors:

Lorraine M. Herger - Port Chester NY, US
Neal M. Keller - Pleasantville NY, US
Matthew A. McCarthy - Holly Springs NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 261

Abstract:

A method for listing a service in a service catalog. Feedback is received about a candidate service that is used to determine a score for the candidate service. It is determined whether the score for the candidate service exceeds a first threshold. If the score for the candidate service exceeds the first threshold, the candidate service is listed as a published service in the service catalog. Feedback is received about the published service that is used to determine a score for the published service. It is determined whether the score for the published service exceeds a second threshold. If the score for the published service exceeds the second threshold, a signal is sent to a service actualization unit to actualize the published service.

US Patent:

20140067579, Mar 6, 2014

Filed:

Sep 15, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/621131

Inventors:

Lorraine M. Herger - Port Chester NY, US
Neal M. Keller - Pleasantville NY, US
Matthew A. McCarthy - Holly Springs NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 261

Abstract:

A system and computer program product for listing a service in a service catalog. Feedback is received about a candidate service that is used to determine a score for the candidate service. It is determined whether the score for the candidate service exceeds a first threshold. If the score for the candidate service exceeds the first threshold, the candidate service is listed as a published service in the service catalog. Feedback is received about the published service that is used to determine a score for the published service. It is determined whether the score for the published service exceeds a second threshold. If the score for the published service exceeds the second threshold, a signal is sent to a service actualization unit to actualize the published service.

US Patent:

20200104818, Apr 2, 2020

Filed:

Dec 4, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/703199

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Lorraine M. Herger - Port Chester NY, US
Matthew A. McCarthy - Holly Springs NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 20/22
G06F 21/00
G06Q 10/06

Abstract:

Systems and methods provide at least one software application to users from a software monitor computer server. The software application requires a license grant for use. The software monitor computer server tracks usage of the software application to develop historical use patterns. The software monitor computer server also receives calendar input from electronic calendars of the users and analyzing the calendar input to identify future calendared uses of the software application. This allows the software monitor computer server to predict the future license grant needs of the software application based on the historical use patterns and the future calendared uses of the software application. The software monitor computer server also provides substitute software applications to the users when an insufficient number of license grants are available to meet the future calendared uses of the software application.

US Patent:

20180017344, Jan 18, 2018

Filed:

Jul 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/649419

Inventors:

Matthew McCarthy - Media PA, US
Mahamudur Rahman - Quincy MA, US
Jordan Forrest Pollack - Baton Rouge LA, US

Assignee:

Drexel University - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

F28F 13/18
F28F 13/14

Abstract:

An apparatus having a heat transfer surface for transfer of heat from the apparatus to a liquid. The heat transfer surface includes at least two different materials and at least two of said materials have different thermal conductivities. A method of boiling at least one liquid which provides increased heat transfer from a heat transfer surface of an apparatus to a liquid comprising a step of boiling said liquid in contact with the apparatus, is also disclosed. Also described is a method of tuning a heat transfer surface by forming the heat transfer surface using at least two different materials having different thermal conductivities arranged in a predetermined spatial relationship including a spacing between the portions of one said material that is from about 0.1λto about 5λ, wherein λis a capillary length of a bubble of a predetermined liquid to be boiled using said heat transfer surface.