Brian Joseph O'Connell

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:

8111974, Feb 7, 2012

Filed:

Oct 24, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/877725

Inventors:

Ravi Prakash Bansal - Tampa FL, US
Brian Marshall O'Connell - Cary NC, US
James Wesley Seaman - Falls Church VA, US
Keith Raymond Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04N 5/76

US Classification:

386298

Abstract:

Enabling complete viewing of selected programming content is provided. In response to receiving an input data stream from a programming service provider, the input data stream is stored in a supplemental storage. In response to a user selecting a programming channel after a program starts to air, the input data stream is stored in a programming storage. Then, the stored data stream is outputted from the supplemental storage to a viewing device.

US Patent:

8135787, Mar 13, 2012

Filed:

Jun 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/485470

Inventors:

Ravi P. Bansal - Tampa FL, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Cary NC, US
Esteban Poll - Lake Worth FL, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709204, 709229, 715758

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture embodied as computer program products for facilitating the avoiding of sending a message to an unintended recipient. In some embodiments of the invention, in an instant messaging (IM) environment, the relatedness of a first entry in a first IM session to previous entries in the first IM session is determined. In response to the entry not meeting a first pre-determined relatedness threshold, an alert is issued. In one embodiment, the relatedness of the first entry to previous entries in a second IM session is determined, in response to the entry meeting a second pre-determined relatedness threshold, an alert is issued. In one implementation, relatedness is determined based on a matching of keywords between the first entry and the previous entries. In another implementation, relatedness is determined based on a matching of topics associated with one or more IM sessions, which topics can be associated with keywords.

US Patent:

8204675, Jun 19, 2012

Filed:

Mar 24, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/409883

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G01C 21/26

US Classification:

701204, 34082572

Abstract:

A probability that a selected point of interest is accessible to customers for commercial transactions is determined. In response to receiving a mailing address of a selected candidate point of interest and a calculated estimated time of arrival, it is determined whether the mailing address of the selected candidate point of interest is stored in a data storage device. In response to determining that the mailing address of the selected candidate point of interest is stored in the data storage device, a percentage probability that the selected candidate point of interest is accessible to customers for commercial transactions at the calculated estimated time of arrival is assigned based on utility usage data and a confidence level associated with the utility usage data stored in the data storage device. The percentage probability that the selected candidate point of interest is accessible to customers for commercial transactions is sent via the network.

US Patent:

8316427, Nov 20, 2012

Filed:

Mar 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/684067

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

726 11, 726 2, 726 3, 713150, 713168, 713176

Abstract:

An enhanced personal firewall system having an inter-firewall connection listener which binds to a specified communications port and listens for inbound and/or outbound connection requests; and an inter-firewall controller which establishes a trusted communications through a local firewall and a remote firewall by exchanging public keys, a signed trusted computer firewall request, and using the keys to determine if a local key storage indicates previous authorization to trusted communications. If not, then a user of the targeted resource is notified and prompted to authorize the access. If so, then the firewall rules protecting the targeted resource are modified, even if temporarily, to allow the requesting firewall to have trusted access.

US Patent:

8463944, Jun 11, 2013

Filed:

Jan 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/652361

Inventors:

Ravi P Bansal - Tampa FL, US
Andrew R. Jones - Round Rock TX, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709248, 709229, 709247, 382232, 382239, 370202

Abstract:

A mechanism for determining an optimal compression technique for each data file when creating a computer archive file from a set of data files. A local archiving application receives an instruction to archive a set of data files and determines the file type and size of a data file in the set of data files. An optimal compression method for the data file is selected based on the file type and size of the data file. The archiving application compresses the data file using the optimal compression method. The archiving application updates meta data associated with the compressed file to include a meta compression format identifier of the optimal compression method used to compress the data file. The archiving application then repeats the determining, selecting, compressing, and updating for each data file in the set of data files to create an archive of the set of data files.

US Patent:

8483773, Jul 9, 2013

Filed:

Sep 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/203215

Inventors:

Ravi P. Bansal - Tampa FL, US
Martinianus B. Hadinata - Zurich, CH
Charles S. Lingafelt - Durham NC, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Rochester MN, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04B 1/38

US Classification:

455567, 4554141, 455418

Abstract:

A system and method to extend a ring of a telephone using presence detection of a user of a telecommunication device, and/or motion detection of a mobile telecommunication device. Presence detection and a ring control system are used to extend the ring of the telecommunication device based on user presence senor detection output signals and user preferences. Device motion detection and a ring control system are used to extend the ring of the mobile telecommunication device based on device motion detection output signals and user preferences.

US Patent:

20080218125, Sep 11, 2008

Filed:

Mar 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/684018

Inventors:

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

International Classification:

H02J 7/00

US Classification:

320132

Abstract:

A method and system are provided in which a charging process for rechargeable batteries is controlled in accordance with a recommended inactive or storage maximum battery charge level which is obtained from a battery manufacturer or other data source. In one embodiment, the battery charging system accesses a battery manufacturer's website in order to determine the manufacturer's recommended charging characteristics, including a maximum battery charge level for an inactive or storage status, for the particular battery being charged. When connected to a power source, the battery being charged is not permitted to be charged to a fully charged state but rather charged only to the lower storage charge level in order to increase the life span of the battery.