Patents by Inventor Steven David Swanson

Steven David Swanson 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).

  • Social network based call management
    Patent number: 9055146
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus in the form of a data processing system and a computer program product for social network based call management. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises receiving an incoming call from a caller for a subscriber, and obtains preferences for the subscriber, wherein the preferences describe a caller relationship to the subscriber. Using a location provided in the preferences for the subscriber, the computer implemented method locates attributes for the caller. The computer implemented method processes the call in accordance with the attributes and the preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hansen, Mark E. Peters, Steven David Swanson
  • SOCIAL NETWORK BASED CALL MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20090310768
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus in the form of a data processing system and a computer program product for social network based call management. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises receiving an incoming call from a caller for a subscriber, and obtains preferences for the subscriber, wherein the preferences describe a caller relationship to the subscriber. Using a location provided in the preferences for the subscriber, the computer implemented method locates attributes for the caller. The computer implemented method processes the call in accordance with the attributes and the preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hansen, Mark E. Peters, Steven David Swanson