Patents by Inventor Malissa Galloway Sullivan

Malissa Galloway Sullivan 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 of retracting an instant message
    Patent number: 8103733
    Abstract: Described is a method for retracting an instant message from a receiver in an instant messaging session. A request is made to retract the instant message from the receiver. If the receiver is present in the session, the instant message is removed from the user interface of the receiver. Notification is sent to the requestor to indicate whether the instant message was successfully retracted and whether the instant message was saved by the receiver. Optionally, the method allows an entry made in an instant messaging log to be retracted when the corresponding instant message is retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael William Quinn, Malissa Galloway Sullivan, Anthony Eugene Payne, Kevin Joel Solie, Andrew Ortwein
  • METHOD OF RETRACTING AN INSTANT MESSAGE
    Publication number: 20100235458
    Abstract: Described is a method for retracting an instant message from a receiver in an instant messaging session. A request is made to retract the instant message from the receiver. If the receiver is present in the session, the instant message is removed from the user interface of the receiver. Notification is sent to the requestor to indicate whether the instant message was successfully retracted and whether the instant message was saved by the receiver. Optionally, the method allows an entry made in an instant messaging log to be retracted when the corresponding instant message is retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael William Quinn, Malissa Galloway Sullivan, Anthony Eugene Payne, Kevin Joel Solie, Andrew Ortwein
  • Method of retracting an instant message
    Patent number: 7752271
    Abstract: Described is a method for retracting an instant message from a receiver in an instant messaging session. A request is made to retract the instant message from the receiver. If the receiver is present in the session, the instant message is removed from the user interface of the receiver. Notification is sent to the requestor to indicate whether the instant message was successfully retracted and whether the instant message was saved by the receiver. Optionally, the method allows an entry made in an instant messaging log to be retracted when the corresponding instant message is retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael William Quinn, Malissa Galloway Sullivan, Anthony Eugene Payne, Kevin Joel Solie, Andrew Ortwein
  • Method of retracting an instant message
    Publication number: 20050267942
    Abstract: Described is a method for retracting an instant message from a receiver in an instant messaging session. A request is made to retract the instant message from the receiver. If the receiver is present in the session, the instant message is removed from the user interface of the receiver. Notification is sent to the requestor to indicate whether the instant message was successfully retracted and whether the instant message was saved by the receiver. Optionally, the method allows an entry made in an instant messaging log to be retracted when the corresponding instant message is retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Quinn, Malissa Galloway Sullivan, Anthony Payne, Kevin Solie, Andrew Ortwein