https://patentbrief.org/company/international-business-machines-corp Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to International Business Machines Corp, newest first. en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:34:41 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11645473/palm-pathways-language-model IBM's patent describes a system that uses neural networks to analyze speech patterns and intentions to predict which person will talk next in a conversation. Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11645473/palm-pathways-language-model https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10318876/neural-architecture-search-with-rl A system that monitors human-AI interactions to build personality profiles and automatically adjust AI responses to improve communication quality. Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10318876/neural-architecture-search-with-rl https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10140638/airbnb-review-system A system that uses conversational AI to understand your reliability needs and automatically switches your cloud service to a backup provider if your current one goes down. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10140638/airbnb-review-system https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9959544/updating-an-application-on-a-smart-card-and-displaying-an-advertisement This patent describes a system where a central server authenticates a smart card user, identifies the specific smart card, allows the user to update applications on it, and then sends an advertisement to the user's computer. Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9959544/updating-an-application-on-a-smart-card-and-displaying-an-advertisement https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9405582/aws-elastic-beanstalk A method for cloud computers to monitor their own performance while processing massive data tasks and automatically changing their settings or resource levels to stay efficient. Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9405582/aws-elastic-beanstalk https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9361579/large-scale-probabilistic-ontology-reasoning A method for finding answers in a database of uncertain facts by ignoring probabilities to find a solution first, then calculating how likely that solution is based on the underlying evidence. Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9361579/large-scale-probabilistic-ontology-reasoning https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7543038/arrangement-and-method-for-impermanent-connectivity IBM's method for letting apps think they are connected to a server even when the internet is offline by using a proxy that stores requests and fakes responses. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7543038/arrangement-and-method-for-impermanent-connectivity https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6424946/amazon-personalized-recommendations A method for identifying and labeling speakers in audio recordings, even if the system has never heard the person speak before, by grouping similar voices and asking a user to name them. Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6424946/amazon-personalized-recommendations https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6370526/google-adwords-pay-per-click IBM's 1999 patent on automatically sorting lists of items, like emails, by watching which ones you click first and updating a mathematical model of your preferences in the background. Tue, 09 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6370526/google-adwords-pay-per-click https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6266060/windows-desktop An IBM patent from 1998 that describes how a web browser can automatically pick which website to load first based on your past browsing habits. Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6266060/windows-desktop https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5682513/cache-queue-entry-linking-for-dasd-record-updates A method for storage controllers to track and sequence data updates in a specific order, ensuring that remote backups remain consistent with the original data during a system failure. Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5682513/cache-queue-entry-linking-for-dasd-record-updates https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/3668658/floppy-disk-diskette An IBM patent from 1972 describing a protective, non-removable cover for a magnetic disk that uses a built-in cleaning material to wipe the disk surface while it spins. Tue, 06 Jun 1972 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/3668658/floppy-disk-diskette https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/3387286/dram-memory-dennard IBM's 1967 patent for a memory cell using a single transistor and a capacitor, which became the foundation for all modern computer RAM. Tue, 04 Jun 1968 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/3387286/dram-memory-dennard