Patents by Inventor Stephen E. Wall

Stephen E. Wall 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).

  • Method, system and program product for providing selective enhanced privacy and control features to one or more portions of an electronic message
    Patent number: 8832201
    Abstract: A method, system and program product for providing selective enhanced privacy and control features to multiple portions of an electronic message. The method includes creating an electronic message on a device having an enhanced data messaging tool installed thereon, and further selecting, using the enhanced data messaging tool, one or more enhanced privacy and control features for different portions of data contained in the message created, such that, different privacy and control features can be selected for different portions of data contained in the message. The method further includes transmitting the message created to respective devices of one or more intended recipients, such that, the message received on a respective device of a respective recipient notifies the respective recipient regarding the privacy and control features selected by the sender for one or more portions of data contained in the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen E. Wall
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE ENHANCED PRIVACY AND CONTROL FEATURES TO ONE OR MORE PORTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20100042690
    Abstract: A method, system and program product for providing selective enhanced privacy and control features to multiple portions of an electronic message. The method includes creating an electronic message on a device having an enhanced data messaging tool installed thereon, and further selecting, using the enhanced data messaging tool, one or more enhanced privacy and control features for different portions of data contained in the message created, such that, different privacy and control features can be selected for different portions of data contained in the message. The method further includes transmitting the message created to respective devices of one or more intended recipients, such that, the message received on a respective device of a respective recipient notifies the respective recipient regarding the privacy and control features selected by the sender for one or more portions of data contained in the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen E. Wall