Patents by Inventor Michael Bolin

Michael Bolin 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: 9454601
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Martin M. Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Patent number: 8484207
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Martin M. Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Patent number: 8271481
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, Michael Bolin, Raudel S. Rodriguez, David L. Newbold
  • Patent number: 8261196
    Abstract: A method is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The method includes maintaining, on a workstation of a user, an index that includes one or more entries for only one or more documents the user has previously accessed; receiving from the user a request to search the index; and presenting a user interface providing a search results listing and one or more graphical visualizations characterizing the search results. In response to an input from the user, usage metrics for a selected documents are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Michael Bolin, Raudel S. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 8103653
    Abstract: A system is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system may include upon three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Newbold, Tolga Oral, Michael Bolin
  • Patent number: 8032513
    Abstract: A system are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Newbold, Tolga Oral, Andrew Lewis Schirmer, Martin M Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Patent number: 7970753
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Michael Bolin, Raudel S. Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20100325158
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, Michael Bolin, Raudel S. Rodriguez, David L. Newbold
  • Patent number: 7831601
    Abstract: A method is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The method may rely upon three main system components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, Michael Bolin, Raudel S. Rodriguez, David L. Newbold
  • Publication number: 20100106727
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Michael Bolin, Raudel S. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 7634461
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Michael Bolin, Raudel S. Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20090125490
    Abstract: A system is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system may include upon three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Newbold, Tolga Oral, Michael Bolin
  • Patent number: 7496563
    Abstract: A method is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The method may rely upon three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Newbold, Tolga Oral, Michael Bolin
  • Publication number: 20080301106
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: IBM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Martin M. Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Publication number: 20080270391
    Abstract: A system are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)
    Inventors: David L. Newbold, Tolga Oral, Andrew L. Schirmer, Martin M. Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Patent number: 7421421
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Newbold, Tolga Oral, Andrew L. Schirmer, Martin M. Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Patent number: 7395260
    Abstract: A method is provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The documents with which the user interacts are monitored for predetermined events, and content data and metadata from the monitored documents is obtained. An index that includes parameters determined from the content data and metadata is created and a search of the index is performed to retrieve documents that the user has previously viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David L. Newbold, Martin M. Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Publication number: 20080082513
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: IBM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tolga ORAL, David Newbold, Martin Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Publication number: 20060041521
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David Newbold, Martin Wattenberg, Michael Bolin
  • Publication number: 20060031183
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application which monitors documents with which the user interacts for predetermined events, and obtains content data and metadata from the monitored documents. The index module indexes the content data and metadata received from the desktop integration module. The graphical user interface module then permits a user to utilize the desktop integration module and index module by allowing a user to search for a document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, David Newbold, Michael Bolin, Raudel Rodriguez