Patents by Inventor Tricia York

Tricia York 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: 20070044076
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to filtering technical documentation and provide a method, system and computer program product for rapid filtering technical documentation. In one embodiment, a data processing system for dynamically filtering technical documentation can include a rapid filter coupled to a viewer configured for rendering technical documentation in a window. The rapid filter can include program code enabled to concurrently render a summarized form of the technical documentation in a separate window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Allen, Jana Jenkins, Rebecca Schaller, Tricia York
  • Publication number: 20070043814
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to instant messaging and real-time communications systems and provide a method, system and computer program product for automated partner list management in a real-time communications system. In one embodiment, a real-time communications data processing system can include a real-time communications server, a history log configured to record user interaction records for different users of the real-time communications server, a set of partner lists for the different users, and partner list management logic coupled to each of the real-time communications server and history log. The partner list management logic can include program code enabled to remove individual ones of the different users from a single one of the partner lists which individual ones of the different users meet at least one configurable criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Allen, Steve Campbell, Jana Jenkins, Tricia York