Patents by Inventor Vincent P. Burckhardt

Vincent P. Burckhardt 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).

  • Symbolic referential third-party notification
    Patent number: 10452754
    Abstract: User input including a social network notification symbol followed by a social network tag is detected in association with a social network user interface. The social network tag includes a text keyword that identifies a social network topic within the social network. A referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network is defined as a subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic. A referential third-party social network notification is published to the defined referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network. The referential third-party social network notification includes the detected user input that includes the social network notification symbol followed by the social network tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Piyush K. Agarwal, James J. Antill, Vincent P. Burckhardt, Bernadette A. Carter
  • SYMBOLIC REFERENTIAL THIRD-PARTY NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20170185570
    Abstract: User input including a social network notification symbol followed by a social network tag is detected in association with a social network user interface. The social network tag includes a text keyword that identifies a social network topic within the social network. A referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network is defined as a subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic. A referential third-party social network notification is published to the defined referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network. The referential third-party social network notification includes the detected user input that includes the social network notification symbol followed by the social network tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Piyush K. Agarwal, James J. Antill, Vincent P. Burckhardt, Bernadette A. Carter
  • Symbolic referential third-party notification
    Patent number: 9632669
    Abstract: User input including a social network notification symbol followed by a social network tag is detected in association with a social network user interface. The social network tag includes a text keyword that identifies a social network topic within the social network. A subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic identified by the text keyword of the social network tag is determined. A referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network is defined as the determined subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic. A referential third-party social network notification is published to the defined referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network. The referential third-party social network notification includes the detected user input that includes the social network notification symbol followed by the social network tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Piyush K. Agarwal, James J. Antill, Vincent P. Burckhardt, Bernadette A. Carter
  • Symbolic referential third-party notification
    Patent number: 9495083
    Abstract: User input including a social network notification symbol followed by a social network tag is detected in association with a social network user interface. The social network tag includes a text keyword that identifies a social network topic within the social network. A subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic identified by the text keyword of the social network tag is determined. A referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network is defined as the determined subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic. A referential third-party social network notification is published to the defined referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network. The referential third-party social network notification includes the detected user input that includes the social network notification symbol followed by the social network tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Piyush K. Agarwal, James J. Antill, Vincent P. Burckhardt, Bernadette A. Carter
  • SYMBOLIC REFERENTIAL THIRD-PARTY NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20150334073
    Abstract: User input including a social network notification symbol followed by a social network tag is detected in association with a social network user interface. The social network tag includes a text keyword that identifies a social network topic within the social network. A subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic identified by the text keyword of the social network tag is determined. A referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network is defined as the determined subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic. A referential third-party social network notification is published to the defined referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network. The referential third-party social network notification includes the detected user input that includes the social network notification symbol followed by the social network tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Piyush K. Agarwal, James J. Antill, Vincent P. Burckhardt, Bernadette A. Carter
  • SYMBOLIC REFERENTIAL THIRD-PARTY NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20150334072
    Abstract: User input including a social network notification symbol followed by a social network tag is detected in association with a social network user interface. The social network tag includes a text keyword that identifies a social network topic within the social network. A subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic identified by the text keyword of the social network tag is determined. A referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network is defined as the determined subset of social network users within the social network that follow the social network topic. A referential third-party social network notification is published to the defined referential third-party social network user notification subset within the social network. The referential third-party social network notification includes the detected user input that includes the social network notification symbol followed by the social network tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Piyush K. Agarwal, James J. Antill, Vincent P. Burckhardt, Bernadette A. Carter