Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Whittaker

Stephen J. Whittaker 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).

  • INTEGRATING MESSAGING WITH COLLABORATION TOOLS
    Publication number: 20120198355
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to integrating a messaging system with at least one collaboration tool. According to one embodiment of the invention, in response to a user creating a message in a messaging system, information from the message is compared with data sets associated with the user. Each of the data sets correspond to a collaboration topic of the user for the at least one collaboration tool. At least one of the data sets is selected based on the comparison, and information indicating the one or more collaboration topics of the user that correspond to the at least one data set that is selected is presented to the user via a user interface, with the information suggesting to the user to post the message to the one or more corresponding collaboration topics of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tessa A. LAU, Jalal U. Mahmud, Tara L. Matthews, Thomas P. Moran, Barton A. Smith, Stephen J. Whittaker