Patents by Inventor David P. Lee

David P. Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 7669136
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for reminding a user to browse a regularly visited website comprising tracking websites visited by the user and ranking each website by visitation frequency and browsing duration. An average recurring time each website is visited is calculated and it is determined whether the current time is equal to the average recurring time for a particular website. The user is reminded to visit the particular website if it is determined that the user is not currently browsing the particular website when the current time equals the average recurring time for the particular website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amit G. Gaware, Teng Hu, David P. Lee, Ankur B. Shah
  • Publication number: 20100005113
    Abstract: A method of retrieval and presentation of data in denormalized format may include accessing a relational database of CHARACTER or VARCHAR data types in normal form, applying a database command SUMTEXT(column name, delimiter string) to the relational database, retrieving related sets of text strings from the relational database, truncating leading blanks and trailing blanks in each string, limiting the length of each string to a predetermined value, appending related strings using a delimiter string specified, and presenting denormalized data strings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teng Hu, Hung T. Dinh, Phong A. Pham, David P. Lee
  • Publication number: 20090172729
    Abstract: A method, system and program product for automatically broadcasting services available at a location within a broadcast area. The method includes inputting, into a tool configured to broadcast, services available at different locations from multiple service providers and broadcasting in a broadcast area covering the different locations the services available from the multiple service providers. The method further includes delivering broadcasts of services available to a consumer at a location within the broadcast area at a point-in-time, the consumer having a device configured to send a respective location of the consumer to the tool and configured to receive delivery of the broadcasts of the services available at the respective location while the consumer is at the respective location, such that, the broadcasts of the services available alerts the consumer of the services available at the respective location at the point-in-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anita J. Bateman, Hung T. Dinh, David P. Lee
  • Publication number: 20080283587
    Abstract: A system comprising a product tag, a consumer receiver and software for the receiver enables a consumer to electronically retrieve information about commercial product. Each product would have a tag that could contain any amount of description information about the product. The tag has the capability of transmitting this information to a consumer. A customizable and programmable receiver can read the product tag and interpret the information according to the consumer's preferences programmed on the receiver. The software would allow the receiver to interpret the product tag information into an understandable format and present it to the consumer. This system enables a consumer to more efficiently and effectively obtain information about a commercial product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Anita Joy Bateman, Hung The Dinh, David P. Lee