Patents by Inventor Giovanni B.P. Catasta

Giovanni B.P. Catasta 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).

  • Proximity based reminders
    Patent number: 9247387
    Abstract: Mechanisms, in a data processing system, for generating a reminder notification are provided. The physical presence of another device within a physical local range of a wireless communication device is detected. An identity associated with the other device is determined and a determination is made as to whether a reminder record is stored in association with the identity associated with the other device. In response to a reminder record being stored in association with the identity associated with the other device, a reminder notification is generated and output on the wireless communication device based on content of the reminder record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cristina Bonanni, Paola Carlesimo, Giovanni B. P. Catasta, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandra Rotunno
  • Proximity Based Reminders
    Publication number: 20140135036
    Abstract: Mechanisms, in a data processing system, for generating a reminder notification are provided. The physical presence of another device within a physical local range of a wireless communication device is detected. An identity associated with the other device is determined and a determination is made as to whether a reminder record is stored in association with the identity associated with the other device. In response to a reminder record being stored in association with the identity associated with the other device, a reminder notification is generated and output on the wireless communication device based on content of the reminder record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cristina Bonanni, Paola Carlesimo, Giovanni B.P. Catasta, Giuseppe Longobardi, Alessandra Rotunno