Patents by Inventor Gary Sedler

Gary Sedler 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).

  • Systems and methods for managing interactive communications
    Patent number: 9325644
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for managing a display of chat windows. A user electronic device receives an incoming communication from a remote electronic device. A chat session is established between the user electronic device and the remote electronic device in response to receiving the incoming communication. A period of time is input to the user electronic device during which a display of all incoming communications are prevented from being displayed in chat windows in the user electronic device. At least one of a display of new chat windows and the chat session is suspended during the period of time. An electronic notification is generated that indicates that a user of the user electronic device is temporarily unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Angela Douglas, Danny Gao, Marie Knight, Pucci Lee, Karen Reilly, Gary Sedler
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20120297321
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for managing a display of chat windows. A user electronic device receives an incoming communication from a remote electronic device. A chat session is established between the user electronic device and the remote electronic device in response to receiving the incoming communication. A period of time is input to the user electronic device during which a display of all incoming communications are prevented from being displayed in chat windows in the user electronic device. At least one of a display of new chat windows and the chat session is suspended during the period of time. An electronic notification is generated that indicates that a user of the user electronic device is temporarily unavailable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Angela Douglas, Danny Gao, Marie Knight, Pucci Lee, Karen Reilly, Gary Sedler