Patents by Inventor Benjamin N. A. Durrans

Benjamin N. A. Durrans 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).

  • Control of notifications to a user of an electronic messaging system
    Patent number: 11588774
    Abstract: An example method of controlling notifications to a user of an electronic messaging system comprises controlling communication of a notification associated with a thread of the electronic messaging system to the user based on a determined level of interest of the user in a topic of the thread and at least one of: the obtained timing information relating to the timing of the most recent notification associated with the thread; and an obtained measure of similarity between the topic of the thread and a second topic associated with the most recent notification associated with the thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joe D. S. Pavitt, Charlotte A. Jobson, Nnadozie E. Okeke, Carolyn A. Mabbott, Benjamin N. A. Durrans
  • Controlling communication of notifications to a user
    Patent number: 11153250
    Abstract: A method for controlling notifications to a user of messages comprises analyzing text from each of one or more electronic messages in a thread to identify one or more topics in the thread; monitoring interactions of the user with the one or more electronic messages associated with the identified one or more topics; comparing the monitored interactions with one or more respective reference interactions to determine a respective level of interest of the user in the one or more identified topics; receiving a new electronic message in the thread; analyzing the new electronic message to determine a topic of the new electronic message; and controlling communication of a notification to the user regarding receipt of the new electronic message based on a determined level of interest of the user in the topic of the new electronic message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joe D. S. Pavitt, Charlotte A. Jobson, Nnadozie E. Okeke, Carolyn A. Mabbott, Benjamin N. A. Durrans
  • Control of notifications to a user of an electronic messaging system
    Patent number: 10931618
    Abstract: An example method of controlling notifications to a user of an electronic messaging system comprises controlling communication of a notification associated with a thread of the electronic messaging system to the user based on a determined level of interest of the user in a topic of the thread and at least one of: the obtained timing information relating to the timing of the most recent notification associated with the thread; and an obtained measure of similarity between the topic of the thread and a second topic associated with the most recent notification associated with the thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joe D. S. Pavitt, Charlotte A. Jobson, Nnadozie E. Okeke, Carolyn A. Mabbott, Benjamin N. A. Durrans
  • CONTROL OF NOTIFICATIONS TO A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190386946
    Abstract: An example method of controlling notifications to a user of an electronic messaging system comprises controlling communication of a notification associated with a thread of the electronic messaging system to the user based on a determined level of interest of the user in a topic of the thread and at least one of: the obtained timing information relating to the timing of the most recent notification associated with the thread; and an obtained measure of similarity between the topic of the thread and a second topic associated with the most recent notification associated with the thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Joe D. S. Pavitt, Charlotte A. Jobson, Nnadozie E. Okeke, Carolyn A. Mabbott, Benjamin N. A. Durrans
  • CONTROL OF NOTIFICATIONS TO A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190386947
    Abstract: An example method of controlling notifications to a user of an electronic messaging system comprises controlling communication of a notification associated with a thread of the electronic messaging system to the user based on a determined level of interest of the user in a topic of the thread and at least one of: the obtained timing information relating to the timing of the most recent notification associated with the thread; and an obtained measure of similarity between the topic of the thread and a second topic associated with the most recent notification associated with the thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Joe D. S. Pavitt, Charlotte A. Jobson, Nnadozie E. Okeke, Carolyn A. Mabbott, Benjamin N. A. Durrans
  • CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION OF NOTIFICATIONS TO A USER
    Publication number: 20190297047
    Abstract: A method for controlling notifications to a user of messages comprises analyzing text from each of one or more electronic messages in a thread to identify one or more topics in the thread; monitoring interactions of the user with the one or more electronic messages associated with the identified one or more topics; comparing the monitored interactions with one or more respective reference interactions to determine a respective level of interest of the user in the one or more identified topics; receiving a new electronic message in the thread; analyzing the new electronic message to determine a topic of the new electronic message; and controlling communication of a notification to the user regarding receipt of the new electronic message based on a determined level of interest of the user in the topic of the new electronic message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Joe D. S. Pavitt, Charlotte A. Jobson, Nnadozie E. Okeke, Carolyn A. Mabbott, Benjamin N. A. Durrans