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公开(公告)号:US10345825B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US15396915
申请日:2017-01-03
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Thomas D. Erickson , Clifford A. Pickover , Maja Vukovic , Komminist Weldemariam
Abstract: A drone road lighting method, system, and computer program product, includes detecting a need for illumination near a road and deploying a drone to perform an illumination action based on the detected need.
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公开(公告)号:US20180349206A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
申请号:US15610736
申请日:2017-06-01
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Thomas D. Erickson , Clifford A. Pickover , Komminist Weldemariam
IPC: G06F9/52
CPC classification number: G06F9/52 , H04L9/0637
Abstract: A bot conflict-resolution service agent (BCRSA) for addressing conflicts between bots in a target domain is disclosed. The BCRSA is configured to receive data from a target domain that includes changes made to a content of the target domain, analyze the data to identify a first change made to the content by a first bot and a second change made to the content by a second bot, determine based on the analysis that the first and second changes conflict, determine that the first and second bots are in conflict, select an amelioration action to be executed to resolve the conflict between the first and second bots from a plurality of available amelioration actions, and resolve the conflict by executing the selected amelioration action.
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公开(公告)号:US10140987B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-27
申请号:US15267413
申请日:2016-09-16
Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor: Thomas D. Erickson , Clifford A. Pickover , Komminist Weldemariam
IPC: B64C39/02 , G05D1/00 , G10L15/08 , G10L15/22 , G10L15/26 , G10L15/28 , G10L15/30 , B64D47/08 , G10L21/0208
Abstract: A method of operating an aerial drone companion device includes detecting a first voice command spoken by a first user. The aerial drone companion device is autonomously oriented such that an image capture device faces the first user in response to detecting the first voice command. A second voice command spoken by the first user is detected while the image capture device faces the first user. The second voice command is transmitted from the aerial drone companion device to a computer located remotely from the aerial drone companion device. A task signal is received indicating a task to be performed. The task signal is generated by the computer based on the second voice command, and the task signal is transmitted by the computer and received by the aerial drone companion device. The method includes autonomously executing the task by the aerial drone companion device.
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公开(公告)号:US20180217593A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-02
申请号:US15417644
申请日:2017-01-27
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Thomas D. Erickson , Kala K. Fleming , Clifford A. Pickover , Komminist Weldemariam
CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 , G05D1/104 , G06N3/008 , G08G5/0008 , G08G5/0013 , G08G5/006 , G08G5/0069 , G08G5/0086
Abstract: A drone identifies situational context (based on signals from at least one sensor) and selects an action in response to the situational context, based on a personality of the drone. The drone then communicates its personality to other drones within a swarm of drones, the drone being a member of the swarm of drones.
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公开(公告)号:US20180184637A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-05
申请号:US15396908
申请日:2017-01-03
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Thomas D. Erickson , Clifford A. Pickover , Maja Vukovic , Komminist Weldemariam
CPC classification number: A01M7/005 , A01M13/00 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/12 , B64C2201/146 , B64D1/18 , G05D1/104 , G06N3/126 , G06N20/00
Abstract: A locust swarm amelioration method, system, and computer program product, includes detecting a locust swarm either about to form, or having formed, and controlling a drone to perform an amelioration action against the locust swarm about to form or having been formed.
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公开(公告)号:US10009568B1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-26
申请号:US15493328
申请日:2017-04-21
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Jason Benjamin Ellis , Thomas D. Erickson , Karin Niemantsverdriet , Bin Xu
Abstract: A system and method for displaying visual focus points of meeting participants uses an image capture device to generate a real-time graphical representation of a physical meeting space containing collocated meeting participants. Remote display devices display the real-time graphical representation of the physical meeting space. Each remote display device is associated with a remote meeting participant located at a remote location. A viewpoint monitoring mechanism determines a remote participant visual point of focus within the real-time graphical representation. A remote participant simulator located in the physical meeting space has a unique remote participant representation for each remote meeting participant and a remote participant visual point of focus indicator associated with each remote participant representation to simulate the remote participant visual point of focus.
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公开(公告)号:US20180061237A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-01
申请号:US15251104
申请日:2016-08-30
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Thomas D. Erickson , Clifford A. Pickover , Aisha Walcott , Komminist Weldemariam
CPC classification number: G08G1/163 , B60W40/02 , B60W40/09 , B60W2540/30 , B60W2550/12 , B60W2750/30 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0214 , G08G1/0112 , G08G1/0129 , G08G1/0141 , G08G1/164 , G08G1/166 , G08G5/0069
Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for assessing one or more features of drivers within a threshold distance of a self-driving vehicle which has sensors to monitor driving conditions on a travel route within the threshold distance, predicting the behavior of one or more vehicles within the threshold distance based on the assessment of those features, and utilizing the predicted behavior for the self-driving vehicle to drive on the travel route. Changes in the condition or usage of the travel route, the surroundings, and pedestrians and other types of vehicles in the vicinity of the travel route can go into the assessment. Changes in the assessment can alert the self-driving vehicle to change course and the way it monitors data. Information regarding other drivers can be privatized and utilized using a blockchain system.
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公开(公告)号:US09881171B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-30
申请号:US14941912
申请日:2015-11-16
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Rachel K.E. Bellamy , Thomas D. Erickson
CPC classification number: G06F21/6218 , G06F21/6245 , G06F21/84 , H04L12/18 , H04L12/1827
Abstract: Information regarding one or more sensing devices in an environment is broadcasted. The broadcasted information is received by a user application running on a user device in the environment. The broadcasted information comprises information regarding presence of the one or more sensing devices in the environment and at least one of a capacity profile and an activity profile of the one or more sensing devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20170140164A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-18
申请号:US14941912
申请日:2015-11-16
Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor: Rachel K.E. Bellamy , Thomas D. Erickson
CPC classification number: G06F21/6218 , G06F21/6245 , G06F21/84 , H04L12/18 , H04L12/1827
Abstract: Information regarding one or more sensing devices in an environment is broadcasted. The broadcasted information is received by a user application running on a user device in the environment. The broadcasted information comprises information regarding presence of the one or more sensing devices in the environment and at least one of a capacity profile and an activity profile of the one or more sensing devices.
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