Patents by Inventor Jason M. Brochu

Jason M. Brochu 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 apparatus for user moderation of online chat rooms
    Patent number: 7870209
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for user-moderation of an online chat room in which a plurality of users are exchanging messages includes providing the chat room and controlling a manner in which the users send and receive the messages in the chat room in accordance with user feedback relating to the messages. In one embodiment, the user feedback is received in the form of user chat profiles, which describe the respective users' participation in the chat room, and flags, which users may be given in response to messages that are deemed inappropriate for the chat room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Brochu, Peter F. Cipriano, Raymond B. Jennings, III, Jason D. LaVoie
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER MODERATION OF ONLINE CHAT ROOMS
    Publication number: 20080263204
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for user-moderation of an online chat room in which a plurality of users are exchanging messages includes providing the chat room and controlling a manner in which the users send and receive the messages in the chat room in accordance with user feedback relating to the messages. In one embodiment, the user feedback is received in the form of user chat profiles, which describe the respective users' participation in the chat room, and flags, which users may be given in response to messages that are deemed inappropriate for the chat room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Jason M. Brochu, Peter F. Cipriano, Raymond B. Jennings, Jason D. LaVoie