Patents by Inventor Daniel Eisenhauer

Daniel Eisenhauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20060010370
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments of the present invention include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation; and presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant. In many embodiments, selecting a classified structural element bearing a preview designation further comprises selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a prospective user participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20060010228
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation including a session grammar and a session structured document, the session structured document including a classified structural element for a first user who will not attend a presentation and a classified structural element for a second user who will attend the presentation; receiving, during the presentation, presentation control instructions controlling the presentation; selecting during the presentation classified structural elements for the second user in dependence upon the presentation control instructions and user classifications of the second user; presenting to the second user during the presentation the selected classified structural elements for the second user; selecting, after the presentation, classified structural elements for the first user in dependence upon the recorded presentation control instructions and the user classifications of the first user; and presenting after the presentation the clas
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20060010365
    Abstract: More particularly, methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation; presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant; and receiving from the prospective user participant an indication of interest in the selected structural element. Typical embodiments also include recording the indication of interest in association with the selected structural element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050165900
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery with a participant alterable session copy of a user profile. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, where the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; providing a session copy of a participant's user profile including a user classification; receiving, from the participant, a user classification instruction to change a user classification in the session copy of the participant's user profile; changing the user classification in the session copy of the participant's user profile in dependence upon the participant's user classification instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon a user classification in the session copy of the participant's user profile in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050153688
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for displaying a help resource associated with a device on a display apparatus are provided. Some embodiments of methods, systems and products for displaying a help resource associated with a device on a display apparatus include receiving, in a display apparatus, a plurality of help messages created in a plurality of devices and prioritizing one of the plurality of help messages. Prioritizing one of the plurality of help messages can include selecting a help message in dependence upon a position of the help message in a queue, selecting a help message in dependence upon a device ID included in the help message, or selecting a help message in dependence upon a importance rating included in the help message. Typical embodiments also include retrieving, in dependence upon the prioritized help message, a help resource and displaying, with the display apparatus, the help resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050154595
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050154975
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a presentation control instruction to present a classified structural element of the session document, wherein the classified structural element comprises one or more versions of presentation content; determining whether at least one version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for a user; identifying alternative display content for the user if no version of presentation content of the classified structural element exists for the user; and presenting the identified alternative display content to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050154969
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; identifying a device controlling action; and executing the device controlling action to control a device for the user. In many embodiments, identifying a device controlling action includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a presentation control instruction. In some embodiments, identifying a device controlling action further includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a spoken key word. In some embodiments, identifying a device controlling action further includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a classified structural element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050154970
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a prerecorded presentation control instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon the prerecorded presentation control instruction and in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user. In typical embodiments, the prerecorded presentation control instruction has an associated time stamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050154985
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for displaying a help resource associated with a device on a remote display apparatus are provided. Some embodiments of methods, systems, and products for displaying a help resource associated with a device on a display apparatus include receiving, in a device, a help event created by a user engaging a help button installed on the device. In response to receiving the help event, typical embodiments include retrieving a help resource associated with the device, and creating, in the device, a help message including the help resource. The help resource can be retrieved from data storage on the device, downloaded from a network location, or any other way of retrieving the help resource that will occur those of skill in the art. The help message is typically broadcast to a display apparatus for display to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050154990
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery with a presenter alterable session copy of a user profile. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; providing a session copy of a user profile including a user classification; receiving, from a presenter, a user classification instruction to change a user classification in the session copy of a user profile; changing the user classification in the session copy of a user profile in dependence upon the presenter's instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon a user classification in the session copy of a user profile of a user in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050154972
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, where the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming speech to the user from one or more users participating in the presentation; converting the speech to text; detecting a total sound level for the user; and determining whether to display the text in dependence upon the total sound level for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050132275
    Abstract: Creating a presentation document that include creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements and creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes a structural element identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050132271
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a session document from a presentation document that include identifying a presentation document for a presentation. In typical embodiments, the presentation document includes a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers. Typical embodiments include identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications and filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers. In typical embodiments, identifying a presentation document includes inserting in a list a location for the presentation document. In typical embodiments, identifying a user includes inserting in a list a user identification identifying a user in a presentation participant list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050132273
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for amending a session document during a presentation, where the session document typically includes a session structured document. Typical embodiments include providing user profiles representing users capable of participating in presentations, each user profile including user classifications for a user; providing a presentation document including a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers; identifying a user profile event for a user during the presentation; and adding to the session structured document at least one structural element from the presentation document, the added structural element having a classification identifier that corresponds to a user classification of the user. In typical embodiments, the user profile event comprises adding a user to the presentation, wherein the added user has a new user classification for the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050131702
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a voice response grammar in a voice response server that include identifying a user for a presentation, the user having a user grammar, the user grammar including one or more user grammar elements and storing a multiplicity of user grammar elements for the user in a voice response grammar on a voice response server. In typical embodiments, identifying a user for a presentation includes creating a data structure representing a presentation and listing in the data structure at least one user identification. In typical embodiments, each grammar element includes an identifier of a structural element, a key phrase for invoking a presentation action, and a presentation action identifier representing a presentation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050131703
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a voice response grammar in a voice response server including identifying presentation documents for a presentation, each presentation document having a presentation grammar. Typical embodiments include storing each presentation grammar in a voice response grammar on a voice response server. In typical embodiments, identifying presentation documents for a presentation includes creating a data structure representing a presentation and listing at least one presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation. In typical embodiments listing the at least one presentation document includes storing a location of the presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation and storing each presentation grammar includes retrieving a presentation grammar of the presentation document in dependence upon the location of the presentation document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050132272
    Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user. In some embodiments, selecting a classified structural element includes selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050132274
    Abstract: Creating a presentation document that include creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements; classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson
  • Publication number: 20050108405
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for creating a user metric pattern. Such embodiments typically include receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics, determining that the plurality of disparate user metrics received within the network do not match a predetermined metric pattern, and saving the plurality of disparate user metrics as a new metric pattern. In many embodiments, determining that the plurality of disparate user metrics received within the network do not match a predetermined metric pattern includes comparing the plurality of disparate user metrics with a plurality of metrics associated with the predetermined metric pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Bodin, Michael Burkhart, Daniel Eisenhauer, Daniel Schumacher, Thomas Watson