Patents by Inventor Martin Keith Wright

Martin Keith Wright 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 apparatus for sending private messages within a single electronic message
    Patent number: 6816887
    Abstract: A method, system, and program for use in a data processing system for sending private messages from a single electronic message. A plurality of recipients is identified for an electronic message. A number of different sections are designated within the electronic message for separate receipt by each of a number of recipients within the plurality of recipients. Responsive to an indication to send the electronic message, an electronic message is automatically generated for each of the number of recipients, wherein the message of a given recipient within the number of recipients excludes sections within the number of sections designated for other recipients within the number of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wade David Shaw, Edmund Torche, Martin Keith Wright
  • Method and apparatus for sending private messages within a single electronic message
    Patent number: 6247045
    Abstract: A method, system, and program for use in a data processing system for sending private messages from a single electronic message. A plurality of recipients is identified for an electronic message. A number of different sections are designated within the electronic message for separate receipt by each of a number of recipients within the plurality of recipients. Responsive to an indication to send the electronic message, an electronic message is automatically generated for each of the number of recipients, wherein the message of a given recipient within the number of recipients excludes sections within the number of sections designated for other recipients within the number of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wade David Shaw, Edmund Torche, Martin Keith Wright