Patents by Inventor Katie Shepherd

Katie Shepherd 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: 8972857
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster
  • Patent number: 8943406
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster
  • Patent number: 8769482
    Abstract: A method and system for building an application are provided. The method includes generating a user model relating to a new application to be built. The user model may include at least one role with one or more associated tasks. A task list is compiled for the tasks in the user model, including removing any duplications of tasks. A task to application component mapping is accessed. The application components to which the tasks are mapped may be spread over one or more existing applications. The application components mapped to by the tasks are retrieved and compiled in the new application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Batey, Katie Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20120204105
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster
  • Publication number: 20110289409
    Abstract: A method for generating user help information for a customized user interface, the customized user interface including one or more user interface components from a library of user interface components, the method comprising the steps of: associating library component help information with each user interface component in the library of user interface components; identifying component help information from the library component help information for each component in the customized user interface; aggregating the identified component help information into user help information for presentation to a user of the customized user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Batey, Saurabh Bhasin, Christy Haragan, Steven J. Horsman, Keir Lawson, Katie Shepherd, Christopher M. Webster
  • Publication number: 20100153909
    Abstract: A method and system for building an application are provided. The method includes: generating a user model relating to a new application to be built, the user model including at least one role with one or more associated tasks. A task list is compiled for the tasks in the user model, including removing any duplications of tasks. A task to application component mapping is accessed, wherein the application components to which the tasks are mapped are spread over one or more existing applications. The application components mapped to by the tasks are retrieved and compiled in the new application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Batey, Katie Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20090024979
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for configuring a user interface to a user role. A user model defines one or more user roles and one or more tasks, each user role being linked to: one or more user tasks via one or more user goals, and a set of skills a user performing the role must have, wherein each task is also linked to one or more skills. A software product defines one or more software functions, and means are provided for linking each user task to a sequence of software function calls. The system includes an organization modeling tool including means for customizing the user model dynamically to alter the user role to task mapping to meet the current needs of an organization including validating the goals and sets of skills of the user model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amanda E. Chessell, Fazleabbas Kanji, Nicholas C. Maynard, Katie Shepherd, Simen Svennebye, William J. Thompson, Kamorudeen L. Yusuf