Patents by Inventor Thomas Mayer Freedman

Thomas Mayer Freedman 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).

  • Method and system to synchronize updated versions of a document edited on a collaborative site that are under document management control
    Patent number: 7818293
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing versions of a document on a collaborative site and on a content management repository is disclosed. The method and system comprises determining that a document has been modified on the collaborative site by a listener/updater mechanism. The method and system further comprises providing a hidden save of a copy of the document to the content management repository by an authorized user of the collaborative site. In one embodiment, a system and method in accordance with the present invention uses the Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) protocol. This listener/updated mechanism permits users to retain the highly-collaborative aspect of wikis, but automatically updates and retains the document in a more formal content management repository making it available for other Content Management applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Dullanty, Tara Lynn Freedman, Thomas Mayer Freedman
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SYNCHRONIZE UPDATED VERSIONS OF A DOCUMENT EDITED ON A COLLABORATIVE SITE THAT ARE UNDER DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT CONTROL
    Publication number: 20090172043
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing versions of a document on a collaborative site and on a content management repository is disclosed. The method and system comprises determining that a document has been modified on the collaborative site by a listener/updater mechanism. The method and system further comprises providing a hidden save of a copy of the document to the content management repository by an authorized user of the collaborative site. In one embodiment, a system and method in accordance with the present invention uses the Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) protocol. This listener/updated mechanism permits users to retain the highly-collaborative aspect of wikis, but automatically updates and retains the document in a more formal content management repository making it available for other Content Management applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward J. DULLANTY, Tara Lynn Freedman, Thomas Mayer Freedman