Patents by Inventor EDMOND AHERN

EDMOND AHERN 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: 8898234
    Abstract: Enabling question object owner and status tracking can include establishing one or more question objects within an email message from a sender to a set of recipients. Question objects can be maintained on the server with unique identifiers. The question object(s) can have multiple sub question objects. Each question object or sub question object can be delegated a question owner, which can be maintained in the server. Recipients (answer providers) can take responsibility for answering various parts of the question object or the whole question object or for tackling a task associated with the question object. The server can associate and record question providers with their various responsibilities or answers. The server can then dynamically update a portion or all of the originally sent email message in the question owner's email account and the recipients' (answer providers') email accounts to show the answer and the answer provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edmond Ahern, Oliver McCarthy, Sarah O'Connell, Piotr Prezestrzelski, Thierry Supplisson
  • Publication number: 20130007144
    Abstract: Enabling question object owner and status tracking can include establishing one or more question objects within an email message from a sender to a set of recipients. Question objects can be maintained on the server with unique identifiers. The question object(s) can have multiple sub question objects. Each question object or sub question object can be delegated a question owner, which can be maintained in the server. Recipients (answer providers) can take responsibility for answering various parts of the question object or the whole question object or for tackling a task associated with the question object. The server can associate and record question providers with their various responsibilities or answers. The server can then dynamically update a portion or all of the originally sent email message in the question owner's email account and the recipients' (answer providers') email accounts to show the answer and the answer provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: EDMOND AHERN, OLIVER MCCARTHY, SARAH O'CONNELL, PIOTR PREZESTRZELSKI, THIERRY SUPPLISSON