Patents by Inventor Arthur R. Francis

Arthur R. Francis 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: 10778735
    Abstract: A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Patent number: 10657285
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Publication number: 20190334964
    Abstract: A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Patent number: 10432677
    Abstract: A computer network comprising a number of user devices and a preferences control module, in which the preferences control module receives user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receives data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and distinguishes a number of artifacts on the owner's social networking profile from other artifacts on the profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile. A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Patent number: 10419500
    Abstract: A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Publication number: 20190236308
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Patent number: 10325113
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Publication number: 20190179864
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to the visual display of tags and provide a method, system and computer program product for contributor characteristic based tag clouds. In an embodiment of the invention, a tag cloud generation method can include loading tags for resources in a social bookmarking system, determining a personal characteristic for each of the end users applying the tags to the resources, and rendering a tag cloud for the tags based upon the personal characteristic of the end users and not based upon the frequency of use of the tags alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Ruthie D. Lyle, Arthur R. Francis, Veronique L. Moses
  • Patent number: 10210259
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to the visual display of tags and provide a method, system and computer program product for contributor characteristic based tag clouds. In an embodiment of the invention, a tag cloud generation method can include loading tags for resources in a social bookmarking system, determining a personal characteristic for each of the end users applying the tags to the resources, and rendering a tag cloud for the tags based upon the personal characteristic of the end users and not based upon the frequency of use of the tags alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruthie D. Lyle, Arthur R. Francis, Veronique L. Moses
  • Publication number: 20170193248
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Patent number: 9679157
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Patent number: 9679158
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Patent number: 9501659
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for inheriting social network information from a first user to one or more other users. In various examples, rule-based criteria (e.g., origination, update frequency, access, event occurrence and/or proficiency) are utilized for allowing a first user to bestow (e.g., transfer/share/delegate) social network information (e.g., authorization, access, contact(s), document(s), video(s), file(s), image(s), post(s), blog(s), content, rule(s) and/or control) to a second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Publication number: 20160196446
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Publication number: 20160196445
    Abstract: Minimizing data security risks may be provided. A number and type of confidential data in a computing environment may be determined to generate a metric for the type of confidential data in the computing environment. The metric of the type of confidential data may be compared to a predetermined metric for the type. Responsive to determining the metric for the type of confidential data exceeding a predetermined metric for the type, an action may be performed to prevent more entries of the type of confidential data in the computing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Arthur R. Francis, Eduardo A. Patrocinio
  • Patent number: 8918458
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for utilizing statistics in a human-to-human collaborative tool is provided. A method for utilizing group statistics for a group participating in a collaborative session can include collecting group statistics including a percentage of the participants in the set having a particular availability status for a grouped set of participants designated to participate in a collaborative session provided by a human-to-human collaborative tool executing in a computer system, generating a display of the percentage of the participants in the set having the particular availability status, and rendering the generated display of the percentage of the participants in the set having the particular availability status in a user interface in association with a hierarchical listing of participants in the collaborative session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruthie D. Lyle, Arthur R. Francis
  • Publication number: 20140344887
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for inheriting social network information from a first user to one or more other users. In various examples, rule-based criteria (e.g., origination, update frequency, access, event occurrence and/or proficiency) are utilized for allowing a first user to bestow (e.g., transfer/share/delegate) social network information (e.g., authorization, access, contact(s), document(s), video(s), file(s), image(s), post(s), blog(s), content, rule(s) and/or control) to a second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Publication number: 20140201283
    Abstract: A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Publication number: 20140201269
    Abstract: A computer network comprising a number of user devices and a preferences control module, in which the preferences control module receives user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receives data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and distinguishes a number of artifacts on the owner's social networking profile from other artifacts on the profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile. A method of personalizing a social networking profile page within a computer network, the method comprising receiving user preferences from an owner of a social network profile, receiving data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile, and differentiating artifacts available on the owner's social networking profile based on the user preferences and data describing a viewer of the owner's social networking profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, Arthur R. Francis
  • Publication number: 20110153768
    Abstract: Electronic meeting relevance alerts that include receiving, by a processing device, metadata related to an electronic meeting, comparing, by the processing device, the metadata with preferences of an attendee invited to the electronic meeting to determine a relevancy of the metadata to the attendee, and sending, by the processing device, a notification to the attendee responsive to the relevancy of the metadata to the attendee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: BERNADETTE A. CARTER, ARTHUR R. FRANCIS