Patents by Inventor Thomas Schaeck

Thomas Schaeck 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).

  • Patent number: 11094022
    Abstract: A method for calculating lists of events in activity streams includes calculating a list of activity events for a user's activity stream based on weights assigned to implicit actions and explicit actions and prioritizing the list of the activity events in the user's activity stream based on the weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 10902073
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Publication number: 20180374163
    Abstract: A method for calculating lists of events in activity streams includes calculating a list of activity events for a user's activity stream based on weights assigned to implicit actions and explicit actions and prioritizing the list of the activity events in the user's activity stream based on the weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 10163172
    Abstract: A method for calculating lists of events in activity streams includes calculating a list of activity events for a user's activity stream based on weights assigned to implicit actions and explicit actions; and prioritizing the list of the activity events in the user's activity stream based on the weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 10152477
    Abstract: Providing access to media data shared by multiple users. A predefined edge weight is assigned to each edge of a linked data structure based on a dependency category of the edge. A first access rating value is assigned to each node. A rating residue value is calculated as the difference between the two first access rating values of the nodes connected by each edge. The data structure is traversed from a seed node, and for each edge traversed, calculating a second access rating value using an edge weight value and the first access rating value. Repeating until the rating residue values meet a predefined convergence criterion. The nodes having access rating values meeting a predefined data removal criterion are selected from the nodes of the linked data structure. The data entities corresponding to the selected nodes are then removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Benton, Thomas Hampp-Bahnmueller, Dana W. Morris, Daniel Pittner, Thomas Schaeck, Dieter Schieber
  • Patent number: 10109021
    Abstract: A method for calculating lists of events in activity streams includes calculating a list of activity events for a user's activity stream based on weights assigned to implicit actions and explicit actions; and prioritizing the list of the activity events in the user's activity stream based on the weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Publication number: 20180107751
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 9898538
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 9635126
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 9635125
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Publication number: 20170017726
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 9515950
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for enabling collaboration across tenants in a multi-tenant environment using single sign-on (SSO) authentication/authorization. Various examples provide for creating a user account and provisioning a subscription to a user (e.g., to enable single sign-on authentication/authorization). The user is allowed to access services (e.g., collaborative services) in a multi-tenant environment by utilizing a subscription authorization of the user without prompting the user to authenticate by logging-in again (that is, without prompting the user to log-in again after the user has already logged-in and been authenticated for a given session). Other examples provide for mapping webspaces through URL hosts where each organization (that is, tenant) has its own set of namespace(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mustansir Banatwala, David A. Brooks, Patrick Y. Lin, Thomas Schaeck, Robert L. Yates
  • Patent number: 9477755
    Abstract: Methods, products, apparatus, and systems may identify one or more relevant social communities for one or more questions. Additionally, a user-question affinity value between a user and a question may be determined. In addition, a user-community affinity value between the user and each of a plurality of candidate social communities may be determined. Moreover, a question-community affinity value between the question and each of the plurality of candidate social communities may be determined based on the user-question affinity value and the user-community affinity value. The question-community affinity value determination may involve calculating a running average using the user-question affinity value and the user-community affinity value. The question-community affinity value may identify the one or more relevant social communities from the plurality of candidate social communities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, Daniel Rucci, Thomas Schaeck, Meggan H. Todd, Sara B. Weber
  • Patent number: 9443013
    Abstract: Methods, products, apparatus, and systems may identify one or more relevant social communities for one or more questions. Additionally, a user-question affinity value between a user and a question may be determined. In addition, a user-community affinity value between the user and each of a plurality of candidate social communities may be determined. Moreover, a question-community affinity value between the question and each of the plurality of candidate social communities may be determined based on the user-question affinity value and the user-community affinity value. The question-community affinity value determination may involve calculating a running average using the user-question affinity value and the user-community affinity value. The question-community affinity value may identify the one or more relevant social communities from the plurality of candidate social communities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tolga Oral, Daniel Rucci, Thomas Schaeck, Meggan H. Todd, Sara B. Weber
  • Patent number: 9325632
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for enabling collaboration across tenants in a multi-tenant environment using single sign-on (SSO) authentication/authorization. Various examples provide for creating a user account and provisioning a subscription to a user (e.g., to enable single sign-on authentication/authorization). The user is allowed to access services (e.g., collaborative services) in a multi-tenant environment by utilizing a subscription authorization of the user without prompting the user to authenticate by logging-in again (that is, without prompting the user to log-in again after the user has already logged-in and been authenticated for a given session). Other examples provide for mapping webspaces through URL hosts where each organization (that is, tenant) has its own set of namespace(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mustansir Banatwala, David Andrew Brooks, Patrick Y. Lin, Thomas Schaeck, Robert Leslie Yates
  • Patent number: 9230228
    Abstract: A system providing a bi-directional feedback loop that assists project management to make timely decisions and alterations based on personal calendar data retrieved from team members' calendars. The system provides a project manager user with perceptible alerts in a project manager user interface in response to detecting a conflict between proposed or actual personal calendar events of a team member user and deliverables assigned to that team member user. The project manager user interface enables the project manager to take an action in the event such a conflict is detected. Project manager actions in this regard may include permitting a conflicting personal calendar event, forbidding the conflicting personal calendar event, delegating the conflicting deliverable to another team member, adjusting the deliverable requirements, and/or escalating the conflict to a higher level of management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Corinne M. Ryan, Thomas Schaeck
  • Publication number: 20150263984
    Abstract: Providing access to media data shared by multiple users. A predefined edge weight is assigned to each edge of a linked data structure based on a dependency category of the edge. A first access rating value is assigned to each node. A rating residue value is calculated as the difference between the two first access rating values of the nodes connected by each edge. The data structure is traversed from a seed node, and for each edge traversed, calculating a second access rating value using an edge weight value and the first access rating value. Repeating until the rating residue values meet a predefined convergence criterion. The nodes having access rating values meeting a predefined data removal criterion are selected from the nodes of the linked data structure. The data entities corresponding to the selected nodes are then removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Brent Benton, Thomas Hampp-Bahnmueller, Dana W. Morris, Daniel Pittner, Thomas Schaeck, Dieter Schieber
  • Publication number: 20150213083
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Publication number: 20150213085
    Abstract: A role-based social network follow request that identifies a specified user role to follow within a social network is received from a social network user. A social network role-based query, derived from the specified user role identified within the role-based social network follow request, is executed. In response to executing the social network role-based query, role-based information of social network users within the social network is retrieved. Another social network user that matches the specified user role is identified based upon the retrieved role-based information of the social network users. Role-based social network following of the matching other social network user is configured for the requesting social network user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: David A. Brooks, Miguel A. Estrada, Ethan L. Perry, Thomas Schaeck, Michael C. Wanderski
  • Patent number: 9021113
    Abstract: Sharing content between users of different social networks includes: in a source social network implemented by at least one processor, receiving shared content uploaded by a source user with an indication of a number of recipients of the shared content; establishing a trusted communication link between the source social network and at least one external social network; and allowing the number of recipients to retrieve the shared content from the source social network via the trusted communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Wayne Carr, Thomas Schaeck, Andrew Bryan Smith, Michael C. Wanderski, Mark Douglas Weitzel