Patents by Inventor Mary E. Raven

Mary E. Raven 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: 11323405
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing interrupting requests to engage in a collaborative session and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for host state sensing for message interruptions. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for host sensing for message interruption can include a messenger disposed is a host computing platform, prioritization logic including program code enabled to assign priorities to incoming messages, and host state sensing logic coupled to the host computing platform. The host state sensing logic can include program code enabled to adjust a threshold value for permitting message interruptions for messages having assigned priorities beyond the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Daniel M. Gruen, Daniel Q. Chen, Chuang Li, Mary E. Raven, Xu Guang Gu, Yu Chen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200120057
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing interrupting requests to engage in a collaborative session and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for host state sensing for message interruptions. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for host sensing for message interruption can include a messenger disposed is a host computing platform, prioritization logic including program code enabled to assign priorities to incoming messages, and host state sensing logic coupled to the host computing platform. The host state sensing logic can include program code enabled to adjust a threshold value for permitting message interruptions for messages having assigned priorities beyond the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Daniel M. Gruen, Daniel Q. Chen, Chuang Li, Mary E. Raven, Xu Guang Gu, Yu Chen Zhou
  • Patent number: 10554609
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing interrupting requests to engage in a collaborative session and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for host state sensing for message interruptions. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for host sensing for message interruption can include a messenger disposed is a host computing platform, prioritization logic including program code enabled to assign priorities to incoming messages, and host state sensing logic coupled to the host computing platform. The host state sensing logic can include program code enabled to adjust a threshold value for permitting message interruptions for messages having assigned priorities beyond the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Daniel M. Gruen, Daniel Q. Chen, Chuang Li, Mary E. Raven, Xu Guang Gu, Yu Chen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160380949
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing interrupting requests to engage in a collaborative session and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for host state sensing for message interruptions. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for host sensing for message interruption can include a messenger disposed is a host computing platform, prioritization logic including program code enabled to assign priorities to incoming messages, and host state sensing logic coupled to the host computing platform. The host state sensing logic can include program code enabled to adjust a threshold value for permitting message interruptions for messages having assigned priorities beyond the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL MULLER, DANIEL M. GRUEN, DANIEL Q. CHEN, CHUANG LI, MARY E. RAVEN, XU QUANG GU, YU CHEN ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9426103
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing interrupting requests to engage in a collaborative session and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for host state sensing for message interruptions. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for host sensing for message interruption can include a messenger disposed is a host computing platform, prioritization logic including program code enabled to assign priorities to incoming messages, and host state sensing logic coupled to the host computing platform. The host state sensing logic can include program code enabled to adjust a threshold value for permitting message interruptions for messages having assigned priorities beyond the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Daniel M. Gruen, Daniel Q. Chen, Chuang Li, Mary E. Raven, Xu Guang Gu, Yu Chen Zhou
  • Patent number: 9063981
    Abstract: A method and system for searching contact lists quickly, that provides searching of a contact list by user defined group names, attributes, and/or system defined metadata regarding contacts, groups and/or attributes. The visual display of contacts within the user's contact list user interface display may be configured to visually organize contacts into the groups they belong to, and/or to display the attributes associated with groups and/or contacts within the top level contact list display. Group and/or contact attributes may alternatively be accessed by selecting (e.g. clicking on) a group or contact. A quick search feature is provided that allows the contact list to be searched based on group name, attribute, and/or contact name, as well as based on group, contact and/or attribute metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sandra L. Kogan, Mary E. Raven, Anuphinh P. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 7853471
    Abstract: A method and system for scheduling a meeting. The method comprises the steps of receiving a request from a participant in an instant message session to schedule a meeting; and running a natural language processing tool to determine meeting participants and available times, from a record of the message session. A calendaring and scheduling application is run to accept the meeting participants and available times, consult calendars of the meeting participants, and schedule the meeting. A notification is sent to the participants in the instant message session of the meeting schedule, and the meeting schedule is added to the calendars of the meeting participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Zurko, Mary E. Raven
  • Publication number: 20090125837
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to tab control presentation and provide a method, system and computer program product for tab control management with type-ahead and thumbnail imagery. In an embodiment of the invention, a tab control navigation method can be provided. The method can include arranging thumbnail images for corresponding tabs in a tab control within a tab navigation view, and, in response to a selection of one of the thumbnail images, activating a corresponding one of the tabs in the tab control. The method further can include receiving text in a type-ahead filter, and filtering the tab navigation view to include only thumbnail images corresponding to tabs associated with the text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew T. Hatem, Martin T. Moore, Mary E. Raven, Terrence Smith
  • Publication number: 20090089316
    Abstract: A method and system for searching contact lists quickly, that provides searching of a contact list by user defined group names, attributes, and/or system defined metadata regarding contacts, groups and/or attributes. A user of a communication system is allowed to organize their contacts in their contact list within a number of contact groups and to associate attributes with contact groups and/or individual contacts. The visual display of contacts within the user's contact list user interface display may be configured to visually organize contacts into the groups they belong to, and/or to display the attributes associated with groups and/or contacts within the top level contact list display. Group and/or contact attributes may alternatively be accessed by selecting (e.g. clicking on) a group or contact. A quick search feature is provided that allows the contact list to be searched based on group name, attribute, and/or contact name, as well as based on group, contact and/or attribute metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Sandra L. Kogan, Mary E. Raven, Anuphinh P. Wanderski
  • Publication number: 20080141161
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to tab width truncation in a tab control and provide a method, system and computer program product for differentiated truncation of tabs in a tab control. In one embodiment, a differentiated tab truncation method can be provided. The method can include determining a priority for each tab in a tab control, adjusting at least one dimension for each tab in the tab control according to the determined priority, and rendering the tab control in a GUI. In one aspect of the embodiment, determining a priority for each tab in a tab control can include applying a higher priority to more frequently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less frequently used tabs. In another aspect of the embodiment, determining a priority for each tab in a tab control can include applying a higher priority to more recently used tabs and applying a lower priority to less recently used tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Mary E. Raven, Jeffrey N. Eisen
  • Publication number: 20040128181
    Abstract: A method and system for scheduling a meeting. The method comprises the steps of receiving a request from a participant in an instant message session to schedule a meeting; and running a natural language processing tool to determine meeting participants and available times, from a record of the message session. A calendaring and scheduling application is run to accept the meeting participants and available times, consult calendars of the meeting participants, and schedule the meeting. A notification is sent to the participants in the instant message session of the meeting schedule, and the meeting schedule is added to the calendars of the meeting participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Zurko, Mary E. Raven