Patents by Inventor Wilbert R. Joyner, Jr.

Wilbert R. Joyner, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 9736091
    Abstract: Under the present disclosure, a chat interface and computer program product for comparing free time between instant message chat members in order to schedule an upcoming event are provided. One approach includes: storing individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat; initiating a free time comparison; and combining the individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat into a free time summary calendar, wherein the free time summary calendar indicates at least one of free time periods that are simultaneously available to all of the members of the chat and conflict time periods during which at least two chat members simultaneously have an event scheduled. The free time summary calendar may be viewed in day, week, and month view formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Allen, Wilbert R. Joyner, Jr., Jeremy Gray Perry, Eric Saari
  • Publication number: 20150143264
    Abstract: Under the present disclosure, a chat interface and computer program product for comparing free time between instant message chat members in order to schedule an upcoming event are provided. One approach includes: storing individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat; initiating a free time comparison; and combining the individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat into a free time summary calendar, wherein the free time summary calendar indicates at least one of free time periods that are simultaneously available to all of the members of the chat and conflict time periods during which at least two chat members simultaneously have an event scheduled. The free time summary calendar may be viewed in day, week, and month view formats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy E. Allen, Wilbert R. Joyner, JR., Jeremy Gray Perry, Eric Saari
  • Patent number: 7496852
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a database through a graphical representation is presented. The method the method includes dynamically adjusting data in a database by graphically manipulating a graph that represents the database. In one embodiment, a predictive cone is overlaid onto the graph. The predictive cone is created from a heuristic algorithm that uses past historical data to predict where future real data will track on the graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa S. Eichorn, Jon M. Harris, Wilbert R. Joyner, Jr., Jessica J. Peter, Zhong Qianjie, Tyler A. Walters