Patents by Inventor Andrew L. Cohen

Andrew L. Cohen 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: 20030167281
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for improving awareness of the status of a task, and for improving collaboration among users involved in a task. Methods are provided in which activity data is displayed simultaneously in two separate regions of a screen display. A first region can contain a list of users in association with an activity most recently performed by each user. A second region can contain a list of data objects in association with an activity most recently performed on each of the data objects. Collaboration tools can be accessible through the list of users or the list of data objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew L. Cohen, Bob Stachel, Steve Foley
  • Patent number: 6507845
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for improving awareness of the status of a task, and for improving collaboration among users involved in a task. Methods are provided in which activity data is displayed simultaneously in two separate regions of a screen display. A first region can contain a list of users in association with an activity most recently performed by each user. A second region can contain a list of data objects in association with an activity most recently performed on each of the data objects. Collaboration tools can be accessible through the list of users or the list of data objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Cohen, Bob Stachel, Steve Foley
  • Patent number: 6377983
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to cooperative computing environments and information retrieval and management methods and systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and systems for capturing and generating useful information about a user's access and use of data on a computer system, such as in the form of documents stored on remote servers, and making such useful information available to others. Documents on the computer system are accessible through a plurality of different methods, such as by specifying an identifier or locator for the document, activating a hyperlink in another document which points to the document, or navigating to the document through navigational commands in an application program such as a browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Cohen, Paul P. Maglio, Robert C. Barrett, Mark A. Sheldon
  • Patent number: 6356898
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to cooperative computing environments and information retrieval and management methods and systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and systems for capturing and generating useful information about a user's access and use of data on a computer system, such as in the form of documents stored on remote servers, and making such useful information available to others. Documents on the computer system are accessible through a plurality of different methods, such as by specifying an identifier or locator for the document, activating a hyperlink in another document which points to the document, or navigating to the document through navigational commands in an application program such as a browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Cohen, Paul P. Maglio, Robert C. Barrett, Mark A. Sheldon
  • Publication number: 20010044795
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to cooperative computing environments and information retrieval and management methods and systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and systems for capturing and generating useful information about a user's access and use of data on a computer system, such as in the form of documents stored on remote servers, and making such useful information available to others. Documents on the computer system are accessible through a plurality of different methods, such as by specifying an identifier or locator for the document, activating a hyperlink in another document which points to the document, or navigating to the document through navigational commands in an application program such as a browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: ANDREW L. COHEN, PAUL P. MAGLIO, ROBERT C. BARRETT, MARK A. SHELDON