Patents by Inventor Cynthia Barber-Mingo

Cynthia Barber-Mingo 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).

  • System and method for circumventing instant messaging do-not-disturb
    Patent number: 8271593
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for defining one or more authorized users capable of granting do-not-disturb circumvention privileges, and receiving an indicator of a grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges to a circumventing user by the one or more authorized users. A do-not-disturb status of an instant messaging user is circumvented based upon, at least in part, the grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Gary Denner, Ruthie D. Lyle, Cynthia Barber-Mingo, Mary Ellen Zurko
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUMVENTING INSTANT MESSAGING DO-NOT-DISTURB
    Publication number: 20090249432
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for defining one or more authorized users capable of granting do-not-disturb circumvention privileges, and receiving an indicator of a grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges to a circumventing user by the one or more authorized users. A do-not-disturb status of an instant messaging user is circumvented based upon, at least in part, the grant of do-not-disturb circumvention privileges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: PATRICK JOSEPH O'SULLIVAN, Gary Denner, Ruthie D. Lyle, Cynthia Barber-Mingo, Mary Ellen Zurko