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).

  • Publication number: 20090100142
    Abstract: 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 initiation 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: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir
  • Publication number: 20090100428
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for obtaining a token identifier from a token device using a token reading system coupled to a local computing device. A determination is made concerning whether the token identifier obtained is associatable with a defined workflow. If the token identifier obtained is associatable with a defined workflow, at least a portion of the defined workflow is executed on the local computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Barry E. Willner, Edith Helen Stern, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir
  • Publication number: 20090100161
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for managing interruptions including defining a communication management policy for a plurality of communication channels. Communications on the plurality of communication channels are delivered based upon, at least in part, the communications management policy. Similarly, communications on the plurality of communication channels are rejected based upon, at least in part, the communications management policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: PATRICK JOSEPH O'SULLIVAN, Robert Cameron Weir, Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner
  • Publication number: 20090099896
    Abstract: A system and method for workflow delinquency remediation including defining an activity, and defining a time for the activity. The defined activity and time for the activity may be associated with an email. The activity is scheduled in a first calendar associated with at least one email recipient based upon, at least in part, the defined time for the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner, Robert Cameron Weir
  • Publication number: 20090100346
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Robert Cameron Weir, Edith Helen Stern, Barry E. Willner
  • Publication number: 20090043850
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for generating an email message from a first user that solicits a response message. A determination is made concerning whether the response message to the email message is still permitted. If the response message to the email message is still permitted, a second user is allowed to generate the response message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern
  • Publication number: 20090043852
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for receiving an indication of the generation of an email message addressed to one or more recipients. An online collaborative workspace is generated. The online collaborative space is associated with the email message. At least a portion of the email message is posted to the online collaborative workspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern
  • Publication number: 20090043851
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern
  • Publication number: 20090030878
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern
  • Publication number: 20080304629
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Willow Dawn Buscemi, Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan, Edith Helen Stern, Robert Cameron Weir, Barry E. Willner
  • Publication number: 20080270122
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Cameron Weir
  • Patent number: 7430716
    Abstract: A method 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: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Cameron Weir