Patents by Inventor Kevin Brian Smith

Kevin Brian Smith 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 computer program product for receiving an update to a previously received email message
    Patent number: 8296381
    Abstract: A method and computer program product enable an email user to receive an update to a previously received email message. An email client receives an update to the previously received email message is received. Privacy information in the update is identified and that privacy information is associated with a first portion of the previously received email message. The privacy information indicates whether the user is permitted to view that first portion of the previously received email message. The privacy information may be used to update the previously received message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alasdair Nottingham, Kevin Brian Smith, Timothy James Ward
  • METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RECEIVING AN UPDATE TO A PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED EMAIL MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20100293238
    Abstract: A method and computer program product enable an email user to receive an update to a previously received email message. An email client receives an update to the previously received email message is received. Privacy information in the update is identified and that privacy information is associated with a first portion of the previously received email message. The privacy information indicates whether the user is permitted to view that first portion of the previously received email message. The privacy information may be used to update the previously received message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alasdair Nottingham, Kevin Brian Smith, Timothy James Ward