Patents by Inventor Merrilee F. Tomlinson

Merrilee F. Tomlinson 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).

  • Isolating temporary images
    Patent number: 10038873
    Abstract: A method for managing temporary images. The method comprises a computer system. The computer system identifies a context for an image for a user generating the image. The computer system determines whether the image is a temporary image based on the context of the image for the user. The computer system preforms a group of alternate actions on the image when the image is the temporary image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Francesco C. Schembari, Merrilee F. Tomlinson, Christina L. Wetli
  • Isolating Temporary Images
    Publication number: 20180191991
    Abstract: A method for managing temporary images. The method comprises a computer system. The computer system identifies a context for an image for a user generating the image. The computer system determines whether the image is a temporary image based on the context of the image for the user. The computer system preforms a group of alternate actions on the image when the image is the temporary image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Francesco C. Schembari, Merrilee F. Tomlinson, Christina L. Wetli