Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Diering

Stephen M. Diering 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: 7475350
    Abstract: A method to correlate and consolidate a plurality of events may include consolidating each of the plurality of events to form a multi-personality event. Each event may be emitted from a respective one of a plurality of components forming an event producer in response to an incident affecting the event producer. The method may also include providing the multi-personality event to an event consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan A. Boyles, Stephen M. Diering, Nathanael F. Ehrich, Joseph E. Firebaugh, Robert C. Leah
  • Patent number: 7310780
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are configured to display graphical objects on an electronic display by providing a tether that visually relates two spaced apart graphic objects on the display, with the tether configured to be less visually prominent than the objects that it indicates are related.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Diering, Joseph E. Firebaugh, Robert C. Leah
  • Publication number: 20040230915
    Abstract: A method and system for creating a menu, upon a user's initial request, initially having only a first set of menu items and displaying a second set of menu items upon a user's subsequent request. After receiving the user's initial menu request, the first set of menu items is determined and displayed. The first set of menu items includes menu items that correspond to actions on the local computer, menu items that are frequently selected by the user, etc. If a request for additional menu items is received from the user, a second set of menu items is determined and displayed. The second set of menu items includes menu items that correspond to actions on one or more remote computers such as a server, menu items that are infrequently selected by the user, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen M. Diering, Joseph E. Firebaugh, Niraj P. Joshi, Robert C. Leah