Patents by Inventor Wayne K. Carrigan

Wayne K. Carrigan 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).

  • Determining recommended recipients of a communication
    Patent number: 9002941
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for determining recommended recipients of a communication. The method may include determining one or more attributes for one or more members of a first group. The method may also include receiving a first list of one or more recipients to receive a communication from a sender, wherein the recipients and the sender have a relationship based on the attributes. The method may also include determining a second list of one or more recipients to receive the communication, wherein the recipients of the second list are determined by whether the attributes of the first list recipients, the sender, and the first group members comply with a set of communication rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne K. Carrigan, Rafal P. Konik, Timothy J. Massaro, Allen J. Ziolkowski
  • DETERMINING RECOMMENDED RECIPIENTS OF A COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20140067942
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for determining recommended recipients of a communication. The method may include determining one or more attributes for one or more members of a first group. The method may also include receiving a first list of one or more recipients to receive a communication from a sender, wherein the recipients and the sender have a relationship based on the attributes. The method may also include determining a second list of one or more recipients to receive the communication, wherein the recipients of the second list are determined by whether the attributes of the first list recipients, the sender, and the first group members comply with a set of communication rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne K. Carrigan, Rafal P. Konik, Timothy J. Massaro, Allen J. Ziolkowski