International Business Machines Corporation

Leigh Anne H Clevenger

Lawrence Alfred Clevenger

Benjamin David Briggs

Michael Rizzolo

Fee Li Lie

Gauri V Karve

Indira P Seshadri

Christopher J Penny

Jonathan Hudson Connell, Ii

Nalini Kanta Ratha

Nicole A Saulnier

Aldis G Sipolins

Zhenxing Bi

Krishna R Tunga

Maryam Ashoori

Mona Abdulkhaleg Ebrish

Mahmoud Amin

Ekmini Anuja De Silva

Isabel Cristina Chu

Deepika Priyadarshini

Hosadurga K Shobha

Spyridon Skordas

Justin A Canaperi

Nicolas J Loubet

Loma Vaishnav

Christoper J Penny

Yang Liu

Stefania Axo

Mark Christopher Wallen

Bryan Gury

A system for a touch screen interface that includes a coating including a plurality of a touch activated microchips; and a projector for projecting a light image onto the coating that is applied to a touch screen substrate. The system also includes an image calibrator that calibrates touch activated microchips in the coating to features of the light image projected onto the coating. The system further includes a receiver for receiving signal from the touch activated microchips when said feature of the light image is activated.

Paint on micro chip touch screens

Systems, computer-implemented methods and/or computer program products that facilitate real-time response to defined symptoms are provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises: monitoring, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, a state of an entity; detecting, by the system, defined symptoms of the entity by analyzing the state of the entity; and transmitting, by the system, a signal that causes audio response or a haptic response to be provided to the entity, wherein transmission of the signal that causes the audio response or the haptic response is based on detection of the defined symptoms.

Internet of things (IoT) real-time response to defined symptoms

The present invention provides for a cognitive system using an autonomous vehicle includes a plurality of sensors configured to obtain the weather forecast for a pollution detectable area; a cognitive input to determine the pollution detectable area having highest sensitivity of pollution; a light detecting and ranging system configured to spatially probe pollution levels distributed in the pollution detectable area; an evaluation system to evaluate the probed pollution levels in the pollution detectable area; and a recommendation system for recommending an action to be taken based on evaluation system results of the probed pollution levels in the pollution detectable area, wherein the pollution levels are detected based light emitted by the light detecting and ranging system.

Cognitive system for localized LIDAR pollution detection using autonomous vehicles

Aspects include a system, method and computer program product for delivering a package via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A delivery parameter for delivering the package via the UAV is obtained. A weather parameter related to the delivery parameter is obtained. A flight configured for the UAV is selected, wherein the selected flight configuration reduces a delivery cost of the package via the UAV based on the weather parameter and the delivery parameter. The package is delivered using the selected flight configuration of the UAV.

Increasing cost benefit and energy efficiency with modular delivery drones in inclement weather

A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and an incremental learning system are provided for language learning and speech enhancement. The method includes transforming acoustic utterances uttered by an individual into textual representations thereof, by a voice-to-language processor configured to perform speech recognition. The method further includes accelerating speech development in the individual, by an incremental learning system that includes the voice-to-language processor and that processes the acoustic utterances using natural language processing and analytics to determine and incrementally provide new material to the individual for learning. Responsive to the individual being a baby, the voice-to-language processor discretizes baby babbling to consonants, letters, and words.

Language learning and speech enhancement through natural language processing

Methods and systems for printing accurate three-dimensional structures include printing an original three-dimensional structure according to an original three-dimensional model. The original three-dimensional model is adjusted to reduce measured differences between the printed three-dimensional structure and the original three-dimensional model, by adding material to the original three-dimensional model in proportion to an amount of thermal contraction in a region. An adjusted three-dimensional structure is printed according to the adjusted three-dimensional model.

Proximity correction in three-dimensional manufacturing

A computer system interacts with a user with a behavioral state. An activity performed by an entity with a behavioral state is determined. A virtual character corresponding to the entity and performing the determined activity of the entity is generated and displayed. A mental state of the entity responsive to the virtual character is detected. In response to detection of a positive mental state of the entity, one or more natural language terms are provided to the entity corresponding to the activity performed by the virtual character. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for interacting with a user with a behavioral state in substantially the same manner described above.

Behavior-based interactive educational sessions

Internet of things (IOT) real-time response to defined symptoms

The present invention may receive a plurality of unlock instructions based on determining a location is secured from access by the drone. The present invention may use the plurality of received unlock instructions to access the location with an access device while determining the drone is present at the drop off location. The present invention may use the plurality of received unlock instructions to re-secure the location with the access device when determining successful delivery of a package by the drone, and may monitor a security of the location.

Secure access for drone package delivery

Three-dimensional positional spatial olfaction for virtual marketing associates a product with a product location within a virtual reality environment and identifies a product aroma associated with the product. A distance and a direction from the product location to a positional presence of a participant within the virtual reality environment is determined, and the product aroma is delivered to the participant in accordance with the distance and the direction. Delivery of the product aroma to the participant in accordance with the distance and the direction is used to lead the participant through the virtual reality environment to the product location where an interface for obtaining a physical copy of the product is displayed to the participant.

Method for using 3D positional spatial olfaction for virtual marketing

A method for fabricating fin field effect transistors comprises creating a pattern of self-aligned small cavities for P-type material growth using at least two hard mask layers, generating a pre-defined isolation area around each small cavity using a vertical spacer, selectively removing N-type material from the self-aligned small cavities, and growing P-type material in the small cavities. The P-type material may be silicon germanium (SiGe) and the N-type material may be tensile Silicon (t-Si). The pattern of self-aligned small cavities for P-type material growth is created by depositing two hard mask materials over a starting substrate wafer, selectively depositing photo resist over a plurality N-type areas, reactive ion etching to remove the second hard mask layer material over areas not covered by photo resist to create gaps in second hard mask layer, and removing the photo resist to expose the second hard mask material in the N-type areas.

Structure and method for equal substrate to channel height between N and P fin-FETs

A system and method perform remote physical training. The method includes receiving movements performed by an operator who is remotely located, and presenting the movements of the operator as movements performed by an avatar representing the operator in a virtual reality environment. The method also includes remotely monitoring the movements of the avatar, and providing real-time feedback on the movements to the operator.

Remote physical training

A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and an incremental learning system are provided for language learning and speech enhancement. The method includes transforming acoustic utterances uttered by an individual into textual representations thereof, by a voice-to-language processor configured to perform speech recognition. The method further includes accelerating speech development in the individual, by an incremental learning system that includes the voice-to-language processor and that processes the acoustic utterances using natural language processing and analytics to determine and incrementally provide new material to the individual for learning.

Techniques to improve CD width and depth uniformity between features with different layout densities are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a contact structure includes: patterning features in different regions of a dielectric at different layout densities whereby, due to etch loading effects, the features are patterned to different depths in the dielectric and have different bottom dimensions; depositing a sacrificial spacer into/lining the features whereby some of the features are pinched-off by the sacrificial spacer; opening up the sacrificial spacer at bottoms of one or more of the features that are not pinched-off by the sacrificial spacer; selectively extending the one or more features in the dielectric, such that the one or more features have a discontinuous taper with a stepped sidewall profile; removing the sacrificial spacer; and filling the features with a conductive material to form the contact structure. A contact structure is also provided.

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Leigh Anne H Clevenger