Michael C Howland

US Patent:

6745163, Jun 1, 2004

Filed:

Sep 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/670800

Inventors:

Larry A. Brocious - Apalachin NY
Stephen V. Feustel - Endwell NY
James P. Hennessy - Endicott NY
Michael J. Howland - Endicott NY
Steven M. Pritko - Endicott NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 1300

US Classification:

704260, 707513

Abstract:

A system and method for a multi-modal browser/renderer that simultaneously renders content visually and verbally in a synchronized manner are provided without having the server applications change. The system and method receives a document via a computer network, parses the text in the document, provides an audible component associated with the text, simultaneously transmits to output the text and the audible component. The desired behavior for the renderer is that when some section of that content is being heard by the user, that section is visible on the screen and, furthermore, the specific visual content being audibly rendered is somehow highlighted visually. In addition, the invention also reacts to input from either the visual component or the aural component. The invention also allows any application or server to be accessible to someone via audio instead of visual means by having the browser handle the Embedded Browser Markup Language (EBML) disclosed herein so that it is audibly read to the user. Existing EBML statements can also be combined so that what is audibly read to the user is related to, but not identical to, the EBML text.

US Patent:

7240006, Jul 3, 2007

Filed:

Sep 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/670646

Inventors:

Larry A. Brocious - Apalachin NY, US
Michael J. Howland - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 15/22

US Classification:

704270, 7042701, 704275

Abstract:

A generic way of encoding information needed by an application to register voice commands and enable a speech engine are used to tell a browser what to present to the user and what options are available to the user to interact with an application. This is accomplished by enhancements to a markup language which register and enable voice commands that are needed by an application to the speech engine, and provide an audio context for the page scope command by adding a context option to make the page much more flexible and usable. The action of the application can be altered based on the current audio context by adding a context option. The application remains independent of the browser and separate from interaction with the speech engine. The application can accommodate both verbal and visual interactions by registering the verbal commands and identifying to what those commands will translate.

US Patent:

7302402, Nov 27, 2007

Filed:

Mar 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/050841

Inventors:

Patrick Joseph Callaghan - Vestal NY, US
Michael James Howland - Vestal NY, US
Steven M. Pritko - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

State information is shared across domains. The state information is placed in one or more cookies that are shared across disjoint domains. An intermediary application is used, as one example, to enable the sharing of the state information (e. g. , the cookies) across the different domains. The intermediary application is used to add state information to requests received from a client and to responses going to the client. Further, an intermediary application is used to cause a client to save state information for any range of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), and to cause the client to send any previously stored state information to the intermediary application. Additionally, the intermediary application is used to cause state information previously saved by the client for one range of URLs to be subsequently saved by the client for one or more other range of URLs.

US Patent:

7406657, Jul 29, 2008

Filed:

Sep 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/668212

Inventors:

Patrick Callaghan - Vestal NY, US
Stephen V. Feustel - Endwell NY, US
Michael J. Howland - Endicott NY, US
Steven M. Pritko - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715225, 715203, 715205, 715226

Abstract:

A method of synchronizing an audio and visual presentation in a multi-modal browser. A form having at least one field requiring user supplied information is provided to a multi-modal browser. Blank fields within the form are filled in by user who provides either verbal or tactile interaction, or a combination of verbal and tactile interaction. The browser moves to the next field requiring user provided input. Finally, the form exits after the user has supplied input for all required fields.

US Patent:

7793299, Sep 7, 2010

Filed:

Aug 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/214604

Inventors:

Melissa K. Howland - Endicott NY, US
Michael J. Howland - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/46
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

718108, 710200

Abstract:

A system for scheduling tasks for execution includes a queue of tasks ordered by scheduled time for execution. A timer thread monitors status of tasks in the queue and selectively dispatches tasks. A guard thread monitors status of tasks in the queue and selectively creates timer threads. The guard thread is responsive to a next task in the queue becoming ready for execution while a first timer thread is still processing a prior task to create a new timer thread to dispatch the next task and mark the first timer thread for closure. Thereafter, the first timer thread closes responsive to the prior task completing.

US Patent:

7895125, Feb 22, 2011

Filed:

Oct 4, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/867134

Inventors:

Patrick Joseph Callaghan - Vestal NY, US
Michael James Howland - Vestal NY, US
Steven M. Pritko - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

705 59

Abstract:

State information is shared across domains. The state information is placed in one or more cookies that are shared across disjoint domains. An intermediary application is used, as one example, to enable the sharing of the state information (e. g. , the cookies) across the different domains. The intermediary application is used to add state information to requests received from a client and to responses going to the client. Further, an intermediary application is used to cause a client to save state information for any range of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), and to cause the client to send any previously stored state information to the intermediary application. Additionally, the intermediary application is used to cause state information previously saved by the client for one range of URLs to be subsequently saved by the client for one or more other range of URLs.

US Patent:

8271956, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Feb 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/027469

Inventors:

Michael J. Howland - Endicott NY, US
Paul E. Rogers - Johnson City NV, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717128, 717130, 717131, 717132, 717133, 717155

Abstract:

A method, system and program product for dynamically adjusting trace buffer capacity based on execution history. The method includes receiving, by a module configured to trace, a plurality of traces pertaining to one or more trace events generated during execution of a program being traced, the trace events generated including panel data and sequence data. The method further includes determining, using trace data captured from the plurality of traces received, whether or not a path for a trace event is a new path. If the path for the trace event is determined to be a new path, the method includes dynamically adjusting, by the module, an initial size of a trace buffer configured to store the trace data captured, such that, the module increases the initial size of the trace buffer upon making a determination that the trace event is a new trace event based on execution history.

US Patent:

20080255838, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Jun 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/141450

Inventors:

Patrick Callaghan - Vestal NY, US
Stephen V. Feustel - Endwell NY, US
Michael J. Howland - Endicott NY, US
Steven M. Pritko - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 15/00

US Classification:

704235, 704E15001

Abstract:

A method of synchronizing an audio and visual presentation in a multi-modal browser. A form is transmitted over a network having at least one field requiring user supplied information to a multi-modal browser. Blank fields within the form are filled in by user who provides either verbal or tactile interaction, or a combination of verbal and tactile interaction. The browser moves to the next field requiring user provided input. Finally, the form exits after the user has supplied input for all required fields. The method also provides a synchronized verbal and visual presentation by said browser by having the headings for the fields to be filled out and typing in what the user says.