Patents by Inventor Julie A. Meserve

Julie A. Meserve 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: 9419734
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a portable radio may involve tuning a first receiver of the portable radio to a first broadcast from a first station, where the first broadcast includes specific program content. A switching event can be detected at the portable radio, where a second receiver of the portable radio may be tuned to a second broadcast from a second station in response to the switching event. The second broadcast can include the specific program content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lama R. Abouchakra, Al Chakra, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Ravi K. Kosaraju, Julie A. Meserve, Stephen M. Meserve, Steven M. Miller, Mark E. Peters
  • Publication number: 20100317304
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a portable radio may involve tuning a first receiver of the portable radio to a first broadcast from a first station, where the first broadcast includes specific program content. A switching event can be detected at the portable radio, where a second receiver of the portable radio may be tuned to a second broadcast from a second station in response to the switching event. The second broadcast can include the specific program content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lama R. Abouchakra, Al Chakra, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Ravi K. Kosaraju, Julie A. Meserve, Stephen M. Meserve, Steven M. Miller, Mark E. Peters
  • Publication number: 20090327227
    Abstract: A method for meeting room scheduling includes receiving a specification for a meeting, including a list of attendees, and determining respective physical locations for each of the attendees. One or more optimal locations in which to have the meeting is found by calculating which ones of the physical locations has a highest concentration of attendees located there. An optimal room at each of the one or more optimal locations is found by selecting a room that is within a smallest average proximity to a highest number of attendees. The optimal room at each of the one or more optimal locations is then scheduled for the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Julie A. Meserve, Stephen M. Meserve
  • Publication number: 20090307044
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically consolidating an appointment schedule. The system includes a client computer, a calendar server, and a server calendar management agent (CMA). The client computer displays a calendar user interface to show a first candidate appointment. The calendar server facilitates a scheduling consolidation session. The server CMA searches for a second candidate appointment for consolidation with the first candidate appointment based on at least one consolidation parameter. The server CMA also identifies a consolidated appointment for at least the first and second candidate appointments. The consolidated appointment combines the first and second candidate appointments according to the consolidation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Melvin R. Jones, JR., Julie A. Meserve
  • Publication number: 20090307045
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for determining meeting participants in an electronic calendar comprises identifying, based on user input, a first set of participants to invite to a meeting scheduled in the electronic calendar, wherein the meeting is associated with a topic. The method can also comprise identifying a second set of participants based on the topic associated with the meeting. The method can include determining a union of the first and second sets of participants and generating, for this union, calendar entries in the electronic calendar. The method can also include presenting the calendar entries in the electronic calendar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Melvin R. Jones, JR., Julie A. Meserve
  • Publication number: 20090307038
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for determining data feeds in an electronic calendar comprises identifying participants of a meeting scheduled in the electronic calendar and determining topics relevant to the participants of the meeting. The method can also comprise selecting data feeds based on the topics relevant to the participants of the meeting, wherein the data feeds provide information about the topics. The method can also include presenting the data feeds to one or more of the participants of the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Melvin R. Jones, JR., Julie A. Meserve