Daniel John Morris

US Patent:

6478427, Nov 12, 2002

Filed:

Mar 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/547131

Inventors:

Daniel Morris - Austin TX
Ronald Sheldon - Smithville TX
Eric Young - Austin TX

Assignee:

Autocue, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G03B 1700

US Classification:

352243, 24812311

Abstract:

An instrument supporting crane for supporting a camera or the like, the crane being readily assembled, disassembled, and shipped. The crane includes a boom to which a nose assembly is pivotably coupled, and a base unit to which the boom is pivotably coupled. The boom is preferably constructed of a series of sections such that the length of the boom may be varied, depending upon the application. The boom sections are coupled by complementary channels such that the section slide together. An additional mechanical coupling, such as a screw may be provided. Preferably, the boom is a hollow elongated structure with openings extending therethrough to allow the passage of air to minimize movement of the nose assembly when the crane is used in high winds. A platform assembly having a monitor tray for supporting a monitor may be provided at a tail section of the boom. The monitor tray may be pivotably coupled to the tail section and the base unit such that the angle of the monitor varies depending upon the relative positions of the tail section and the base unit.

US Patent:

7519472, Apr 14, 2009

Filed:

May 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/120883

Inventors:

Travis M. Grigsby - Austin TX, US
Steven M. Miller - Cary NC, US
Daniel E. Morris - Round Rock TX, US
Lisa A. Seacat - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G01C 21/00
G06F 19/00
G08G 1/123

US Classification:

701213, 701116, 701117, 701118, 701200, 701207, 34099513, 340909, 340917, 340919, 34235713, 342454, 342457

Abstract:

Aggregated navigation system data can be used by an artifact repository to infer the presence of a static traffic artifact. Static traffic artifact can include traffic lights, traffic signs, special traffic zones, railroad crossings, and the like. Metric data collected from multiple global positioning systems (GPS) devices can provide sampling data for inferring a static traffic artifact on a road. Metrics can include driving behavior, travel direction, velocity, timestamps, delay, and the like. For example, if thirty percent of the data collected about an intersection indicates drivers come to a stop at an intersection, the system can infer a traffic light exists at the intersection. Each traffic artifact can have an associated confidence factor which can indicate the degree of accuracy of the inferred artifact. Confidence factor can be increased or decreased based on the re-evaluation of sample data for the artifact.

US Patent:

7724621, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Jul 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/831225

Inventors:

Howard Anglin - Austin TX, US
Travis M. Grigsby - Austin TX, US
Daniel E. Morris - Round Rock TX, US
Frank A. Nuzzi - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G11B 7/00

US Classification:

369 5317, 369 5316, 369 5315, 369 532, 369 4714

Abstract:

It has been discovered that inaccurate representations of content read from an optical disc can be restored. A representation of content read from a damaged optical disc may include data that corresponds to misread data sections. The data for the misread data sections can be replaced with portions of an accurate representation of the content. The portions can be extracted from an accurate representation maintained online or at a local repository of digital representations of content.

US Patent:

7827165, Nov 2, 2010

Filed:

Sep 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/856312

Inventors:

Travis M. Grigsby - Austin TX, US
Daniel E. Morris - Round Rock TX, US
Frank A. Nuzzi - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707708, 707736

Abstract:

Mechanisms for providing a social network aware input dictionary are provided. A social network of users is monitored to determine the words and terms utilized by the users as part of their communication and interaction within the social network. Words and terms are ranked, or prioritized, within the social network based on a determined increase/decrease in popularity of the words/terms as determined from the monitoring of the social network. Based on the ranking of these words/terms, individual input dictionaries associated with devices used by the users of the social network may be automatically updated to include/remove these words/terms and/or increase/decrease a relative priority of the words/terms within the input dictionaries. Such automatic updating may be performed regardless of whether the particular user has used the word/term or not.

US Patent:

7839742, Nov 23, 2010

Filed:

Jul 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/830984

Inventors:

Howard Anglin - Austin TX, US
Travis M. Grigsby - Austin TX, US
Daniel E. Morris - Round Rock TX, US
Frank A. Nuzzi - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G11B 7/00

US Classification:

369 5317, 369 5315, 369 532, 369 4714, 369 4432

Abstract:

It has been discovered that damage to an optical disc can be used as a damage signature for that optical disc. The damage signature can be digitally represented to uniquely identify the optical disc in combination with other identifying information that identifies the optical disc. Services, such as a restore service, can be provided to a user after validation of a digital damage signature of an optical disc.

US Patent:

8230478, Jul 24, 2012

Filed:

Aug 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/548767

Inventors:

Paul W. Bennett - Austin TX, US
Elisa Ferracane - Austin TX, US
Daniel E. Morris - Austin TX, US
Michael C. Thompson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 9/00
H04L 9/32

US Classification:

726 1, 726 4, 726 26, 726 27

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer usable program product for flexibly assigning security configurations to applications are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An embodiment determines, forming a first determination, whether a first identifier identifying the application is mapped to the security configuration. The embodiment determines, forming a second determination, whether the application participates in a group by determining whether a second identifier identifying the group is mapped to the security configuration. The embodiment assigns, forming a first assignment, the security configuration to the application if either of the first and the second determinations is true. The embodiment assigns, forming a second assignment, the security configuration to the application using a determination by a first policy if the first and the second determinations are false.

US Patent:

8522307, Aug 27, 2013

Filed:

Mar 6, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/413631

Inventors:

Paul W. Bennett - Austin TX, US
Elisa Ferracane - Austin TX, US
Daniel E. Morris - Austin TX, US
Michael C. Thompson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 9/00
H04L 9/32

US Classification:

726 1, 726 4, 726 26, 726 27

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer usable program product for flexibly assigning security configurations to applications are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An embodiment determines, forming a first determination, whether a first identifier identifying the application is mapped to the security configuration. The embodiment determines, forming a second determination, whether the application participates in a group by determining whether a second identifier identifying the group is mapped to the security configuration. The embodiment assigns, forming a first assignment, the security configuration to the application if either of the first and the second determinations is true. The embodiment assigns, forming a second assignment, the security configuration to the application using a determination by a first policy if the first and the second determinations are false.

US Patent:

20060265492, Nov 23, 2006

Filed:

May 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/130894

Inventors:

Daniel Morris - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709224000, 709227000

Abstract:

Provided is a computer system and method for interactive and on-demand test environment using automated chat clients. A computer-implemented method includes receiving by a server a request from a computer in the computer test environment to instantiate a chat session with the test computer in the computer test environment wherein the server hosts an instant messaging service, the request identifying the test computer as a chat user; instantiating a chat session in response to the request between the test computer and at least one computer in the computer test environment; accessing data concerning test results performed on the test computer by the server to enable responding to chat session data requests; and responding to chat requests by one or more participants to the chat session via parsing the data concerning the test results accessed by the server. The computer-implemented method also includes broadcasting instant messages from the test computer to the participants of a chat session.