Patents by Inventor JOHNNY SHIEH

JOHNNY SHIEH 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).

  • Publication number: 20180206120
    Abstract: An apparatus for marking electronic messages includes an identity module that determines an identity of a device user attempting to send an electronic message from an electronic communication device of an authorized user and a verification module that verifies that the device user is an authorized proxy user. The apparatus includes a marking module that marks the electronic message being sent with an identifier in response to verifying that the device user is an authorized proxy user. The identifier signifies that the electronic message is from the authorized proxy user, and the identifier is in addition to an identifier associated with the authorized user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: JOHNNY SHIEH
  • Publication number: 20090265702
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently reinstalling computer software, which tracks frequency of utilization for each software application loaded onto the computer and reinstalls applications based on frequency of utilization, with the option to reinstall a computer operating system first or to reinstall computer applications along with libraries, so that computer users can resume working as soon as possible instead of waiting many hours for the entire reinstallation image to complete before a computer system reboot allows for continuation of computer usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHARISSE LU, EMILY J. RATLIFF, JOHNNY SHIEH