Patents by Inventor Frank A. Pavelski

Frank A. Pavelski 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: 8850330
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for editing an event in a C&S system. In one embodiment, a method for editing an event in a C&S system can include specifying a recurrence range before permitting editing of the event. The method further can include disposing an in-line disambiguating message in a calendar dialog for the C&S system indicating whether an event instance or whether all instances of the event are to be edited in the calendar dialog. The method yet further can include limiting actions in a user interface in response to limiting a core engine for the C&S system. Specifically, limiting actions in a user interface in response to limiting a core engine for the C&S system can include permitting only an editing of a single instance for the event in response to an attendee exception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jodi L. Coppinger, David P. Delay, Brian J. Levine, Frank A. Pavelski
  • Patent number: 8407075
    Abstract: A method, operable on a processing device, for merging calendar entries may include receiving a plurality of calendar entries each associated with entry identification data. The method may also include comparing by the processing device at least a portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the calendar entries. The method may additionally include merging, by the processing device, the calendar entries based at least in part on comparing of at least the portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the at least two calendar entries. The method may further include comparing at least one time attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and comparing at least one textual attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and basing merging the calendar entries additionally on comparing the time attributes and the textual attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Lance, David B. Cohen, Bruce A. Kahn, Gregory R. Klouda, Ram Krishnamurthy, Deborah E. Maurer, Frank A. Pavelski, Michelle Stoner
  • Publication number: 20110317523
    Abstract: A method, operable on a processing device, for merging calendar entries may include receiving a plurality of calendar entries each associated with entry identification data. The method may also include comparing by the processing device at least a portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the calendar entries. The method may additionally include merging, by the processing device, the calendar entries based at least in part on comparing of at least the portion of the entry identification data associated with each of the at least two calendar entries. The method may further include comparing at least one time attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and comparing at least one textual attribute associated with each of the calendar entries and basing merging the calendar entries additionally on comparing the time attributes and the textual attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN M. LANCE, DAVID B. COHEN, BRUCE A. KAHN, GREGORY R. KLOUDA, RAM KRISHNAMURTHY, DEBORAH E. MAURER, FRANK A. PAVELSKI, MICHELLE STONER
  • Publication number: 20100070894
    Abstract: A method for indicating the presence of federated calendar entries in a currently viewed time period of a calendar and/or scheduling application, includes: receiving a user's selection for a date range in a calendar and/or scheduling application; determining whether there are one or more federated calendars associated with the user's calendar and/or scheduling application; wherein in the event there are one or more federated calendars associated with the user's calendar and/or scheduling application: determining whether there are one or more events from the one or more federated calendars in the selected date range; and wherein in the event there are federated calendar events in the selected date range: generating a calendar and/or scheduling page with one or more indicators for federated calendars with events in the selected date range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ram Krishnamurthy, John M. Lance, Frank A. Pavelski
  • Publication number: 20060020889
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to recurring events in a C&S system and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for editing an event in a C&S system. In one embodiment, a method for editing an event in a C&S system can include specifying a recurrence range before permitting editing of the event. The method further can include disposing an in-line disambiguating message in a calendar dialog for the C&S system indicating whether an event instance or whether all instances of the event are to be edited in the calendar dialog. The method yet further can include limiting actions in a user interface in response to limiting a core engine for the C&S system. Specifically, limiting actions in a user interface in response to limiting a core engine for the C&S system can include permitting only an editing of a single instance for the event in response to an attendee exception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jodi Coppinger, David Delay, Brian Levine, Frank Pavelski