Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Prentice

Jeffrey A. Prentice 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).

  • Filtering message posts in a social network
    Patent number: 9253138
    Abstract: A social media mechanism processes messages for content that may require filtering of recipients of the message, and informs a user who drafted the message when the message might need to be filtered so it is not sent to all potential recipients of the message. The user may then select to send the message to all potential recipients, or to filter the recipients so the message is sent to less than all of the potential recipients. User profiles are created and maintained, and may include information that helps to determine when filtering of messages is desirable. Feedback buttons are also provided to provide feedback when a user does not like a message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Jason A. Nikolai, Jeffrey A. Prentice
  • Filtering message posts in a social network
    Patent number: 9172671
    Abstract: A social media mechanism processes messages for content that may require filtering of recipients of the message, and informs a user who drafted the message when the message might need to be filtered so it is not sent to all potential recipients of the message. The user may then select to send the message to all potential recipients, or to filter the recipients so the message is sent to less than all of the potential recipients. User profiles are created and maintained, and may include information that helps to determine when filtering of messages is desirable. Feedback buttons are also provided to provide feedback when a user does not like a message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Jason A. Nikolai, Jeffrey A. Prentice
  • FILTERING MESSAGE POSTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130282841
    Abstract: A social media mechanism processes messages for content that may require filtering of recipients of the message, and informs a user who drafted the message when the message might need to be filtered so it is not sent to all potential recipients of the message. The user may then select to send the message to all potential recipients, or to filter the recipients so the message is sent to less than all of the potential recipients. User profiles are created and maintained, and may include information that helps to determine when filtering of messages is desirable. Feedback buttons are also provided to provide feedback when a user does not like a message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Jason A. Nikolai, Jeffrey A. Prentice
  • Filtering Message Posts in a Social Network
    Publication number: 20130282835
    Abstract: A social media mechanism processes messages for content that may require filtering of recipients of the message, and informs a user who drafted the message when the message might need to be filtered so it is not sent to all potential recipients of the message. The user may then select to send the message to all potential recipients, or to filter the recipients so the message is sent to less than all of the potential recipients. User profiles are created and maintained, and may include information that helps to determine when filtering of messages is desirable. Feedback buttons are also provided to provide feedback when a user does not like a message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary L. Bates, Jason A. Nikolai, Jeffrey A. Prentice