Patents by Inventor Eric S. Portner
Eric S. Portner 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).
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Patent number: 10645045Abstract: A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least one electronic message pertaining to the conversation that is received earlier than the additional electronic message.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul R. Bastide, Andrew E. Davis, Dan Dumont, Lorelei M. McCollum, Eric S. Portner, Amanda N. Savitzky, Asima Silva
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Publication number: 20190319902Abstract: A method of forwarding an instant message to electronic mail can begin with determining availability of an instant messaging client for a recipient. The method can continue with sending the instant message to the instant messaging client for the recipient. The method can include not receiving a reply to the instant message within a pre-defined period of time. The method can further include sending an electronic mail message including the instant message to the recipient upon reaching the pre-defined period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Titus Kao, Eric S. Portner, Robert C. Weir
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Patent number: 10356019Abstract: A method of forwarding an instant message to electronic mail can begin with determining availability of an instant messaging client for a recipient. The method can continue with sending the instant message to the instant messaging client for the recipient. The method can include not receiving a reply to the instant message within a pre-defined period of time. The method can further include sending an electronic mail message including the instant message to the recipient upon reaching the pre-defined period of time.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Titus Kao, Eric S. Portner, Robert C. Weir
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Publication number: 20190097959Abstract: A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least one electronic message pertaining to the conversation that is received earlier than the additional electronic message.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Andrew E. Davis, Dan Dumont, Lorelei M. McCollum, Eric S. Portner, Amanda N. Savitzky, Asima Silva
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Patent number: 10158592Abstract: A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least the additional electronic message.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul R. Bastide, Andrew E. Davis, Dan Dumont, Lorelei M. McCollum, Eric S. Portner, Amanda N. Savitzky, Asima Silva
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Patent number: 10073926Abstract: A method for team analytics context graph generation and augmentation may include extracting a set of relevant features from a received message and predicting a context graph corresponding to the received message being sparse based on the extracted relevant features. A context of the received message is indeterminable from the context graph in response to the context graph being sparse. The method may also include generating an augmented context graph in response to the context graph being predicted to be sparse. The context of the received message is determinable from the augmented context graph. The method may additionally include presenting the augmented context graph.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Stephen Crawford, Andrew E. Davis, Eric S. Portner, Marco A. Vicente, Eric M. Wilcox
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Patent number: 9935906Abstract: A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the conversation can be unmuted and the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least the additional electronic message.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul R. Bastide, Andrew E. Davis, Dan Dumont, Lorelei M. McCollum, Eric S. Portner, Amanda N. Savitzky, Asima Silva
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Publication number: 20180041456Abstract: A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least the additional electronic message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Andrew E. Davis, Dan Dumont, Lorelei M. McCollum, Eric S. Portner, Amanda N. Savitzky, Asima Silva
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Publication number: 20170039296Abstract: A method for team analytics context graph generation and augmentation may include extracting a set of relevant features from a received message and predicting a context graph corresponding to the received message being sparse based on the extracted relevant features. A context of the received message is indeterminable from the context graph in response to the context graph being sparse. The method may also include generating an augmented context graph in response to the context graph being predicted to be sparse. The context of the received message is determinable from the augmented context graph. The method may additionally include presenting the augmented context graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Stephen Crawford, Andrew E. Davis, Eric S. Portner, Marco A. Vicente, Eric M. Wilcox
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Publication number: 20170039246Abstract: A method for team analytics context graph generation may include extracting, by a processor, a set of relevant features from a received message and evaluating the relevant features that represent a context of the received message. The method may also include retrieving, by the processor, artifacts from the received message that best represent the context of the received message based on the evaluation of the relevant features and generating a context graph based on the artifacts. The method may additionally include presenting, by the processor, the context graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Stephen Crawford, Andrew E. Davis, Eric S. Portner, Marco A. Vicente, Eric M. Wilcox
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Publication number: 20160359781Abstract: A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the conversation can be unmuted and the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least the additional electronic message.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Andrew E. Davis, Dan Dumont, Lorelei M. McCollum, Eric S. Portner, Amanda N. Savitzky, Asima Silva
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Publication number: 20150172235Abstract: A method of forwarding an instant message to electronic mail can begin with determining availability of an instant messaging client for a recipient. The method can continue with sending the instant message to the instant messaging client for the recipient. The method can include not receiving a reply to the instant message within a pre-defined period of time. The method can further include sending an electronic mail message including the instant message to the recipient upon reaching the pre-defined period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Titus Kao, Eric S. Portner, Robert C. Weir
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Patent number: 8972504Abstract: A method of forwarding an instant message to electronic mail can begin with determining availability of an instant messaging client for a recipient. The method can continue with sending the instant message to the instant messaging client for the recipient. The method can include not receiving a reply to the instant message within a pre-defined period of time. The method can further include sending an electronic mail message including the instant message to the recipient upon reaching the pre-defined period of time.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Titus Kao, Eric S. Portner, Robert C. Weir
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Publication number: 20090132661Abstract: A method of forwarding an instant message to electronic mail can begin with determining availability of an instant messaging client for a recipient. The method can continue with sending the instant message to the instant messaging client for the recipient. The method can include not receiving a reply to the instant message within a pre-defined period of time. The method can further include sending an electronic mail message including the instant message to the recipient upon reaching the pre-defined period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Titus Kao, Eric S. Portner, Robert C. Weir
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Patent number: 6093215Abstract: A component customization and distribution system in an object oriented environment provides a template builder utility which enables a base component to be selectively modified and the modifications to the base component stored as a template. The template builder utility enables selection of a base component, modification to the state of persistent data of the base component, storing of the modifications to the persistent data of the base component into a template format, and user-password locking of the template. The template builder utility further enables generation of user-defined instructions as part of the template and generation of a template distribution pack. The distribution pack includes a self-executing installation program which installs any templates contained within the distribution pack on a recipient component system. Also disclosed are methods for generating distribution pack.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1997Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey J. Buxton, Eric S. Portner
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Patent number: 5978579Abstract: A component customization and distribution system in an object-oriented environment provides a template builder utility which enables a base component to be selectively modified and the modifications to the base component stored as a template. The template is formatted into a distribution pack which may be then distributed to a recipient computer system having a similar base component loaded thereon. A loader utility utilizes the information contained within the template inconjunction with the functionality of the base component to modify the behavior of the base component to conform to the customizations or modifications created with the template builder utility. The component loader utility spoofs the base component by selectively forwarding method calls to/from the base component and selectively modifying the results of method calls in response to information contained in the template.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey J. Buxton, Eric S. Portner, David N. Dupre