Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Meserve

Stephen M. Meserve 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).

  • Enhanced radio
    Patent number: 9419734
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a portable radio may involve tuning a first receiver of the portable radio to a first broadcast from a first station, where the first broadcast includes specific program content. A switching event can be detected at the portable radio, where a second receiver of the portable radio may be tuned to a second broadcast from a second station in response to the switching event. The second broadcast can include the specific program content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lama R. Abouchakra, Al Chakra, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Ravi K. Kosaraju, Julie A. Meserve, Stephen M. Meserve, Steven M. Miller, Mark E. Peters
  • Enhanced Radio
    Publication number: 20100317304
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a portable radio may involve tuning a first receiver of the portable radio to a first broadcast from a first station, where the first broadcast includes specific program content. A switching event can be detected at the portable radio, where a second receiver of the portable radio may be tuned to a second broadcast from a second station in response to the switching event. The second broadcast can include the specific program content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lama R. Abouchakra, Al Chakra, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Ravi K. Kosaraju, Julie A. Meserve, Stephen M. Meserve, Steven M. Miller, Mark E. Peters
  • MEETING ROOM AND RESOURCE SCHEDULING AND PRIORITIZATION BASED ON ATTENDEE LOCATION
    Publication number: 20090327227
    Abstract: A method for meeting room scheduling includes receiving a specification for a meeting, including a list of attendees, and determining respective physical locations for each of the attendees. One or more optimal locations in which to have the meeting is found by calculating which ones of the physical locations has a highest concentration of attendees located there. An optimal room at each of the one or more optimal locations is found by selecting a room that is within a smallest average proximity to a highest number of attendees. The optimal room at each of the one or more optimal locations is then scheduled for the meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Julie A. Meserve, Stephen M. Meserve