Patents by Inventor Beatrice Coulomb
Beatrice Coulomb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11258739Abstract: A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.Inventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigère, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 10581776Abstract: A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigère, Carole Truntschka
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Publication number: 20200053032Abstract: A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigère, Carole Truntschka
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Publication number: 20170230319Abstract: A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigère, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 9660946Abstract: A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigère, Carole Truntschka
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Publication number: 20160219005Abstract: A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigère, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 9276885Abstract: A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigére, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 8924460Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for administering a peer-to-peer file sharing computer network. The method includes: maintaining a reference associating a particular shared file with a seeder in a community of peers and a number of seeders in the community; and registering a second peer as a second seeder of the particular shared file, if a first seeder in the community of peers has informed the peers of a termination of the availability of a file seeding of the particular shared file. The system includes means for performing the steps of the method. The computer program product includes computer program instructions for carrying out the steps of the method.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Collet, Beatrice Coulomb, Francois-Xavier Drouet, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 8484061Abstract: A method of scheduling events includes receiving event data specifying sessions for an event, an event duration that encompasses a plurality of time slots, a respective duration for each session, a respective start time for the event and the sessions, and information describing a plurality of attendees; generating a first list of each possible set of time slots within which each session can be scheduled based upon the respective start times; generating a second list by removing each possible set of time slots for each session that is less than the duration specified for the session; performing a scheduling process for each session; and sending a respective electronic message presenting the schedule to each attendee.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Collet, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigere, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 8417551Abstract: A method of scheduling events includes receiving event data specifying one or more sessions for an event, an event duration that encompasses a plurality of time slots, a respective duration for each session, a respective start time for the event and zero or more of the sessions, and information describing a plurality of attendees; generating a first list of each possible set of time slots within which each session can be scheduled based upon the respective start times; generating a second list by removing each possible set of time slots for each session that is less than the duration specified for the session; individually performing a scheduling process for each session that comprises allocating a respective set of time slots for the session in a schedule, removing each possible set of time slots for the session that is not equivalent to the set of time slots allocated, and removing each possible set of time slots for each other session that includes at least one time slot allocated for the session; and sendType: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Collet, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigere, Carole Truntschka
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Publication number: 20130013366Abstract: A method of scheduling events includes receiving event data specifying sessions for an event, an event duration that encompasses a plurality of time slots, a respective duration for each session, a respective start time for the event and the sessions, and information describing a plurality of attendees; generating a first list of each possible set of time slots within which each session can be scheduled based upon the respective start times; generating a second list by removing each possible set of time slots for each session that is less than the duration specified for the session; performing a scheduling process for each session; and sending a respective electronic message presenting the schedule to each attendee.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Luc Collet, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmiegre, Carol Truntschka
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Patent number: 8321277Abstract: A method for voice ordering utilizing catalog taxonomies and hierarchical categorization relationships in product information management (PIM) systems includes: prompting a user with a query to input speech into a speech recognition engine; translating the inputted speech into a series of words; querying a product information management component (PIM) based on the series of words; wherein the querying is performed as a matching algorithm against PIM category and attribute keywords; returning coded results to a voice synthesizer to produce at least one of: a voice response, and a text response to the user; and wherein in the coded results indicate one or more of: a not found message for zero matches, a confirmation of a suitable single match, a request for additional information in the event one or more of the following occurs: more than one matching item, category, and item attribute was found in the PIM.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Beatrice Coulomb, Dimitris Gibault, Audrey Occello, Christophe Palaysi
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Patent number: 7991844Abstract: A method of processing a plurality of electronic mail files is disclosed, wherein each electronic mail file includes a subject field having one or more strings comprising the steps of establishing a list of strings, checking the first string in the subject field of each electronic mail file to determine whether the first string matches any of the strings in the list, removing any first strings that match a string in the list and replacing the first string elsewhere in the subject field, and sorting the electronic mail files according to their subject field.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Beatrice Coulomb, Stephane Lebrun, Gerard Marmigere, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 7856417Abstract: A method and system for filing electronic mails is disclosed. The method executed on the client side of a mail application allows to propose to a user a list of relevant folders that have been previously used to store e-mails in relation with the current e-mail to be stored. The relationship between the e-mail is determined by analyzing the content of different message fields of the e-mail header.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederic Bauchot, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigere, Carole Truntschka
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Publication number: 20100161752Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for administering a peer-to-peer file sharing computer network. The method includes: maintaining a reference associating a particular shared file with a seeder in a community of peers and a number of seeders in the community; and registering a second peer as a second seeder of the particular shared file, if a first seeder in the community of peers has informed the peers of a termination of the availability of a file seeding of the particular shared file. The system includes means for performing the steps of the method. The computer program product includes computer program instructions for carrying out the steps of the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Luc Collet, Beatrice Coulomb, Francois-Xavier Drouet, Carole Truntschka
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Patent number: 7707502Abstract: A method for managing speaker notes in a slide presentation is disclosed. A method for creating a plurality of speaker notes files to be used in support of a slide presentation includes: creating a first speaker notes file including a first plurality of speaker notes instances to be used each respectfully in support of one slide among a plurality of slides of the slide presentation; creating a second speaker notes file including a second plurality of speaker notes instances to be used each respectfully in support of one slide among the plurality of slides of the slide presentation, wherein the first and second speaker notes files are grouped in a speaker notes component; and creating links between the slide presentation and the first or second speaker notes file to allow a respective first or second speaker notes instance to be used in support of the one slide.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Beatrice Coulomb, Olivier Foncarnier, Carole Truntschka
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Publication number: 20100088144Abstract: A method of scheduling events includes receiving event data specifying one or more sessions for an event, an event duration that encompasses a plurality of time slots, a respective duration for each session, a respective start time for the event and zero or more of the sessions, and information describing a plurality of attendees; generating a first list of each possible set of time slots within which each session can be scheduled based upon the respective start times; generating a second list by removing each possible set of time slots for each session that is less than the duration specified for the session; individually performing a scheduling process for each session that comprises allocating a respective set of time slots for the session in a schedule, removing each possible set of time slots for the session that is not equivalent to the set of time slots allocated, and removing each possible set of time slots for each other session that includes at least one time slot allocated for the session; and sendType: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Luc Collet, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmiegre, Carole Trunstschka
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Publication number: 20090319272Abstract: A method for voice ordering utilizing catalog taxonomies and hierarchical categorization relationships in product information management (PIM) systems includes: prompting a user with a query to input speech into a speech recognition engine; translating the inputted speech into a series of words; querying a product information management component (PIM) based on the series of words; wherein the querying is performed as a matching algorithm against PIM category and attribute keywords; returning coded results to a voice synthesizer to produce at least one of: a voice response, and a text response to the user; and wherein in the coded results indicate one or more of: a not found message for zero matches, a confirmation of a suitable single match, a request for additional information in the event one or more of the following occurs: more than one matching item, category, and item attribute was found in the PIM.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Beatrice Coulomb, Dimitris Gibault, Audrey Occello, Christophe Palaysi
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Publication number: 20090319624Abstract: A method for the elimination of duplicate or multiple electronic mail (email) to one or more recipients, the method includes: generating table entries in a mail server that identify users of the mail server; receiving an email at the mail server; determining whether this is the first time the email is received at the mail server; wherein in the event this is the first time the email has been received: recording information about the email in the table; storing a copy of the email in a repository; forwarding the email to the intended recipients; and wherein in the event the email has been received previously: determining which of the intended recipients has not received the email; sending a copy of the email from the repository to the recipients who have not already received the email; and recording which of the recipients have now received the email in the table.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Giovanni Buschi, Beatrice Coulomb, Dimitris Gibault, Christophe Palaysi
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Patent number: 7600267Abstract: A method, system and computer readable program on a medium for masking a window or a visible part of a window during a copy screen or copy window operation which: provides a primitive to indicate to a window manager whether or not the window comprises information to be copy protected. defines a new window attribute to indicate non-copyability of the window. updates window attributes when this window is copy protected: masks all or part of the window content when the window is no longer active, so that protected information on this window is no longer visible, and displays the original window content when the window becomes active again.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederic Bauchot, Jean-Luc Collet, Beatrice Coulomb, Gerard Marmigere