Patents by Inventor Kent Filmore Hayes, Jr.

Kent Filmore Hayes, Jr. 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).

  • Method and system for managing instant messaging interruptions
    Patent number: 8090777
    Abstract: A method for managing instant messaging interruptions may include comparing at least one term in an instant message to a plurality of terms in a no-response-required (NRR) library. The method may also include representing the instant message as an instant message agent character (IMAC) in response to a match between at least one term in the instant message and at least one of the plurality of terms in the NRR library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fonda J. Daniels-Farrar, Kent Filmore Hayes, Jr., Angela Richards Jones, Kalena Charisee Kelly, John Michael Lake, Ruthie D. Lyle, Robert T. Uthe