Patents by Inventor Shruti Gandhi
Shruti Gandhi 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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Patent number: 10833884Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to question and answer management in a collaborative environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second participants, identifying questions and answers in the instant messaging text, matching each of the answers to a corresponding one of the questions, and displaying the matched questions and answers supplementally to the displaying of the chat transcript, ensuring that a participant does not overlook a question where response on their part is required.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Belinda Y. Chang, Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela A. Nesbitt
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Publication number: 20190109722Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to question and answer management in a collaborative environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second participants, identifying questions and answers in the instant messaging text, matching each of the answers to a corresponding one of the questions, and displaying the matched questions and answers supplementally to the displaying of the chat transcript, ensuring that a participant does not overlook a question where response on their part is required.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Belinda Y. Chang, Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela A. Nesbitt
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Patent number: 10225093Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to question and answer management in a collaborative environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second participants, identifying questions and answers in the instant messaging text, matching each of the answers to a corresponding one of the questions, and displaying the matched questions and answers supplementally to the displaying of the chat transcript, ensuring that a participant does not overlook a question where response on their part is required.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Belinda Y. Chang, Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela A. Nesbitt
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Publication number: 20170272264Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to question and answer management in a collaborative environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second participants, identifying questions and answers in the instant messaging text, matching each of the answers to a corresponding one of the questions, and displaying the matched questions and answers supplementally to the displaying of the chat transcript, ensuring that a participant does not overlook a question where response on their part is required.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Belinda Y. Chang, Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela A. Nesbitt
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Patent number: 9716677Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to discussion forum management and provide a method, system and computer program product for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum can be provided. The method can include providing a discussion forum and initiating a thread in the discussion forum and measuring a temporal proximity of postings between two or more users in the thread. In response to determining a close temporal proximity, an instant messaging session can be launched between the two or more users and entries in the instant messaging session can be inserted as responses to the thread in the discussion form.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa Seacat Deluca
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Patent number: 9686087Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to question and answer management in a collaborative environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second participants, identifying questions and answers in the instant messaging text, matching each of the answers to a corresponding one of the questions, and displaying the matched questions and answers supplementally to the displaying of the chat transcript, ensuring that a participant does not overlook a question where response on their part is required.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Belinda Y. Chang, Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela A. Nesbitt
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Publication number: 20160028662Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to discussion forum management and provide a method, system and computer program product for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum can be provided. The method can include providing a discussion forum and initiating a thread in the discussion forum and measuring a temporal proximity of postings between two or more users in the thread. In response to determining a close temporal proximity, an instant messaging session can be launched between the two or more users and entries in the instant messaging session can be inserted as responses to the thread in the discussion form.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa Seacat Deluca
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Patent number: 9177284Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to discussion forum management and provide a method, system and computer program product for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum can be provided. The method can include providing a discussion forum and initiating a thread in the discussion forum and measuring a temporal proximity of postings between two or more users in the thread. In response to determining a close temporal proximity, an instant messaging session can be launched between the two or more users and entries in the instant messaging session can be inserted as responses to the thread in the discussion forum.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa A. Seacat
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Patent number: 8869054Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for tracking user interactions comprising receiving a first request associated with a first user, to exchange a communication with a second user about one of a plurality of elements of a web-page, wherein the plurality of elements includes at least one of graphical elements and textual elements; in response to the first request, exchanging a communication between the first user and the second user; capturing the communication; storing an interaction object comprising the communication, wherein storing includes associating the interaction object with the one of the plurality of elements of the web-page; and serving a modified version of the web-page to a third user; wherein the modified version specifies the interaction object being associated with the one of the plurality of elements of the web-page.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Danae Candace Chu, Shruti Gandhi, Zachary Adam Garbow, Clara Chia-Yen Liang, Timothy M. Trifilo
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Patent number: 8327349Abstract: A method of matching one or more software plug-ins to a user, the method including: defining one or more trigger events based on one or more actions of an application; monitoring a use of the application for the one or more trigger events; generating a suggestion of one or more plug-ins based on the use of the application; and generating a notification including the suggestion.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Internationanl Business Machines CorporationInventors: Danae C. Chu, Shruti Gandhi, Zachary A. Garbow, Clara Chia-Yen Liang, Timothy M. Trifilo
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Patent number: 8239774Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for determining the behavioral mood of an electronic messaging system user. User input is provided through one or more input receptors of an electronic device. The user input is collected by the mood identification system. The collected input is processed to generate behavioral biometrics, which are in turn correlated to predetermined behavioral moods, each of which has a corresponding behavioral mood indicator. The behavioral mood of the recipient user is indicated by applying text attributes to the user's identifier (ID) or by displaying an icon proximate to the user's ID.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa Anne Seacat
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Publication number: 20100011352Abstract: A method of matching one or more software plug-ins to a user, the method including: defining one or more trigger events based on one or more actions of an application; monitoring a use of the application for the one or more trigger events; generating a suggestion of one or more plug-ins based on the use of the application; and generating a notification including the suggestion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Danae C. Chu, Shruti Gandhi, Zachary A. Garbow, Clara Chia-Yen Liang, Timothy M. Trifilo
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Publication number: 20100005463Abstract: A user visiting a computer other than his or her customary one logs on to a website or email server where the user's personal keyboard preference profile has been stored. The personal preferences are downloaded via the browser to the computer being used, and passed to its operating system via an Applications Programming Interface where the computer can install the personal preference profile as the temporary keyboard layout profile. The original keyboard layout of that computer is retrieved from the operating system and sent to the website or email for temporary storage so that the original layout may be restored once the user is finished.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Belinda Ying-Chieh Chang, Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Anne Irene Ryan
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Publication number: 20090119371Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to question and answer management in a collaborative environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of synchronizing questions and answers in an instant messaging session can be provided. The method can include maintaining an instant messaging session between first and second participants, identifying questions and answers in the instant messaging text, matching each of the answers to a corresponding one of the questions, and displaying the matched questions and answers supplementally to the displaying of the chat transcript, ensuring that a participant does not overlook a question where response on their part is required.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Belinda Y. Chang, Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela A. Nesbitt
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Publication number: 20090112991Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to discussion forum management and provide a method, system and computer program product for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum can be provided. The method can include providing a discussion forum and initiating a thread in the discussion forum and measuring a temporal proximity of postings between two or more users in the thread. In response to determining a close temporal proximity, an instant messaging session can be launched between the two or more users and entries in the instant messaging session can be inserted as responses to the thread in the discussion form.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa A. Seacat
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Publication number: 20090063992Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for determining the behavioral mood of an electronic messaging system user. User input is provided through one or more input receptors of an electronic device. The user input is collected by the mood identification system. The collected input is processed to generate behavioral biometrics, which are in turn correlated to predetermined behavioral moods, each of which has a corresponding behavioral mood indicator. The behavioral mood of the recipient user is indicated by applying text attributes applied to the user's identifier (ID) or by displaying an icon proximate to the user's ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Shruti Gandhi, Angela Richards Jones, Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa Anne Seacat
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Publication number: 20090019372Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for tracking user interactions comprising receiving a first request associated with a first user, to exchange a communication with a second user about one of a plurality of elements of a web-page, wherein the plurality of elements includes at least one of graphical elements and textual elements; in response to the first request, exchanging a communication between the first user and the second user; capturing the communication; storing an interaction object comprising the communication, wherein storing includes associating the interaction object with the one of the plurality of elements of the web-page; and serving a modified version of the web-page to a third user; wherein the modified version specifies the interaction object being associated with the one of the plurality of elements of the web-page.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventors: Danae Candace Chu, Shruti Gandhi, Zachary Adam Garbow, Clara Chia-Yen Liang, Timothy M. Trifilo
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Publication number: 20070135138Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing location based subscription services. The methods include receiving a geographic location of a user. The user is subscribed to an on-line community if the on-line community specifies a community location that is within a distance of the geographic location of the user, and the user is not currently subscribed to the on-line community. The user is un-subscribed from the on-line community if the community location is not within the distance of the geographic location of the user and the user is currently subscribed to the on-line community. Embodiments further include computer program products for implementing the methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2005Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: INTERNATION BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Brown, Shruti Gandhi, Salim Halim, Konrad Lagarde, Jessica Ramirez, Richard Rogers