Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Kahn
Bruce A. Kahn 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).
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Patent number: 11902237Abstract: Securing information within a user interface can include mapping, using a processor, an electronic mail address to an avatar, wherein the mapped electronic mail address and the avatar are stored within a data storage device, and generating, using the processor, a user interface including a message correlated with the electronic mail address. The user interface displays the avatar of the electronic mail address in place of at least one of a name for the electronic mail address or the electronic mail address.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn
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Patent number: 11843570Abstract: Securing information within a user interface can include mapping, using a processor, an electronic mail address to an avatar, wherein the mapped electronic mail address and the avatar are stored within a data storage device, and generating, using the processor, a user interface including a message correlated with the electronic mail address. The user interface displays the avatar of the electronic mail address in place of at least one of a name for the electronic mail address or the electronic mail address.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn
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Patent number: 11159475Abstract: Processing electronic mail includes receiving an electronic mail having a read receipt request and determining, using a processor, that the electronic mail includes a read receipt distribution list. The read receipt distribution list specifies at least one sender-defined user including a subset of at least one recipient of the electronic mail. Using the processor, a read receipt is sent to the sender of the electronic mail and to each user specified on the read receipt distribution list responsive to detecting an opening of the electronic mail by at least one recipient of the electronic mail.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn, Boaz Mizrachi
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Publication number: 20180069819Abstract: Securing information within a user interface can include mapping, using a processor, an electronic mail address to an avatar, wherein the mapped electronic mail address and the avatar are stored within a data storage device, and generating, using the processor, a user interface including a message correlated with the electronic mail address. The user interface displays the avatar of the electronic mail address in place of at least one of a name for the electronic mail address or the electronic mail address.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn
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Publication number: 20180034761Abstract: Securing information within a user interface can include mapping, using a processor, an electronic mail address to an avatar, wherein the mapped electronic mail address and the avatar are stored within a data storage device, and generating, using the processor, a user interface including a message correlated with the electronic mail address. The user interface displays the avatar of the electronic mail address in place of at least one of a name for the electronic mail address or the electronic mail address.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn
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Patent number: 9832787Abstract: Techniques are described for attention management. In one embodiment, a computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium has program code embodied therewith. The program code is executable by a computing device to build a communication history between two or more users, perform an analysis of the communication history for a pattern of communication between the two or more users, and generate an assessment based on the analysis. The communication history may include data from multiple different communication systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew E. Broomhall, Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce Kahn, Boaz Mizrachi, Neil Sondhi
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Publication number: 20170034726Abstract: Techniques are described for attention management. In one embodiment, a computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium has program code embodied therewith. The program code is executable by a computing device to build a communication history between two or more users, perform an analysis of the communication history for a pattern of communication between the two or more users, and generate an assessment based on the analysis. The communication history may include data from multiple different communication systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Matthew E. Broomhall, ltzhack Goldberg, Bruce Kahn, Boaz Mizrachi, Neil Sondhi
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Publication number: 20140344369Abstract: Processing electronic mail includes receiving an electronic mail having a read receipt request and determining, using a processor, that the electronic mail includes a read receipt distribution list. The read receipt distribution list specifies at least one sender-defined user including a subset of at least one recipient of the electronic mail. Using the processor, a read receipt is sent to the sender of the electronic mail and to each user specified on the read receipt distribution list responsive to detecting an opening of the electronic mail by at least one recipient of the electronic mail.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn, Boaz Mizrachi
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Patent number: 8407075Abstract: A method, operable on a processing device, for merging calendar entries may include receiving a plurality of calendar entries each associated with entry identification data. The method may also include comparing by the processing device at least a portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the calendar entries. The method may additionally include merging, by the processing device, the calendar entries based at least in part on comparing of at least the portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the at least two calendar entries. The method may further include comparing at least one time attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and comparing at least one textual attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and basing merging the calendar entries additionally on comparing the time attributes and the textual attributes.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John M. Lance, David B. Cohen, Bruce A. Kahn, Gregory R. Klouda, Ram Krishnamurthy, Deborah E. Maurer, Frank A. Pavelski, Michelle Stoner
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Patent number: 8296376Abstract: A method of increasing email correspondence responsiveness may include detecting a first set of email messages transmitted by a first correspondent to a second correspondent, creating a tracking record based on the responsiveness of the second correspondent to each email message of the first set of email messages, performing a first statistical analysis of the tracking record, generating a set of responsiveness metrics based on the first statistical analysis, detecting new outgoing email messages addressed to the second correspondent, and providing a user-configurable email message format for each detected outgoing message, the user-configurable email message format. According to the example embodiment, the user-configurable email message format is configured to increase effective email response time from the second correspondent and the user-configurable email message format is based on the set of responsiveness metrics.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn, Boaz Mizrachi, Michael R. O'Brien
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Publication number: 20110317523Abstract: A method, operable on a processing device, for merging calendar entries may include receiving a plurality of calendar entries each associated with entry identification data. The method may also include comparing by the processing device at least a portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the calendar entries. The method may additionally include merging, by the processing device, the calendar entries based at least in part on comparing of at least the portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the at least two calendar entries. The method may further include comparing at least one time attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and comparing at least one textual attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and basing merging the calendar entries additionally on comparing the time attributes and the textual attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: JOHN M. LANCE, DAVID B. COHEN, BRUCE A. KAHN, GREGORY R. KLOUDA, RAM KRISHNAMURTHY, DEBORAH E. MAURER, FRANK A. PAVELSKI, MICHELLE STONER
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Patent number: 7885845Abstract: A system for biasing suggested room and/or resource search results based on user behavior related to rescheduling and/or canceling existing resource reservations. The system uses historical data, statistical analysis, and heuristics to generate suggestions as to which users may be willing and/or able to give up their existing resource reservations for a particular time slot. By monitoring which users reschedule and/or cancel existing reservations, and how often they do so, the system is able to provide a user in need of a previously reserved room/resource with a prioritized list indicating which other users with existing resource reservations during the desired time slot are relatively more likely to cancel their reservations, and/or to transfer their reservations to the scheduling user.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Boaz Mizrachi, Bruce A. Kahn
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Publication number: 20100250682Abstract: A method of increasing email correspondence responsiveness may include detecting a first set of email messages transmitted by a first correspondent to a second correspondent, creating a tracking record based on the responsiveness of the second correspondent to each email message of the first set of email messages, performing a first statistical analysis of the tracking record, generating a set of responsiveness metrics based on the first statistical analysis, detecting new outgoing email messages addressed to the second correspondent, and providing a user-configurable email message format for each detected outgoing message, the user-configurable email message format. According to the example embodiment, the user-configurable email message format is configured to increase effective email response time from the second correspondent and the user-configurable email message format is based on the set of responsiveness metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Itzhack Goldberg, Bruce A. Kahn, Boaz Mizrachi, Michael R. O'Brien
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Publication number: 20090164259Abstract: A system for biasing suggested room and/or resource search results based on user behavior related to rescheduling and/or canceling existing resource reservations. The system uses historical data, statistical analysis, and heuristics to generate suggestions as to which users may be willing and/or able to give up their existing resource reservations for a particular time slot. By monitoring which users reschedule and/or cancel existing reservations, and how often they do so, the system is able to provide a user in need of a previously reserved room/resource with a prioritized list indicating which other users with existing resource reservations during the desired time slot are relatively more likely to cancel their reservations, and/or to transfer their reservations to the scheduling user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Boaz Mizrachi, Bruce A. Kahn
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Patent number: D647570Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Inventor: Bruce Kahn