Patents by Inventor Craig R. Lordan

Craig R. Lordan 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 for tracking responses to a forum topic
    Patent number: 7310658
    Abstract: A method of and system for operating an electronic discussion based forum for users. The method comprising: receiving one or more topics for discussion from the users; posting the topics for discussion on the forum; receiving responses to the topics or responses to responses; posting the responses to the topic or the responses to responses on the forum; and providing periodic emails to the users of the forum indicating new responses have been posted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin R. Giles, Craig R. Lordan, Barbara A. Mathers
  • Method for tracking responses to a forum topic
    Publication number: 20040128357
    Abstract: A method of and system for operating an electronic discussion based forum for users. The method comprising: receiving one or more topics for discussion from the users; posting the topics for discussion on the forum; receiving responses to the topics or responses to responses; posting the responses to the topic or the responses to responses on the forum; and providing periodic emails to the users of the forum indicating new responses have been posted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin R. Giles, Craig R. Lordan, Barbara A. Mathers