Patents by Inventor Louis M. Weitzman

Louis M. Weitzman 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: 10706091
    Abstract: A computer application displayed document such as a Web Page, is manipulated by dragging snippets to and from graphically depicted icons created by the application. The snippets preferably comprise links to the original content for communicating with the content source and/or restoring removed snippets to the displayed document. Preferably links are maintained semantically using RDF and DOM technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Publication number: 20180293307
    Abstract: A computer application displayed document such as a Web Page, is manipulated by dragging snippets to and from graphically depicted icons created by the application. The snippets preferably comprise links to the original content for communicating with the content source and/or restoring removed snippets to the displayed document. Preferably links are maintained semantically using RDF and DOM technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen A. EVANCHIK, Alister D. LEWIS-BOWEN, Louis M. WEITZMAN
  • Patent number: 10013484
    Abstract: A computer application displayed document such as a Web Page, is manipulated by dragging snippets to and from graphically depicted icons created by the application. The snippets preferably comprise links to the original content for communicating with the content source and/or restoring removed snippets to the displayed document. Preferably links are maintained semantically using RDF and DOM technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Alister Lewis-Bowen, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 8761374
    Abstract: A method and computer readable medium are provided for monitoring customer support sessions based on at least one category associated with the customer support sessions. A request from an administrator for information associated with unresolved support sessions is received. A set of support categories is presented to the administrator. A selection of at least one support category is received from the administrator. A set of first level customer support agent identifiers associated with at least one support session queued under the at least one support category which has been selected is presented to the administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 8756487
    Abstract: A content management system (100) includes a plurality of devices (110) communicatively coupled to a content server (105). Each of the plurality of devices (125,135) has a context (130,140) associated with it. The content server (105) includes a content processor (115) and stores a plurality of content (150). The content processor (115) is adapted to receive a request for at least one context (120) from one of the plurality of devices (110); extract at least one context related information created from composed fragments from the request; and generate a context-based content (145) using the extracted at least one context related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis M. Weitzman, Dikran S. Meliksetian
  • Patent number: 8588400
    Abstract: A method and computer readable medium are provided for monitoring customer support sessions based on at least one category associated with the customer support sessions. A request from an administrator for information associated with unresolved support sessions is received. A set of support categories is presented to the administrator. A selection of at least one support category is received from the administrator. A set of first level customer support agent identifiers associated with at least one support session queued under the at least one support category which has been selected is presented to the administrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 8296646
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product for focusing the display of tabular data wherein the display has multiple rows and columns of cells. A computer running a tabular data application includes a display for displaying the tabular data. The tabular data application includes a routine for defining a user defined area in the tabular data display in a focused display. The routine places indicators at the top, bottom, right side and left side of the focused display. The indicators may be one of an expand indicator or a collapse indicator. A movable cursor in the tabular data display is used to select at least one of the indicators for focusing the display. The routine in the tabular data application expands or collapses the display of tabular data to give a focused display. The expanding or collapsing of the display is determined by whether the selected indicator is an expand indicator or a collapse indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis M. Weitzman, Alister Lewis-Bowen
  • Patent number: 8151213
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and program product for providing dynamic visual cells in tabular data. A computer has an application for selecting a range of cells in said tabular data. A routine within the application recognizes a request for a graphical plot for data contained within the selected range of cells. The request may be from a user via a popup or a command menu. A routine within the application provides a graphical plot in a summary cell associated with the selected range of cells. The summary cell may be associated with the selected range of cells by being proximate the selected range of cells, or by location, color or a graphic property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis M. Weitzman, Alister Lewis-Bowen
  • Patent number: 7895330
    Abstract: A method and system for routing or directing calls in a call center, service center, or help desk environment includes a versatile queuing mechanism that supports instant messaging or electronic communications or mail in support of received calls taken by the help desk. The queuing mechanism provides predefined categories of different areas of expertise, automatic distribution to different skills levels of escalating expertise based on each request, multiple experts for each category monitoring the queues for new requests, and, as the requests come in, the experts can manually pull the new requests or be given the requests automatically. For each request, there is automated control of the number of instant messages any one expert is allowed to handle. The expert resolution can be used as feedback in the entire support process for evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7861180
    Abstract: A user displayed interactive GUI widget (icon) provides two or more regions. A first region provides widget manipulation function for editing the widget, editing including moving or sizing functions. A second region provides widget interaction function for user interaction with the widget including interaction lists or interaction graphics. The regions may comprise one or more icon border regions and one or more icon internal regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sijia Liu, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7844788
    Abstract: A computer comprising a processor, a volatile main store, a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) mirror store, and optionally a cache for the non-volatile mirror store. While programs of the computer are operational, the contents of the volatile main store are mirrored in the non-volatile mirror store such that when a startup signal is received, the contents of the volatile main store are quickly restored from the contents of the non-volatile mirror store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7827364
    Abstract: Hierarchically paging data in a computer system wherein, when evicting a page of data from the computer system main storage, evicting the page to a first paging store (preferably NVRAM). When evicting a page of data from the first paging store, evicting the page to a second paging store (such as a disk). When the main store requires a page of data that is not in the main store and when the page of data is available in the first paging store, loading the third page of data into main store from first paging store. When the page of data is not available in the first paging store, loading the third page of data into main store from the second store. Optionally, pages of main store are saved and restored from NVRAM during a power-down, power-up sequence of events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7788082
    Abstract: A method for autonomic computing using a relational grammar represented in a mark-up language. In response to a system input change, the autonomic relational grammar and the autonomic system input is parsed to form an autonomic derivation tree representing autonomic system tokens, categories, attributes and relationships. An action is taken as defined by the relational grammar according to the input changes sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dikran Meliksetian, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Publication number: 20090217206
    Abstract: A user displayed interactive GUI widget (icon) provides two or more regions. A first region provides widget manipulation function for editing the widget, editing including moving or sizing functions. A second region provides widget interaction function for user interaction with the widget including interaction lists or interaction graphics. The regions may comprise one or more icon border regions and one or more icon internal regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: SIJIA LIU, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Publication number: 20090214020
    Abstract: A method and computer readable medium are provided for monitoring customer support sessions based on at least one category associated with the customer support sessions. A request from an administrator for information associated with unresolved support sessions is received. A set of support categories is presented to the administrator. A selection of at least one support category is received from the administrator. A set of first level customer support agent identifiers associated with at least one support session queued under the at least one support category which has been selected is presented to the administrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: STEPHEN A. EVANCHIK, Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Publication number: 20090150625
    Abstract: Hierarchically paging data in a computer system wherein, when evicting a page of data from the computer system main storage, evicting the page to a first paging store (preferably NVRAM). When evicting a page of data from the first paging store, evicting the page to a second paging store (such as a disk). When the main store requires a page of data that is not in the main store and when the page of data is available in the first paging store, loading the third page of data into main store from first paging store. When the page of data is not available in the first paging store, loading the third page of data into main store from the second store. Optionally, pages of main store are saved and restored from NVRAM during a power-down, power-up sequence of events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7546546
    Abstract: Contextual desktop folders are provided in addition to a system desktop folder, thereby customized desktop folders (contextual desktop folders) are provided to a user. Thus, applications that have for example editing dialogs presented via a GUI interface, can have the dialogs customized for a computing environment providing dialog functions associated with predetermined applications. Preferably, a user or application selects files of a contextual desktop to present to the user of the application as “default” files, folders, shortcuts or applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alister Lewis-Bowen, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7543123
    Abstract: A computer implemented hierarchical method for paging data, when evicting a page of data from the computer system main storage, evicting the page to a first paging store (preferably NVRAM). When evicting a page of data from the first paging store, evicting the page to a second paging store (such as a disk). When the main store requires a page of data that is not in the main store and when the page of data is available in the first paging store, loading the third page of data into main store from first paging store. When the page of data is not available in the first paging store, loading the third page of data into main store from the second store. Optionally, pages of main store are saved and restored from NVRAM during a power-down, power-up sequence of events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A . Evanchik, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7519917
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for graphically presenting compatible workflow steps to a user through a graphical user interface are disclosed. The method includes graphically displaying a plurality of steps in a workflow. A user's selection for at least one step in a plurality of steps to denote at least one selected step and at least one non-selected step is received. The method further includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the selected step is acceptable as an input of the non-selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable. The method also includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the non-selected step is acceptable as an input of the selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Rouben Meschian, Matthew N. Roy, Dan Smith, Benjamin H. Szekely, Elias J. Torres, Louis M. Weitzman
  • Patent number: 7457928
    Abstract: A computer comprising a processor, a volatile main store, a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) mirror store, and optionally a cache for the non-volatile mirror store. While programs of the computer are operational, the contents of the volatile main store are mirrored in the non-volatile mirror store such that when a startup signal is received, the contents of the volatile main store are quickly restored from the contents of the non-volatile mirror store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Evanchik, Louis M. Weitzman