Patents by Inventor Daniel Hassell

Daniel Hassell 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).

  • Patent number: 8346863
    Abstract: A method of initiating contact based upon automatically shared profile data can include a step of automatically and wirelessly exchanging profile information between at least two computing devices. A determination can be made as to whether a contact opportunity exists by comparing received profile information with a set of previously established contact rules. A notification of a contract opportunity can be automatically presented upon one of the computing devices, depending upon whether the profile information favorably compares with the contact rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tsz Simon Cheng, Daniel Hassell, Mathews Thomas
  • Patent number: 8107100
    Abstract: A method for managing deployed electronic documents that can begin when the deployed electronic document is accessed. A data probe can be automatically conveyed to a remotely located document manager responsive to the access attempt. The data probe can include data specific to the deployed electronic document. A management command can be received from the document manager. At least one management action can be locally and automatically performed for the deployed electronic document in accordance with the received management command. The management action can alter the content of the deployed electronic document and/or access rights to existing content of the deployed electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Subil M. Abraham, Tsz S. Cheng, Daniel Hassell, Mathews Thomas
  • Patent number: 7853882
    Abstract: A method for selectively securing portlets can include a step of providing a portal that includes multiple portlets. A portlet enablement event associated with a set of at least one of the portlets can be determined. The set include a number of portlets less than a total number of portlets in the portal. Responsive to the portlet enablement event, portlet enablement states can be changed for each portlet in the set without changing portlet enablement states of portlets not included in the set. Different portlet enablement states can include enabled, disabled, and access restricted states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tsz S. Cheng, Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Daniel Hassell, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080123683
    Abstract: A method of initiating contact based upon automatically shared profile data can include a step of automatically and wirelessly exchanging profile information between at least two computing devices. A determination can be made as to whether a contact opportunity exists by comparing received profile information with a set of previously established contact rules. A notification of a contract opportunity can be automatically presented upon one of the computing devices, depending upon whether the profile information favorably, compares with the contact rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: TSZ S. CHENG, DANIEL HASSELL, MATHEWS THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20080018926
    Abstract: A method for managing deployed electronic documents that can begin when the deployed electronic document is accessed. A data probe can be automatically conveyed to a remotely located document manager responsive to the access attempt. The data probe can include data specific to the deployed electronic document. A management command can be received from the document manager. At least one management action can be locally and automatically performed for the deployed electronic document in accordance with the received management command. The management action can alter the content of the deployed electronic document and/or access rights to existing content of the deployed electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: SUBIL M. ABRAHAM, TSZ S. CHENG, DANIEL HASSELL, MATHEWS THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20070240063
    Abstract: A method for selectively securing portlets can include a step of providing a portal that includes multiple portlets. A portlet enablement event associated with a set of at least one of the portlets can be determined. The set include a number of portlets less than a total number of portlets in the portal. Responsive to the portlet enablement event, portlet enablement states can be changed for each portlet in the set without changing portlet enablement states of portlets not included in the set. Different portlet enablement states can include enabled, disabled, and access restricted states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Gregory Fitzpatrick, Daniel Hassell, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20070233785
    Abstract: A collaboration interface including a collaboration space and a collaboration space list. The collaboration space can be associated with at least one key attribute. The collaboration space list can include an identifier for each communicator occupying the collaboration space. The communicators occupying the collaboration space can be automatically and dynamically determined. The interface can include a graphical user interface section for composing a message. Further, the interface can include a user selectable mechanism for conveying a composed message. The mechanism can convey the message to user selected ones of the communicators occupying the collaboration space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Subil Abraham, Tsz Cheng, Daniel Hassell, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20060089866
    Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium (100) for exchanging workflows (112), said workflows (112) presented by way of a graphical user interface (GUI) (102), the storage medium (100) comprising computer instructions for selecting (502) at least one workflow (112) from a plurality of workflows, and associating (506) the at least one workflow (112) with at least one target user (204) selected (504) from a plurality of target users (202).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsz Cheng, Gregory Fitzpatrick, Daniel Hassell