Patents by Inventor Ruthie D. Lyle-Cannon

Ruthie D. Lyle-Cannon 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).

  • Method to continue instant messaging exchange when exiting a virtual world
    Patent number: 7970840
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for associating a virtual instant messaging client, of an avatar, with a standard instant messaging account. When a communication transcript is completed in a virtual instant messaging session, the communication transcript is stored. Wherein the stored communication transcript is an archived virtual world (VW) communication transcript. The archived VW communication transcript is associated with one or more instant messaging clients. A request is received to continue communication, with one or more avatars, when a virtual instant messaging session is completed. When the request is received a graphical user interface (GUI) is automatically displayed. One or more of the following selections are enabled: communicate via the instant messaging session or do not communicate via the instant messaging session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ulysses Lamont Cannon, Angela Richards Jones, Ruthie D. Lyle-Cannon
  • METHOD TO CONTINUE INSTANT MESSAGING EXCHANGE WHEN EXITING A VIRTUAL WORLD
    Publication number: 20100005141
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for associating a virtual instant messaging client, of an avatar, with a standard instant messaging account. When a communication transcript is completed in a virtual instant messaging session, the communication transcript is stored. Wherein the stored communication transcript is an archived virtual world (VW) communication transcript. The archived VW communication transcript is associated with one or more instant messaging clients. A request is received to continue communication, with one or more avatars, when a virtual instant messaging session is completed. When the request is received a graphical user interface (GUI) is automatically displayed. One or more of the following selections are enabled: communicate via the instant messaging session or do not communicate via the instant messaging session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Ulysses Lamont Cannon, Angela Richards Jones, Ruthie D. Lyle-Cannon