Vincent V Diluoffo

7755502, Jul 13, 2010

Oct 10, 2007

11/869807

Vincent V Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Raymond J Eberhard - Endwell NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G08B 21/00

340638, 340509, 340590, 340635, 34063613, 34063617, 340652, 361104, 327525, 327526

A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium used in a design process includes a circuit that employs an anti-tamper sensor. The circuit employs an anti-tamper sensor that includes a circuit element that is responsive to a first input and to a second input. A selective coupling element couples the circuit element to the first input and is responsive to the anti-tamper sensor. The selective coupling element has a first state that allows the circuit element to operate normally when the anti-tamper sensor does not detect a tamper condition and is configured to enter a second state that causes the circuit element to become inoperable when the anti-tamper sensor detects a tamper condition. A decoy coupling element is disposed between the second input and the circuit element and has an appearance corresponding to the selective coupling element. The decoy coupling element will cause the circuit element not to operate normally if the decoy coupling element has a selected physical property of the selective coupling element in the first state.

7835730, Nov 16, 2010

Jan 18, 2007

11/624456

Gregory J. Boss - American Fork UT, US
Vincent V. Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Timothy M. Waters - Hiram GA, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

H04M 3/00

455419, 455418, 4554563, 4554564, 455567, 37920716, 37937301, 37937403, 37937602

A system and method for automatically controlling and adjusting the audio profile of pervasive devices, like cellular phones, within controlled zones. The system and method utilizes RFID and sensors to geographically control and adjust the audio profiles based on set criteria, such as default settings and hierarchy. The audio profiles may be controlled or adjusted based on a control zone profile settings or based on the profile settings of other individual devices within the same control zone. The zones may be adjusted due to the hierarchy or rank of devices present within the zone.

20080111682, May 15, 2008

Nov 9, 2006

11/558137

Vincent V. Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Raymond J. Eberhard - Endwell NY, US

G08B 21/00

340540

A circuit that employs an anti-tamper sensor includes a circuit element that is responsive to a first input and to a second input. A selective coupling element couples the circuit element to the first input and is responsive to the anti-tamper sensor. The selective coupling element has a first state that allows the circuit element to operate normally when the anti-tamper sensor does not detect a tamper condition and is configured to enter a second state that causes the circuit element to become inoperable when the anti-tamper sensor detects a tamper condition. A decoy coupling element is disposed between the second input and the circuit element and has an appearance corresponding to the selective coupling element. The decoy coupling element will cause the circuit element not to operate normally if the decoy coupling element has a selected physical property of the selective coupling element in the first state.

20090283386, Nov 19, 2009

May 15, 2008

12/121727

Vincent V. Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael D. Kendzierski - New York NY, US
Christopher J. Dawson - Arlington VA, US

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

B65G 29/02

1984688

A system for selectively moving computer equipment to a naturally cooled underground data center. In one aspect of this disclosure, the system includes at least one movable pod for mounting computer equipment. The pod is electrically connected to a power and communications source to provide power and communications to the computer equipment mounted in the pod. The pod is mounted on a vertical conveyor that is driven by a motor to selectively move the pod to and from the underground data center.

20100083112, Apr 1, 2010

Sep 23, 2008

12/236321

Christopher J. Dawson - Arlington VA, US
Vincent V. Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael D. Kendzierski - New York NY, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 17/30
G06F 3/048

715706

Inappropriate behavior, such as harassment, expletive laden communications, violence or sexually explicit behavior in a virtual universe (VU) can lead to negative experiences for VU users. Younger users of a VU can be more susceptible to inappropriate behavior than adult users. A VU system can monitor behavior and associate behavior ratings with avatars within the VU to respond to avatar/user behavior. A system can determine behavior ratings based upon avatar interactions, user complaints or complements about an avatar, actions within the VU, etc. The system can subject poorly behaving avatars to various penalties (e.g., restriction from certain areas, account termination, etc.). The system can also reward avatars that exhibit good behavior (e.g., allowing access to bonus areas or content, awarding points that can be used as VU currency, etc.). Penalizing inappropriate behavior and rewarding positive behavior can increase safety of minors in the VU, and increase user experience overall.

20130110952, May 2, 2013

Dec 17, 2012

13/717241

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY, US
Vincent V. Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Michael D. Kendzierski - New York NY, US

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

G06Q 10/00

709206

Inappropriate behavior, such as harassment, expletive laden communications, violence or sexually explicit behavior in a virtual universe (VU) can lead to negative experiences for VU users. Younger users of a VU can be more susceptible to inappropriate behavior than adult users. A VU system can monitor behavior and associate behavior ratings with avatars within the VU to respond to avatar/user behavior. A system can determine behavior ratings based upon avatar interactions, user complaints or complements about an avatar, actions within the VU, etc. The system can subject poorly behaving avatars to various penalties (e.g., restriction from certain areas, account termination, etc.). The system can also reward avatars that exhibit good behavior (e.g., allowing access to bonus areas or content, awarding points that can be used as VU currency, etc.). Penalizing inappropriate behavior and rewarding positive behavior can increase safety of minors in the VU, and increase user experience overall.

20130124840, May 16, 2013

Nov 11, 2011

13/294467

Vincent V. Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Dan P. Dumarot - Cornwall NY, US
Eugene B. Risi - Essex Junction VT, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 21/00
G06F 9/00

713 2

A method includes performing a boot up of a computer having a system on-chip having multiple processors and a nonvolatile read-only machine-readable medium. The boot up includes enabling a first processor of the multiple processors, while maintaining others of the multiple processors in a disabled state. The boot up includes retrieving initial stage instructions from the nonvolatile read-only machine-readable medium. The boot up also includes executing the initial stage instructions and validating multiple stages of firmware separately. The boot up includes, in response to validating the multiple stages of firmware, executing the multiple stages of firmware in consecutive stages of the boot up, wherein executing of each stage of the multiple stages of firmware enables a different set of disabled hardware components of the computer. The boot up also includes validating an operating system and, in response to validation, transferring control of the computer to the operating system.

20140244311, Aug 28, 2014

Feb 25, 2013

13/775426

- Armonk NY, US
Vincent V. Diluoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US
Barry M. Graham - Silver Spring MD, US
James W. Seaman - Falls Church VA, US

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

G06Q 40/08

705 4

An approach for protecting (e.g., insuring) against data loss (e.g., due to SLA failures) in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment) is provided. In a typical embodiment, a risk table is created that associates cloud/solution providers with a corresponding risk factor and a cost of insuring the providers based on the risk factors. The risk factors are typically calculated using historical data that is based on (among other things), each provider's historical capability of honoring SLA terms, expected performance levels, etc. In any event, each provider may be associated with a cost of insuring that provider against failing to perform/process one or more future jobs/workloads. This allows a consumer who needs a workload to be processed to: view the risk table, select a provider, and/or insure against any failure to properly and/or timely process the workload.