Patents by Inventor Robert Alan Lawrence

Robert Alan Lawrence 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: 7877475
    Abstract: A method for display of activity of users at workstations. Each workstation is in a different geographical location. Data relating to a rate of computer input activity of at least one user at each workstation is continuously collected from each workstation, compiled in a central database, and displayed in a display in a representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation as a different musical characteristic for each workstation. Each different musical characteristic for each workstation is displayed in accordance with the combined number of input device clicks of the users in each workstation in a given period. The input device clicks are key clicks, mouse clicks, or a combination of key clicks and mouse clicks. The representation of the rate of computer input activity may alternatively comprise a visual swirl across a screen or an activity of a robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ian Hughes, Robert Alan Lawrence
  • Patent number: 7194539
    Abstract: A method and system for the display of the activity of users at a plurality of workstations (108, 110) is provided. The plurality of workstations (108, 110) are grouped in more than one distributed geographical location (102, 104). The disclosed method and system include continuously collecting data from each workstation (108, 110) with the data relating to the activity of a user at the workstation (108, 110). The data from the workstations (108, 110) is compiled in a central database (120) and displayed in a display in the form of an abstract representation (138, 140, 144) of the activity of users at the workstations (108, 110) displayed in real time. The display includes the data from the workstations (108, 110) in the more than one geographical location (102, 104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ian Hughes, Robert Alan Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20030090525
    Abstract: A method and system for the display of the activity of users at a plurality of workstations (108, 110) is provided. The plurality of workstations (108, 110) are grouped in more than one distributed geographical location (102, 104). The disclosed method and system include continuously collecting data from each workstation (108, 110) with the data relating to the activity of a user at the workstation (108, 110). The data from the workstations (108, 110) is compiled in a central database (120) and displayed in a display in the form of an abstract representation (138, 140, 144) of the activity of users at the workstations (108, 110) displayed in real time. The display includes the data from the workstations (108, 110) in the more than one geographical location (102, 104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ian Hughes, Robert Alan Lawrence