Patents by Inventor Susann M. Keohane

Susann M. Keohane 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).

  • Publication number: 20080104505
    Abstract: In response to a user marking a plurality of regions within a document of the application program, the application establishes a corresponding plurality of sections of the document including at least a first section and second section. In response to user selection of one or more toolbars from among a plurality of toolbars available within the application program, the application associates a first customized toolbar view with the first section and a second customized toolbar view with the second section, where the first and second customized toolbar views include different sets of the plurality of toolbars. In response to user navigation of the document to cause the sequential display of multiple ones of the plurality of sections of the document, the application automatically presents the first customized toolbar view when the first section of the document is displayed and automatically presenting the second customized toolbar view when the second section of the document is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Gerald F. McBrearty, Shawn P. Mullen, Jessica K. Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh
  • Publication number: 20080104175
    Abstract: An Out-of-Office utility provides a notification reminder to an email sender and automatically populates the address field with an email address of a specific backup recipient when the sender composes an email to an out-of-office recipient from whom the sender had previously received an automated out-of-office reply. When an automated out-of-office reply is initially received by the sender's email application, the Out-of-Office utility captures and stores the out-of-office notification data (e.g., sender and recipient e-mail Identifiers (IDs), email recipient's out-of-office dates, backup recipient's email address, and actual notification message). When the sender types in an e-mail ID while composing an email message, the utility scans an up-to-date (current) file of previously received out-of-office information. If there is an email ID match, the utility displays a pop-up window alerting and notifying the sender of the previously received message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Gerald F. McBrearty, Shawn P. Mullen, Jessica Murillo, Johnny M. Shieh
  • Publication number: 20080065581
    Abstract: A method of data processing in a data processing system includes an operating system shell receiving a command identifying a target executable. In response to receiving the command, the operating system shell determines whether or not a directory re-order option is set. In response to determining that the directory re-order option is set, the operating system shell locates the target executable by searching one or more file system directories for the target binary executable in accordance with an order indicated by a set of dynamic weights associated with directories among said one or more file system directories. The set of dynamic weights is then updated based upon the determined location of the target executable in the file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Gerald F. McBrearty, Shawn P. Mullen, Jessica Murillo, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh
  • Patent number: 6910188
    Abstract: A system, computer program product and method for viewing changes to a shared document in a single object. Upon executing a particular shared document to be opened by a particular user, the particular user may view at least a section of the original version of the document with one or more on-screen symbols, e.g., icons, in a single object. The one or more on-screen symbols may be associated with one or more users who made changes to the original version of the document. By selecting one of the one or more on-screen symbols, a menu may appear with one or more versions of the original document written by the user associated with the on-screen symbol. Upon selecting a particular version, at least a section of the original version of the document may appear with highlighted changes that indicate the changes made to the original version of the document in the selected version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Johnny M. H. Shieh
  • Publication number: 20030001891
    Abstract: A system, computer program product and method for viewing changes to a shared document in a single object. Upon executing a particular shared document to be opened by a particular user, the particular user may view at least a section of the original version of the document with one or more on-screen symbols, e.g., icons, in a single object. The one or more on-screen symbols may be associated with one or more users who made changes to the original version of the document. By selecting one of the one or more on-screen symbols, a menu may appear with one or more versions of the original document written by the user associated with the on-screen symbol. Upon selecting a particular version, at least a section of the original version of the document may appear with highlighted changes that indicate the changes made to the original version of the document in the selected version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susann M. Keohane, Johnny M. H. Shieh