David Lloyd Greene

6701271, Mar 2, 2004

May 17, 2001

09/859827

Barry E. Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY
Edith H. Stern - Yorktown Heights NY
David P. Greene - Ossining NY
Philip Shi-lung Yu - Chappaqua NY

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1500

702127, 702182

A system, method, apparatus, and computer program code for using physical characteristic information obtained from two or more subjects to help evaluate subjects or to determine a course of action to take with the subjects includes receiving data indicative of one or more physical characteristics from two or more subjects, determining an evaluation of the data, and providing a notification to a device of the evaluation. A physical characteristic of a subject might be or include the subjects heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar level, posture, temperature, respiration rate, facial response or position, weight, height, galvanic skin response, pheromone emission, brain wave pattern or rhythm, odor, motion, etc. , or a change in any one or more of them.

7016968, Mar 21, 2006

Jun 22, 2001

09/888181

Barry E. Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
Philip Shi-lung Yu - Chappaqua NY, US
David P. Greene - Ossining NY, US
Edith H. Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15/16

709231, 709202, 709217, 709227

A system, method, apparatus, and computer program code for providing content to a device, wherein operation of the device may be interrupted as a result of a display of content by the device. According to embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of content segments can be identified or selected. In addition, a device (e. g. , computer, cellular telephone, personal digital assistant) associated with a recipient of the content segments can be identified or selected. The content segments can then be provided to the device in such a way that display of a content segment by the device may interrupt operation of the device, thereby providing focus on the content segment.

7062854, Jun 20, 2006

Sep 30, 2002

10/260191

David Allen Greene - Uniondale NY, US
Anthony Mark Fabella - Centereach NY, US
Herbert Rosenthal - Boynton Beach FL, US

Woody's Lumber, Inc. - Farmingdale NY

B21D 47/00

29897312, 2989731, 29458

A clamping fixture for use in the assembly of a gate comprised of a number of plastic members includes a flat stationary clamping surface attached to a stationary frame and a flat moving clamping surface extending parallel to the flat clamping surface and driven toward the flat clamping surface by an actuator, so that the plastic members, assembled in the configuration of the gate, are clamped and held between the clamping surfaces. Preferably, the actuator, which includes one or more pneumatic cylinders, is adjustable along the frame to provide for the assembly of gates having different widths. Preferably, the clamping fixture additionally includes a stationary flat guiding strip extending perpendicularly from an end of the flat stationary clamping surface toward the flat moving clamping surface.

7072839, Jul 4, 2006

Feb 21, 2001

09/790090

Barry E. Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
Edith H. Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Paul A. Moskowitz - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Samuel Dinkin - Austin TX, US
Philip S. Yu - Chappaqua NY, US
David P. Greene - Ossining NY, US
William Grey - Millwood NY, US

International Buisness Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06Q 99/00

705 1, 705 16, 700 9, 60614

Systems and methods are provided wherein a consumable item parameter is exchanged between a consumable item and a consuming device. According to one embodiment, a consumable item parameter request is transmitted to a device associated with a consumable item, and the consumable item parameter is then received. The device may comprise, for example, the consumable item or a device associated with dispensing the consumable item. The device may also comprise, for example, a device associated with a consumption of the consumable item, a device adapted to control a consumption of the consumable item, or a device that consumes the consumable item.

20020169677, Nov 14, 2002

Feb 21, 2001

09/804634

Barry Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
Edith Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Paul Moskowitz - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Philip Yu - Chappaqua NY, US
David Greene - Ossining NY, US
William Grey - Millwood NY, US

G06F017/60

705/026000

Systems and methods are provided wherein a consuming device receives an executable consumption program. According to one embodiment, a consuming device transmits a request for the executable consumption program to a consumable item or to a device associated with a consumable item. The consumable item or the device associated with the consumable item then transmits the executable consumption program to the consuming item. For example, a fuel pump may transmit an updated fuel injection software program to an automobile. According to another embodiment, a consuming device receives a supplemental consumable item in response to execution of the executable consumption program.

20020184051, Dec 5, 2002

May 31, 2001

09/871282

Philip Yu - Chappagua NY, US
Barry Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
Edith Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
David Greene - Ossining NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F017/60
A45C011/00

705/002000, 206/037000

A medication package and method, system, and computer program product for making same is provided. In one embodiment, medications are grouped into dosage groups. Each dosage group contains at least one element of medication, such as a pill or capsule. Furthermore, each element of medication in a dosage group should be taken by a patient at substantially the same time as other elements of medication in the same dosage group. Each dosage group of medication is placed into a separate compartment in a package. The compartments of the package are covered and labeled with an indication of the time for which the associated medications within the compartment should be taken by a patient. The compartments are covered in such a manner such that removal of a dosage group from the package provides an indication to a patient that the medications in the dosage group have been taken by the patient.

20020184319, Dec 5, 2002

May 31, 2001

09/871364

Barry Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
David Greene - Ossining NY, US
Edith Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Philip Yu - Chappaqua NY, US

G06F015/16
G06F015/173

709/206000, 709/238000

Systems and methods are provided to facilitate access to an information address. According to one embodiment, it is determined that an information address is related to an electronic message. For example, a URL address may be received in an e-mail message. The information address is then associated with the electronic message and/or a message address. According to another embodiment, an information address is determined along with metadata associated with the information address (e.g., by accessing a Web site associated with a URL address). It is then determined at a user device whether or not the information address will be stored based on the metadata.

20020196275, Dec 26, 2002

Jun 22, 2001

09/887817

Barry Willner - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
David Greene - Ossining NY, US
Edith Stern - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Philip Yu - Chappaqua NY, US

G09G005/00

345/744000

A system, method, apparatus, and computer program code for facilitating the display of an advertisement with software. According to embodiments of the present invention, a method includes determining a portion of software; determining an advertisement; and establishing a relationship between said portion of software and said advertisement such that an interruption of use of said portion of software on a device can occur, said interruption of use associated with at least one display of said advertisement by said device. In some embodiments, a benefit may be associated with the advertisement that is based, at least in part, on display of the advertisement.