Patents by Inventor Deborah E. Maurer

Deborah E. Maurer 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).

  • Merging calendar entries
    Patent number: 8407075
    Abstract: A method, operable on a processing device, for merging calendar entries may include receiving a plurality of calendar entries each associated with entry identification data. The method may also include comparing by the processing device at least a portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the calendar entries. The method may additionally include merging, by the processing device, the calendar entries based at least in part on comparing of at least the portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the at least two calendar entries. The method may further include comparing at least one time attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and comparing at least one textual attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and basing merging the calendar entries additionally on comparing the time attributes and the textual attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Lance, David B. Cohen, Bruce A. Kahn, Gregory R. Klouda, Ram Krishnamurthy, Deborah E. Maurer, Frank A. Pavelski, Michelle Stoner
  • MERGING CALENDAR ENTRIES
    Publication number: 20110317523
    Abstract: A method, operable on a processing device, for merging calendar entries may include receiving a plurality of calendar entries each associated with entry identification data. The method may also include comparing by the processing device at least a portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the calendar entries. The method may additionally include merging, by the processing device, the calendar entries based at least in part on comparing of at least the portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the at least two calendar entries. The method may further include comparing at least one time attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and comparing at least one textual attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and basing merging the calendar entries additionally on comparing the time attributes and the textual attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN M. LANCE, DAVID B. COHEN, BRUCE A. KAHN, GREGORY R. KLOUDA, RAM KRISHNAMURTHY, DEBORAH E. MAURER, FRANK A. PAVELSKI, MICHELLE STONER