Patents by Inventor John K. Muller

John K. Muller 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: 8140983
    Abstract: Methods and systems for auto-generating threads on web forums are described. Comments are received on web content contained on a web page within a web site, where the web site further includes a web forum. The comments can be monitored to determine if a comment threshold is reached, and a web content thread can be auto-generated in the web forum when the comment threshold is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly A. Brantley, Ami H. Dewar, Robert C. Leah, John K. Muller
  • Publication number: 20090199103
    Abstract: Methods and systems for auto-generating threads on web forums are described. Comments are received on web content contained on a web page within a web site, where the web site further includes a web forum. The comments can be monitored to determine if a comment threshold is reached, and a web content thread can be auto-generated in the web forum when the comment threshold is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimberly A. Brantley, Ami H. Dewar, Robert C. Leah, John K. Muller
  • Publication number: 20080249984
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium is provided for using graphical objects to automate the definition of search queries submitted to an information management system. A search query is defined using a plurality of predetermined search terms represented as graphical objects within a user interface. The search query is structured by spatially referencing the graphical objects to a first area of the user interface, which results in their associated search terms being submitted to an information management system. The results of the search query are then presented in a second area of the user interface. The graphical objects comprise predetermined classifications of information content segmented by the implementation of display attributes. The display attributes depict the information content's source, quantity, format or chronology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Srinivas J. Coimbatore, Peter C. Yim, John K. Muller, Jason T. Clark