Patents by Inventor Craig A. Swearingen

Craig A. Swearingen 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).

  • Method, system, and apparatus for generating weblogs from interactive communication client software
    Patent number: 7653692
    Abstract: A method of sharing instant messaging transcripts can include establishing an instant messaging session. The method can also include receiving a user request to publish a transcript of the session to a Weblog and publishing the transcript to the Weblog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Creamer, Bill H. Hilf, Neil A. Katz, Craig A. Swearingen
  • Method and system for authorizing a restricted callable status in an instant messaging system
    Publication number: 20050223075
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product are presented for managing availability status values in an instant messaging application. A user of the instant messaging application is able to select a “do not disturb” status that is to be associated with the user, thereby preventing most users from being able to initiate an instant messaging session with the user. In addition, the user of the instant messaging application can selectively authorize a subset of users to have the privilege of being able to start instant messaging sessions with the user while maintaining an indication to all other users that the user is in a “do not disturb” status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Swearingen, Alan Tannenbaum
  • Method, system, and apparatus for generating weblogs from interactive communication client software
    Publication number: 20050132056
    Abstract: A method of sharing instant messaging transcripts can include establishing an instant messaging session. The method can also include receiving a user request to publish a transcript of the session to a Weblog and publishing the transcript to the Weblog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Creamer, Bill Hilf, Neil Katz, Craig Swearingen
  • Object resizing and repositioning for a new font in a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 5544288
    Abstract: A graphical user interface is changed according to a new font for one object in the graphical user interface. The set of appearance parameters are adjusted for the object according to the new font and presenting the object according to the adjusted appearance parameters and the new font. A set of related objects within the interface can also be changed according to the new font, once the new font is established for the object, the set of related objects in the graphical user interface for the object is determined. Then, each respective set of appearance parameters for the set of related objects is adjusted according to its object class and the set of related objects is presented according to their respective appearance parameters and the new font.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Morgan, Steve S. Stone, Craig A. Swearingen