Patents Examined by Lesa M Kennedy
  • Patent number: 10171255
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for maintaining, between a plurality of participating computing devices, a collaboration session that includes a group instant messaging session within an object, wherein the plurality of participating computing devices includes a host computing device and one or more non-host computing devices in the group instant messaging session. A first sub-object of a plurality of sub-objects is generated within the object, wherein the first sub-object is rendered on the host computing device and the one or more non-host computing devices. Permission is assigned to the host computing device to edit content in the first sub-object, wherein the content in the first sub-object is rendered on the host computing device and the one or more non-host computing devices, and wherein the non-host computing devices are precluded from editing the content in the first sub-object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Alexander, Lisa M. Frankel, Yuhong Yin
  • Patent number: 10164783
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for maintaining, between a plurality of participating computing devices, a collaboration session that includes a group instant messaging session within an object, wherein the plurality of participating computing devices includes a host computing device and one or more non-host computing devices in the group instant messaging session. A first sub-object of a plurality of sub-objects is generated within the object, wherein the first sub-object is rendered on the host computing device and the one or more non-host computing devices. Permission is assigned to the host computing device to edit content in the first sub-object, wherein the content in the first sub-object is rendered on the host computing device and the one or more non-host computing devices, and wherein the non-host computing devices are precluded from editing the content in the first sub-object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Alexander, Lisa M. Frankel, Yuhong Yin
  • Patent number: 10157108
    Abstract: In various embodiments a distributed computing node in a plurality of distributed computing nodes logs transactions in a distributed processing system. In one embodiment, a set of information associated with at least one transaction is recorded in a transaction log. At least a portion of memory in at least one information processing system involved in the transaction is accessed. The portion of memory is directly accessed without involving a processor of the at least one information processing system. The set of information from the transaction log is written to the portion of memory. The set of information is directly written to the portion of memory without involving a processor of the at least one information processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xavier R. Guerin, Shicong Meng