Patents by Inventor Sherry S. Collia

Sherry S. Collia 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 and apparatus for presenting new computer software functions to a user based upon actual usage
    Patent number: 5496177
    Abstract: A method is provided for introducing to a user a new/enhanced function of a computer software application. After learning the basics of a computer software application, new/enhanced functions are presented to the user based upon completion of predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria may comprise the passage of time or the completion of a specified number of uses of a certain function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sherry S. Collia, Greg P. Fitzpatrick, William R. Sterrett