Patents by Inventor Robyn A. McGlotten

Robyn A. McGlotten 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: 20090157840
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for controlling shared access of a media tray are disclosed that include monitoring communications between a virtualized media tray and a computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray; receiving an access request from a requesting computing device not currently connected to the virtualized media tray; determining, in dependence upon the monitored communications between the virtualized media tray and the computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray, to switch connection of the virtualized media tray from the computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray to the requesting computing device; and switching connection of the virtualized media tray from the computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray to the requesting computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Candice L. Coletrane, Eric R. Kern, Chambrea L. Kittrell, Robyn A. McGlotten
  • Publication number: 20090154980
    Abstract: A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for controlling shared access of a media tray is disclosed. The design structure includes operations that include monitoring communications between a virtualized media tray and a computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray; receiving an access request from a requesting computing device not currently connected to the virtualized media tray; determining, in dependence upon the monitored communications between the virtualized media tray and the computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray, to switch connection of the virtualized media tray from the computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray to the requesting computing device; and switching connection of the virtualized media tray from the computing device currently connected to the virtualized media tray to the requesting computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: CANDICE L. COLETRANE, Eric R. Kern, Chambrea Little, Robyn A. McGlotten
  • Publication number: 20080215678
    Abstract: Bookmarking URLs from an instant messaging session, including identifying by an instant messaging client a URL in the instant messaging session, selecting by the instant messaging client at least one browser available for receiving bookmarks from an instant messaging client, and saving by the instant messaging client a bookmark for the identified URL in a bookmark repository of the selected browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Candice L. Coletrane, Robyn A. McGlotten, William G. Pagan, Wilson Velez
  • Publication number: 20080189122
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to favorite friends in a computerized social network and provide a method, system and computer program product for competitive favorite friend ranking for social networking services In one embodiment of the invention, a competitive friend ranking method can be provided. The method can include monitoring interactions between different friends and a profile in a social network. The method also can include ranking each of the different friends according to the monitored interactions. Thereafter the method can include adjusting a display of at least a portion of the different friends in the profile in order of most highly ranked friends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Candice L. Coletrane, Robyn A. McGlotten, William G. Pagan, Wilson Velez
  • Patent number: 7339785
    Abstract: A computer system for receiving standard and expanded computer devices includes a chassis, a midplane, and an interposer. The chassis includes bays, each adapted to receive the standard computer device. The midplane includes connectors respectively aligned with the plurality of bays that connect the midplane to a standard computer device disposed within a bay. The standard and expanded computer devices are passed through the interposer, which includes a body defining slots respectively aligned with the bays. Each slot is sized to enable the standard computer device to pass through the slot. The slots includes first and second sets of adjacent slots. The interposer is configured to allow the expanded computer device to simultaneously pass through all slots of the first set of adjacent slots and prevent the expanded computer device, while positioned within the second set of adjacent slots, from fixedly engaging the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Clifton P. Colborn, Candice L. Coletrane, William G. Pagan, Robyn A. McGlotten
  • Publication number: 20070223188
    Abstract: A computer system for receiving standard and expanded computer devices includes a chassis, a midplane, and an interposer. The chassis includes bays, each adapted to receive the standard computer device. The midplane includes connectors respectively aligned with the plurality of bays that connect the midplane to a standard computer device disposed within a bay. The standard and expanded computer devices are passed through the interposer, which includes a body defining slots respectively aligned with the bays. Each slot is sized to enable the standard computer device to pass through the slot. The slots includes first and second sets of adjacent slots. The interposer is configured to allow the expanded computer device to simultaneously pass through all slots of the first set of adjacent slots and prevent the expanded computer device, while positioned within the second set of adjacent slots, from fixedly engaging the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Clifton Colborn, Candice Coletrane, William Pagan, Robyn McGlotten