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).

  • Tracking Desktop Application Referrals to Content Distributed Over a Network
    Publication number: 20130054705
    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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marcus L. Belvin, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Henri F. Meli, Yingxin Xing
  • Relevancy Ranking of Search Results in a Network Based Upon a User's Computer-Related Activities
    Publication number: 20120284249
    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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason
  • Relevancy Ranking of Search Results in a Network Based Upon a User's Computer-Related Activities
    Publication number: 20120185472
    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: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason