Kimberly A Hughes

US Patent:

7596504, Sep 29, 2009

Filed:

Aug 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/644677

Inventors:

Kimberly J. Hughes - Longmont CO, US
Harry D. Tillman - Longmont CO, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/60
H04M 3/00

US Classification:

705 9, 705 1, 705 7, 705 8, 37921801, 37926501, 37926504, 37926506, 37926608

Abstract:

A computer system and program product for managing support of an application. First program instructions receive a request to view contact information for support people for the application, and in response, determine whether the request occurs during On Shift support hours or Off Shift support hours of the application and determine the support people who are On Shift and the support people who are Off Shift for the application. There is a preferred e-mail address for On Shift contact and a preferred e-mail address for Off Shift contact for each of the support people. The preferred e-mail address for On Shift contact is different than the preferred e-mail address for Off Shift contact for at least one of the support people. Second program instructions receive a request to send an e-mail to one or more of the On Shift and Off Shift support people. If the e-mail request occurs On Shift, the e-mail is sent to the preferred On Shift e-mail address for each of the one or more On Shift support people and each of the one or more Off Shift support people.

US Patent:

6588756, Jul 8, 2003

Filed:

Nov 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/440362

Inventors:

Kimberly D. Hughes - Boulder CO 80303

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

273292, 273293, 273299, 273300, 273301, 273302, 273303, 273304, 273305, 273306

Abstract:

An apparatus for teaching musical notation to students by playing familiar card games. A deck of playing cards is utilized which contains musical notation and colored suits rather than the typical numbers with named suits. The musical notation symbols are printed in the corners of the cards to allow them to be used in card games. The deck can be used to play a variety of common card games such as Crazy 8s and Go Fish, as well as new games that take advantage of unique musical notation. By playing card games with these musical notation cards, the student becomes fluent in reading music.