IBM Patent Grants

Low trust privileged access management

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143395
An access management process orchestration method, an access management governance orchestrator, and a computer program product. One embodiment may comprise receiving a request for accessing a managed resource of an information system, querying an authorization for accessing the resource from an access manager, and in response to the querying of the authorization, requesting an access control policy update to grant the access to the managed resource. Receiving the request, querying the…

Back end of line embedded RRAM structure with grain growth enhancement

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12144270
A semiconductor structure may include a resistive random access memory device embedded between an upper metal interconnect and a lower metal interconnect in a backend structure of a chip. The resistive random access memory may include a bottom electrode and a top electrode separated by a dielectric film. A portion of the dielectric film directly above the bottom electrode may be doped and crystalline. The semiconductor structure may include a stud below and in electrical contact with the…

Stepped contact within memory region

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12144263
A semiconductor device, such as an MRAM device, includes a stepped contact within a memory region that has a greater number of different contact structures (i.e., contact structures formed in different fabrication stages) relative to a logic region contact. The stepped contact includes a lower stepped contact and an upper stepped contact. The inclusion of the lower stepped contact allows for a relatively shorter upper stepped contact compared to the logic region contact. The stepped…

Datacenter temperature control and management

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12144155
Systems, methods and/or computer program products for managing the temperature of datacenter during a period of malfunction or inoperability of the cooling system responsible for maintaining temperatures within the datacenter. Temperatures of the datacenter's computing systems are monitored by thermal imaging systems and/or sensors. Computing systems are also monitored for how frequently the systems are accessed during a defined period of time and the number of mission critical…

Dynamically creating and playing a scenario replication for an activity on visual and audio devices

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143664
Provided are techniques for dynamically creating and playing a scenario replication for an activity on one or more visual and audio devices. One or more patterns and one or more contexts are stored. One or more goals are stored for a user. A current context is identified from data from a plurality of data sources. The current context is matched to a stored context of the one or more contexts. A pattern associated with the matched context is identified. A recommendation of an activity is…

Pairing devices for enhanced security

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143471
A system and method to tie a removable component to a host device. A first pairing key is stored into a security module on a host device such as a server rack. A removable component is inserted into the server rack for the first time. In response to this first insertion the first pairing key is burned into the removable component using a plurality of physically modifiable internal components. The server rack/security module receives a request form the removable component to operate on…

Searching over encrypted model and encrypted data using secure single-and multi-party learning based on encrypted data

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143465
ML model(s) are created and trained using training data from user(s) to create corresponding trained ML model(s). The training data is in FHE domains, each FHE domain corresponding to an individual one of the user(s). The trained machine learning model(s) are run to perform inferencing using other data from at least one of the user(s). The running of the ML model(s) determines results. The other data is in a corresponding FHE domain of the at least one user. Using at least the results,…

Hybrid edge computing

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143453
Hybrid edge computing that includes a nimble framework that identifies services for available in a marketplace. The nimble framework defines a location for computing the services selected from the group consisting of a center server, an edge provision server and an edge node. The hybrid edge computing further includes a third party provider making are request for a service to the nimble framework. The hybrid edge computing further includes a virtualized service being provided by the…

Dynamic context orchestration based user experience

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143429
A method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for restoring an interrupted communication session. In one embodiment, the methodology comprises obtaining communication interface and network information from a user required to communicate from a user device with another device. The user communication is then captured between a current session using the user device and another device. The context of the captured communication is then determined, and a token is…

Injecting risk assessment in user authentication

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143396
In a method for authenticating a user, a processor receives a login request for an application. A processor directs the login request to a collection page. The collection page may include an authentication script. A processor receives a risk assessment based on an identity authenticated through the authentication script. A processor grants a level of access to the application based on the risk assessment.

Data generalization for predictive models

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12141706
A method, apparatus and a product for data generalization for predictive models. The method comprising: obtaining a training dataset that comprises a plurality of training instances and predicted labels thereof, wherein each training instance is a valuation of a set of features, wherein the set of features comprises a feature having a domain, wherein the predicted label of each training instance is a label predicted thereto by a predictive model; training an auxiliary model using the…

Machine learning of pattern category identification for application component tagging and problem resolution

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143276
A plurality of tickets can be received. A pattern pertaining to an issue with an application can be determined by at least one artificial neural network. The pattern can be indicated among at least a portion of the plurality of tickets. The portion of the plurality of tickets can be grouped into a group comprising a primary ticket and at least one secondary ticket. Automation steps can be accessed from a database. The automation steps can be implemented to resolve the issue for the…

Web conference recording content merging

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12143236
A system may generate a web conference recording of a live web conference among a plurality of participant computing systems. The system may receive, at the end of the live web conference, one or more local recordings from one or more participant computing systems of the plurality of participant computing systems. A system may merge content from the one or more local recordings into the web conference recording, the content from the one or more local recordings corresponding to one or…

Reduced Kapitza resistance microwave filter for cryogenic environments

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12142804
An architecture for, and techniques for fabricating, a thermal decoupling device are provided. In some embodiments, thermal decoupling device can be included in a thermally decoupled cryogenic microwave filter. In some embodiments, the thermal decoupling device can comprise a dielectric material and a conductive line. The dielectric material can comprise a first channel that is separated from a second channel by a wall of the dielectric material. The conductive line can comprise a first…

Staggered stacked semiconductor devices

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12142656
A semiconductor structure includes a first transistor device comprising a plurality of channel regions. The semiconductor structure further includes a second transistor device comprising a plurality of channel regions. The first transistor device and the second transistor device are disposed in a stacked configuration. The plurality of channel regions of the first transistor device are disposed in a staggered configuration relative to the plurality of channel regions of the second…

Self-aligning spacer tight pitch via

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12142525
Embodiments disclosed herein describe semiconductor devices that include semiconductor structures and methods of forming the semiconductor structures. The semiconductor structures may include an upper conductive line, a first lower conductive line laterally insulated by a first lower dielectric region and a second lower dielectric region. The semiconductor structure also includes a lower level via region above the first lower conductive line. The lower level via region includes a…

Superimposing high-frequency copies of emitted sounds

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12142292
An audio emitter configured to emit a sound creates a high-frequency copy of the sound to be emitted. The high-frequency copy of the sound is superimposed over the sound, resulting in a composite signal. The composite signal is emitted by the emitter. The high-frequency copy is at a frequency inaudible to humans, enabling a receiver to identify the emitter and/or the sound.

Dynamic video conference interface optimization

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12141903
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for video conference optimization is provided. The present invention may include accessing data for a scheduled web conference. The present invention may include generating a visual display template for each of a plurality of participants of the scheduled web conference. The present invention may include monitoring the scheduled web conference. The present invention may include adjusting the visual display template for at least a…

User feedback system on product usage

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12141812
A system and method that allows use of a product to review its users and generates a report summarizing how closely the product has been used according to its intended use. The product includes on-board and associated I-o-T sensors to differentiate between different users of the same product and provide data correlating usage how the product is used by each user. The system and method provide recommendations regarding how a typical behavior of each user can change during its use to…

Determining utility infrastructure and connectivity interruptions

Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number: 12141759
An approach for determining an infrastructure service interruption is disclosed. The approach relies on utilizing UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle) to map electronic signals (e.g., Wi-Fi, etc.) that emanates from building structures (e.g., residential, commercial, etc.). Electronic signals having a certain frequency or multiple frequencies may be used. Essentially, the approach can detect power/signal loss by comparing differences in Wi-Fi signal maps pre and post event (e.g., severe…