Patents by Inventor Bob Stachel

Bob Stachel 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).

  • Method and software for supporting improved awareness of and collaboration among users involved in a task
    Publication number: 20030167281
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for improving awareness of the status of a task, and for improving collaboration among users involved in a task. Methods are provided in which activity data is displayed simultaneously in two separate regions of a screen display. A first region can contain a list of users in association with an activity most recently performed by each user. A second region can contain a list of data objects in association with an activity most recently performed on each of the data objects. Collaboration tools can be accessible through the list of users or the list of data objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew L. Cohen, Bob Stachel, Steve Foley
  • Method and software for supporting improved awareness of and collaboration among users involved in a task
    Patent number: 6507845
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for improving awareness of the status of a task, and for improving collaboration among users involved in a task. Methods are provided in which activity data is displayed simultaneously in two separate regions of a screen display. A first region can contain a list of users in association with an activity most recently performed by each user. A second region can contain a list of data objects in association with an activity most recently performed on each of the data objects. Collaboration tools can be accessible through the list of users or the list of data objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Cohen, Bob Stachel, Steve Foley