Jeffrey A Nichols

US Patent:

20180267777, Sep 20, 2018

Filed:

Mar 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/464279

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Jeffrey William NICHOLS - San Diego CA, US
Daniel Aaron AFERGAN - Mountain View CA, US
Christian ROBERTSON - Pleasanton CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

Abstract:

An automated interface generates a tree of design actions based on a predetermined set of functions and relationship information, each intermediary node of the tree representing a partial user interface design, and each branch of the tree representing a design action that creates or modifies the partial user interface design. A plurality of candidate user interface designs are determined, each implementing the received plurality of functions, by traversing the tree along multiple traversal paths from a root node of the tree to respective leaf nodes of the tree and executing respective design actions represented by branches along the traversal paths. A completed interface design is selected from the plurality of completed interface designs based on a predetermined selection algorithm, and the final user interface is generated based on the selected candidate user interface design.

US Patent:

20140337254, Nov 13, 2014

Filed:

May 7, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/888749

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Jeffrey W. Nichols - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06N 99/00

US Classification:

706 12

Abstract:

A recommendation of a direct engagements is made. A topic is received from a recommendee system, and a social media post is received from a social media server. A first and second information about the source of the social media post are determined. The first information can include the location of the source of the social media post, the readiness for engagement of the source of the social media post, or the personality of the source of the social media post. The second information can include the relevance of the content of the social media post to the topic, the opinion of the content of the social media post about the topic, or the intent of the content of the social media post regarding the topic. A direct engagement to be performed on the source based on the first information and the second information is determined.

US Patent:

20140143346, May 22, 2014

Filed:

Nov 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/679241

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Jeffrey W. Nichols - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

The method includes collecting a first plurality of social media messages, where each of the first plurality of social media messages contains a respective location of a first social media user; determining a first plurality of geographical distances between the respective locations contained in the first plurality of social media messages; determining a maximum or average geographical distance from the first plurality of geographical distances; and comparing the maximum or average geographical distance to a first or second threshold to determine if the first social media user is a traveler. For a plurality of social media messages, where each of the social media messages does not contain a respective location of a social media user, the method includes extracting content from the plurality of social media messages and comparing the extracted content to a traveler model to determine if the social media user is a traveler.