Patents by Inventor Kathryn Heninger Britton

Kathryn Heninger Britton 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: 7792912
    Abstract: An invention is disclosed for enhancing communication with instant messaging (IM)/chat or email computer software applications by allowing a user to manage multiple user IDs by linking each different ID associated with that user thus allowing others to access that user regardless of the particular IM/chat or email system or account or session being accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kathryn Heninger Britton, Raquel Benita Bryant, Esther Marie Burwell, Qiana Nicole Eaglin
  • Publication number: 20080244014
    Abstract: An invention is disclosed for enhancing communication with instant messaging (IM)/chat or email computer software applications by allowing a user to manage multiple user IDs by linking each different ID associated with that user thus allowing others to access that user regardless of the particular IM/chat or email system or account or session being accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kathryn Heninger Britton, Raquel Benita Bryant, Esther Marie Burwell, Qiana Nicole Eaglin
  • Patent number: 7159005
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for concurrently transferring a plurality of files between a first data processing system and a second data processing system by multiplexing chunks of the plurality of files onto a connection between the first data processing system and the second data processing system and dynamically determining a chunk size for each multiplexed chunk. A “chunk” is an amount of data from a file to be transferred wherein the amount of data in the chunk is dynamically defined such that differing amounts of data are transferred in each chunk. Furthermore, the transfer of each multiplexed file is tracked so as to allow restarting of an interrupted file transfer from a point of interruption of the transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen C. Baber, Kathryn Heninger Britton, John R. Hind, Barron C. Housel, Chandrasekaran Venkatapathy, Michael C. Wanderski, Ajamu Wesley
  • Patent number: 6564259
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products allow intranet administrators to assign, generate and deliver content to users of an intranet. Intranet users are defined and assigned to various defined user groups. Units of content available to users of an intranet are also defined and assigned to various defined content groups. The defined content groups are then associated with the defined user groups such that each of the defined user groups has at least one of the defined units of content associated therewith. A content page creation profile is provided for each defined user and is configured to control how content is displayed within a user's customized content page. Through identified relationships of user groups and content groups, the units of content assigned to a user can be determined and a content page containing the assigned units of content can be created and delivered to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen C. Baber, Brian Blount, Kathryn Heninger Britton, David Louis Kaminsky, Ann Marie O'Meara
  • Patent number: 6564260
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products allow intranet administrators to assign, generate and deliver content to users of an intranet. Intranet users are defined and assigned to various defined user groups. Units of content available to users of an intranet are also defined and assigned to various defined content groups. The defined content groups are then associated with the defined user groups such that each of the defined user groups has at least one of the defined units of content associated therewith. A content page creation profile is provided for each defined user and is configured to control how content is displayed within a user's customized content page. Through identified relationships of user groups and content groups, the units of content assigned to a user can be determined and a content page containing the assigned units of content can be created and delivered to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen C. Baber, Brian Blount, Kathryn Heninger Britton, David Louis Kaminsky, Ann Marie O'Meara
  • Patent number: 6195696
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products allow intranet administrators to assign, generate and deliver content to users of an intranet. Intranet users are defined and assigned to various defined user groups. Units of content available to users of an intranet are also defined and assigned to various defined content groups. The defined content groups are then associated with the defined user groups such that each of the defined user groups has at least one of the defined units of content associated therewith. A content page creation profile is provided for each defined user and is configured to control how content is displayed within a user's customized content page. Through identified relationships of user groups and content groups, the units of content assigned to a user can be determined and a content page containing the assigned units of content can be created and delivered to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen C. Baber, Brian Blount, Kathryn Heninger Britton, David Louis Kaminsky, Ann Marie O'Meara