Patents by Inventor Neal Finnegan

Neal Finnegan 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 system for providing a networked collaborative work environment
    Patent number: 7127501
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a collaborative work environment includes servers and client workstations. Client workstations receive data objects from one or more servers and combine the received data objects with stored templates to render HTML pages representing at least a portion of a common project. Users may view, edit, and create common documents for the projects and upload them to the server using a drag-and-drop interface. Additionally, since all file transfers take place using HTTP, project groups can span corporate organizations as well as time zones and geographic boundaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: eRoom Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Beir, Melissa Leffler, Glenn McDonald, Andy Dennie, Paul Kleppner, Neal Finnegan, Craig Morrissey, Alan Steele, Patrick Crowley, Pito Salas
  • Method and system for providing a networked collaborative work environment
    Patent number: 6233600
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a collaborative work environment includes servers and client workstations. Client workstations receive data objects from one or more servers and combine the received data objects with stored templates to render HTML pages representing at least a portion of a common project. Users may view, edit, and create common documents for the projects and upload them to the server using a drag-and-drop interface. Additionally, since all file transfers take place using HTTP, project groups can span corporate organizations as well as time zones and geographic boundaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: eRoom Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pito Salas, Jeffrey Beir, Melissa Leffler, Glenn McDonald, Andy Dennie, Paul Kleppner, Neal Finnegan, Craig Morrissey, Alan Steele, Patrick Crowley
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating communication between collaborators in a networked environment
    Patent number: 6230185
    Abstract: A method for facilitating communication between collaborators in a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) environment which includes the steps of: receiving data via a network connection; storing the received data in a database; retrieving an HTML file from a memory element; and using the stored data in conjunction with the HTML file to generate an HTML page for display. The data received via the network connection includes an indication that an HTML page includes discussions among collaborators. The HTML page rendered for display includes at least one discussion among collaborators. A corresponding system is also disclosed. At least one vote/poll item can be embedded within a discussion group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: eRoom Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pito Salas, Jeffrey Beir, Melissa Leffler, Glenn McDonald, Paul Kleppner, Neal Finnegan, Craig Morrisey, Patrick Crowley