Patents by Inventor Toni Adafin

Toni Adafin 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).

  • Instant Message Management Method and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20120209921
    Abstract: The technology here described contemplates storing an incoming instant message and determining the subsequent deletion of the stored message by distinguishing whether the message has been noticed by the user, even though there may have been a system or program failure between the time of the message's arrival and the time that the user attends to the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Toni Adafin, Perry A. Bakken, Joel A. Gotelaere, Michael A. Jones, Charles H. Luong, John H. Mohlke, Jeffrey E. Thompson, Carl C. Voss