Patents by Inventor Kurtis W. Ruby

Kurtis W. Ruby 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, article of manufacture and apparatus for restricting the receipt of delegate reply messages
    Patent number: 7139804
    Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for restricting the receipt of automatic delegate reply messages. Specifically, the method configures a control message for an electronic mail (e-mail) message addressed to at least one recipient terminal or computer, and sends the e-mail and control messages to the at least one recipient terminal. Upon processing the control message, the at least one recipient terminal determines whether to reply to the received e-mail message with a delegate reply message. As such, a sender of the e-mail message may restrict the receipt of delegate reply messages by configuring the control message through different features or options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary Lee Bates, Kurtis W. Ruby, John Matthew Santosuosso
  • Method, article of manufacture and apparatus for restricting the receipt of delegate reply messages
    Publication number: 20040006599
    Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for restricting the receipt of automatic delegate reply messages. Specifically, the method configures a control message for an electronic mail (e-mail) message addressed to at least one recipient terminal or computer, and sends the e-mail and control messages to the at least one recipient terminal. Upon processing the control message, the at least one recipient terminal determines whether to reply to the received e-mail message with a delegate reply message. As such, a sender of the e-mail message may restrict the receipt of delegate reply messages by configuring the control message through different features or options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Cary Lee Bates, Kurtis W. Ruby, John Matthew Santosuosso
  • Method, article of manufacture and apparatus for restricting the receipt of delegate reply messages
    Patent number: 6618748
    Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for restricting the receipt of automatic delegate reply messages. Specifically, the method configures a control message for an electronic mail (e-mail) message addressed to at least one recipient terminal or computer, and sends the e-mail and control messages to the at least one recipient terminal. Upon processing the control message, the at least one recipient terminal determines whether to reply to the received e-mail message with a delegate reply message. As such, a sender of the e-mail message may restrict the receipt of delegate reply messages by configuring the control message through different features or options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cary Lee Bates, Kurtis W. Ruby, John Matthew Santosuosso