Patents by Inventor Kimberly D. McCall

Kimberly D. McCall 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: 10002166
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation including: defining a timing schedule for publishing a set of items of content in a first content class and a second content class for publication based on a content class ratio and corresponding scores of the set of items of content, publishing, by operation of one or more computer processors and according to a first method, the set of items of content on a social media platform based on the timing schedule, monitoring a plurality of metrics for the set of items of content, and modifying the content class ratio upon determining that the content class ratio impacts the plurality of metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Patent number: 9922015
    Abstract: Abbreviations can be handled by a computer system that receives a message that specifies a recipient and a sender. A first text portion is identified from the message as being associated with an abbreviation. A sender and receiver profile are used to identify a set of one or more solutions for the first text portion. The solutions are scored based upon the online content exposure information in the profile of the recipient. Based upon the scoring, a particular solution of the one or more solutions is identified for use. The text body of the message is modified to include the particular solution, and the modified message is transmitted to the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Publication number: 20170075900
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation including: defining a timing schedule for publishing a set of items of content in a first content class and a second content class for publication based on a content class ratio and corresponding scores of the set of items of content, publishing, by operation of one or more computer processors and according to a first method, the set of items of content on a social media platform based on the timing schedule, monitoring a plurality of metrics for the set of items of content, and modifying the content class ratio upon determining that the content class ratio impacts the plurality of metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Maryam AHMED, Trudy L. HEWITT, Kimberly D. MCCALL
  • Patent number: 9582583
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Patent number: 9471687
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Patent number: 9390081
    Abstract: Abbreviations can be handled by a computer system that receives a message that specifies a recipient and a sender. A first text portion is identified from the message as being associated with an abbreviation. A sender and receiver profile are used to identify a set of one or more solutions for the first text portion. The solutions are scored based upon the online content exposure information in the profile of the recipient. Based upon the scoring, a particular solution of the one or more solutions is identified for use. The text body of the message is modified to include the particular solution, and the modified message is transmitted to the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Publication number: 20160105386
    Abstract: Abbreviations can be handled by a computer system that receives a message that specifies a recipient and a sender. A first text portion is identified from the message as being associated with an abbreviation. A sender and receiver profile are used to identify a set of one or more solutions for the first text portion. The solutions are scored based upon the online content exposure information in the profile of the recipient. Based upon the scoring, a particular solution of the one or more solutions is identified for use. The text body of the message is modified to include the particular solution, and the modified message is transmitted to the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Publication number: 20160103808
    Abstract: Abbreviations can be handled by a computer system that receives a message that specifies a recipient and a sender. A first text portion is identified from the message as being associated with an abbreviation. A sender and receiver profile are used to identify a set of one or more solutions for the first text portion. The solutions are scored based upon the online content exposure information in the profile of the recipient. Based upon the scoring, a particular solution of the one or more solutions is identified for use. The text body of the message is modified to include the particular solution, and the modified message is transmitted to the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Patent number: 9298681
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for dynamic webpage change animation. A computer system detects one or more items that are changed on a second version of a webpage relative to a first version of the webpage. The computer system determines an animation order based on user environment. And, on the first version of the webpage and a template for generating the second version of the webpage, the computer system animates changes of the one or more items, according to the animation order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Michael S. Thomason
  • Patent number: 9122884
    Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
  • Publication number: 20150156227
    Abstract: An approach that delays presentation of social media communications corresponding to an event is provided. In the approach, social media communications received during an initial presentation of the event are stored. A time delay associated with each of the social media communications is recorded with the time delay being from the start time of the initial presentation of the event. During subsequent playback of the event, the approach retrieves the stored social media communications and presents the retrieved social media communications based upon the time delay associated with each of the communications from the start time of the subsequent event playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli, Michael S. Thomason, Yingxin Xing
  • Publication number: 20150156236
    Abstract: An approach that delays presentation of social media communications corresponding to an event is provided. In the approach, social media communications received during an initial presentation of the event are stored. A time delay associated with each of the social media communications is recorded with the time delay being from the start time of the initial presentation of the event. During subsequent playback of the event, the approach retrieves the stored social media communications and presents the retrieved social media communications based upon the time delay associated with each of the communications from the start time of the subsequent event playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli, Michael S. Thomason, Yingxin Xing
  • Patent number: 9043939
    Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
  • Publication number: 20150112957
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam AHMED, Trudy L. HEWITT, Kimberly D. MCCALL
  • Publication number: 20150112958
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Maryam AHMED, Trudy L. HEWITT, Kimberly D. MCCALL
  • Patent number: 8949350
    Abstract: Tracking initiation of network content requests is achieved by receiving at a network device requests from clients for network content, and tracking initiation of network content requests based upon initiator information, wherein the initiator information comprises information relating to each type of application hosted by a client that initiates the client request for network content from the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli, Yingxin Xing
  • Patent number: 8738613
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product providing ordered search results within a search engine. Items are retrieved from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user. Computer-related activities performed by the user, including social networking activities, are determined, and the retrieved items are ranked based on the computer-related activities. The ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities of the user, and the search results are provided including the retrieved items in order of the ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason
  • Publication number: 20140123313
    Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
  • Publication number: 20140123318
    Abstract: A method for accessing information during a teleconferencing event. The method includes identifying a reference to a document transmitted by a telecommunication device participating in a teleconferencing event and identifying a name of the referenced document. The method includes determining, by a computer, an identity of a user of the participating telecommunication device. The method further includes determining the user has permission to access the identified document and, in response, transmitting the identified document to the participating telecommunication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli
  • Patent number: 8688691
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product providing ordered search results within a search engine. Items are retrieved from a network satisfying search criteria provided by a user. Computer-related activities performed by the user, including social networking activities, are determined, and the retrieved items are ranked based on the computer-related activities. The ranking of the retrieved items is dependent upon whether any retrieved item has been referenced by the social networking activities of the user, and the search results are provided including the retrieved items in order of the ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason