Patents by Inventor Robert Cameron Weir
Robert Cameron Weir 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).
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Patent number: 9582597Abstract: A system and method for generating user-centric directories including analyzing a plurality of relationships of a user. A contact directory for the user is defined based upon the plurality of relationships of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern
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Patent number: 9479895Abstract: A location of a first mobile device associated with a first user is determined, and a location of a second mobile device associated with a second user is determined. A relationship between the first user and the second user is determined, and a proximity of the first mobile device relative to the second mobile device is determined. A location-oriented data service is provided to at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Edith Helen Stern, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 9424559Abstract: A calendar event that is addressed to a plurality of recipients is generated. At least one of the plurality of recipients is designated as a first annotation recipient. A first annotation is associated with the calendar event, the first annotation addressed to the first annotation recipient.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner, Robert Cameron Weir, Carol Sue Zimmet
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Patent number: 9152950Abstract: A method and computer program product for receiving notification of a first user response message concerning an email message received from a sender; receiving notification of a second user response message concerning the email message received from the sender; and providing the first and second users with one or more statistics concerning the email message.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern
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Patent number: 8862519Abstract: An email activity pattern of a user is analyzed. A time probability for the user to act on an email sent to the user is determined based upon, at least in part, the email activity pattern of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8650255Abstract: A method and computer program product for receiving a join request, from a requestor, to join an online conversation in which an online user of an instant messaging system is participating. A notification is provided to the online user that the requester would like to join the online conversation.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8635278Abstract: A method and computer program product for managing interruptions including defining an interruption control initiation trigger and defining an interruption control release trigger. An interruption control period is initiated based upon, at least in part, the interruption control initiation trigger. The interruption control period is terminated based upon, at least in part, the interruption control release trigger.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir
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Patent number: 8589502Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving an indication of an email being generated by a composer for at least one recipient. The email includes a link to a piece of content on a remote resource and the at least one recipient does not have sufficient rights to access the remote resource. The recipient may be allowed to access the remote resource via the link using the rights of the composer.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8516058Abstract: A method and computer program product for dynamically sharing tags associated with an email including associating one or more tags with an email after the email has been sent. The one or more tags are made accessible to at least a portion of one or more email users.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Edith Helen Stern, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8386573Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving an indication of a data caching request. A local copy of a piece of remote content that is defined by a link within an email is cached onto an accessible storage device. The remote content is stored on a remote resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8368525Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for associating a time indicator with a message. The time indicator may be indicative of an urgency of a particular task associated with the message. The message having the time indicator may be displayed at a computing device. Numerous other variations and embodiments are also included within the scope of the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Edith Helen Stern, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner, Marjorie Willner
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Patent number: 8370368Abstract: A method and computer program product include defining one or more filter criteria based upon, at least in part, an organizational structure. A body of content is filtered based upon, at least in part, the defined filter criteria. At least a portion of the filtered body of content is provided. The organizational structure may be defined within a corporate directory. The body of content may include one or more of a document library, a tag repository; a threaded discussion, a wiki, and a blog. Defining one or more filter criteria may include defining one or more filter criteria based upon, at least in part, an organizational hierarchy. Defining one or more filter criteria may further include defining one or more filter criteria based upon, at least in part, one or more positions defined within the organizational structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2007Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Susan S. Hanis, Edith Helen Stem, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8359355Abstract: A method and computer program product for receiving an indication of an email being generated for at least one recipient. The email is analyzed to determine if the email includes at least one link to a piece of content on a remote content resource. If the email includes at least one link to a piece of content on a remote content resource, the at least one recipient is analyzed to determine if the at least one recipient has sufficient rights to access the piece of content on the remote content resource.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8230028Abstract: An email message that is addressed to a plurality of recipients is defined on a first client electronic device. A first set of downstream response rights is assigned, on the first client electronic device, to a first recipient chosen from the plurality of recipients. A second set of downstream response rights is assigned, on the first client electronic device, to a second recipient chosen from the plurality of recipients. The second set of downstream response rights is different from the first set of downstream response rights.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Kieran Anthony Deegan, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8180657Abstract: A method and computer program product for receiving a slot request, from a second respondent having a second seniority level, for an original event slot that was previously reserved by a first respondent having a first seniority level. The second seniority level is compared to the first seniority level. If the second seniority level exceeds the first seniority level: the reservation of the original event slot by the first respondent is cancelled, and the event slot request for the original event slot by the second respondent is accepted.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Andrew L. Schirmer, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8175225Abstract: The invention discloses a method and system for preventing emergency communication system notification congestion by automatically identifying the telecommunications site transmitting an emergency call or through reporting of an address from which the call is made.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Willow Dawn Buscemi, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 8006181Abstract: A system for adding words to an online dictionary used for spellchecking is described. A spellchecker module compares words of an electronic document with words in the online dictionary and identifies a word in the electronic document that is missing from the dictionary. After a user indicates a desire to add the missing word to the dictionary, the spellchecker module determines at least one related-word form of the missing word. The related-word forms depend upon the part of speech of the missing word. The spellchecker can prompt the user to identify the part of speech and then to verify each determined related-word form. The spellchecker concurrently adds the missing word and at least one related-word form of the missing word to the online dictionary in a single ‘add-to-dictionary’ operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Robert Cameron Weir
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Publication number: 20100273459Abstract: A location of a first mobile device associated with a first user is determined, and a location of a second mobile device associated with a second user is determined. A relationship between the first user and the second user is determined, and a proximity of the first mobile device relative to the second mobile device is determined. A location-oriented data service is provided to at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Edith Helen Stern, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Publication number: 20100250686Abstract: An email message that is addressed to a plurality of recipients is defined on a first client electronic device. A first set of downstream response rights is assigned, on the first client electronic device, to a first recipient chosen from the plurality of recipients. A second set of downstream response rights is assigned, on the first client electronic device, to a second recipient chosen from the plurality of recipients. The second set of downstream response rights is different from the first set of downstream response rights.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Kieran Anthony Deegan, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 7797314Abstract: A method and computer program product for receiving a search result set including one or more search results, and defining one or more ranking cues based upon, at least in part, ancillary user data. The one or more search results are ranked based upon, at least in part, the one or more ranking cues. The one or more ranked search results are provided to a search user.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Edith Helen Stern, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner