Patents by Inventor Shawn Edward Benham

Shawn Edward Benham 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).

  • Patent number: 6781607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing information and/or an interface in a computer system. The method includes determining that a user is accessing the system; analyzing the user's role in the system without a need for the user to provide a description of the user; returning an estimate of the user's role based upon the analyzing step; and displaying or modifying the information and/or the interface based upon the returned estimate. The method and system in accordance with the present invention dynamically determines the appropriate information and/or interface for presentation to differing users. The present invention provides the means for information and graphical user interface (GUI) creators to present different information or GUIs to different user types, such as administrators and end users, and to different user experience levels, such as expert and novice, without requiring users to describe themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Shawn Edward Benham