Patents by Inventor Scott R. Carrier

Scott R. Carrier 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: 8275648
    Abstract: A system and method to manage a survey for a community development asset. The system includes a response repository, a sampler, a respondent profile filter, and an inference generator. The response repository stores a plurality of survey responses from survey respondents about a community development asset. The sampler selects a sample response of the plurality of survey responses. The sample response corresponds to an identified respondent. The respondent profile filter identifies a community with which the identified respondent is associated. The inference generator infers a similar response from the community associated with the identified respondent based on the sample response of the identified respondent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott R. Carrier, Helena S. Chapman, John R. Hind
  • Publication number: 20090216581
    Abstract: A system and method to manage a community development asset. The system includes an asset polling agent, a nomenclature taxonomy dictionary, and an asset discovery service. The asset polling agent identifies a descriptive term associated with an asset under development. The nomenclature taxonomy dictionary stores a list of synonym terms related to the descriptive term associated with the asset under development. The asset discovery service identifies a reusable asset of a plurality of reusable assets for use with the asset under development based on at least one term, from a combination of the descriptive term and the list of synonym terms related to the descriptive term, extracted from social network data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Scott R. Carrier, Helena S. Chapman, John R. Hind
  • Patent number: 7543016
    Abstract: Under the present invention user data corresponding to a user requiring an electronic address, and a sequence of address generation scripts is provided. An electronic address is generated according to the user data and the first address generation script in the sequence. After generation, the electronic address is tested for validity. Specifically, it is determined whether the electronic address is both unique, and complies with a predetermined addressing standard (e.g., RFC 2822). If the electronic address is valid, it is assigned to the user. However, if the electronic address is not valid, a new electronic address is generated according to the next address generation script in the sequence. The new address is then tested for validity. This process continues until a valid electronic address is generated, or all of the address generation scripts in the sequence have been exhausted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Scott R. Carrier
  • Publication number: 20090106080
    Abstract: A system and method to manage a survey for a community development asset. The system includes a response repository, a sampler, a respondent profile filter, and an inference generator. The response repository stores a plurality of survey responses from survey respondents about a community development asset. The sampler selects a sample response of the plurality of survey responses. The sample response corresponds to an identified respondent. The respondent profile filter identifies a community with which the identified respondent is associated. The inference generator infers a similar response from the community associated with the identified respondent based on the sample response of the identified respondent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Scott R. Carrier, Helena S. Chapman, John R. Hind
  • Publication number: 20090099895
    Abstract: A system and method for managing access rights to a project team area for a community development asset. The system includes an asset consumption dependency generator and a behavior pattern activity analyzer. The asset consumption dependency generator identifies a member of a project team area for a community development asset. The project team area defines access rights of individuals to the community development asset. The behavior pattern activity analyzer identifies a user within a collaborative development network associated with the identified member of the project team area. The behavior pattern activity analyzer also grants an access right to the identified user to access the community development asset based on a social map dependency between the identified user and the identified member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: SCOTT R. CARRIER, HELENA S. CHAPMAN, JOHN R. HIND
  • Publication number: 20080256213
    Abstract: The Syndicated Web Services Client (SWSC) uses RSS/ATOM feeds, to facilitate asynchronous interactions between a computerized client and a web service, without requiring a duplicate copy of the web service application on the computerized client. The web service packages a form, such as an XForm containing interactive fields used by the web service, in a RSS/ATOM feed item. The web service sends the RSS/ATOM feed item to a computerized client, wherein the computerized client is a subscriber to the web service's RSS/ATOM feed and the computerized client is in network communication with a server hosting the web service. The computerized client displays the form for use by a user. Responsive to the user of the computerized client manipulating interactive fields in the form, the computerized client packages the manipulated form in a return RSS/ATOM feed item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Scott R. Carrier, John R. Hind
  • Publication number: 20080172619
    Abstract: A tool is provided that generates a short-cut of functions from a plurality of pluggable components within an infrastructure container. A historical trail monitoring component is configured to monitor user interactions with the plurality of pluggable components. A pattern detection component is configured to infer a pattern of usage with the plurality of pluggable components from the monitored user interactions. A short-cut generation component is configured to generate the short-cut of functions from the inferred pattern of usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Scott R. Carrier, John R. Hind