John Douglas Richards

US Patent:

6373505, Apr 16, 2002

Filed:

Jul 19, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/356531

Inventors:

Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy - Bedford NY
Vicki Lynne Hanson - Chappaqua NY
Wendy A. Kellogg - Yorktown Heights NY
John Thomas Richards - Chappaqua NY
Calvin Bruce Swart - Poughkeepsie NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345772, 345736, 345817, 345840, 345859, 345861, 709223, 709224

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for displaying information on a display device of limited display area. More specifically, an array of elements is formed on the display where each of the elements represents an attribute and has graphical information indicating the state of the attribute. Further, the position of each element in the array represents its position in a collection of attributes. Each element is also user selectable, so that when the element is selected, further information on the attribute is displayed.

US Patent:

6944655, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Apr 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/541804

Inventors:

Rachel K.E. Bellamy - Bedford NY, US
Jason B. Ellis - Atlanta GA, US
Thomas D. Erickson - Minneapolis MN, US
Wendy A. Kellogg - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Mark R. Laff - Mount Kisco NY, US
Peter K. Malkin - Arsdley NY, US
John T. Richards - Chappaqua NY, US
Philip S. Yu - Chappaqua NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F015/173

US Classification:

709223, 709224, 709227, 709228, 370245, 370241, 715535

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus enabling user-defined, genre-structured interaction online. The present invention enables users to define their own genres, including rules of interaction, as well as rules of enforcement. Genre definitions also can include the specification of roles, parameters, and states. The present invention also facilitates a given user to modify a given genre definition. Allowable modifications include addition, modification, and deletion of parameters and interaction and enforcement rules. The present invention also provides dynamically updated graphical representations of the state of genre instances, these graphical representations definable by the users.

US Patent:

6970931, Nov 29, 2005

Filed:

Sep 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/662499

Inventors:

Rachel K. E. Bellamy - Bedford NY, US
Jason B. Ellis - Atlanta GA, US
Thomas D. Erickson - Minneapolis MN, US
Wendy A. Kellogg - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Mark R. Laff - Mount Kisco NY, US
Peter K. Malkin - Arsdley NY, US
John T. Richards - Chappaqua NY, US
Philip S. Yu - Chappaqua NY, US
Tracee Wolf - Irvington NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709227, 709224, 709228, 707 9

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method for representing users within an online environment. The method allows users to define environmental parameters for controlling user interaction, define user representation parameters of user data within the environment, capture user data from the users, build an abstract graphical display of the environment, and build a user representation within the abstract graphical display for each user's data.

US Patent:

7953853, May 31, 2011

Filed:

Dec 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/036194

Inventors:

James Edward Christensen - Cortlandt Manor NY, US
Peter K. Malkin - Arsdley NY, US
Lewis Alexander Morrow - Wellesley MA, US
John T. Richards - Chappaqua NY, US
Rhonda Rosenbaum - Millwood NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709225, 709229, 726 32

Abstract:

A method provides for access to an electronic profile of a first client to a second client. The method comprises creating a network accessible electronic profile of the first client, wherein the electronic profile is accessible by an active object, wherein the active object is bound to the electronic profile. The method further comprises defining an access right of the second client, wherein the access right determines a portion of the electronic profile of available to the second client via the active object. The method verifies an identity of the second client, and provides access to the portion electronic profile to the second client via the active object, wherein the active object is transferable.

US Patent:

8495566, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

Jul 28, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/510803

Inventors:

Samuel S. Adams - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Rachel K. E. Bellamy - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Jonathan P. Brezin - Yorktown Heights NY, US
John T. Richards - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717109, 717105, 717113, 719328

Abstract:

A system and method that can be used to create a new API via a combination of existing APIs, e. g. , given a set of existing APIs. The system and method also allow the user to remove existing API elements from the generated API, and to add new API elements to the generated API.

US Patent:

8564620, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Oct 7, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/900044

Inventors:

Rachel K. E. Bellamy - Bedford NY, US
Michael Desmond - White Plains NY, US
Jacquelyn A. Martino - Cold Spring NY, US
Paul M. Matchen - Briarcliff Manor NY, US
John T. Richards - Hawthorne NY, US
Calvin B. Swart - Poughkeepsie NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G06F 17/00
G06T 17/00

US Classification:

345629, 345418, 345428

Abstract:

Automatically adjusting rendered fidelity of an element in a composition may include detecting an element added to a composition and determining fidelity of an added element's rendering based on rendering of one or more other elements in the composition. Rendering of the added element may be automatically adjusted to the determined fidelity to match the rendering of said one or more other elements in the composition.

US Patent:

20070033086, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Aug 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/197636

Inventors:

James Christensen - Cortlandt Manor NY, US
Thomas Erickson - Minneapolis MN, US
Peter Malkin - Ardsley NY, US
John Richards - Chappaqua NY, US
Jeremy Sussman - Bedford Hills NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

705008000

Abstract:

A system and method for conducting on-line meetings that includes functionality for scheduling and calendaring on-line meetings or events. The system functionality for scheduling and calendaring on-line meetings or events includes enhanced functions for specifying actions to be performed at the time of the meeting and rendering the nature of such actions contingent upon the members attending a scheduled meeting.

US Patent:

20070037513, Feb 15, 2007

Filed:

Aug 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/203774

Inventors:

Rachel Bellamy - Bedford NY, US
Peter Malkin - Ardsley NY, US
John Richards - Chappaqua NY, US
Justin Weisz - Stamford CT, US
Tracee Wolf - Ossining NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

H04H 1/00
H04B 1/38

US Classification:

455003040, 455566000

Abstract:

A system, method and computer program product for product that enables users of broadcast messaging systems to more expediently and efficiently find communities, both for subscribing and for sending messages. The system, method and computer program product provides an end-user with the ability to send messages for delivery to more targeted communities of messaging users. In this aspect, the system and method determines one or more attributes of messaging activity associated with one or more communities of users communicating messages in a messaging system; and, displays via an interface, a graphical representation of the attributes and inter-relationships between the attributes. The user may then select via the interface a recipient community for receiving a message to be sent based on the graphical representation displayed.