Patents by Inventor Damien F. Katz

Damien F. Katz 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 program product for replicating message status changes across messaging systems
    Patent number: 7840705
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system and program product for replicating message status changes across messaging systems. Specifically, under the present invention, when a status of a message for a user is changed on a messaging system, the status change is entered into a log associated with the user along with a clock time of the messaging system. The status change is then replicated to a replica messaging system along with the clock time of the original messaging system. Upon receipt, the replica messaging system will ensure that the status change is the most recent activity for the message. If so, the status change will be entered into a log of the replica messaging system along with the clock time of the original messaging system and a clock time of the replica messaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Russell L. Holden, Damien F. Katz, William A. Spencer
  • SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REPLICATING MESSAGE STATUS CHANGES ACROSS MESSAGING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20090063644
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system and program product for replicating message status changes across messaging systems. Specifically, under the present invention, when a status of a message for a user is changed on a messaging system, the status change is entered into a log associated with the user along with a clock time of the messaging system. The status change is then replicated to a replica messaging system along with the clock time of the original messaging system. Upon receipt, the replica messaging system will ensure that the status change is the most recent activity for the message. If so, the status change will be entered into a log of the replica messaging system along with the clock time of the original messaging system and a clock time of the replica messaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Russell L. Holden, Damien F. Katz, William A. Spencer
  • Method for replicating message status changes across messaging systems
    Patent number: 7478131
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system and program product for replicating message status changes across messaging systems. Specifically, under the present invention, when a status of a message for a user is changed on a messaging system, the status change is entered into a log associated with the user along with a clock time of the messaging system. The status change is then replicated to a replica messaging system along with the clock time of the original messaging system. Upon receipt, the replica messaging system will ensure that the status change is the most recent activity for the message. If so, the status change will be entered into a log of the replica messaging system along with the clock time of the original messaging system and a clock time of the replica messaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Russell L. Holden, Damien F. Katz, William A. Spencer