Patents by Inventor Debra Leach Riell

Debra Leach Riell 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, method and computer program product to extract information from email communications
    Patent number: 11349790
    Abstract: A method includes storing as communications data at least a portion of received electronic communications, such as emails, that are of interest to user; processing the stored communications data to identify at least one action item that pertains to the user; storing results of the processing including text descriptive of the at least one identified action item in a results repository; and outputting stored results in the results repository to a user device for review by the user. Also disclosed is a computer program product and a system that are configured to implement the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Cordes, Debra Leach Riell, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick Varekamp
  • System, Method and Computer Program Product to Extract Information from Email Communications
    Publication number: 20160182417
    Abstract: A method includes storing as communications data at least a portion of received electronic communications, such as emails, that are of interest to user; processing the stored communications data to identify at least one action item that pertains to the user; storing results of the processing including text descriptive of the at least one identified action item in a results repository; and outputting stored results in the results repository to a user device for review by the user. Also disclosed is a computer program product and a system that are configured to implement the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Cordes, Debra Leach Riell, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick Varekamp