Patents by Inventor Michael Van Der Meulen

Michael Van Der Meulen 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).

  • Publication number: 20090043582
    Abstract: A system and method for creating user voice profiles enables a user to create a single user voice profile that is compatible with one or more voice servers. Such a system includes a training server that receives audio information from a client associated with a user and stores the audio information and corresponding textual information. The system further includes a training server adaptor. The training server adaptor is configured to receive a voice profile format and a communication protocol corresponding to one of the plurality of voice servers, convert the audio information and corresponding textual information into a format compatible with the voice profile format and communication protocol corresponding to the one of the plurality of voice servers, and provide the converted audio information and corresponding textual information to the one of the plurality of voice servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nianjun Zhou, Amarjit S. Bahl, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Patent number: 7461062
    Abstract: A method having at least one subscriber subscribing to topics from one or more data sources. The data sources available and the number of subscriptions for each data source are registered in a table in real time. Upon detecting either subscription activity by the subscribers or availability of data on a data source, a matching routine compares the subscriptions registered for the available data source and enables the sending of messages from the available data source to subscriber/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eben P. Stewart, Matthew Stokes, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Patent number: 7440894
    Abstract: A system and method for creating user voice profiles enables a user to create a single user voice profile that is compatible with one or more voice servers. Such a system includes a training server that receives audio information from a client associated with a user and stores the audio information and corresponding textual information. The system further includes a training server adaptor. The training server adaptor is configured to receive a voice profile format and a communication protocol corresponding to one of the plurality of voice servers, convert the audio information and corresponding textual information into a format compatible with the voice profile format and communication protocol corresponding to the one of the plurality of voice servers, and provide the converted audio information and corresponding textual information to the one of the plurality of voice servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nianjun Zhou, Amarjit S. Bahl, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Publication number: 20080196042
    Abstract: A system and program product having at least one subscriber subscribing to topics from one or more data sources. The number of subscriptions for each data source are registered in a table in real time. Upon detecting subscription activity, a matching routine compares the number of subscriptions registered for the available data source with a predetermined value, and if the number of subscribers exceeds the predetermined value a data source process corresponding to the data source will be started, and messages from the data source will be sent to the data source subscriber/s, otherwise, the data source provider will be stopped and not longer send messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eben P. Stewart, Matthew Stokes, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Publication number: 20080140803
    Abstract: A client computer is provisioned with interdependent list, of web services comprising list information identifying a plurality of web services, wherein further, the list information relates information received from a first web service of the plurality of web services with a subsequently requested second web service. Results of a web service request are provided to another web service request by the client computer utilizing the relationship provided by the list information. Preferably the list information and web service messages from the client computer are XML metadata. A cooperating Generic Mobile Web Services Manager configures and forwards communication between the client and respective web services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Shu, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Patent number: 7383266
    Abstract: A system, method and program product having at least one subscriber subscribing to topics from one or more data sources. The number of subscriptions for each data source are registered in a table in real time. Upon detecting subscription activity, a matching routine compares the number of subscriptions registered for the available data source with a predetermined value, and if the number of subscribers exceeds the predetermined value a data source process corresponding to the data source will be started, and messages from the data source will be sent to the data source subscriber/s, otherwise, the data source provider will be stopped and not longer send messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eben P. Stewart, Matthew Stokes, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Publication number: 20060117035
    Abstract: A system, method and program product having at least one subscriber subscribing to topics from one or more data sources. The number of subscriptions for each data source are registered in a table in real time. Upon detecting subscription activity, a matching routine compares the number of subscriptions registered for the available data source with a predetermined value, and if the number of subscribers exceeds the predetermined value a data source process corresponding to the data source will be started, and messages from the data source will be sent to the data source subscriber/s, otherwise, the data source provider will be stopped and not longer send messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eben Stewart, Matthew Stokes, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Publication number: 20060117005
    Abstract: A system, method and program product having at least one subscriber subscribing to topics from one or more data sources. The data sources available and the number of subscriptions for each data source are registered in a table in real time. Upon detecting either subscription activity by the subscribers or availability of data on a data source, a matching routine compares the subscriptions registered for the available data source and enables the sending of messages from the available data source to subscriber/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eben Stewart, Matthew Stokes, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Publication number: 20060020658
    Abstract: An electronic conversation is initiated between a first user and a second user preferably by broadcasting a message via a pub/sub service to a plurality of users subscribing to the service wherein said second user responds to the broadcasted message wherein said electronic conversation session is uniquely identified. One or more electronic conversation messages are exchanged between the first user and the second user during said uniquely identified electronic conversation session. Information about said uniquely identified electronic conversation session is recorded at the conclusion of the session to be used in subsequent sessions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Goodman, Konrad Lagarde, Eben Stewart, Michael Van Der Meulen, Jessica Wu
  • Publication number: 20040122906
    Abstract: Publishing electronic messages to clients within a group in a Pub/Sub message publishing environment wherein the group includes authorized participating clients in network communication with a pub/sub service. A client is authenticated for authority to publish messages to a selected group of subscribing clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Goodman, Frank Jania, Konrad C. Lagarde, Chen Shu, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Publication number: 20040117444
    Abstract: A first Instant Message is published to a group of subscribing clients. The message is received by an application at a first client. A response message is created at the first client, the response message comprising information provided by the first client, the first message and information about the first client. The response message is returned to the originator of the published first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Goodman, Konrad C. Lagarde, Eben P. Stewart, Michael Van Der Meulen, Jessica Wu
  • Publication number: 20040019645
    Abstract: Electronic messages are published through a pub/sub service to subscribing clients. Client applications filter incoming messages according to user predefined criteria, only presenting messages to the user that pass filtering criteria. Messages are preferably Instant Messages transmitted in a SOAP protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Goodman, Frank Jania, Konrad C. Lagarde, Chen Shu, Michael Van Der Meulen
  • Publication number: 20040019637
    Abstract: Two way communication is provided in a one to many pub/sub environment. A community of users admitted to the community by subscription authorization receive messages (preferably Instant Messages) published from a requesting user. The request message is sent to a robot user (program application) that represents the community of users but appears to the community as simply another user. The robot user publishes the request message (using a pub/sub service) to the community of users. A user in the community of users receives messages to the community according to his personal message filter. The user responds to the requesting user with a response message. The response message includes information identifying the request message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporaion
    Inventors: Brian D. Goodman, Konrad C. Lagarde, Eben P. Stewart, Michael Van Der Meulen, Jessica Wu