Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Sloyer

Jeffrey Sloyer 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).

  • Inviting temporary participants to a virtual meeting or other communication session for a fixed duration
    Patent number: 8627214
    Abstract: A session invitation can be received from a first communicator for a first communication session. The session invitation can be for a temporary participant to join a sub-session of the first communication session for a sub-session duration specified by the first communicator. The sub-session duration can be less than a duration of the first communication session. The session information can be conveyed to the temporary participant within a session invitation so that the sub-session duration is able to be presented to the temporary participant. Thus, the temporary participant is able to accept or deny the session invitation with full knowledge of the sub-session duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chelsea Beerse, Arno Denne, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jeffrey Sloyer
  • Inviting temporary participants to a virtual meeting or other communication session for a fixed duration
    Patent number: 8578281
    Abstract: A session invitation can be received from a first communicator for a first communication session. The session invitation can be for a temporary participant to join a sub-session of the first communication session for a sub-session duration specified by the first communicator. The sub-session duration can be less than a duration of the first communication session. The session information can be conveyed to the temporary participant within a session invitation so that the sub-session duration is able to be presented to the temporary participant. Thus, the temporary participant is able to accept or deny the session invitation with full knowledge of the sub-session duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chelsea Beerse, Arno Denne, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jeffrey Sloyer
  • INVITING TEMPORARY PARTICIPANTS TO A VIRTUAL MEETING OR OTHER COMMUNICATION SESSION FOR A FIXED DURATION
    Publication number: 20120239748
    Abstract: A session invitation can be received from a first communicator for a first communication session. The session invitation can be for a temporary participant to join a sub-session of the first communication session for a sub-session duration specified by the first communicator. The sub-session duration can be less than a duration of the first communication session. The session information can be conveyed to the temporary participant within a session invitation so that the sub-session duration is able to be presented to the temporary participant. Thus, the temporary participant is able to accept or deny the session invitation with full knowledge of the sub-session duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHELSEA BEERSE, Arno Denne, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jeffrey Sloyer
  • INVITING TEMPORARY PARTICIPANTS TO A VIRTUAL MEETING OR OTHER COMMUNICATION SESSION FOR A FIXED DURATION
    Publication number: 20120159353
    Abstract: A session invitation can be received from a first communicator for a first communication session. The session invitation can be for a temporary participant to join a sub-session of the first communication session for a sub-session duration specified by the first communicator. The sub-session duration can be less than a duration of the first communication session. The session information can be conveyed to the temporary participant within a session invitation so that the sub-session duration is able to be presented to the temporary participant. Thus, the temporary participant is able to accept or deny the session invitation with full knowledge of the sub-session duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHELSEA BEERSE, ARNO DENNE, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN, JEFFREY SLOYER
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING NETWORK CONTENT BASED UPON SOCIAL NETWORKING
    Publication number: 20090172127
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for recommending network content based upon shared preferences among members of a social network is provided. The method can be a computer-implemented method that includes determining a membership of a user in at least one social network in response to the user accessing a communications network. The method can further include identifying network content associated with other members of the at least one social network. Based upon the shared preferences, a list can be generated and transmitted to the user, the list comprising at least one network site for accessing the identified network content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hema Srikanth, Bryan Osenbach, Jeffrey Sloyer