Patents by Inventor Shilad W. Sen

Shilad W. Sen 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: 9104300
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to object attribution modification and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for drag and drop attributes for objects in a graphical user interface. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for drag and drop object attributes in a GUI can be provided. The method can include presenting draggable object attributes in the GUI, dragging one of the draggable object attributes into a separate target object in the GUI, and applying a value for the draggable object attribute to the separate target object. In one aspect of the embodiment, each of the draggable object attributes in the GUI can be separate and independent from any particular object in the GUI. In another aspect of the embodiment, each of the draggable object attributes in the GUI can be draggable from the particular object to a target object in the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Brownholtz, Werner Geyer, Martin J. Moore, Michael Muller, Shilad W. Sen, Michael C. Wu
  • Patent number: 8762841
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert bubbles for alert management and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for contextual alerts for alert management. In an embodiment of the invention, an alert management data processing system can be provided. The system can include an alert bubble configured to display alert text for an associated alert, and contextual information disposed in the alert bubble interface along with the alert text. In particular, the contextual information can provide context for the associated alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin T. Moore, Werner Geyer, Michael Muller, Shilad W. Sen, Michael C. Wu
  • Patent number: 8412815
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert management in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for activity thread integration of an alert log. In one embodiment of the invention, an alert log activity thread integration method can be provided. The method can include logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread, and, in response to the selection of the alert from within the activity thread, displaying the content of the alert. For instance, logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread can include creating a branch of the activity thread for inserting all alerts pertaining to the activity and inserting the reference to the alert in the created branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Brownholtz, Werner Geyer, Martin T. Moore, Michael Muller, Shilad W. Sen, Michael C. Wu
  • Publication number: 20110041081
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert management in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for activity thread integration of an alert log. In one embodiment of the invention, an alert log activity thread integration method can be provided. The method can include logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread, and, in response to the selection of the alert from within the activity thread, displaying the content of the alert. For instance, logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread can include creating a branch of the activity thread for inserting all alerts pertaining to the activity and inserting the reference to the alert in the created branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Michael C. Wu, Werner Geyer, Shilad W. Sen, Martin T. Moore, Elizabeth A. Brownholtz
  • Patent number: 7827501
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert bubble management and provide a method, data processing system and computer program product for interactive alert bubbles for alert bubble management. In one embodiment of the invention, an interactive alert bubble can be provided for an alert management data processing system. The interactive alert bubble can include an alert bubble interface to the interactive alert bubble. An alert text field can be disposed in the interface and configured to provide a reference to an alert notification in the alert management data processing system. Additionally, a rating control can be disposed in the interface and configured to establish a rating for the alert notification responsive to a selection of the rating control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Werner Geyer, Elizabeth A. Brownholtz, Martin T. Moore, Michael Muller, Steven Ross, Shilad W. Sen, Michael C. Wu
  • Patent number: 7822848
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert management in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for activity thread integration of an alert log. In one embodiment of the invention, an alert log activity thread integration method can be provided. The method can include logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread, and, in response to the selection of the alert from within the activity thread, displaying the content of the alert. For instance, logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread can include creating a branch of the activity thread for inserting all alerts pertaining to the activity and inserting the reference to the alert in the created branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Michael C. Wu, Werner Geyer, Shilad W. Sen, Martin T. Moore, Elizabeth A. Brownholtz
  • Publication number: 20090106680
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to object attribution modification and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for drag and drop attributes for objects in a graphical user interface. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for drag and drop object attributes in a GUI can be provided. The method can include presenting draggable object attributes in the GUI, dragging one of the draggable object attributes into a separate target object in the GUI, and applying a value for the draggable object attribute to the separate target object. In one aspect of the embodiment, each of the draggable object attributes in the GUI can be separate and independent from any particular object in the GUI. In another aspect of the embodiment, each of the draggable object attributes in the GUI can be draggable from the particular object to a target object in the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Brownholtz, Werner Geyer, Martin J. Moore, Michael Muller, Shilad W. Sen, Michael C. Wu
  • Publication number: 20080157960
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert management in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for activity thread integration of an alert log. In one embodiment of the invention, an alert log activity thread integration method can be provided. The method can include logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread, and, in response to the selection of the alert from within the activity thread, displaying the content of the alert. For instance, logging a reference to an alert for an activity in an activity thread can include creating a branch of the activity thread for inserting all alerts pertaining to the activity and inserting the reference to the alert in the created branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Michael C. Wu, Werner Geyer, Shilad W. Sen, Martin T. Moore, Elizabeth A. Brownholtz
  • Publication number: 20080159286
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to broadcast messaging in a collaborative environment and provide a method, system and computer program product for contextualized broadcast messaging for activity-centric collaborative computing. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of contextualized broadcast messaging for activity-centric collaborative computing can be provided. The method can include selecting an activity in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment, retrieving a listing of members associated with the selected activity, creating a broadcast message designating the members as recipients of the broadcast message, and issuing the broadcast message to the members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Martin T. Moore, Shilad W. Sen, Werner Geyer, Michael Muller, Michael Chi Hung Wu
  • Publication number: 20080134080
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert bubbles for alert management and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for contextual alerts for alert management. In an embodiment of the invention, an alert management data processing system can be provided. The system can include an alert bubble configured to display alert text for an associated alert, and contextual information disposed in the alert bubble interface along with the alert text. In particular, the contextual information can provide context for the associated alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Martin T. Moore, Werner Geyer, Michael Muller, Shilad W. Sen, Michael C. Wu
  • Publication number: 20080120545
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert bubble management and provide a method, data processing system and computer program product for interactive alert bubbles for alert bubble management. In one embodiment of the invention, an interactive alert bubble can be provided for an alert management data processing system. The interactive alert bubble can include an alert bubble interface to the interactive alert bubble. An alert text field can be disposed in the interface and configured to provide a reference to an alert notification in the alert management data processing system. Additionally, a rating control can be disposed in the interface and configured to establish a rating for the alert notification responsive to a selection of the rating control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Werner Geyer, Elizabeth A. Brownholtz, Martin T. Moore, Michael Muller, Steven Ross, Shilad W. Sen, Michael C. Wu