Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Finley

Timothy J. Finley 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: 8301693
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing content management services are provided. The method includes displaying a listing of content feeds within a user interface screen, each content feed representing a list of content entries. The method also includes receiving preferences via a user interface. The preferences include: a weighting factor representing a relevance of content sources for each of the content feeds in context with others of the content feeds in the listing; and a view type selected from a list of view types to each of the content feeds in the listing, each of the view types representing a manner in which information in the content feeds is displayed via the user interface. The method further includes applying the preferences to the content feeds and displaying results of the preferences via the user interface screen. The results represent a modified form of a selected content feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Finley, Michael W. Sorenson
  • Publication number: 20110179108
    Abstract: Systems and methods for aggregating information and delivering user specific content having at least one system server computer having a plurality of data feeds operatively coupled thereto through which the system receives new content. The system has least one content storage device and global cache member coupled to the plurality of client computers through the server. The method includes storing content received from an external source on the content storage device and defining and storing at least one user account content delivery preference on a server computer. The method also includes receiving new content from the external source, storing the new content data to a system cache memory and sorting the content and new content according to at least one user account preference stored on the server computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael W. Sorenson, Timothy J. Finley
  • Publication number: 20110125829
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing content management services are provided. The method includes displaying a listing of content feeds within a user interface screen, each content feed representing a list of content entries. The method also includes receiving preferences via a user interface. The preferences include: a weighting factor representing a relevance of content sources for each of the content feeds in context with others of the content feeds in the listing; and a view type selected from a list of view types to each of the content feeds in the listing, each of the view types representing a manner in which information in the content feeds is displayed via the user interface. The method further includes applying the preferences to the content feeds and displaying results of the preferences via the user interface screen. The results represent a modified form of a selected content feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy J. Finley, Michael W. Sorenson