Patents by Inventor Sarah E. Jackson

Sarah E. Jackson 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).

  • Device connectivity
    Patent number: 9955521
    Abstract: A method of operating a device comprising connecting to an external data source via a network, determining that the network connection has been broken, determining that the network connection has been restored, detecting that a user is accessing an application that requires access to the network connection, and prioritizing the accessed application with respect to the required access to the network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Russell P. Finn, Peter Griffin, Stephen Hurst, Sarah E. Jackson
  • Device Connectivity
    Publication number: 20170041979
    Abstract: A method of operating a device comprising connecting to an external data source via a network, determining that the network connection has been broken, determining that the network connection has been restored, detecting that a user is accessing an application that requires access to the network connection, and prioritizing the accessed application with respect to the required access to the network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Russell P. Finn, Peter Griffin, Stephen Hurst, Sarah E. Jackson
  • Device connectivity
    Patent number: 9495085
    Abstract: A method of operating a device comprising connecting to an external data source via a network, determining that the network connection has been broken, determining that the network connection has been restored, detecting that a user is accessing an application that requires access to the network connection, and prioritizing the accessed application with respect to the required access to the network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Russell P. Finn, Peter Griffin, Stephen Hurst, Sarah E. Jackson
  • Device Connectivity
    Publication number: 20160029203
    Abstract: A method of operating a device comprising connecting to an external data source via a network, determining that the network connection has been broken, determining that the network connection has been restored, detecting that a user is accessing an application that requires access to the network connection, and prioritizing the accessed application with respect to the required access to the network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Russell P. Finn, Peter Griffin, Stephen Hurst, Sarah E. Jackson