Patents by Inventor Erika C Flint

Erika C Flint 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: 8171403
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing acronym expansions are described. In one example, the method comprises creating from the plurality of identified expansions a case-insensitive group of identified expansions, wherein each identified expansion of the case-insensitive group match in a case-insensitive manner the other identified expansions of the case-insensitive group. The method also comprises assigning a weight to the text source location for each identified expansion in the case-insensitive group. The method further comprises creating from the case-insensitive group at least one case-sensitive group of identified expansions, wherein each identified expansion of the case-sensitive group of identified expansions match in a case-sensitive manner the other identified expansions of the group of case-sensitive identified expansions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Erika C Flint, Jeffrey Alan Kusnitz
  • Publication number: 20120084669
    Abstract: A pre-defined set of similarity parameters associated with a plurality of clients in a virtual environment, including at least one non-spatial dynamic parameter, is identified. The identified pre-defined set of similarity parameters is processed using at least one tool from a pre-defined set of analysis tools. A group is created within the plurality of clients using the identified at least one non-spatial dynamic parameter. A plurality of group characteristics associated with the group is generated using the processing of the identified pre-defined set of similarity parameters. A user interface is provided to at least one client from the group for communication in response to the generated plurality of group characteristics, wherein the user interface is used for at least one of intra-group communication and communication external to the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: ERIKA C. FLINT, JOSEPH MOULTON JAQUINTA, ARTI ABHAY KALE, SHAKIL MANZOOR KHAN, MARK EDWARD PODLASECK, SUPARNA SINHA ROY, PROJJWAL SAHA
  • Publication number: 20110047457
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing acronym expansions are described. In one example, the method comprises creating from the plurality of identified expansions a case-insensitive group of identified expansions, wherein each identified expansion of the case-insensitive group match in a case-insensitive manner the other identified expansions of the case-insensitive group. The method also comprises assigning a weight to the text source location for each identified expansion in the case-insensitive group. The method further comprises creating from the case-insensitive group at least one case-sensitive group of identified expansions, wherein each identified expansion of the case-sensitive group of identified expansions match in a case-sensitive manner the other identified expansions of the group of case-sensitive identified expansions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Erika C. Flint, Jeffrey A. Kusnitz