Patents by Inventor Gilford F. Martino

Gilford F. Martino 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: 8103950
    Abstract: A link structure and method for linking therein. The link structure includes a first page of a website and may include a global page of the website. The first page includes a link that has a default pointer and may have a local pointer, a global pointer, or both. The local pointer points to a local page and the global pointer points to the global page. A local link structure includes the local pointer but not the global pointer. A global link structure includes the global pointer but not the local pointer. A hybrid link structure includes the local pointer and the global pointer. Linking within the link structure may include linking from the link to the local page through the local pointer or linking from the link to the global page through the global pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso
  • Patent number: 7284195
    Abstract: A link structure and method for linking therein. The link structure includes a first page of a website and may include a global page of the website. The first page includes a link that has a default pointer and may have a local pointer, a global pointer, or both. The local pointer points to a local page and the global pointer points to the global page. A local link structure includes the local pointer but not the global pointer. A global link structure includes the global pointer but not the local pointer. A hybrid link structure includes the local pointer and the global pointer. Linking within the link structure may include linking from the link to the local page through the local pointer or linking from the link to the global page through the global pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso
  • Patent number: 7146571
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for inserting into a display material copied to a clipboard. A user selects material to be copied the clipboard. The system selects and copies to the clipboard additional material. The user selects an insertion point for the user selected material, and the system displays to the user the user selected material and selective additional material. The system selected material is, in accordance with a more specific embodiment, that material which is needed to render the user selected material syntactically correct in the context of the insertion point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon, III
  • Patent number: 7099914
    Abstract: A user desiring to retrieve any multimedia document (such as image, sound, audio, video, text) is provided the ability to select the size of the document desired. The HTTP protocol HEAD method is used for extracting content length and content type from the server. Whether the client browser requests the document or not is based on the content length and content type sent in the header served to the browser by the server and the minimum or maximum size selected by the user for the relevant type. If the content size is not within the parameters defined by the user, the document will not be requested or served on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Hartmann, Gilford F. Martino, Vincent T. Timon, III
  • Patent number: 7089305
    Abstract: A method and system for organizing bookmarks. A bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder. A bookmark search list, which includes at least one bookmark in the bookmark structure, is generated. Software is executed, wherein the software searches each bookmark on the bookmark search list through depth N (N?0). The searching determines whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition. The upgrade condition includes a boolean text expression and may also include at least one of: a client visitation condition, a general visitation condition, a bookmark existence condition, a content-type condition, a URL-age condition, and a Top-Level-Domain (TLD) condition. If the searching determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and that the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location, then the bookmark is moved to the special bookmark location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon, III
  • Patent number: 7088465
    Abstract: A method and for printing a web page of an Internet website. A web browser receives specification of a non-uniform spatial distribution of a material surface density ?(S) of a material used to print the web page, wherein S denotes a point on the surface. The web browser prints the web page on a surface by distributing the material on the surface in accordance with ?(S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon, III
  • Patent number: 6748468
    Abstract: A Caps Lock notification method, system, mechanism, algorithm, and computer program product. A determination is made as to whether a Caps Lock key of a computer keyboard is in an error state, based on ascertaining whether a first condition has been satisfied. If it is so determined that the Caps Lock key is in an error state, then a signal is generated to communicate to a user at the computer keyboard that the Caps Lock key is in the error state. The signal may be a visual signal, an audible signal, a tactile signal, an auditory signal, or a combination thereof. Satisfaction of a second condition may be used to disable the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso
  • Publication number: 20040036906
    Abstract: A method and for printing a web page of an Internet website. A web browser receives specification of a non-uniform spatial distribution of a material surface density &rgr;(S) of a material used to print the web page, wherein S denotes a point on the surface. The web browser prints the web page on a surface by distributing the material on the surface in accordance with &rgr;(S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon
  • Publication number: 20030204567
    Abstract: Attributes are associated with E-mail objects by initializing a context window to include one or more action items for associating attributes with objects in a note; a display is responsive to user selection of an object for displaying the context window; responsive to user selection of an action item, selectable attributes are displayed in an object attributes window; and responsive to user selection of one or more attributes from the object attributes window, selected attributes are associate in the note with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gilford F. Martino, Frank J. Robyck, John F. McGraw
  • Publication number: 20030145321
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for controlling selection of channels and shows for viewing. A program selection device, such as a set top box, is programmed to maintain a channel list and a show list, with the channel list containing for each of a plurality of channels the allowed and actual time of viewing and the show list containing for each show the allowed and actual time of viewing. The show list may also include a rating value for each show. The channel list and show list are accessed for selectively controlling whether or not a particular channel or show is to be presented for viewing by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon
  • Publication number: 20030142134
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for inserting into a display material copied to a clipboard. A user selects material to be copied the clipboard. The system selects and copies to the clipboard additional material. The user selects an insertion point for the user selected material, and the system displays to the user the user selected material and selective additional material. The system selected material is, in accordance with a more specific embodiment, that material which is needed to render the user selected material syntactically correct in the context of the insertion point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon
  • Publication number: 20030074415
    Abstract: A method and system for organizing bookmarks. A bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder. A bookmark search list, which includes at least one bookmark in the bookmark structure, is generated. Software is executed, wherein the software searches each bookmark on the bookmark search list through depth N (N≧0). The searching determines whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition. The upgrade condition includes a boolean text expression and may also include at least one of: a client visitation condition, a general visitation condition, a bookmark existence condition, a content-type condition, a URL-age condition, and a Top-Level-Domain (TLD) condition. If the searching determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and that the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location, then the bookmark is moved to the special bookmark location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon
  • Publication number: 20030040943
    Abstract: Arena locations are selected by chances sold to customers for recording and distributing video images of the location. A vend terminal/processor system is used to sell these chances and load them to a chance table. The chance table is accessed by a camera control processor and a response control processor to cause a video camera to record and transmit images of selected arena locations selectively to a TV live or delayed broadcast, a view screen at the arena, or to a remote customer for viewing at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Gilford F. Martino, John M. Santosuosso, Vincent T. Timon
  • Publication number: 20030036941
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling multiple meetings, with separate meetings for each of a plurality of individuals. A user defines a meeting template that specifies when he or she is available by identifying such information as days worked, work day starting and ending times, lunch and break times, and previously scheduled appointments. The user then sends the meeting template to individuals with whom he or she wishes to schedule a meeting. The recipients of the meeting template select an available meeting time that is also acceptable for them, and the meeting template is dynamically updated to reflect this meeting. The other individual recipients of the template and meeting request are then blocked from also selecting this scheduled meeting time for their meetings with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Leska, Gilford F. Martino, Frank J. Robyck
  • Patent number: 6300951
    Abstract: Rapid toggling of application windows to the forefront of a computer monitor. One or more queues are established by a user comprising indicia representative of a sequence of a plurality of open application windows. Sequential toggling among the windows of a given sequence is accomplished by actuating a mouse pointer positioned to the white space of any window within the given sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Filetto, Gilford F. Martino, Frank J. Robyck, Vincent T. Timon, III