Patents by Inventor Sean J. Martin
Sean J. Martin 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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Publication number: 20240065884Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing targeted temperature management (TTM) therapy to a patient. The TTM system can include multiple embodiments of a thermal pad including embodiments that are convertible from a first patient contact area to a second patient contact area. Embodiments of thermal pads can include pads that are expandable, extendable, and/or comprise attachable or removable portions. The TTM system can include embodiments where a second thermal pad is coupled to a first thermal pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Eric A. Fallows, Nicholas J. Jardine, Qihua Xu, Adam T. Martin, Sean E. Walker
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Publication number: 20200090236Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for mining time data are provided. Implementations consistent with the present disclosure provide for mining devices for time spent on behalf of clients-time that would otherwise be un-captured, unbilled time and money, and ensure that a user is properly compensated for all they do. Operations consistent with the present disclosure include selecting at least one billing criteria by a user of a mobile device, searching the mobile device for stored electronic communication data related to the at least one billing criteria, returning at least one matched electronic communication from among the stored electronic communication data related to the at least one billing criteria, assigning at least one of a time value and a billing value to the at least one matched electronic communication, and performing at least one of timekeeping and billing based up-on the assigned at least one time value and billing value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Sean J. Martin, John Pierce Schubert, Jr., Robert H. Laird, Jr.
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Patent number: 8839092Abstract: A displayed document comprises an annotation widget, the widget associated with an annotation document and a corresponding annotation key in an annotation store. The annotation document associated with a workflow action program. A user with a predetermined privilege selects a widget and is presented with the annotation document. The user performs an annotation task modifying the annotation document and submits the annotation document to the annotation store, the submission triggering the workflow action program to progress the workflow to another step.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Lonnie A. McCullough, Elias Torres
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Patent number: 8826116Abstract: A method, system and program product for annotating a transient state of a computer displayed application enables annotation of transient applications particularly web based applications. A transient application address (or key) and state information related to an application at a transient state are stored in an annotation store along with an annotation. The annotation is related to the transient application by the application address or key. The application is automatically restored to the transient state when the annotation is requested. Optionally a screen capture of the application at the transient state is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Chetan R. Murthy
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Patent number: 8751919Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing global annotations made for data elements that may be instantiated (e.g., displayed) by a variety of different type applications are provided. By anchoring the global annotations to the data element, rather than the particular data source containing the data element at the time the data element was annotated, the annotation may be retrieved from any application that instantiates or displays it.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi Albornoz, Avijit Chatterjee, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Lonnie A. McCullough, Herschel J. R. Weintraub
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Patent number: 8572060Abstract: Semantic Web attributes are transmitted via an electronic message such as an email message. The attributes are extracted from the message by a program agent according to a predetermined plan. The extracted attributes are saved in storage wherein the storage is optionally an annotation store.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Sean J. Martin, Benjamin H. Szekely
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Patent number: 8539346Abstract: The present invention generally provides methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing an annotation system that includes storing annotations for a document family, i.e., a series of versions of a data source. Annotations created for one version of the data source may be viewed in context from both subsequent and prior versions of the same data source. Embodiments of the invention associate annotations with both a data source “family identifier” as well as a “version identifier.” Other than adding a family ID to the data source, the data source remains unchanged. The family ID is maintained across different versions of the data source, whereas version IDs are determined for a specific version of the data source. Version IDs can be constructed from each data source directly, and do not need to be stored.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Douglas R. Fish, Sean J. Martin, Hoa T. Tran, David A. Wall
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Patent number: 8230326Abstract: The present invention generally provides methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing an annotation system that includes storing annotations for a document family, i.e., a series of versions of a data source. Annotations created for one version of the data source may be viewed in context from both subsequent and prior versions of the same data source. Embodiments of the invention associate annotations with both a data source “family identifier” as well as a “version identifier.” Other than adding a family ID to the data source, the data source remains unchanged. The family ID is maintained across different versions of the data source, whereas version IDs are determined for a specific version of the data source. Version IDs can be constructed from each data source directly, and do not need to be stored.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Douglas R. Fish, Sean J. Martin, Hoa T. Tran, David A. Wall
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Patent number: 7987509Abstract: Generating a unique URL key for a web document according to an obtained key generating policy. The URL of a web page is parsed according to the policy in order to generate the URL key. Preferably, the key generating policy is obtained from a well known source associated with the web page.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lee Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Elias Torres
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Patent number: 7870392Abstract: Digital Fingerprints are generated for data objects in a system where separate annotation files are created for data objects. This permits cross heterogeneous system relationship of a data object with associated annotations. The digital fingerprint is saved in an annotation store along with a first relationship between the digital fingerprint and the location of annotations as well as a second relationship between the digital fingerprint and location of copies of the data object. The digital fingerprint can be generated by any system that has a copy of the data object. Annotations or data objects can be found by searching for the digital fingerprint and its relationships.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi Albornoz, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Lonnie A. McCullough, Elias Torres
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Publication number: 20100115393Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing global annotations made for data elements that may be instantiated (e.g., displayed) by a variety of different type applications are provided. By anchoring the global annotations to the data element, rather than the particular data source containing the data element at the time the data element was annotated, the annotation may be retrieved from any application that instantiates or displays it.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2010Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: JORDI ALBORNOZ, AVIJIT CHATTERJEE, LEE D. FEIGENBAUM, SEAN J. MARTIN, LONNIE A. McCULLOUGH, HERSCHEL J.R. WEINTRAUB
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Patent number: 7669117Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for managing global annotations made for data elements that may be instantiated (e.g., displayed) by a variety of different type applications are provided. By anchoring the global annotations to the data element, rather than the particular data source containing the data element at the time the data element was annotated, the annotation may be retrieved from any application that instantiates or displays it.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2004Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi Albornoz, Avijit Chatterjee, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Lonnie A. McCullough, Herschel J. R. Weintraub
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Patent number: 7636883Abstract: In response to a user request, an annotation form is presented to a user for annotating a target document or image in a database. The annotation form is associated with the target document. A runtime program is associated with the annotation form. The annotation form selected by the user provides prompts for annotation input. The annotation input is saved in an annotation database and the runtime program performs an action on behalf of the user. Preferably the runtime program action comprises analysis of elements of the target document.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2005Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Lee Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Lonnie A. McCullough, Madhusmita Mitra, Elias Torres
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Patent number: 7565662Abstract: An Event Manager receives events requiring action. The events are parsed into event action types which are placed in an Event Queue. Program agents in a pool of agents are dynamically instantiated and retired from the pool based on the number of queued events by type. Program agents, when available, initiate a search for a work entry on the Event Queue that is of a type that the agent can handle. When an agent finds work, the corresponding Event Queue entry is marked as assigned to the agent and the agent performs the action associated with the work entry.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sean J. Martin, Dan Smith, Benjamin H. Szekely
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Publication number: 20090132528Abstract: Semantic Web attributes are transmitted via an electronic message such as an email message. The attributes are extracted from the message by a program agent according to a predetermined plan. The extracted attributes are saved in storage wherein the storage is optionally an annotation store.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Sean J. Martin, Benjamin H. Szekely
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Publication number: 20090106642Abstract: A displayed document comprises an annotation widget, the widget associated with an annotation document and a corresponding annotation key in an annotation store. The annotation document associated with a workflow action program. A user with a predetermined privilege selects a widget and is presented with the annotation document. The user performs an annotation task modifying the annotation document and submits the annotation document to the annotation store, the submission triggering the workflow action program to progress the workflow to another step.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: JORDI A. ALBORNOZ, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Lonnie A. McCullough, Elias Torres
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Patent number: 7519917Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for graphically presenting compatible workflow steps to a user through a graphical user interface are disclosed. The method includes graphically displaying a plurality of steps in a workflow. A user's selection for at least one step in a plurality of steps to denote at least one selected step and at least one non-selected step is received. The method further includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the selected step is acceptable as an input of the non-selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable. The method also includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the non-selected step is acceptable as an input of the selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Rouben Meschian, Matthew N. Roy, Dan Smith, Benjamin H. Szekely, Elias J. Torres, Louis M. Weitzman
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Patent number: 7516123Abstract: Semantically linked pages are queried based on a user supplied interest vector. The interest vector provides a weight for presenting results from the query of pages. The interest vectors are used to calculate the importance of pages of a query based on the weight of semantic links associated with the page known as page rank indicators. Optionally, the calculation is augmented by other page ranking algorithms. An indication of the resulting pages is displayed according to the calculated importance. Preferably the calculation utilizes a dot product of page rank and user interest vectors.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Joseph P. Betz, Sean J. Martin, Yan Pritzker, Benjamin H. Szekely, Robert Y. Wang
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Patent number: 7478105Abstract: Semantic Web attributes are transmitted via an electronic message such as an email message. The attributes are extracted from the message by a program agent according to a predetermined plan. The extracted attributes are saved in storage wherein the storage is optionally an annotation store.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2004Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Sean J. Martin, Benjamin H. Szekely
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Patent number: 7472341Abstract: A displayed document comprises an annotation widget, the widget associated with an annotation document and a corresponding annotation key in an annotation store. The annotation document associated with a workflow action program. A user with a predetermined privilege selects a widget and is presented with the annotation document. The user performs an annotation task modifying the annotation document and submits the annotation document to the annotation store, the submission triggering the workflow action program to progress the workflow to another step.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2004Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jordi A. Albornoz, Lee D. Feigenbaum, Sean J. Martin, Simon L. Martin, Lonnie A. McCullough, Elias Torres