Patents by Inventor Greg Boss

Greg Boss 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).

  • Method and structure for overriding calendar entries based on context and business value
    Publication number: 20070005409
    Abstract: A method and structure for automatically scheduling a meeting in an electronic calendar system. Calendars of all participants invited to a meeting being scheduled are accessed. Each participant's calendar is checked whether that participant is available for the meeting, in accordance with a priority of the meeting. The meeting is scheduled on each participant's calendar if all said participants are available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Greg Boss, David Burns, Andrew Jones, Kevin McConnell
  • Method and structure for agenda based scheduling using sub-events with automated management functions
    Publication number: 20070005408
    Abstract: A method (and structure) of electronically scheduling an event comprising one or more sub-events. An event agenda is generated for the event by identifying a sub-event agenda item for each sub-event. Each sub-event agenda item can be entered into an electronic calendar scheduler as a separately-scheduled sub-event for the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Greg Boss, Andrew Jones, Kevin McConnell, Chanh Nguyen