Patents by Inventor Maryam Ahmed

Maryam Ahmed 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: 10002166
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation including: defining a timing schedule for publishing a set of items of content in a first content class and a second content class for publication based on a content class ratio and corresponding scores of the set of items of content, publishing, by operation of one or more computer processors and according to a first method, the set of items of content on a social media platform based on the timing schedule, monitoring a plurality of metrics for the set of items of content, and modifying the content class ratio upon determining that the content class ratio impacts the plurality of metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Patent number: 9697528
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for tracking link sharing in a messaging environment of a data processing system. Message information is received that identifies a plurality of links to content included in one or more messages exchanged via the data processing system. A relationship measure is determined based on the message information. The relationship measure measures a likelihood that a first link is related to a second link in the plurality of links and points to a same source of content. An association data structure associating the first link with the second link is generated based on the relationship measure. User interactions with the first link and the second link are tracked based on the generated association data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Michael S. Thomason
  • Patent number: 9621619
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for providing a severity of a notification for a communication. A computing device determines a topic and associated information of a current activity, operating on the computing device. The computing device receives a communication and determines the topic and associated information of the communication. The computing device determines a level of relevance between the topic and associated information of the received communication and the topic and associated information of the current activity. The computing device determines whether the level of relevance exceeds a predefined threshold, and in response to determining that the level of relevance exceeds the predefined threshold, the computing device provides a notification, wherein the severity of the notification for the communication is proportional to the level of relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Michael S. Thomason, Tong Yu
  • Publication number: 20170075900
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation including: defining a timing schedule for publishing a set of items of content in a first content class and a second content class for publication based on a content class ratio and corresponding scores of the set of items of content, publishing, by operation of one or more computer processors and according to a first method, the set of items of content on a social media platform based on the timing schedule, monitoring a plurality of metrics for the set of items of content, and modifying the content class ratio upon determining that the content class ratio impacts the plurality of metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Maryam AHMED, Trudy L. HEWITT, Kimberly D. MCCALL
  • Patent number: 9582583
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Patent number: 9471687
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Trudy L. Hewitt, Kimberly D. McCall
  • Patent number: 9298681
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for dynamic webpage change animation. A computer system detects one or more items that are changed on a second version of a webpage relative to a first version of the webpage. The computer system determines an animation order based on user environment. And, on the first version of the webpage and a template for generating the second version of the webpage, the computer system animates changes of the one or more items, according to the animation order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, Michael S. Thomason
  • Publication number: 20150112957
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam AHMED, Trudy L. HEWITT, Kimberly D. MCCALL
  • Publication number: 20150112958
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, the operation comprising publishing a content according to a content class ratio and a content impact on each of a plurality of metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Maryam AHMED, Trudy L. HEWITT, Kimberly D. MCCALL
  • Publication number: 20140237042
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for providing a severity of a notification for a communication. A computing device determines a topic and associated information of a current activity, operating on the computing device. The computing device receives a communication and determines the topic and associated information of the communication. The computing device determines a level of relevance between the topic and associated information of the received communication and the topic and associated information of the current activity. The computing device determines whether the level of relevance exceeds a predefined threshold, and in response to determining that the level of relevance exceeds the predefined threshold, the computing device provides a notification, wherein the severity of the notification for the communication is proportional to the level of relevance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Michael S. Thomason, Tong Yu
  • Patent number: 8738613
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason
  • Patent number: 8688691
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Kimberly D. McCall, M. Scott Thomason
  • Publication number: 20130346841
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for tracking link sharing in a messaging environment of a data processing system. Message information is received that identifies a plurality of links to content included in one or more messages exchanged via the data processing system. A relationship measure is determined based on the message information. The relationship measure measures a likelihood that a first link is related to a second link in the plurality of links and points to a same source of content. An association data structure associating the first link with the second link is generated based on the relationship measure. User interactions with the first link and the second link are tracked based on the generated association data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Matthew C. Hillary, Michael S. Thomason
  • Patent number: 8495484
    Abstract: Computer apparatus, system and method maintain a database of hyperlinks associated with activities and inactions in the past of a user. From a current work space of the user, a recommendation engine searches the database to retrieve hyperlinks based on user-specified context and topic. The recommendation engine displays recommended hyperlinks (candidates) and enables the user to filter the recommended hyperlinks by original source, activity metric or other relevance. To form and maintain the database, a context analysis engine captures activity content links. Each activity content link has a respective hyperlink associated with an activity/inaction of the user. The context analysis engine generates a metric based on the activity and records the respective hyperlink in the database along with the metric. The recommendation engine and context analysis engine may, on user command, further search social media or social networks in order to make hyperlink recommendations to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Prasad Lakshmi Imandi, Michael Scott Thomason, Tong Yu
  • Publication number: 20130036344
    Abstract: Computer apparatus, system and method maintain a database of hyperlinks associated with activities and inactions in the past of a user. From a current work space of the user, a recommendation engine searches the database to retrieve hyperlinks based on user-specified context and topic. The recommendation engine displays recommended hyperlinks (candidates) and enables the user to filter the recommended hyperlinks by original source, activity metric or other relevance. To form and maintain the database, a context analysis engine captures activity content links. Each activity content link has a respective hyperlink associated with an activity/inaction of the user. The context analysis engine generates a metric based on the activity and records the respective hyperlink in the database along with the metric. The recommendation engine and context analysis engine may, on user command, further search social media or social networks in order to make hyperlink recommendations to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maryam Ahmed, Al Chakra, Prasad Lakshmi Imandi, Michael Scott Thomason, Tong Yu
  • 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
  • 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