Patents by Inventor Fred Raguillat

Fred Raguillat 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: 8671408
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for providing a graphical user interface including at least one selectable application in a scheduling entry in the multi-user scheduling system. An available application lockout may be activated on all available applications other than a selected application upon initialization of the scheduling entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carol Sue Zimmet, Colm Farrell, Liam Harpur, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat
  • Patent number: 8660894
    Abstract: A request for route information to a destination is received by a route processing module. Available routes to the destination are determined in response to receiving the request. It is determined, for at least one available route to the destination, whether the available route provides proximity to at least one targeted advertisement. At least one available route to the destination is provided upon determining that the available route provides the proximity to the targeted advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. Willner
  • Publication number: 20140047041
    Abstract: A method for message subscription based on a message aggregate characteristic is described. The method includes receiving a message subscription from a user. The message subscription is based on the message aggregate characteristic including an aspect other than textual content and bibliographic content. The method also includes determining a published message in response to receiving the message subscription. The published message satisfies the message aggregate characteristic. The method also includes providing an indication of the published message to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. Willner
  • Patent number: 8645464
    Abstract: Status information associated with at least one application associated with a meeting invitee is detected. An estimated arrival time of the meeting invitee to a meeting is determined based upon, at least in part, the status information. The estimated arrival time is provided to at least another invitee of the meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carol Sue Zimmet, Sean Callanan, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat
  • Patent number: 8626552
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for managing scheduling of appointments with respect to a quorum requirement. The solution includes scheduling an appointment with each of a plurality of invitees, receiving one or more appointment management requests associated with the appointment from the invitees, the one or more appointment management requests including a change in the appointment, determining that a subset of the appointment management requests constitute a common request, determining that invitees that sent the common request satisfy the quorum constraint for the appointment, and implementing the common request in response to invitees that sent the common request satisfying the quorum constraint. The common request may include an acceptance, a cancellation notice, a cancellation request, and a re-scheduling request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Colm Farrell, Liam Harpur, Patrick O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Daniel Terlizzi, Carol S. Zimmet
  • Patent number: 8620710
    Abstract: In a calendar messaging method and system, a calendar application executing on a computer receives a command to activate an out-of-office status, and receives one or more selected calendar events. The method and system further include automatically updating the calendar events, wherein the updating includes at least one of canceling the calendar events, and removing the user as an invitee of the calendar events. An out-of-office message is then automatically sent to at least one recipient indicating a type of update made to one or more of the calendar events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Colm Farrell, Liam Harpur, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol S. Zimmet
  • Patent number: 8601080
    Abstract: A trust relationship may be established between a first email user and at least a second email user. At least one email message received by the second user is automatically propagated to the first user based upon, at least in part, the trust relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Liam Harpur, Fred Raguillat, Daniel Terlizzi, Carol Sue Zimmet
  • Publication number: 20130304452
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing annotations for revising a message. A message to be sent from a sender to a recipient is received. A meaning map associated with the sender and a meaning map associated with the recipient are obtained. The message is parsed into sub-constructs. The sub-constructs are compared in the meaning map associated with the sender and the meaning map associated with the recipient. Alternative language for the sub-constructs is identified. Annotations are provided based on the alternative language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'SULLIVAN, Fred RAGUILLAT, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. WILLNER
  • Publication number: 20130304848
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, at a remote computer device, a response time goal selected by an end user. The response time goal includes an interval when a next payload is to be received at a local computer device from the remote computer device. The remote computer device dynamically adjusts content of the next payload to be delivered to the local computer device based on the response time goal selected by the end user to allow the content of the next payload to be received at the local computer device within the response time goal selected by the end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol Sue Zimmet
  • Publication number: 20130304455
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for providing annotations for revising a message. A message to be sent from a sender to a recipient is received. A meaning map associated with the sender and a meaning map associated with the recipient are obtained. The message is parsed into sub-constructs. The sub-constructs are compared in the meaning map associated with the sender and the meaning map associated with the recipient. Alternative language for the sub-constructs is identified. Annotations are provided based on the alternative language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'SULLIVAN, Fred RAGUILLAT, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. WILLNER
  • Publication number: 20130298260
    Abstract: A method of federating electronic mail (e-mail). A request can be received from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request including at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail. The method further can include verifying whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria. Responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, the first user can be provided access to view the at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. Willner
  • Patent number: 8577006
    Abstract: Enforcing user-defined real-time communication session terminations can begin with a termination enforcement handler identifying termination conditions applicable to a real-time communication session hosted by a unified telephony system. The termination conditions can define a limit for an operational variable for the unified telephony system or the real-time communication session. The identified termination conditions can be evaluated. If a termination condition is satisfied, it can be determined which participants are to be disconnected from the real-time communication session based upon handling rules for the termination conditions and/or termination preferences associated with the real-time communication session. The termination preferences can be defined by an initiating entity of the real-time communication session. The participants can be notified that their connection to the real-time communication session will be terminated in a predefined time limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Callanan, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol S. Zimmet
  • Patent number: 8553867
    Abstract: Enforcing user-defined real-time communication session terminations can begin with a termination enforcement handler identifying termination conditions applicable to a real-time communication session hosted by a unified telephony system. The termination conditions can define a limit for an operational variable for the unified telephony system or the real-time communication session. The identified termination conditions can be evaluated. If a termination condition is satisfied, it can be determined which participants are to be disconnected from the real-time communication session based upon handling rules for the termination conditions and/or termination preferences associated with the real-time communication session. The termination preferences can be defined by an initiating entity of the real-time communication session. The participants can be notified that their connection to the real-time communication session will be terminated in a predefined time limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Callanan, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol S. Zimmet
  • Patent number: 8510857
    Abstract: A method of federating electronic mail (e-mail). A request can be received from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request including at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail. The method further can include verifying whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria. Responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, the first user can be provided access to view the at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. Willner
  • Publication number: 20130191311
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for electronic communication is described. A first unified telephony session is selected. A first arbitrator associated with the first session is selected. A first set of participants associated with the first session is selected. The first arbitrator is directed to act as a proxy connection for a first channel associated with the first set of participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol Sue Zimmet
  • Publication number: 20130191546
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for electronic communication is described. A first unified telephony session is selected. A first arbitrator associated with the first session is selected. A first set of participants associated with the first session is selected. The first arbitrator is directed to act as a proxy connection for a first channel associated with the first set of participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol Sue Zimmet
  • Publication number: 20130117407
    Abstract: A method and system for emergency server access to offline users may include one or more computing devices receiving a request for offline access of data. The request for offline access of data may contain information to identify the offline user and specific data. An action to provide the specific data may be determined responsive to the identification of the offline user. The action may be executed responsive to the determination. The specific data may be transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph O'SULLIVAN, Fred RAGUILLAT, Edith Helen STERN, Barry E. WILLNER
  • Patent number: 8407302
    Abstract: A computer implemented method manages meeting invitations to sub-invitees. A meeting coordinating computer detects a meeting invitation being sent from a meeting moderator's computer to a primary invitee's computer. The meeting coordinating computer intercepts a response from the primary invitee's computer. This response contains a request for a sub-invitee to accompany the primary invitee to the meeting. If the sub-invitee is initially authorized by the meeting coordinating computer to attend the meeting, then a request is transmitted to the meeting moderator's computer for additional authorization to invite the sub-invitee to the meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Colm Farrell, Liam Harpur, Patrick J. O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Carol S. Zimmet
  • Publication number: 20130060849
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for injecting content in collaboration sessions is described. A method may comprise receiving, via one or more computing devices, a request from a third party to inject content into a collaboration session between two or more users. The method may further comprise monitoring, via the one or more computing devices, one or more communication platforms to detect a qualifying event associated with the request from the third party to inject the content into the collaboration session between the two or more users. The method may additionally comprise, in response, at least in part, to detecting the qualifying event associated with the request from the third party to inject the content into the collaboration session between the two or more users, injecting, via the one or more computing devices, the content into the collaboration session between the two or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carol Sue Zimmet, Ruthie D. Lyle, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat
  • Publication number: 20120323959
    Abstract: A method, device and computer program product for multiple identity recognition includes receiving a first communication from a sender addressed to a recipient using a first identity. A determination may be made as to whether the sender has multiple identities, and in response to determining that the sender has multiple identities, information regarding the identities of the sender is retrieved. The identities of the sender may be associated together so that the recipient may be provided an indication that the sender has at least one identity other than the first identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick O'Sullivan, Fred Raguillat, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. Willner