Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Brookhart

Christopher J. Brookhart 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).

  • Techniques for information collaboration
    Patent number: 8843831
    Abstract: Techniques for information collaboration are presented. Information topics are defined by users within a virtual community. Comments, links to other topics, search terms used in connection with the information topic, and bookmarks are recorded in connection with each of the information topics. Security access is custom designated for: the information topic as a whole, the comments, the links, the search terms, and/or the bookmarks. The security access defines whether other second users of the virtual community are to be given access to each of the information topics and/or to each comment, link, search term and/or bookmark associated with each of those information topics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Brookhart
  • TECHNIQUES FOR INFORMATION COLLABORATION
    Publication number: 20100125798
    Abstract: Techniques for information collaboration are presented. Information topics are defined by users within a virtual community. Comments, links to other topics, search terms used in connection with the information topic, and bookmarks are recorded in connection with each of the information topics. Security access is custom designated for: the information topic as a whole, the comments, the links, the search terms, and/or the bookmarks. The security access defines whether other second users of the virtual community are to be given access to each of the information topics and/or to each comment, link, search term and/or bookmark associated with each of those information topics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventor: Christopher J. Brookhart