Brian T O'Connell

US Patent:

7518715, Apr 14, 2009

Filed:

Jun 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/145406

Inventors:

Paul A. Moskowitz - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G01J 1/42

US Classification:

356218, 356226, 356229, 340635, 315291

Abstract:

A method for receiving light from a plurality of light sources using an apparatus configured to analyze the time dependence of the light intensity to determine a type of light bulb and light intensity from the plurality of light sources based upon a detected frequency of variation of the light intensity.

US Patent:

7543322, Jun 2, 2009

Filed:

May 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/115781

Inventors:

Kulvir S Bhogal - Pflugerville TX, US
Greg J Boss - American Fork UT, US
Brian M O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Alexandre Polozoff - Bloomington IL, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04N 5/445

US Classification:

725 46, 725 38, 725 39, 725 40, 725 41, 725 52

Abstract:

A method for enhanced presentation of sports audio video (A/V) content, the method includes: receiving a user's preferences for sports related electronic program guide (EPG) presentation, and sporting event viewing and recording; inferring additional user preferences from the user's actions and behavior; determining if a circumstance has occurred in the sporting events being monitored in the EPG, or in the process of being recorded or stored that will trigger a change in at least one of: the EPG, the recording of the sporting events, or the sporting events being stored; changing at least one of: the EPG, the recording of the sporting events, or the one or more sporting events being stored in response to the triggering circumstance; and wherein the determining if a circumstance has occurred is based on at least one of the following: A/V information contained in a broadcast signal, a web service, or a RSS.

US Patent:

7556193, Jul 7, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/165353

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Amsterdam - Marietta GA, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06K 5/00

US Classification:

235380

Abstract:

The disclosure relates to a universal affinity card for consolidating a plurality of other affinity cards into a single card and displays the appropriate card automatically as a function of, among others, the location of use. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for providing a universal affinity card. The method includes: providing an affinity card having a memory, a display and a user interface; storing a plurality of bar codes in the memory; associating each of the plurality of bar codes with a respective provider; identifying the provider; and displaying the bar code associated with the identified provider on the display; wherein the step of storing a plurality of bar codes in the memory includes wirelessly receiving information defining the plurality of bar codes from a remote computer.

US Patent:

7570015, Aug 4, 2009

Filed:

Mar 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/684047

Inventors:

Ravi Prakash Bansal - Tampa FL, US
Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Keith Raymond Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01M 10/44
H01M 10/46

US Classification:

320106

Abstract:

A method and system are provided in which a charging process for rechargeable batteries is controlled in accordance with selected predetermined variable conditions. In an exemplary embodiment, a user is enabled to select the predetermined conditions under which the charging of a battery is suspended until such conditions have changed. Such conditions include, for example, physical location of the battery being charged and/or the time and/or date when the battery is being charged. A user GUI is provided to enable a user to input selected times and/or dates and/or locations when the device containing the battery is likely to be away from a charging source and needs to be fully charged, and/or selected times and/or dates and/or locations when the device is likely to have access to a power source and the battery is enabled to be charged only to a storage level.

US Patent:

7693873, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Oct 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/249531

Inventors:

Richard E. Nesbitt - Holly Springs NC, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Herbert D. Pearthree - Cary NC, US
Kevin E. Vaughan - Fuguay Varina NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

707200, 707205

Abstract:

System, method and program for making same data available from different file systems to clients. The data is transferred to each of the file systems. Respective time periods required to rename the data in the file systems from a first name to a second name are estimated. The data with the first name is not available to the clients. The data with the second name is available to the clients. Renaming of the data in the file systems from the first name to the second name is scheduled. The scheduling is based at least in part on the estimated respective time periods to rename the data in the file systems. Preferably, the scheduling is timed to result in completion of the renaming of the data in all of the file systems at approximately a same time. Preferably, one of the time periods to rename the data in the file systems is based at least in part on a time period to transfer the data to a server associated with the file system and a wait time within the server to schedule the renaming.

US Patent:

7725574, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Jan 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/337744

Inventors:

Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Keith Raymond Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709224, 709219

Abstract:

Web pages transmitted from a server to a web browser have at least two scripts and an AJAX-technique web page update command monitoring and collecting script error conditions, and for data exchange between the browser and a server to dynamically update the web pages without interruption of interaction flow caused by a full page refresh action. An browser AJAX engine executes the update commands, intercepts script calls to the server, converts the calls to HTTP requests, receives XML data from the server, and delivers corresponding web page and cascading style sheets to the browser for display and interpretation, using a background channel asynchronous connection to send a non-cacheable error message to an error processing server.

US Patent:

7756860, Jul 13, 2010

Filed:

May 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/752401

Inventors:

Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Keith Raymond Walker - Austin TX, US
Andrew Ladd Wismar - Research Triangle Park NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707718, 707721, 715221, 715234

Abstract:

A method, system and computer program product for enhancing the usability of web browsers by analyzing the recent behavior of an operator while executing a search pattern on a computer network. In particular, a browser enhancement utility provides web browsers with the ability to store (for a limited time period) search terms used in a variety of web search patterns. The browser enhancement utility employs ranking algorithms to identify the relationships between searches and a ranking and matching algorithm to utilize stored search terms to find (text) matches in a web document. When the browser displays web pages after a search has occurred, the browser enhancement utility utilizes these matches in order to take actions to enhance document usability. These actions include: Highlighting terms that have been recently searched for; pre-selecting matching terms from drop down boxes or radio buttons; and focusing a web page to relevant sections of text.

US Patent:

7783646, Aug 24, 2010

Filed:

Jul 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/174726

Inventors:

James R. Kozloski - New Fairfield CT, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707751, 707740, 705 10, 705 12, 705 141, 705 26

Abstract:

A system, a method, and a computer readable media for identifying and rating a VU object in a virtual universe are provided. The method includes displaying first and second VU objects in a region of the virtual universe on a display device at a first time for a first user. The method further includes identifying the second VU object which modifies a view of the first VU object. The method further includes inputting first rating information associated with the second VU object that identifies a user perception of the second VU object. The method further includes inputting user view preference information indicating rating information for selecting VU objects to be displayed in the region of the virtual universe to the first user. The method further includes displaying the first VU object in the region of the virtual universe on the display device for the first user at a second time after the first time, while not displaying the second VU object based on both the first rating information associated with the second VU object, and the rating information of the user view preference information.