Patents by Inventor Elaine Hanley

Elaine Hanley 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).

  • Generating a user unavailability alert in a collaborative environment
    Patent number: 11689479
    Abstract: Generating a user unavailability alert in a collaborative environment. An embodiment can include receiving a user input from a user indicating an unavailability of the user. Responsive to the user input, activity of the user in the collaborative environment can be analyzed to identify whether any pending actions are allocated to the user which relate to other people identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment. Responsive to determining at least one pending action is allocated to the user which relates to at least one other person identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment, a first message can be generated to be communicated to the at least one other person indicating the unavailability of the user, and the first message can be communicated to the at least one other person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, Elaine Hanley, Ronan M. O'Suilleabhain, Fred Raguillat
  • Generating a user unavailability alert in a collaborative environment
    Patent number: 11588758
    Abstract: Generating a user unavailability alert in a collaborative environment. An embodiment can include receiving a user input from a user indicating an unavailability of the user. Responsive to the user input, activity of the user in the collaborative environment can be analyzed to identify whether any pending actions are allocated to the user which relate to other people identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment. Responsive to determining at least one pending action is allocated to the user which relates to at least one other person identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment, a first message can be generated to be communicated to the at least one other person indicating the unavailability of the user, and the first message can be communicated to the at least one other person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, Elaine Hanley, Ronan M. O'Suilleabhain, Fred Raguillat
  • GENERATING A USER UNAVAILABILITY ALERT IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20180097750
    Abstract: Generating a user unavailability alert in a collaborative environment. An embodiment can include receiving a user input from a user indicating an unavailability of the user. Responsive to the user input, activity of the user in the collaborative environment can be analyzed to identify whether any pending actions are allocated to the user which relate to other people identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment. Responsive to determining at least one pending action is allocated to the user which relates to at least one other person identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment, a first message can be generated to be communicated to the at least one other person indicating the unavailability of the user, and the first message can be communicated to the at least one other person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, Elaine Hanley, Ronan M. O'Suilleabhain, Fred Raguillat
  • Automatic rules based capturing of graphical objects for specified applications
    Patent number: 9256510
    Abstract: Graphical objects presented by a computer system are captured by monitoring execution of an application on the computer system, and capturing one or more graphical objects of a graphical user image presented by the computer system and associated with the application. The one or more graphical objects are captured automatically in accordance with a pre-defined set of rules for the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ger Cunningham, Elaine Hanley, Ronan O'Suilleabhain, Fred Raguillat
  • GENERATING A USER UNAVAILABILITY ALERT IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140115077
    Abstract: Generating a user unavailability alert in a collaborative environment. An embodiment can include receiving a user input from a user indicating an unavailability of the user. Responsive to the user input, activity of the user in the collaborative environment can be analyzed to identify whether any pending actions are allocated to the user which relate to other people identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment. Responsive to determining at least one pending action is allocated to the user which relates to at least one other person identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment, a first message can be generated to be communicated to the at least one other person indicating the unavailability of the user, and the first message can be communicated to the at least one other person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, Elaine Hanley, Ronan M. O'Suilleabhain, Fred Raguillat
  • Automatic Rules Based Capturing of Graphical Objects for Specified Applications
    Publication number: 20120317549
    Abstract: Graphical objects presented by a computer system are captured by monitoring execution of an application on the computer system, and capturing one or more graphical objects of a graphical user image presented by the computer system and associated with the application. The one or more graphical objects are captured automatically in accordance with a pre-defined set of rules for the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ger Cunningham, Elaine Hanley, Ronan O'Suilleabhain, Fred Raguillat