Patents by Inventor Christina K. Lauridsen

Christina K. Lauridsen 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: 8345837
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium embodying a computer program for securing a communication against access by unintended users is presented. A communication is initiated from a person using an originating telecommunication device to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the communication failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a telecommunications host carrier provider may re-route the communication to an alternate telecommunication device. A business authentication logic of the host carrier then determines any security or quality of service filters established by the user of the originating telecommunication device prior to the communication being initiated to prevent unintended users from accessing the communication. Upon the business authentication logic of the host carrier authorizing the communication, the communication is encrypted and re-routed to the alternate telecommunication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Patent number: 8280958
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for distributing file fragments in the background of a segmented peer-to-peer network using list passing between peers. Rather than trading actual content, peers may trade file names or file fragment identifiers. Upon receiving a new file name or identifier, a peer may request that file from the network, either in the background or the foreground. For example, once a client begins background file sharing in a swarm, the client may propagate file information for files it possesses to all or a portion of the peers in a swarm. Those clients then have the file information for a file without the user having to locate and specifically request that file. The file list may piggyback on a file fragment that is transferred as a result of a file sharing request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Lisa S. DeLuca, Christina K. Lauridsen, Sushma B. Patel, Robert R. Peterson, Loulwa F. Salem
  • Patent number: 8280415
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for routing an outgoing voice call in real time is presented. A call is received from a caller to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the call failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a caller initiated short range wireless query signal is transmitted to determine if an other wireless communication device is within a predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. If the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device receives a response from an other proximate telecommunication device indicating that the proximate telecommunication device is within the predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, then the call is rerouted to the proximate telecommunication device based on preferences internal to the caller telecommunication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Patent number: 8280357
    Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, system, and computer program product for sharing a list passed in a shared direct communication environment after a direct communication has ended among mobile devices. A profile associated with the first mobile device in a storage of a server computer is accessed by an indirect transceiver in the second mobile device responsive to a second mobile device acquiring an information that is responsive to a list previously received from a first mobile device and responsive to the information being acquired during a time when there is no direct communication between the first mobile device and the second mobile device. A contact information is retrieved, and the information is sent to a location specified by the contact information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Patent number: 8244282
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for routing an incoming voice call in real time is presented. A call is received from a caller to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the call failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a short range wireless query signal is transmitted to determine if another wireless communication device is within a predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. If the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device receives a response from the other wireless telecommunication device indicating that the other wireless telecommunication device is within the predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, then the call is rerouted to the other wireless telecommunication device based on preferences internal to the intended receiving wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20120204121
    Abstract: A portal summary controller stores detected usage of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within at least one portal page at each of a plurality of different times. The portal summary controller dynamically creates a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the detected usage separately stored at each of the plurality of different times, wherein the summary portal page provides a summary of at least a selection of a previous usage of the at least one portal page comprising each separate instance of the at least one portlet application that functions as if placed on the at least one portal page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christina K. Lauridsen, Malcolm C. Ong, Lauren G. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 8204791
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for file fragment pricing in a segmented file sharing system. The mechanism allows peers to set a price for distributing a file through the file sharing system. A peer then becomes a file distributor on behalf of an original file provider. The original file provider may compensate the file distributor based on a compensation agreement. The peer's client may be configured to download file fragments from file distributors, or the original file provider, based on preferences, such as price, peer rating, upload speed, or similarity. As a result, a peer may download a file for a price that is less than the original price from the original file provider. Thus, the mechanism provides an incentive for peers to participate in file sharing, which results in larger swarms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Lisa S. DeLuca, Christina K. Lauridsen, Sushma B. Patel, Robert R. Peterson, Loulwa F. Salem
  • Publication number: 20120143596
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for managing a voice communication are provided. In one illustrative embodiment, an audio phrase produced by a first user is identified in the voice communication between the first user and a second user. A determination is made whether the audio phrase is present in a policy which prohibits the transmission of the set of undesired audio phrases. Responsive to a determination that the audio phrase is present in the policy which prohibits the transmission of the set of undesired audio phrases, a communication of the audio phrase is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Robert R. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20120143728
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for managing transmission of information are provided. A determination is made as to whether a pattern in a set of patterns is present in the information to be transmitted by a first user. Responsive to a determination that the pattern in the set of patterns is present in the information to be transmitted, the information is inhibited from being transmitted by the first user. A request is sent to a mobile device of a second user for an approval of the information to be transmitted. Responsive to receiving the approval of the information to be transmitted from the second user, the information is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kulvir S. Bhogal, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Robert R. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20120136966
    Abstract: A peer-to-peer file sharing client with background file sharing is provided in a segmented peer-to-peer file sharing network. Each file sharing participant may designate an amount of bandwidth and/or storage space for background file sharing. Peer-to-peer file sharing clients then share file data and content in the background automatically. The client may participate in additional swarms, in the background, to generally increase the number of peers in file sharing networks, thus increasing the speed of downloading desired files for other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Christina K. Lauridsen, Sushma B. Patel, Robert R. Peterson, Loulwa F. Salem, Lisa A. Seacat
  • Patent number: 8191002
    Abstract: A portal summary controller stores detected usage of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within at least one portal page at each of a plurality of different times. Responsive to a trigger to generate a summary portal page, the portal summary controller dynamically creates a summary portal page displaying a separate instance of the at least one portlet application for at least one of each of the plurality of different times specified according to the separate usage stored at each of the plurality of different times, such that the summary portal page provides a summary of at least a selection of previous usage of the at least one portal page. The trigger to generate a summary portal page includes a user selecting which previous stored portal usage, including usage of individual portlet applications, to summarize in the summary portal page, such that the summary portal page renders a summary of only that content selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christina K. Lauridsen, Malcolm C. Ong, Lauren G. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 8131673
    Abstract: A peer-to-peer file sharing client with background file sharing is provided in a segmented peer-to-peer file sharing network. Each file sharing participant may designate an amount of bandwidth and/or storage space for background file sharing. Peer-to-peer file sharing clients then share file data and content in the background automatically. The client may participate in additional swarms, in the background, to generally increase the number of peers in file sharing networks, thus increasing the speed of downloading desired files for other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Christina K. Lauridsen, Sushma B. Patel, Robert R. Peterson, Loulwa F. Salem, Lisa A. Seacat
  • Publication number: 20120004954
    Abstract: A method for receiving shopping recommendations is provided. In response to adding, by a client device, an item to a current shopping list of a customer, the client device sends the current shopping list with the added item to a server device for a shopping recommendation. In response to receiving, from the server device, a recommendation for a new item not found in the current shopping list of the customer, the client device displays the recommendation for the new item in the current shopping list of the customer. It is also determined whether a purchase incentive is associated with the new item recommended by the server device. In response to determining that a purchase incentive is associated with the new item recommended by the server device, the client device displays the purchase incentive with the new item recommended by the server in the current shopping list of the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20120003931
    Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, system, and program product for dynamic changes to a user profile based on external service integration. The method, system and program product comprise establishing a direct two-way communication between a first mobile device and a second mobile device when a first mobile device direct transceiver and a second mobile device direct transceiver are within a range of each other. A number of data is gathered from a number of internal sources or a number of external sources. An analysis of the number of data to determine a modification to a first list stored in the first device is performed. A modified first list is generated based on the analysis. The modified first list is automatically sent from the first mobile device to the number of second devices responsive to establishing the direct two-way communication between the first mobile device and a number of second devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20120003965
    Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, system, and computer program product for sharing a list passed in a shared direct communication environment after a direct communication has ended among mobile devices. A profile associated with the first mobile device in a storage of a server computer is accessed by an indirect transceiver in the second mobile device responsive to a second mobile device acquiring an information that is responsive to a list previously received from a first mobile device and responsive to the information being acquired during a time when there is no direct communication between the first mobile device and the second mobile device. A contact information is retrieved, and the information is sent to a location specified by the contact information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20110131501
    Abstract: A portal summary controller monitors usage metadata indicating current usage of at least one portlet within at least one portal page for one of multiple events specified to trigger storage of the usage metadata. Responsive to detecting one of the multiple events within the usage metadata which triggers storage, the portal summary controller stores the detected usage metadata at a current time of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within the at least one portal page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHRISTINA K. LAURIDSEN, MALCOLM C. ONG, LAUREN G. WILCOX
  • Publication number: 20110106835
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for providing control over personalization of portal content. The mechanisms provide new tag types and management of these tags to be used in association with a portal application. Applications of the new tag types comprise filtering of new content in the form of recommendations or search results and filtering of accessed content in the form of session summaries. Users may specify user context or state via one or more profile tags or enhanced profile attributes. Users may generate new rules for displayed portlets or portlet recommendation lists. User defined rules may be based on existing available rule-building capabilities and user-defined context tags or enhanced profile attributes and private or public portlet or portal page tags. The portal summary service may configure generation of portal session summary data according to user-defined context, portlet or portal tags, and rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christina K. Lauridsen, Malcolm C. Ong, Lauren G. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 7904818
    Abstract: A portal summary controller monitors usage metadata indicating current usage of at least one portlet within at least one portal page for one of multiple events specified to trigger storage of the usage metadata. Responsive to detecting one of the multiple events within the usage metadata which triggers storage, the portal summary controller stores the detected usage metadata at a current time of at least one instance of at least one portlet application within the at least one portal page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christina K. Lauridsen, Malcolm C. Ong, Lauren G. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20110055193
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for applying individual user-generated deployment events to a grouping of bookmarked deployable Web archive files. The mechanism allows a user of a bookmarking service for deployable Web archive files to group bookmarked Web archive files according to criteria, such as tag names, and to perform actions, such as a deploy action, to all members of the group in a single user-generated event. The mechanism allows a user to perform a search of portlets meeting specified criteria. The user may then select portlets from the result set for deployment as a group. The mechanism also allows a user of the bookmarking service to tag pre-configured portlet groupings, or portal tabs. Users may choose to deploy not just a tagged portlet, but an entire tab of portlets in a single deployment action. The mechanism may also allow a user to deploy a collection of portal tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christina K. Lauridsen, Lauren G. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20110023019
    Abstract: A mechanism for monitoring file accesses by a process running in a Virtual Machine. File access information associated with a monitored process selected in a first view in a debugging interface is obtained from a file activity log and displayed as selectable file access events in a second view of the debugging interface, wherein each file access event represents a read or write operation performed on a file at a particular point in time by the monitoring process. An initial content of a file associated with the selected file access event and revisions made to the file by the monitored process within a defined period of time is retrieved from the file activity log upon detecting user selection of a file access event in the second view. The revisions are applied to the initial content of the file and displayed in a third view in the debugging interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Aniszczyk, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Robert R. Peterson, Borna Safabakhsh, Rhys D. Ulerich