Patents by Inventor Virginia A. Wigginton

Virginia A. Wigginton 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: 20170046970
    Abstract: A computer system can receive a request for a user corresponding to a user profile to access a first digital content. Based upon the user profile, a literacy level for the user can be determined at the computer system. Based upon the first digital content, a literacy level for the first digital content can be determined at the computer system. In response to determining a difference between the literacy level for the user and the literacy level for the first digital content, a second digital content corresponding to the literacy level for the user and related to the first digital can be generated for display on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Su Liu, Vi T. Tran, Virginia A. Wigginton, Cheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20060253631
    Abstract: Installing a payload file contained in a compressed archive of files using a minimum of memory. The payload file is directly installed onto a target data processing system without making additional copies of the particular file on the target data processing system and without intermediate expansion of the entire archive. The compressed archive of files contains an index indicating the location of files within the archive and a configuration logic section that allows an installation program to determine which files should be installed on which data processing systems and where the files should be installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Dietrich, Eric Fried, Susann Keohane, Virginia Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20060053419
    Abstract: Method, system and computer program product for modifying installation software in a data processing system. Installation software is stored on a rewritable data storage medium using a file system that allows portions of software stored on the rewritable data storage medium to be modified without modifying other portions of the software stored on the rewritable data storage medium. At least one portion of the stored installation software is modified to provide modified installation software on the rewritable data storage medium. The invention enables modifications to installation software to be selectively placed on the same data storage medium that stores the installation software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Janel Barfield, Julie Craft, Virginia Wigginton, Andrew Wong
  • Publication number: 20060028917
    Abstract: A “milestone bar calendar” is displayed on a user's display screen of a computer, PDA, cell phone, etc. In a typical arrangement, the bar calendar will be displayed horizontally across the top of the screen, integrated with toolbars that are typically found on most graphical user interfaces. In a preferred embodiment, twelve months, starting with the current month, will be displayed in the milestone bar calendar, and markers for upcoming milestones/events will be displayed within the bar, associated with the appropriate month. Designating a marker with a pointing device provides details regarding the milestone/event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventor: Virginia Wigginton