Inventor

Rick A. Hamilton, II

Inventor

Charlottesville, VA, US

Overview

1999–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 1,020 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing24%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes18%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication15%

A63FCard, board, or roulette games5%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television4%

H04WWireless communication networks3%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%

H04MTelephonic communication2%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use2%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications2%

PatentTitleYear

11,100,484Power and frequency regulation meter2021 11,092,355System and method to redirect and/or reduce airflow using actuators2021 11,093,917Supplying and billing for electrical power using a power and frequency regulation meter2021 11,087,010Mental acuity-dependent accessibility2021 11,055,301Accessing a latest version of documentation for an IoT device2021 11,030,616Cognitive mobile wallet management2021 11,025,636Security of shared credentials in crowdsourced wireless networks2021 11,017,129Template selector2021 10,853,394Method, apparatus and computer program product for a hybrid question-answering (QA) system with a question classification model2020 10,827,927Avoidance of cognitive impairment events2020 10,828,575System and method for dynamic multi-content cards2020 10,834,108Data protection in a networked computing environment2020 10,817,778Customized cooking utilizing deep learning neuromorphic computing of hyperspectral input2020 10,805,414Dynamic resource broker services2020 10,803,460Index of usability for a replacement payment card2020 10,783,886Cognitive agent disambiguation2020 10,776,238Resolving application multitasking degradation2020 10,769,700System and method for segmenting items in a shopping cart by carbon footprint2020 10,751,944Interlocking block framework for three-dimensional additive manufacturing2020 10,755,707Selectively blacklisting audio to improve digital assistant behavior2020 10,751,945Interlocking block framework for three-dimensional additive manufacturing2020 10,754,513Updating assets rendered in a virtual world environment based on detected user interactions in another world2020 10,747,685Expiring virtual content from a cache in a virtual universe2020 10,743,068Real time digital media capture and presentation2020 10,721,334Trigger event based data feed of virtual universe data2020 10,699,282Method and system for automatic optimal advertising determination within a virtual universe2020 10,686,809Data protection in a networked computing environment2020 10,673,932System and method for abstraction of objects for cross virtual universe deployment2020 10,672,072Method and system for vendor-neutral subcontractor enablement2020 10,666,670Managing security breaches in a networked computing environment2020 10,657,148Accessing a latest version of documentation for an IoT device2020 10,650,658Directional geo-fencing based on environmental monitoring2020 10,639,551Use of real time location information for user authentication and authorization in virtual environments2020 10,636,282Security system with cooperative behavior2020 10,621,646Cognitive recommendation engine to selectively identify using data analytics complementary product(s)2020 10,623,998Price offerings for bandwidth-sharing ad hoc networks2020 10,620,684Adjusting inactivity timeout settings for a computing device2020 10,614,471Transforming social media re-shares to track referrer history and identify influencers2020 10,610,787System and method for triggering and performing scans to protect virtual environments2020 10,614,405Equipment stoppage and reporting inappropriate usage2020 10,606,643System and method to control heat dissipation through service level analysis2020 10,602,338Emergency authorization to access data on proximate computing devices2020 10,594,623Market-driven variable price offerings for bandwidth-sharing ad hoc networks2020 10,592,284System and method to control heat dissipation through service level analysis2020 10,592,933Managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe2020 10,586,182System and method for virtual environment preservation based on automated item reduction2020 10,586,183System and method for virtual environment preservation based on automated item reduction2020 10,579,588Data subscription management system2020 10,571,997Workload routing for managing energy in a data center2020 10,573,187Automated vehicle control2020 10,564,810Differential resource application in virtual worlds based on payment and account options2020 10,560,872Price offerings for bandwidth-sharing ad hoc networks2020 10,558,813Managing shared inventory in a virtual universe2020 10,552,000Network interaction optimization2020 10,548,013Security of shared credentials in crowdsourced wireless networks2020 10,542,047Security compliance framework usage2020 10,542,048Security compliance framework usage2020 10,536,469System conversion in a networked computing environment2020 10,529,012System and method for fair-sharing in bandwidth sharing ad-hoc networks2020 10,496,604System and method for providing and/or obtaining electronic documents2019 10,466,762Introducing selective energy efficiency in a virtual environment2019 10,454,990Dynamically adjusting quality of service using cognitive focus of attention detection2019 10,430,852Social result abstraction based on network analysis2019 10,424,101System and method for enabling multiple-state avatars2019 10,423,988System and method for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths2019 10,416,995Techniques for providing environmental impact information associated with code2019 10,419,360Market-driven variable price offerings for bandwidth-sharing ad hoc networks2019 10,412,104Data protection in a networked computing environment2019 10,391,414Interactive device with advancing levels of communication capability2019 10,397,635Use of parallel data programming for device integration2019 10,379,822Cognitive redundant coding corpus determination system2019 10,380,604Method and system for viral marketing within a virtual world2019 10,372,426Cognitive redundant coding corpus determination system2019 10,369,473Method for extending a virtual environment through registration2019 10,366,460Optimized route sharing2019 10,359,821Method and system for discovery, validation and delivery of power through a universal power center2019 10,359,210Apparatus to redirect and/or reduce airflow using actuators2019 10,362,533System and method of locating wireless connection among a plurality of wireless connections2019 10,360,546Method for supplying electrical power and billing for electrical power supplied using frequency regulation credits2019 10,346,338Use of physical blocks to develop microservices2019 10,336,205System and method of charging a vehicle using a dynamic power grid, and system and method of managing power consumption in the vehicle2019 10,341,366Managing security breaches in a networked computing environment2019 10,326,785Data protection in a networked computing environment2019 10,318,812Automatic digital image correlation and distribution2019 10,318,978Implementing computer interaction response tests2019 10,296,987Policy-based energy management2019 10,284,921Consumer-configurable alternative advertising reception with incentives2019 10,282,732Analysis of customer feedback for applications executing on distributed computational systems2019 10,275,119Differential resource application in virtual worlds based on payment and account options2019 10,265,624Access control for electronic entertainment systems2019 10,252,160System for personalizing content presented in an avatar wait state2019 10,247,438Cognitive climate control based on individual thermal-comfort-related data2019 10,245,968System and method of charging a vehicle using a dynamic power grid, and system and method of managing power consumption in the vehicle2019 10,248,932Informing users of a virtual universe of real world events2019 10,234,298Emergency response re-router2019 10,237,817System and method of locating wireless connection among a plurality of wireless connections2019 10,229,581Directional geo-fencing based on environmental monitoring2019 10,229,420Product customer support in a virtual universe2019 10,229,580Directional geo-fencing based on environmental monitoring2019 10,226,714Authentication based on configuration of interlocking bricks2019 10,229,108System and method for adaptive spell checking2019 10,225,622Consumer-configurable alternative advertising reception with incentives2019 10,223,228Resolving application multitasking degradation2019 10,216,909Health monitoring2019 10,216,361Standardized visual indicators in electronic media2019 10,212,164Media list for travel2019 10,166,470Method for providing a virtual world layer2019 10,169,767Method and system of providing information during content breakpoints in a virtual universe2019 10,168,684Power profile management2019 10,171,485System conversion in a networked computing environment2019 10,169,031Program code library searching and selection in a networked computing environment2019 10,165,010Security compliance framework usage2018 10,147,073Computer-implemented method, tool, and program product for automatically replying to an instant message2018 10,149,237System and method of locating wireless connection among a plurality of wireless connections2018 10,140,371Providing multi-lingual searching of mono-lingual content2018 10,133,335Adjusting inactivity timeout settings for a computing device2018 10,135,876Security compliance framework usage2018 10,127,143Generating an evolving set of test cases2018 10,115,113Immersive advertisements in a virtual universe2018 10,108,972Evaluating advertising effectiveness in a virtual universe2018 10,102,534System and method for virtual universe relocation through an advertising offer2018 10,096,032Proximity-based broadcast virtual universe system2018 10,073,717System and method to control heat dissipation through service level analysis2018 10,073,716System and method to control heat dissipation through service level analysis2018 10,069,979Changing a data stream characteristic based on a data usage rate2018 10,069,850System and method for triggering and performing scans to protect virtual environments2018 10,043,399Automated vehicle control2018 10,042,538Enumeration and modification of cognitive interface elements in an ambient computing environment2018 10,042,885Index table based routing for query resource optimization2018 10,037,565System and method for prioritization of rendering policies in virtual environments2018 10,015,734System and method of locating wireless connection among a plurality of wireless connections2018 10,007,930Invocation of advertisements in a virtual universe (VU)2018 10,009,405Dynamically adjusting quality of service using cognitive focus of attention detection2018 10,003,640Virtual world subgroup determination and segmentation for performance scalability2018 9,998,469Media list for travel2018 9,996,239Enumeration and modification of cognitive interface elements in an ambient computing environment2018 9,996,846Transforming social media re-shares to track referrer history and identify influencers2018 9,977,777System and method for read-ahead enhancements2018 9,954,870System conversion in a networked computing environment2018 9,954,597Deployment criteria for unmanned aerial vehicles to improve cellular phone communications2018 9,946,537Integrated development environment-based repository searching in a networked computing environment2018 9,947,035System and method for segmenting items in a shopping cart by carbon footprint2018 9,940,648Managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe2018 9,939,796System and method to dynamically change data center partitions2018 9,934,161Expiring virtual content from a cache in a virtual universe2018 9,935,971Mitigation of virtual machine security breaches2018 9,934,474System and method for virtual environment preservation based on automated item reduction2018 9,928,528'Managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe'2018 9,929,913'Automatic finding and sharing of IoT connected devices'2018 9,923,908'Data protection in a networked computing environment'2018 9,908,046'System for personalizing content presented in an avatar wait state'2018 9,909,885'Determining a travel route'2018 9,911,282'System and method for detecting inappropriate content in virtual worlds'2018 9,912,703'Security compliance framework usage'2018 9,904,442'Updating assets rendered in a virtual world environment based on detected user interactions in another world'2018 9,903,726'Emergency response re-router'2018 9,900,750'Communicating with isolated mobile devices in indoor positioning systems'2018 9,894,086'Managing security breaches in a networked computing environment'2018 9,891,896'Program code library searching and selection in a networked computing environment'2018 9,894,145'Method and system for filtering movements between virtual environments'2018 9,878,249'Access control for electronic entertainment systems'2018 9,882,961'System and method for abstraction of objects for cross virtual universe deployment'2018 9,878,251'Relocation between virtual environments based upon promotional and alert conditions'2018 9,858,544'Expert exchange during UML design updates'2018 9,860,066'Location control of cloud data stores'2018 9,860,327'Web-browsing recommendations based on aggregated path data'2018 9,852,432Customizing a presentation based on preferences of an audience2017 9,843,605'Security compliance framework deployment'2017 9,811,792'Expert exchange during UML design updates'2017 9,805,492'Pre-fetching virtual content in a virtual universe'2017 9,804,954'Automatic cognitive adaptation of development assets according to requirement changes'2017 9,792,367'Providing multi-lingual searching of mono-lingual content'2017 9,794,297'Security compliance framework usage'2017 9,785,909'Preventing propagation of malicious content in a virtual universe'2017 9,785,884'System and method for enhancing user accessibility in a virtual universe'2017 9,767,194'Media file abbreviation retrieval'2017 9,769,048'Providing alternative representations of virtual content in a virtual universe'2017 9,769,539'Consumer-configurable alternative advertising reception with incentives'2017 9,762,974'Consumer-configurable alternative advertising reception with incentives'2017 9,760,914'Determining cost and processing of sensed data'2017 9,762,606'Image vulnerability repair in a networked computing environment'2017 9,754,234'Tracking of shared inventory in a virtual universe'2017 9,741,147'System and method to modify avatar characteristics based on inferred conditions'2017 9,736,092'Preferred name presentation in online environments'2017 9,736,321'Changing a data stream characteristic based on a data usage rate'2017 9,733,910'Replacing annotated program code in a networked computing environment'2017 9,727,934'System and method for avoiding duplication of effort in drafting documents'2017 9,724,610'Creation and prioritization of multiple virtual universe teleports in response to an event'2017 9,717,993'Monitoring user demographics within a virtual universe'2017 9,723,128'System and method for providing profile enhancement using scheduling information'2017 9,716,784'System and method for providing profile enhancement using scheduling information'2017 9,700,804'Method and system for accurate rating of avatars in a virtual environment'2017 9,704,177'Identifying spam avatars in a virtual universe (VU) based upon turing tests'2017 9,697,538'Product recommendations based on analysis of social experiences'2017 9,694,682'Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display'2017 9,697,535'System and method in a virtual universe for identifying spam avatars based upon avatar multimedia characteristics'2017 9,697,537'Product recommendations based on analysis of social experiences'2017 9,698,617'Frequency based rechargeable power source charging'2017 9,699,218'Security compliance framework deployment'2017 9,686,262'Authentication based on previous authentications'2017 9,672,542'Managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe'2017 9,674,670'Communicating with isolated mobile devices in indoor positioning systems'2017 9,665,907'Automated transactional carbon offsetting'2017 9,665,337'Feedback mechanism for screen updates'2017 9,665,549'Systems and methods for customizing appearance and behavior of electronic documents based on a multidimensional vector of use patterns'2017 9,667,737'Publisher-assisted, broker-based caching in a publish-subscription environment'2017 9,661,069'Virtual world subgroup determination and segmentation for performance scalability'2017 9,654,905'Enabling near field communications using indicators'2017 9,637,002'Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display'2017 9,639,348'Program code library searching and selection in a networked computing environment'2017 9,633,465'Altering avatar appearances based on avatar population in a virtual universe'2017 9,634,980'Systems and methods for using social network analysis to schedule communications'2017 9,634,979'Systems and methods for using social network analysis to schedule communications'2017 9,633,069'Data subscription management system'2017 9,625,964'Method and system for discovery, validation and delivery of power through a universal power center'2017 9,623,750'Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display'2017 9,623,337'Virtual universe avatar activities review'2017 9,621,586'Methods and apparatus for enhancing business services resiliency using continuous fragmentation cell technology'2017 9,610,502'Use of real time location information for user authentication and authorization in virtual environments'2017 9,613,323'Organizational agility determination across multiple computing domains'2017 9,607,442'Differential resource application in virtual worlds based on payment and account options'2017 9,600,306'Client-side simulated virtual universe environment'2017 9,600,320'Mitigation of virtual machine security breaches'2017 9,600,152'Providing feedback for screen sharing'2017 9,592,451'Directed communication in a virtual environment'2017 9,588,652'Providing feedback for screen sharing'2017 9,590,980'Mapping specific user credentials to temporary user favorite credentials'2017 9,589,380'Avatar-based unsolicited advertisements in a virtual universe'2017 9,584,852'Synchronizing two or more display devices to augment user experience'2017 9,582,808'Customizing a presentation based on preferences of an audience'2017 9,578,538'Formation and rearrangement of ad hoc networks'2017 9,563,609'Systems and methods for customizing appearance and behavior of electronic documents based on a multidimensional vector of use patterns'2017 9,565,266'Broker facilitated peer-to-peer publisher collaboration in a publish-subscription environment'2017 9,552,595'System and method for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths'2017 9,553,782'Dynamically modifying quality of service levels for resources running in a networked computing environment'2017 9,547,413'Managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe'2017 9,549,044'Data processing'2017 9,537,727'Discrete, depleting chips for obtaining desired service level characteristics'2017 9,537,970'Publisher-based message data caching in a publish-subscription environment'2017 9,526,994'Deferred teleportation or relocation in virtual worlds'2016 9,529,423'System and method to modify audio components in an online environment'2016 9,508,201'Identifying the origins of a vehicular impact and the selective exchange of data pertaining to the impact'2016 9,498,727'Pre-fetching items in a virtual universe based on avatar communications'2016 9,501,928'Utilizing social media to affect road traffic routing'2016 9,495,694'Product recommendations based on analysis of social experiences'2016 9,495,869'Assistance to law enforcement through ambient vigilance'2016 9,497,209'Image vulnerability repair in a networked computing environment'2016 9,483,110'Adaptive media file rewind'2016 9,471,380'Dynamically building application environments in a computational grid'2016 9,471,939'Product recommendations based on analysis of social experiences'2016 9,469,195'Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display'2016 9,463,387'System and method for detecting inappropriate content in virtual worlds'2016 9,467,937'System and method of locating wireless connection among a plurality of wireless connections'2016 9,462,013'Managing security breaches in a networked computing environment'2016 9,460,623'Parking management'2016 9,457,665'Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display'2016 9,462,335'Efficiently identifying television stations in a user friendly environment'2016 9,452,678'Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display'2016 9,445,143'Transferring a broadcast transmission to a remote device'2016 9,442,768'System and method to control heat dissipation through service level analysis'2016 9,442,767'System and method to control heat dissipation through service level analysis'2016 9,421,468'Rendering of artifacts in a virtual universe environment in response to user tags'2016 9,418,158'Providing multi-lingual searching of mono-lingual content'2016 9,418,330'System and method for enhancing user accessibility in a virtual universe'2016 9,405,436'Standardized visual indicators in electronic media'2016 9,400,884'Mapping a user\'s specific password and username pair to a temporary user\'s favorite password and username pair'2016 9,396,260'Managing multiple virtual world accounts from a single virtual lobby interface'2016 9,390,405'System and method for providing profile enhancement using scheduling information'2016 9,379,559'System and method of charging a vehicle using a dynamic power grid, and system and method of managing power consumption in the vehicle'2016 9,367,304'Integrated development environment-based repository searching in a networked computing environment'2016 9,363,008'Deployment criteria for unmanned aerial vehicles to improve cellular phone communications'2016 9,361,161'Workload routing for managing energy in a data center'2016 9,335,975'Techniques for providing environmental impact information associated with code'2016 9,338,132'Providing notification of spam avatars'2016 9,331,904'Formation and rearrangement of lender devices that perform multiplexing functions'2016 9,330,425'Power profile management'2016 9,323,734'System and method for read-ahead enhancements'2016 9,324,173'System and method for enabling multiple-state avatars'2016 9,311,693'Differential resource application in virtual worlds based on payment and account options'2016 9,313,107'Dynamically modifying quality of service levels for resources running in a networked computing environment'2016 9,310,961'Virtual world teleportation'2016 9,306,243'Optimizing battery usage'2016 9,299,080'Dynamic spawning of focal point objects within a virtual universe system'2016 9,300,605'System and method to provide a centralized alerting and awareness system through the use of an ear piece or other user interface'2016 9,300,547'Modification of cloud application service levels based upon document consumption'2016 9,294,792'Dynamic rebroadcast scheduling of videos'2016 9,288,158'Dynamically expanding computing resources in a networked computing environment'2016 9,286,731'Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources'2016 9,277,490'System and method of locating wireless connection among a plurality of wireless connections'2016 9,275,036'System and method for adaptive spell checking'2016 9,268,454'Trigger event based data feed of virtual universe data'2016 9,268,385'Introducing selective energy efficiency in a virtual environment'2016 9,263,904'Frequency based rechargeable power source charging'2016 9,262,546'Web browser adapted to render a web page based on an identity and a type of program within which a hyperlink was selected'2016 9,264,427'Method and system for transferring a designated call to a cellular telephone'2016 9,256,346'Managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe'2016 9,258,512'Digital video recorder broadcast overlays'2016 9,256,898'Managing shared inventory in a virtual universe'2016 9,256,347'Routing a teleportation request based on compatibility with user contexts'2016 9,254,438'Apparatus and method to transition between a media presentation and a virtual environment'2016

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1999–2021Patents assigned to IBM (999)· patent assignee history

1999–2005Based in Austin, TX, US· patent location history

2003–2021Based in Charlottesville, VA, US· patent location history

2011–2020Patents assigned to HAMILTON II RICK A (336)· patent assignee history

2011–2017Patents assigned to O'CONNELL BRIAN M (164)· patent assignee history

2011–2020Patents assigned to PICKOVER CLIFFORD A (137)· patent assignee history

2011–2020Patents assigned to WALKER KEITH R (106)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Based in Richmond, VA, US· patent location history

2012–2016Based in Charlottsville, VA, US· patent location history

2017–2019Based in Chartlottesville, VA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
IBM	999	1999–2021
HAMILTON II RICK Aself	336	2011–2020
O'CONNELL BRIAN M	164	2011–2017
PICKOVER CLIFFORD A	137	2011–2020
WALKER KEITH R	106	2011–2020

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Charlottesville, Virginia, US	968	2003–2021
Austin, Texas, US	22	1999–2005
Richmond, Virginia, US	17	2012–2017
Charlottsville, Virginia, US	4	2012–2016
Chartlottesville, Virginia, US	2	2017–2019