Patents by Inventor Stefan C. Tai

Stefan C. Tai 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for defining, observing and evaluating message delivery outcome on a per-message basis
    Patent number: 6832243
    Abstract: A computer-based method for use in an asynchronous messaging system comprises the steps of: (i) defining at least one message delivery outcome condition for at least one message to be sent in the system and associating the message delivery outcome condition with the message to be sent in the system; (ii) sending the message with the associated message delivery outcome condition in the system; and (iii) monitoring the delivery of the sent message and evaluating the delivery outcome of the message with respect to the associated message delivery outcome condition such that a sender of the message may be notified as to the outcome of the delivery of the message to final recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Mikalsen, Isabelle M. Rouvellou, Stanley M. Sutton, Jr., Stefan C. Tai