Patents by Inventor Renee Marie Kovales

Renee Marie Kovales 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).

  • Publication number: 20090106077
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for facilitating in-transit meetings between users. Transit information is received for several users. The transit information for at least some users is compared. If an opportunity for an in-transit meeting between at least two users is detected when comparing the transit information, the at least two users are notified about the opportunity for the in-transit meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kulvir Singh Bhogal, Travis M. Grigsby, Renee Marie Kovales, Robert Ross Peterson, Lisa Anne Seacat
  • Patent number: 7096232
    Abstract: A method, system, and product are disclosed for displaying directory information and dynamically updated contact information for one or more people in response to a directory search. A user submits a query criteria when the directory search is requested. A search of the directory information is first executed utilizing the query criteria to return a first result set. A search of dynamically updated contact information is then executed using the first result set to produce a second result set. A final result of the directory search request is then produced by coalescing the first and second result sets. This final result includes both directory information and dynamically updated contact information for each person whose name was included in the final result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: J. Smith Doss, Renee Marie Kovales, Diane Phylis Pozefsky, Robert Joseph Sundstrom
  • Publication number: 20020188620
    Abstract: A method, system, and product are disclosed for displaying directory information and dynamically updated contact information for one or more people in response to a directory search. A user submits a query criteria when the directory search is requested. A search of the directory information is first executed utilizing the query criteria to return a first result set. A search of dynamically updated contact information is then executed using the first result set to produce a second result set. A final result of the directory search request is then produced by coalescing the first and second result sets. This final result includes both directory information and dynamically updated contact information for each person whose name was included in the final result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: J. Smith Doss, Renee Marie Kovales, Diane Phylis Pozefsky, Robert Joseph Sundstrom