INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION patent applications on September 12th, 2024

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Patent Applications by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION on September 12th, 2024

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION: 56 patent applications

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION has applied for patents in the areas of H01L23/528 (5), G06N20/00 (4), H01L21/768 (3), H04L9/40 (3), H04L9/32 (3) G06Q10/0637 (2), H01L27/0922 (2), G06N20/00 (2), H01L23/5283 (2), B29C64/393 (2)

With keywords such as: data, include, computer, based, user, embodiment, processor, device, features, and structure in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

20240299883. COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED NANOFILTERS FOR DIAGNOSTICS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Sagarika Mukesh of Albany NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Alexander Reznicek of Troy NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Sufi Zafar of Briarcliff Manor NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Bahman Hekmatshoartabari of White Plains NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): B01D61/02, B01D37/00, B01D67/00, B01D71/02, B01L3/00

CPC Code(s): B01D61/027



Abstract: a structure that includes a substrate and a nanofilter formed on the substrate, wherein the nanofilter is adapted to allow nanoparticles of a predetermined size to pass through the nanofilter.


20240300182. AUTONOMOUS FILAMENT SELECTION FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL PRINTERS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Tiberiu Suto of Franklin NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Jessica Nahulan of Markham (CA) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Carolina Garcia Delgado of Zapopan (MX) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): B29C64/393, B29C64/118

CPC Code(s): B29C64/393



Abstract: provided is a method of autonomous filament selection for multidimensional printers. the method includes obtaining multimedia associated with multidimensional prints and constituent filaments. the obtained multimedia is analyzed to extract multidimensional print features, filament features, and user feedback for at least some of the multidimensional prints and at least some of the constituent filaments. the extracted multidimensional print features, filament features, and user feedback are mapped. at least one filament is selected for a new multidimensional print based on a plurality of user desired multidimensional print features.


20240300183. IMPLANTED 3D PRINTING QUALITY ASSURANCE CONTROL_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Tiberiu Suto of Franklin NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Jessica Nahulan of Markham (CA) for international business machines corporation, Carolina Garcia Delgado of Zapopan (MX) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): B29C64/393, B33Y50/02, H04L9/08, H04L9/32

CPC Code(s): B29C64/393



Abstract: a method, computer system, and a computer program product for quality control in 3d printing is provided. the present invention may include receiving a print job for a 3d printer, wherein the print job includes a digital model. the present invention may include monitoring the printing process of the digital model. the present invention may include identifying one or more deviations in the printing process.


20240300520. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Fang Lu of Billerica MA (US) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Tushar Agrawal of West Fargo ND (US) for international business machines corporation, Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W30/16, B60W40/08, G08G1/09

CPC Code(s): B60W60/001



Abstract: in an approach to autonomous vehicle traffic management, one or more computer processors retrieve an identification associated with a first autonomous vehicle. one or more computer processors retrieve a distance rule corresponding to the first autonomous vehicle from a smart contract, wherein the distance rule is a rule for a minimum distance that other autonomous vehicles must maintain with respect to the first autonomous vehicle. one or more computer processors determine a context of the first autonomous vehicle. based on the context of the first autonomous vehicle, one or more computer processors determine whether a first exception to the distance rule is required. one or more computer processors generate the first exception to the distance rule. one or more computer processors communicate the distance rule and the first exception to the distance rule to one or more additional autonomous vehicles traveling in proximity to the first autonomous vehicle.


20240302486. GENERAL AND ROBUST DISTRIBUTED LINEAR FILTERING AND PREDICTION WITH OPTIMAL GAIN_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Subhro Das of Cambridge MA (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G01S5/02

CPC Code(s): G01S5/0294



Abstract: in one aspect of the invention, there is a computer-implemented method including: detecting, by a processor set of a first sensor agent, sensor data from one or more sensors comprised in the first sensor agent; determining, by the processor set, an own series of estimates, based on the sensor data; transmitting, by the processor set, the own series of estimates; receiving, by the processor set, at least one additional series of estimates from additional sensor agents; restoring, by the processor set, in response to detecting that a second sensor agent of the additional sensor agents has become disconnected and then re-connected, the transmitting of the series of estimates to the second sensor agent and the receiving of the series of estimates from the second sensor agent; and outputting, by the processor set, based on the own series of estimates and the additional series of estimates, a series of consensus estimates.


20240302895. SACCADE DRIVEN TEXT COMPREHENSION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Tyler Waite of Lake Washington WA (US) for international business machines corporation, Jason Andrew Telner of Lackawanna NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Jon Gerard Temple of Southbury CT (US) for international business machines corporation, Peter Guzewich of Vestal NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Donna Thelander of Kailua Kona HI (US) for international business machines corporation, Mark Willard Malatesta of Ortonville MI (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/0481, G06F9/451, G06N20/00

CPC Code(s): G06F3/013



Abstract: a method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for enabling a user to obtain additional information about a content. in one embodiment, the process starts by collecting, from at least one sensor, eye gazing data relating to eye movement of the user looking at a content. user's saccade rate is calculated based collected eye gazing data. it is determined when the saccade rate falls below a first value of the viewing content of a first area and the location is flagged as a first subset. it determined when the saccade rate shifts backwards over a second subset of the content one or more times and this area is flagged as a second area. the portion of the content located between the first and second flagged areas are emphasized. explanatory tools are provided relating to content of emphasized portion.


20240302927. MULTI-COLOR STYLUS FOR MUTUAL CAPACITANCE TOUCH SCREEN DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Madhu Pavan Kothapally of Warangal (IN) for international business machines corporation, Namrata Kumari of Jamshedpur (IN) for international business machines corporation, Narinder Kaur of Ludhiana (IN) for international business machines corporation, Ray Anderson of Decatur GA (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F3/044, G06F3/02, G06F3/0354, G06F3/038

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0442



Abstract: a stylus, in accordance with one embodiment, includes an elongated body having an input mechanism for receiving user selection of a color to be output upon interaction of the stylus with a computing device. the stylus also includes a nib functional as a transmitting unit to publish the selected color to a receiver of the computing device when the nib is in contact and/or near contact with the receiver. a computer-implemented method for synchronizing a stylus having color selection to a computing device, in accordance with one embodiment, includes outputting a request to a user to select a color on the stylus and touch the stylus to a receiver of the computing device. touch of the stylus to the receiver of the computing device is detected. a capacitance of the stylus is calculated. the capacitance of the stylus is stored in association with the color.


20240302989. APPLICATION-CONSISTENT SNAPSHOTS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Gang Lyu of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Yun Feng Ma of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Jing Zhao of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Fu Long Wang of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Fang Yuan Cheng of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Wei Gong of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F3/06, G06F11/14

CPC Code(s): G06F3/065



Abstract: described are techniques for application-consistent snapshots. the techniques include determining that a scheduled snapshot of a storage volume is imminent, where the storage volume stores input/output (i/o) data associated with an application that executes on a host server. the techniques further include initiating at least one host buffer flush prior to the scheduled snapshot being performed, where i/o data in a host buffer associated with the application is transferred to a write cache of the storage volume to reduce an amount of i/o data in the host buffer when performance of the scheduled snapshot begins. the techniques further include initiating, after the host buffer flush has completed, a write cache flush to write the i/o data in the write cache to the storage volume. the techniques further include initiating the scheduled snapshot of the storage volume in response to an indication that the write cache flush has completed.


20240302995. DYNAMIC MEMORY AREA CONFIGURATION FOR BUILDING PAGE FRAME TABLE ENTRIES_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): HARRIS M. MORGENSTERN of WAPPINGERS FALLS NY (US) for international business machines corporation, DAVID HOM of POUGHKEEPSIE NY (US) for international business machines corporation, ROBERT MILLER, JR. of POUGHKEEPSIE NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F3/06

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0659



Abstract: dynamic memory area configuration includes designating a portion of memory as a specialized memory unit, and reserving a first portion of specialized memory unit for a plurality of page frame table entries (pftes) representing a plurality of frames in the specialized memory. one or more of the pftes are stored in respective queue entries within a queue in a reserved area of the specialized memory unit. a particular queue entry indicates that a particular pfte associated with a particular frame is available for use. an offline request to take a second portion of the specialized memory unit offline is received. whether to fulfill the offline request is determined based on whether the second portion of the specialized memory unit has an associated queue entry within the queue indicating that the associated frame is not in use back a portion of a page frame table (pft) or the specialized memory unit.


20240303025. SCREEN SHARING VIEWERSHIP VERIFICATION_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Paritosh Ranjan of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation, BHUBANESWAR PADHAN of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation, Prosanta Saha of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation, PRODIP ROY of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F3/14, G06T1/00, G06V30/10

CPC Code(s): G06F3/1462



Abstract: a method, computer system, and a computer program product for screen sharing viewership verification is provided. the present invention may include generating a watermark data for a screen sharing session. the present invention may include dynamically modifying a visual content shared by a presenter device in the screen sharing session to include the watermark data. the present invention may include displaying, on an attendee device, the visual content modified with the watermark data. the present invention may include periodically capturing a screenshot of a displayed content of the attendee device in the screen sharing session. the present invention may include generating a watermark detection information by checking for the watermark data in the screenshot of the displayed content on the attendee device. the present invention may include displaying, on the presenter device, a viewership verification information associated with the attendee device, based on the watermark detection information.


20240303119. AUTOMATED PROCEDURE GENERATION AND RECOMMENDATION_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Xiao Xuan Fu of Wuhan (CN) for international business machines corporation, Jiang Yi Liu of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Wen Qi WQ Ye of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Si Yu Chen of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Min Cheng of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F9/50, G06N5/022

CPC Code(s): G06F9/5027



Abstract: automatic process generation and recommendation can include extracting, in real time, features from user input to a computer. the features extracted can be compared with recorded features corresponding to a prior behavior. a user-intended action can be predicted in response to a match between the features extracted and the features corresponding to the prior behavior. a sequence of processor-executable actions corresponding to the prior behavior can be generated.


20240303178. PROACTIVELY IDENTIFYING ERRORS IN TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION CODE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Robert Paquin of Poughkeepsie NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Cristina Olivia McComic of San Francisco CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Rita Beisel of Saugerties NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Martin G. Keen of Cary NC (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F11/36, G06F8/10

CPC Code(s): G06F11/3608



Abstract: an embodiment for a method of using machine learning algorithms to proactively identify potential errors in code instance data for creating technical documentation. the embodiment may receive code instance data. the embodiment may generate error classifications for the received code instance data using a convolutional neural network and natural language processing techniques. the embodiment may perform a correlation analysis to derive correlations between the generated error classifications for the received code instance data and similarly occurring classifications in one or more historical code instances. the embodiment may calculate a score for each of the derived correlations, the calculated score corresponding to a likelihood that the similarly occurring classifications in the one or more other code instances represents a potential error. the embodiment may output notifications to a user for each of the derived correlations for which the calculated score exceeds a threshold value.


20240303184. INTELLIGENT TEST CASE MANAGEMENT IN COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Su Liu of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Hamid Majdabadi of OTTAWA (CA) for international business machines corporation, Nageswara Sastry Renduchintala of Bengaluru (IN) for international business machines corporation, Janani Janakiraman of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F11/36

CPC Code(s): G06F11/3684



Abstract: a computing device for automatic management of test cases for testing of source code associated with computer software applications. the computing device accesses an original corpus of source code. one or more previously-generated test cases associated with the original corpus of source code are accessed. an updated corpus of source code is accessed, the updated corpus of source code an update from the original corpus of source code. the computing device generates automatically one or more new test cases for testing of the updated corpus of source code, the one or more new test cases automatically generated based upon the accessed one or more previously-generated test cases. the updated corpus of source code is compiled. the compiled updated corpus of source code is executed with the one or more new test cases.


20240303197. PROVIDING DEMOTION HINTS WITH TRACK ACCESS REQUESTS TO CAUSE A STORAGE CONTROLLER TO MANAGE THE TRACKS USING A TRANSIENT CACHE LIST AND PROLONGED CACHE LIST_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Beth Ann PETERSON of TUCSON AZ (US) for international business machines corporation, Lokesh Mohan GUPTA of TUCSON AZ (US) for international business machines corporation, Kyler A. ANDERSON of Sahuarita AZ (US) for international business machines corporation, MARK A. LEHRER of POUGHKEEPSIE NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Christopher Daniel FILACHEK of Lagrangeville NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F12/0877, G06F12/0891

CPC Code(s): G06F12/0877



Abstract: provided are a computer program product, system, and method for providing demotion hints with track access requests. a track access request is generated for a track in the storage system. a determination is made whether the track access request is for a designated utility. the track access request is submitted with a demotion hint to cause the track to be indicated on a transient cache list in response to determining that the track access request is for the designated utility. the track access request is submitted without a demotion hint in response to determining that the track access request is not for the designated utility to cause the track to be indicated on a prolonged cache list. the demotion of tracks is first attempted from the transient cache list before demoting tracks from the prolonged cache list.


20240303206. USING A TRANSIENT CACHE LIST AND PROLONGED CACHE LIST TO MANAGE TRACKS IN CACHE BASED ON A DEMOTION HINT WITH A TRACK ACCESS REQUEST_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Beth Ann PETERSON of TUCSON AZ (US) for international business machines corporation, Lokesh Mohan GUPTA of TUCSON AZ (US) for international business machines corporation, Kyler A. ANDERSON of Sahuarita AZ (US) for international business machines corporation, MARK A. LEHRER of POUGHKEEPSIE NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Christopher Daniel FILACHEK of Lagrangeville NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F12/14

CPC Code(s): G06F12/1483



Abstract: provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using a transient cache list and prolonged cache list to manage tracks in cache based on a demotion hint with a track access request. a track is staged into the cache in response to a request for the track. a determination is made as to whether the request provides a demotion hint. the track is indicated in a transient cache list in response to determining that the request provides the demotion hint. the track is indicated in a prolonged cache list in response to determining that the request does not provide the demotion hint. the track is demoted from the cache in response to the request for the track comprising a read request, returning the track to the read request, and the track is indicated in the transient cache list.


20240303254. INCREMENTAL CLUSTERING OF CONTINUOUS FLOW DATA STREAMS TO PRESERVE DATA CONTINUITY_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Sudheesh S. Kairali of Kozhikode (IN) for international business machines corporation, Binoy Thomas of Kozhikode (IN) for international business machines corporation, Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F16/28, G06F16/25

CPC Code(s): G06F16/285



Abstract: in an approach to incremental clustering of continuous flow data streams to preserve data continuity, one or more computer processors receive a definition of a first major cluster period and a definition of a first minor cluster period. one or more computer processors receive a continuous stream of data. one or more computer processors cluster the continuous stream of data, based on the definition of the first major cluster period and on the definition of the first minor cluster period. one or more computer processors determine a similarity between a first data cluster and a second data cluster, wherein the second data cluster occurs after the first minor cluster period. one or more computer processors determine whether the similarity meets a pre-defined minimum threshold of similarity. one or more computer processors increase the first minor cluster period to a second minor cluster period.


20240303258. INTELLIGENT SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND CONNECTIVITY CREATION_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Dharma Teja Atluri of Hyderabad (IN) for international business machines corporation, Siddhartha Sood of Ghaziabad (IN) for international business machines corporation, Santanu Ghosh of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation, Moumee Chanda of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F16/28, G06F16/22, G06F16/2457, G06F16/2458, G06F40/40, G06N20/00

CPC Code(s): G06F16/288



Abstract: computer-implemented methods for system identification and connectivity creation. aspects include obtaining, by the processor, customer data and applying one or more natural language processing techniques to the customer data to generate one or more entities for a first data structure. aspects also include generating one or more predicted entities based on the one or more entities and analyzing the one or more predicted entities of the first data structure to determine a candidate source system, wherein the one or more predicted entities include one or more connection parameters. aspects further include generating a system environment to connect the candidate source system to the target system based on the first data structure.


20240303259. IMITATING ANALYST'S CONTENT CATEGORIZATION WITH AUTOMATIC QUESTION ANSWERING_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Anton Puzanov of Mitzpe Ramon (IL) for international business machines corporation, Yair Allouche of Mitzpe Ramon (IL) for international business machines corporation, Eitan Menahem of Negev Beer Sheva (IL) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F16/332, G06F16/33, G06F16/35

CPC Code(s): G06F16/3329



Abstract: a document categorization method, system, and computer program product that includes forming a corpus of categorized documents by relying on a manual classification of a subject matter expert, composing a bank of questions, and answering each question automatically using a question answering language model with respect to each document and generating a set of features for each document.


20240303272. VIDEO RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUES USING VIDEO CONTRASTIVE LEARNING_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Xiao Xia Mao of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Wei Jun Zheng of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Shi Hui Gui of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Xiao Feng Ji of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F16/78, G06F40/30, G06V10/74, G06V10/82, G06V20/70, G06V30/19

CPC Code(s): G06F16/78



Abstract: a method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for training a neural network for finding queried videos. two pairs of video clips and associated text are obtained from a first dataset and a second dataset. the first dataset is used to train two video encoders by providing the video clips to the encoders as input and providing the outputs to a cosine similarity calculator. the second dataset is used to train a multi-mentor paradigm with two mentors. a first mentor and a second mentor are each provided the pair of textual data inputs. the first mentor provides a similarity value comparison, and the second mentor provides a word mover distance. using the output from the multi-mentor paradigm and the encoders, a contrastive loss is calculated and used to provide contrastive learning of video features by differentiating similarity and dissimilarity of the video clips.


20240303291. GRAPH-BASED DESIGN MAPPING AND FUNCTION ROUTE GENERATION_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Rong Zhao of BEIJING (CN) for international business machines corporation, Zhe Yan of BEIJING (CN) for international business machines corporation, Li Li Guan of BEIJING (CN) for international business machines corporation, Hao Jia Li of BEIJING (CN) for international business machines corporation, Li Bo Zhang of BEIJING (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F16/954, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0483

CPC Code(s): G06F16/954



Abstract: embodiments relate to graph-based design mapping and function route generation. a computer-implemented method includes analyzing first user interfaces and second user interfaces to identify features of each user interface, where the second user interfaces include at least one change to the first user interfaces. a first graph representing the features of the first user interfaces and a second graph representing the features of the second user interfaces are generated. a function mapping is determined based on a similarity calculation between the first graph and the second graph. a node that satisfies an influence threshold is recommended to do limited manual labeling. the function mapping is updated based on the labeling. a visualization of the function mapping is created between the first user interfaces and the second user interfaces. function route generation can be performed.


20240303387. SIMULATING PHYSICAL STABILITY PARAMETERS OF ENCLOSED SURROUNDING FOR SECURITY CONTROL_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Fang LU of Billerica MA (US) for international business machines corporation, Tasha STEWART of Decatur GA (US) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. FOX of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Sarbajit K. RAKSHIT of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F30/17, G06F30/20

CPC Code(s): G06F30/17



Abstract: embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for implementing enhanced access control of an enclosed surrounding. access control to an enclosed surrounding is implemented using digital twin simulation, real-time monitoring and identifying physical stability parameters of the enclosed surrounding. the system evaluates multiple physical stability parameters of an enclosed surrounding, based on a digital twin simulation, to identify a degree of stability or safety inside the enclosed surrounding. the system identifies types of protection needed, and assigns an appropriate security rule for entering the enclosed surrounding. the system can receive a user input of testing parameters for a proposed action within the enclosed surrounding and evaluate the received testing parameters, based on the digital twin simulation, to trigger alerts and provide a plan for the user to safely perform the proposed action.


20240303444. GENERATING AND SELECTING OPTIMAL TRANSLATIONS FOR USER INTERFACE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Al Chakra of Apex NC (US) for international business machines corporation, Nathan Montgomery Gurley of Maineville OH (US) for international business machines corporation, Xiao Xia Mao of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Shi Hui Gui of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F40/51, G06F8/10, G06F8/38

CPC Code(s): G06F40/51



Abstract: an embodiment for a method of generating and selecting optimal translations for user interfaces by balancing translation integrity and user interface design requirements. the embodiment may receive text to be translated from a first language to a second language within a user interface design context. the embodiment may generate a plurality of translations of the received text, each of the plurality of translations having a respective translation integrity value and text length. the embodiment may calculate a translation deviation range for the received text. the embodiment may determine one or more optimal user interface designs and calculate a guided text length range for the received text. the embodiment may select optimal translation outputs by balancing the respective translation integrity values and the text lengths for each of the generated plurality of translations against the calculated translation deviation range and the calculated guided text length range for the received text.


20240303508. DETECTING ACTIONS IN VIDEO USING MACHINE LEARNING AND BASED ON BIDIRECTIONAL FEEDBACK BETWEEN PREDICTED TYPE AND PREDICTED EXTENT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Bo WU of Cambridge MA (US) for international business machines corporation, Chuang GAN of Cambridge MA (US) for international business machines corporation, Kaizhi QIAN of Champaign IL (US) for international business machines corporation, Pin-Yu CHEN of White Plains NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N5/022

CPC Code(s): G06N5/022



Abstract: techniques of video processing for action detection using machine learning. an action depicted in a video is identified. a type of the action is predicted based on a classification module of one or more machine learning models. a video clip depicting the action is predicted in the video. to that end, a starting point and an ending point of the video clip in the video are determined. the video clip is predicted based on a localization module of the one or more machine learning models. a refinement is performed that includes refining the type of the action based on the video clip or refining the video clip based on the type of the action. an indication of the refined type or of the refined video clip is output.


20240303518. COMBINED CLASSICAL/QUANTUM PREDICTOR EVALUATION WITH MODEL ACCURACY ADJUSTMENT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Aaron K. Baughman of Cary NC (US) for international business machines corporation, GURURAJA HEBBAR of FRISCO TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Micah Forster of Round Rock TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Kavitha Hassan Yogaraj of Bangalore (IN) for international business machines corporation, Yoshika Chhabra of Gurgaon (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N10/00, G06F15/16, G06F40/20

CPC Code(s): G06N10/00



Abstract: using a model executing on a classical processor, a set of classical features is scored. the scored set of classical features is divided into a set of feature groups, a number of classical features in a group determined according to a qubit capability of a quantum processor. using a model executing on the quantum processor and a group of the scored set of classical features, a set of quantum features is scored. the score of a quantum feature is adjusted according to an accuracy of the quantum data model. the scored set of classical features and the scored set of quantum features are combined according to a measure of differences between the scored set of classical features and the scored set of quantum features. using the combined set of scored features and a first set of input data of a resource, a valuation of a resource is calculated.


20240303533. TUNING A TRAINED DATA RECORD MATCHING MODEL USING CUSTOMER DATA AND REPRESENTATION LEARNING_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Abhishek SETH of Deoband (IN) for international business machines corporation, Devbrat SHARMA of Bangalore (IN) for international business machines corporation, Mahendra Singh KANYAL of Banbasa (IN) for international business machines corporation, Soma Shekar NAGANNA of Bangalore (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N20/00

CPC Code(s): G06N20/00



Abstract: a method, system, and computer program product are configured to create a tuned data record matching model by adjusting values of one or more parameters in a data record matching model based on a second training data set labeled at a data record level, wherein the data record matching model is initially trained using a first training data set labeled at an attribute level.


20240303536. Machine Learning with Data Driven Optimization Using Iterative Neighborhood Selection_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Dharmashankar Subramanian of White Plains NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Nianjun Zhou of Chappaqua NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N20/00

CPC Code(s): G06N20/00



Abstract: a computer implemented method for data driven optimization. a number of processor units creates a regression model using historical data in a current neighborhood. the historical data is for a system over time. the number of processor units generates an optimization solution using the regression model created from the current neighborhood and an objective function. the number of processor units determines whether the optimization solution is within the current neighborhood. the number of processor units selects a new neighborhood containing the historical data in response to the optimization solution not being within the current neighborhood. the new neighborhood is based on the optimization solution and becomes the current neighborhood. the number of processor units repeats the creating, generating, determining, and selecting steps in response to the optimization solution not being within the current neighborhood.


20240303552. PORTING EXPLANATIONS BETWEEN MACHINE LEARNING MODELS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Diptikalyan Saha of Bangalore (IN) for international business machines corporation, Swagatam Haldar of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N20/20

CPC Code(s): G06N20/20



Abstract: retraining a model to present a target explanation with a prediction responsive to a source sample. the target explanation being selected from explanations provided by at least two machine learning models. a set of candidate samples is selected from samples generated from a relationship to the source sample. the retaining being performed with the set of candidate samples in a revised training dataset and causing a model presenting another explanation to present the target explanation with the prediction responsive to the source sample.


20240303573. INTELLIGENT WORKFLOW FOR MATURITY ASSESSMENT OF ECOSYSTEM-ENABLED INNOVATION_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Lisa FISHER of Johannesburg (ZA) for international business machines corporation, Jacob DENCIK of Brussels (BE) for international business machines corporation, Anthony LIPP DE FAOITE of New York City NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Anthony MARSHALL of Jersey City NJ (US) for international business machines corporation, Sarah Diane GREEN of Chandler AZ (US) for international business machines corporation, Analese LUTZ of Ann Arbor MI (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0637, G06F16/242

CPC Code(s): G06Q10/0637



Abstract: computer implemented method, systems, and computer program products include program code executing on a processor(s) generating a data corpus based on discovering data sources accessible to the processor(s), in the ecosystem. program code analyzes data comprising the data corpus to identify key parameters defining maturity and performance of a pre-defined level of efficiency. program code generates a model to evaluate the open innovation maturity and the performance of the systems and the processes utilized by the entity. program code continuously expands a data footprint of the ecosystem based on accessing additional data sources, wherein expanding the ecosystem provides a portion of data in the additional data sources to the corpus. program code updates the model to a most current version of the model, based on the expanding. program code generates a visualization of the open innovation maturity and the performance based on applying the model.


20240303574. Net Zero Acceleration for Organizations_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Ayush Jain of Lucknow (IN) for international business machines corporation, Jagabondhu Hazra of Bengaluru (IN) for international business machines corporation, Manikandan Padmanaban of Chennai (IN) for international business machines corporation, Ranjini Bangalore Guruprasad of Bengaluru (IN) for international business machines corporation, Shantanu R. Godbole of Bengaluru (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0637, G06Q10/0639

CPC Code(s): G06Q10/0637



Abstract: a computer implemented method identifies a set of environmental projects. a number of processor units identifies a group in a plurality of groups for organization of interest using organization parameters for the organization of interest. the number of processor units determines environmental performance for the organizations in the group using environmental data and the organization parameters for the organizations in the group. the number of processor units identifies the set of environmental projects for the organization of interest based on the environmental performance determined for the organizations in the group.


20240303702. COST-AWARE TIERING FOR DATA STORAGE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): UMESH DESHPANDE of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Paul Henri Muench of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Robert Michael Rees of Los Gatos CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Thanh T. Pham of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0283, G06Q30/04

CPC Code(s): G06Q30/0283



Abstract: an embodiment for a method of cost-aware tiering for data storage. the embodiment may detect data to be stored in one or more storage systems and gathering access and usage information. the embodiment may maintain a first data structure including periods of activity below a defined threshold for the detected data, and a common data structure to identify and track application-wide data patterns. the embodiment may gather static pricing information and context pricing information for the one or more storage systems and calculate a tiering threshold corresponding to a continuous period of activity below a second defined threshold required for which local storage costs exceed a tiering cost. the embodiment may calculate for inactive data segments, probabilities of the inactive data segments remaining inactive for a duration that exceeds the calculated tiering threshold. the embodiment may calculate a risk score and generate a tiering list for storing the data.


20240303765. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION FOR GRAPHICAL RENDERING_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Guang Han Sui of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Peng Hui Jiang of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Su Liu of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Jun Su of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Yu Zhu of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T1/20

CPC Code(s): G06T1/20



Abstract: a system may receive a frame, divide the frame into objects, select an object from the objects, divide the object into regions, determine a set of attributes for a target region of the regions, assign a priority to the target region, and queue, based on an assignment of a low priority, the target region to a discount rendering instance.


20240303851. AUGMENTED SELECTIVE OBJECT RENDERING ON VISUAL ENHANCEMENT DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Peng Hui JIANG of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Yang LIANG of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Terry James HOFFMAN of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Su LIU of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T7/70, G06F3/14, G06T5/00, G06V10/764

CPC Code(s): G06T7/70



Abstract: a method includes: receiving, by a processor set, context data from one or more internet of things (iot) sensors; identifying, by the processor set, one or more objects in a frame of a video stream, thereby determining identified objects; classifying, by the processor set, the identified objects, thereby determining classified objects; prioritizing, by the processor set, the classified objects using the context data, thereby determining prioritized objects; selecting, by the processor set, an object from the prioritized objects; enhancing, by the processor set, the frame of the video stream based on the selected object; and rendering, by the processor set, the enhanced frame on a display of a visual enhancement device.


20240303931. GENERATING 3D HAND KEYPOINTS FOR A MIXED REALITY AVATAR_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Wei Jun Zheng of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Xiao Xia Mao of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, QING LU of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Yuan Jin of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Xiao Feng Ji of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06N3/0475, G06N3/08

CPC Code(s): G06T19/00



Abstract: according to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for mixed reality is provided. the present invention may include receiving 3d hand keypoints (keypoints) of a user's visible hand joints from the user's capturable hand, and visible hand joints, if any, from the user's uncapturable hand; using random noise sampled with a unit normal distribution as initial keypoints for the uncapturable hand joints from the user's uncapturable hand; inputting the received and the initial keypoints, in a preset order, into a trained 3d hand joint generative model; performing an iterative refinement of the uncapturable hand joints from the user's uncapturable hand using the trained 3d hand joint generative model; identifying whether generated keypoints of the user's uncapturable hand are synchronized with the keypoints of the user's capturable hand; and rendering the generated 3d keypoints for the user's uncapturable hand joints using a 3d virtual hand modeler.


20240303933. COMPANION DIGITAL HUMAN_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Yuan Yuan Ding of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Ke Yong Zhang of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Ya Juan Dang of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Tian Tian Chai of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation, Yu Pan of Shanghai (CN) for international business machines corporation, Ze Wang of Beijing (CN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T15/10, G06V20/50, G06V20/64

CPC Code(s): G06T19/003



Abstract: a computer-implemented method for providing a user with a digital companion in a three-dimensional (3d) environment is provided. the computer-implemented method includes recognizing content of the 3d environment, obtaining a point-of-view (pov) of the user in the 3d environment, displaying the digital companion to the user in the 3d environment based on the content and the pov, moving the digital companion through the 3d environment with the user while continuing the displaying and executing communicative interaction between the digital companion and the user based on the content and one or more communications of the user.


20240304170. DYNAMICALLY MUTING CONVERSATIONS BASED ON CONTEXT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Aaron K. Baughman of Cary NC (US) for international business machines corporation, Shikhar Kwatra of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Jagadesh Ramaswamy Hulugundi of Bangalore (IN) for international business machines corporation, Raghuveer Prasad Nagar of Kota (IN) for international business machines corporation, Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G10K11/178, G10L21/034, G10L25/78

CPC Code(s): G10K11/17823



Abstract: a computer-implemented method dynamically mutes irrelevant sources of noise. the method includes identifying one or more sources of a noise in a vicinity of a listening device, where the listening device is associated with a user and the listening device includes a noise canceling function. the method also includes determining, for the user, a context, where the context represents a subject of a conversation related to the user. the method further includes calculating, for each of the one or more sources of noise, a relevance score. the method includes muting, by the listening device, each of the sources of noise where the associated relevance score is below a relevance threshold.


20240304183. Voice Recognition for Voice to Text Generated Typeahead In Suggested Application_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Jacob Ryan Jepperson of St. Paul MN (US) for international business machines corporation, Logan Bailey of Atlanta GA (US) for international business machines corporation, Melanie Dauber of Oceanside NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Zachary A. Silverstein of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G10L15/18, G06F16/35, G10L15/16

CPC Code(s): G10L15/1815



Abstract: techniques for providing voice to text generated typeahead suggestions for lists of items from voice data are provided. in one aspect, a method for providing typeahead includes: identifying lists of items captured as text from voice data on a voice over internet protocol connection using voice recognition and natural language processing; and storing the lists of items in memory thereby enabling the typeahead of the lists of items on one or more electronic devices. further, a suggested application can be provided, and the lists of items are then autocompleted on the one or more electronic devices in the suggested application.


20240304208. AUDIO PLAYBACK AND CAPTIONING_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Tiberiu Suto of Franklin NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Shikhar Kwatra of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Sushain Pandit of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G10L21/057, G10L15/18, G10L21/043, G10L25/60

CPC Code(s): G10L21/057



Abstract: a method, a structure, and a computer system for playback optimization. the exemplary embodiments may include transcribing an audio stream at normal and at high playback speed, as well as determining whether portions of the audio stream are unintelligible at the high playback speed. the exemplary embodiments may further include reducing a speed of the high playback speed for portions determined unintelligible, and transcribing the audio stream with the unintelligible portions played at the reduced high playback speed. the exemplary embodiments may further include determining whether the unintelligible portions are still unintelligible at the reduced high playback speed and, if not, identifying the reduced high playback speed as an optimal playback speed of the unintelligible portions. the exemplary embodiments may additionally include, in response to receiving a request to play the audio stream at the high playback speed, playing the unintelligible portions at the optimal playback speed.


20240304261. SELF-CORRECTED THRESHOLD VOLTAGES IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Krishna Thangaraj of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Eric Raymond Evarts of Niskayuna NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): G11C16/34

CPC Code(s): G11C16/3404



Abstract: embodiments disclosed herein include a semiconductor structure. the semiconductor structure may include a flash controller and a first flash chip communicably coupled with the flash controller. the first flash chip may include a first flash cell array and a first voltage recalibration analog circuit (vrac) configured to adjust a first threshold voltage for the first flash cell array based on a tracking of accesses to the first flash cell array.


20240304519. FRONTSIDE TO BACKSIDE SIGNAL VIA IN EDGE CELL_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Albert M. Chu of Nashua NH (US) for international business machines corporation, Brent A. Anderson of Jericho VT (US) for international business machines corporation, Junli Wang of Slingerlands NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Jay William Strane of Wappingers Falls NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H01L23/48, H01L21/768, H01L23/528

CPC Code(s): H01L23/481



Abstract: a semiconductor device including a logic block, the logic block includes circuitry for one logic function of a semiconductor device, the logic block comprises a set of circuit rows, and a frontside to backside signal via vertically aligned and directly connecting a first backside metal signal to a first frontside metal signal, where the frontside to backside signal via is only in an edge cell of the logic block. a method including forming a logic block, the logic block includes circuitry for one logic function of a semiconductor device, the logic block comprises a set of circuit rows, and edge cells surrounding the logic block, forming a frontside to backside signal via vertically aligned and directly connecting a first backside metal signal to a first frontside metal signal, where the frontside to backside signal via is in an edge cell of the logic block.


20240304546. LOW RESISTANCE SEMICONDUCTOR INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Oscar van der Straten of Guilderland Center NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Koichi Motoyama of Clifton Park NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H01L23/528, H01L21/768

CPC Code(s): H01L23/5283



Abstract: a structure including a homogeneous interconnect structure embedded in a dielectric layer, where the homogeneous interconnect structure includes a first region and a second region one above another, where the first region comprises a width which increases relative to height, and where the second region comprises a width which decreases relative to height.


20240304547. WIRING STRUCTURE FOR ADVANCED INTERCONNECT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Oscar van der Straten of Guilderland Center NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Linda W Wangoh of Cohoes NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H01L23/528, H01L21/768, H01L23/532

CPC Code(s): H01L23/5283



Abstract: embodiments of present invention provide a wiring structure. the wiring structure includes a metal line in a dielectric layer, where the metal line has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall and, from a bottom to a top thereof, includes at least a first section and a second section, where first and second sidewalls of the first section lean outwards from a bottom to a top of the first section, and first and second sidewalls of the second section lean inwards from a bottom to a top of the second section. a method of manufacturing the wiring structure is also provided.


20240304625. STACKED UPPER TRANSISTOR AND LOWER TRANSISTOR_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Ruilong Xie of Niskayuna NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Alexander Reznicek of Troy NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Daniel Schmidt of Niskayuna NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Tsung-Sheng Kang of Ballston Lake NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H01L27/092, H01L21/822, H01L21/8238, H01L29/06, H01L29/417, H01L29/423, H01L29/66, H01L29/775

CPC Code(s): H01L27/0922



Abstract: a semiconductor device includes one or more lower transistors and includes one or more upper transistors. the upper transistor(s) may be forksheet transistors or cells separated by a forksheet pillar. the upper transistor(s) are stacked vertically above respective lower transistor(s). the device width of the upper transistor(s) is relatively small compared to the device width of the lower transistor. as such, adequate space exists for both a lower source/drain (s/d) contact and an upper s/d contact to exist in a same yy cross sectional plane. the lower s/d contact may bypass the upper transistor and contact the underlying lower s/d region there below.


20240304626. CROSS COUPLED STACKED TRANSISTORS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Tsung-Sheng Kang of Ballston Lake NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Albert M. Chu of Nashua NH (US) for international business machines corporation, Tao Li of Slingerlands NY (US) for international business machines corporation, Chih-Chao Yang of Glenmont NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H01L27/092, H01L21/822, H01L21/8238, H01L23/528, H01L29/06, H01L29/423, H01L29/66, H01L29/775

CPC Code(s): H01L27/0922



Abstract: a semiconductor structure including a first stacked transistor structure adjacent to a second stacked transistor structure, and a first conductive structure in direct contact with and electrically connecting a bottom gate conductor of the first stacked transistor structure and a top gate conductor of the second stacked transistor structure.


20240305049. PLUG COUNT LIMITER FOR CABLES_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Kevin O'Connell of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, Timothy Clyde Buchholtz of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, George Russell Zettles, IV of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, Karl Erickson of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, George Paulik of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, Jarrett Betke of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, Timothy Lindquist of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, Daniel Ramirez of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H01R24/38, H01R13/502, H01R13/627, H01R13/629, H01R13/641

CPC Code(s): H01R24/38



Abstract: a cable connector for counting a number of plug-in events and preventing further plug in attempts after a threshold number of plug-in events have occurred. an inner sleeve is located inside an outer sleeve, and is designed to move relative to the outer sleeve. the inner sleeve further includes a tab on an outer surface of the inner sleeve. a gear wheel is located inside the outer sleeve and perpendicular to the inner sleeve and has a number of gear teeth. a toggle plug counter rotates the gear wheel one tooth in response to a plug-in action of the cable counter. when the gear wheel rotates to a point where the tab aligns with a notch in the gear wheel an inner spring at the opposite end of the inner sleeve causes the inner sleeve to move through the gear wheel such that further plugging action becomes difficult.


20240305362. GENERATING SATELLITE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR FULFILLING CONNECTION REQUESTS DURING A MASS GATHERING EVENT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Kushal S. Patel of Pune (IN) for international business machines corporation, Gandhi Sivakumar of Bentleigh (AU) for international business machines corporation, Sarvesh S. Patel of Pune (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04B7/185

CPC Code(s): H04B7/18513



Abstract: a computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes obtaining satellite information associated with a plurality of satellites, and using the satellite information to determine physical parameters associated with the satellites as the satellites pass over geographical areas. the method further includes determining, from data associated with a plurality of internet based resources, a future gathering event at a first geographical area in which a plurality of connection requests will be output from user devices located at a first geographical area. furthermore, the method includes generating, based on the physical parameters and the data, assignment instructions that specify which of the satellites is to accept the plurality of connection requests from the first geographical area during the gathering event. the assignment instructions are output for preventing the connection requests from going unfulfilled during the gathering event.


20240305441. ENHANCING PRIVACY IN BIOMETRICS-BASED AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Mohamed Zouhaier RAMADHANE of Azcapotzalco (MX) for international business machines corporation, Ricardo RAMOS of Lima (PE) for international business machines corporation, Syed ALI of IRVINE CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Mauro Marzorati of Lutz FL (US) for international business machines corporation, Fernando R Zuliani of Newport Beach CA (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L9/06, G06K19/06, H04L9/08, H04L9/32

CPC Code(s): H04L9/06



Abstract: according to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for privacy-enhanced, biometrics-based authentication is provided. the embodiment may include capturing credential information on a credential medium and biometric information for a user, each provided by the user, by one or more information capture devices. the embodiment may also include identifying a hash stored on the credential medium based on the captured credential information. the embodiment may further include calculating, locally, a hash of the biometric information using a preconfigured hashing algorithm. the embodiment may also include, in response to the identified hash matching the calculated hash, authenticating the user.


20240305484. TASK MINING DATA NETWORK ARCHITECTURE INCORPORATING A PRIVATE OR HYBRID BLOCKCHAIN_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Logan Bailey of Sandy Springs GA (US) for international business machines corporation, Zachary A. Silverstein of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Jeremy R. Fox of Austin TX (US) for international business machines corporation, Tiberiu Suto of Franklin NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L9/00, H04L9/32

CPC Code(s): H04L9/50



Abstract: a computer-implemented method of storing task mining data can include recording user inputs data and interactions data at a computer terminal. the user inputs data and the interactions data can be stored a distributed ledger blockchain, where permissions are assigned to network nodes to read from or write to the distributed ledger blockchain.


20240305545. THROTTLING IN A MULTITENANT ENVIRONMENT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Bharti Soni of Pune (IN) for international business machines corporation, Subhojit Roy of Pune (IN) for international business machines corporation, Komal Shailendra Shah of Pune (IN) for international business machines corporation, Tej Parkash of Pune (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L41/5019

CPC Code(s): H04L41/5019



Abstract: computer-implemented methods for throttling in a multitenant environment are provided. aspects include assigning, by a system administrator of the multitenant environment, a service level for each tenant of a plurality of tenants of the multitenant environment and obtaining a throttling value for each of a plurality of hosts associated with each of the plurality of tenants in the multitenant environment. aspects also include monitoring, by a controller of the multitenant environment, an activity level for each of the plurality of tenants of the multitenant environment. based on a determination that the activity level for one of the plurality of tenants has reached a maximum value specified by the service level, aspects include throttling one or more of the plurality of hosts associated with the one of the plurality of tenants based on the throttling value for the one or more of the plurality of hosts.


20240305648. DETERMINING ATTRIBUTION FOR CYBER INTRUSIONS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Ramon Lloyd Garo of Miami FL (US) for international business machines corporation, Faith Opiyo of Nieuw Vennep (NL) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L9/40

CPC Code(s): H04L63/1416



Abstract: a method, computer system, and a computer program product for cyber intrusion attribution is provided. the present invention may include initiating incident data tracking and actor intelligence data tracking in response to an intrusion. the present invention may include generating an intrusion comparison data set for each of the plurality of categories for both the incident data and the actor intelligence data. the present invention may include comparing each intrusion comparison data set for the incident data with a corresponding intrusion comparison data set for the actor intelligence data. the present invention may include identifying a potential actor attribution based on comparing each of the intrusion comparison data sets for the incident data with the corresponding intrusion comparison data set for the actor intelligence data.


20240305659. DYNAMICALLY PLACING TASKS INTO EDGE NODES BASED ON REPUTATION SCORES_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Sudheesh S. Kairali of Kozhikode (IN) for international business machines corporation, Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation, Binoy Thomas of Kozhikode (IN) for international business machines corporation, Lakshmi K R of Kochi (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L9/40

CPC Code(s): H04L63/1433



Abstract: a computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes dynamically assigning reputation scores to a plurality of tasks, and dynamically assigning reputation scores to a plurality of edge nodes. the method further includes dynamically placing the tasks into the edge nodes based on the reputation scores assigned to the tasks and the reputation scores assigned to the edge nodes. a computer program product, according to one embodiment, includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. the program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method. a system, according to another embodiment, includes a processor, and logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor. the logic is configured to perform the foregoing method.


20240305662. NETWORK INTRUSION PREVENTION IN EDGE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Sudheesh S. Kairali of Kozhikode (IN) for international business machines corporation, James David Cleaver of Grose Wold (AU) for international business machines corporation, Binoy Thomas of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation, Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L9/40

CPC Code(s): H04L63/1441



Abstract: computer-implemented methods, systems and program products extending traditional cloud-centric intrusion detection to edge networks. nidps is decentralized between the edge and cloud. edge gateways equipped with nidps agents capture packets of network traffic and pre-process the data. pre-processing output is compressed and sent to cloud intrusion detection services equipped with latest available rules and signatures. as cloud ids detects security threats using rules and signatures, nidps agents are alerted and switched from “lazy mode” to “preventative mode.” while in preventative mode, nidps agents inspect packets of network traffic in accordance with the rules and signatures associated with the detected security threat, dropping packets that trigger the rules and signatures, while still compressing and transmitting other packets to cloud ids for analysis. once no active rules or signatures are enforced for pre-set or configured periods of time, nidps agents revert back to “lazy mode” to conserve network resources.


20240305678. CONFERENCE OPERATOR_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Paul Llamas Virgen of Guadalajara (MX) for international business machines corporation, Peeyush Jaiswal of Boca Raton FL (US) for international business machines corporation, Priyansh Jaiswal of Boca Raton FL (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L65/401, H04L65/403

CPC Code(s): H04L65/4015



Abstract: a method, a structure, and a computer system for a conference operator. the exemplary embodiments may include extracting features from a conference of participants and determining whether a statement made by a first participant is directed to a second participant based on the features. the exemplary embodiments may further include, based on determining that the statement made by the first participant is directed to the second participant, determining whether the statement made by the first participant is part of a subconference and, based on determining that the statement made by the first participant is part of the subconference, emphasizing media corresponding to the subconference while deemphasizing media corresponding to the conference.


20240305840. CONTEXT-BASED DYNAMIC ZOOMING_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Prattyush Mangal of London (GB) for international business machines corporation, Anjali Srivastava of Kanpur (IN) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H04N21/2343, G06F40/30, G06V10/25, G06V10/26, G06V20/40, H04N21/234, H04N21/472

CPC Code(s): H04N21/234345



Abstract: a method, computer system, and a computer program product for context-based dynamic zooming is provided. the present invention may include determining a context of a text block using natural language processing (nlp). the present invention may include identifying a clip of a video content synced with the text block, wherein the clip includes at least one frame of the video content. the present invention may include selecting a most relevant region of the at least one frame based on the context of the text block. the present invention may include storing the most relevant region of the at least one frame of the video content as a zoom region of the at least one frame. the present invention may include in response to displaying the at least one frame of the video content, dynamically magnifying the zoom region of the at least one frame of the video content.


20240306347. HEATSINK WITH PHASE CHANGING PLUGS AND EXTINGUISHING COOLANT_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Alexandra Dewey of Ijamsville MD (US) for international business machines corporation, Jennifer I. Bennett of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation, Theron Lee Lewis of Rochester MN (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H05K7/20

CPC Code(s): H05K7/2039



Abstract: an apparatus and method for extinguishing a thermal runaway in an electronic component is provided. the apparatus comprises a heatsink affixed to the electronic component, a reservoir containing coolant, and one or more phase change material (pcm) plugs blocking coolant contained in the reservoir, where the pcm plugs, in response to the electronic component being at an approximate temperature of the phase change temperature (pct) of the pcm plugs, melt, thereby causing coolant to being dispersed onto the electronic component. the method comprises, in response to the electronic component reaching a temperature indicative of a thermal runaway event occurring in the electronic component, melting one or more phase change material (pcm) plugs, wherein the pcm plugs block coolant from draining out of a reservoir. in response to the pcm plugs melting, releasing the coolant from the reservoir onto the electronic component to extinguish the thermal runaway event.


20240306517. TEMPLATING LAYERS FOR SPIN ORBIT TORQUE ASSISTED SWITCHING OF PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZED HEUSLER FILMS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Chirag Garg of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Panagiotis Charilaos Filippou of Fremont CA (US) for international business machines corporation, See-Hun Yang of Morgan Hill CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Mahesh Samant of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Ikhtiar of San Jose CA (US) for international business machines corporation, Jaewoo Jeong of Los Altos CA (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H10N50/85, H01L23/528, H01L25/16, H10B61/00, H10B80/00, H10N50/01, H10N50/10

CPC Code(s): H10N50/85



Abstract: a magnetic random access memory (mram) stack, a method of fabricating a mram stack, a mram array, a computer system, and a mram device. the mram stack includes a first magnetic layer including a heusler compound. the mram stack also includes one or more seed layers including a templating structure that includes a crystalline structure configured to template the heusler compound. the first magnetic layer is formed over the templating structure. the templating structure includes a layer of a first binary alloy including platinum-aluminum (ptal).


20240306519. QUANTUM DEVICE FACILITATING SUPPRESSION OF ZZ INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TWO-JUNCTION SUPERCONDUCTING QUBITS_simplified_abstract_(international business machines corporation)

Inventor(s): Aaron Finck of White Plains NY (US) for international business machines corporation, April Carniol of Ossining NY (US) for international business machines corporation, John Blair of Katonah NY (US) for international business machines corporation

IPC Code(s): H10N69/00, G06N10/00, H01P3/00, H10N60/12, H10N60/80

CPC Code(s): H10N69/00



Abstract: devices and/or computer-implemented methods facilitating static zz suppression and purcell loss reduction using mode-selective coupling in two-junction superconducting qubits are provided. in an embodiment, a device can comprise a superconducting bus resonator. the device can further comprise a first superconducting qubit. the device can further comprise a second superconducting qubit, the first superconducting qubit and the second superconducting qubit respectively comprising: a first superconducting pad; a second superconducting pad; a third superconducting pad; a first josephson junction coupled to the first superconducting pad and the second superconducting pad; and a second josephson junction coupled to the second superconducting pad and the third superconducting pad. the first superconducting pad and the second superconducting pad of the first superconducting qubit and the second superconducting qubit are coupled to the superconducting bus resonator. the superconducting bus resonator entangles the first superconducting qubit and the second superconducting qubit based on receiving a control signal.


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION patent applications on September 12th, 2024