Christopher J Robbins

US Patent:

8056018, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

Mar 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/688320

Inventors:

Anthony Wayne Erwin - Rochester MN, US
Timothy Charles Mossing - Rochester MN, US
Christopher A. Robbins - New York NY, US
Brian Owen Wood - Byron MN, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715847, 715760, 715827

Abstract:

Conflict resolution of web application keyboard shortcuts implementation includes a web application being loaded in a web browser and application keyboard shortcuts for the web application are registered with the web browser. The web browser identifies application keyboard shortcuts for the web application that conflict with keyboard shortcuts for the web browser. Then the web browser resolves each conflict.

US Patent:

20040133893, Jul 8, 2004

Filed:

Jan 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/338214

Inventors:

Nicholas Carbone - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Gary Dexter - Kingston NY, US
Christopher Robbins - New York NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F009/46

US Classification:

718/107000, 718/100000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for managing environment variables of a user process in an information handling system having a plurality of simultaneously running threads of execution. Thread-level set and get functions invoked by a subject thread are defined to manage environment variables of the subject thread at the thread level rather than at the process level. In response to a request to set the value of a thread-level environment variable, a thread-level set function determines whether a thread-specific environment has already been created for the subject thread. If so, the set function inserts the thread-level environment variable in the thread-specific environment. Otherwise, the set function creates a thread-specific environment and inserts the thread-level environment variable in the newly created thread-specific environment. In response to a request to obtain the value of a thread-level environment variable, a thread-level get function determines whether a thread-level environment variable has been defined for the subject thread. If so, the get function returns the thread-level environment variable. Otherwise, the get function returns the corresponding process-level environment variable. The thread-level environment created for a subject thread is destroyed when subject thread is terminated.

US Patent:

20120240063, Sep 20, 2012

Filed:

Mar 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/051767

Inventors:

Rajiv A.S.G. de Andrade - Campinas, BR
Lucas G. Franco - Sao Paulo, BR
Christopher A. Robbins - Monroe Township NJ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715760

Abstract:

A method of displaying web page information. The method includes dividing a web page into sections, displaying on a mobile device having a web browser the web page having the sections, panning to a web page section of interest, and zooming-in to the web page section of interest to enlarge text or images on the web page section of interest while the mobile device browser loads only content for the web page section of interest. The method is performed by one or more computing devices. Also disclosed is a computer program product for displaying web page information.

US Patent:

20120330646, Dec 27, 2012

Filed:

Jun 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/166933

Inventors:

Rajiv Augusto Santos Galvao de Andrade - Sao Paulo, BR
Lucas Goncalves Franco - Sao Paula, BR
Christopher A. Robbins - Monroe Township NJ, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/28
G06K 9/34

US Classification:

704 7, 382176, 704E11001

Abstract:

A computer system and method where text is recognized from a real world image, and this recognized text is used as input data for a processing program selected by a user. A computer system and method where text is recognized from a real world image, and contextual information is used in conjunction with the text to develop a semantic denotation of the recognized text. The contextual information may include GPS location data. The contextual information may include previous images, captured shortly prior to the image with the recognized text. A computer system and method wherein text is recognized from a real world image, then normalized to be in the plane of the image, then translated and then the translated text is made into an image that is anti-normalized and inserted into the original image (or an image similar to the original image). In this way, the translated text will appear realistically in place of the original untranslated text of the real world image.

US Patent:

20200160276, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 20, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/196250

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Christopher Robbins - Monroe Township NJ, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/10
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Methods, systems and computer program products for determining and providing an availability status of an individual in an open working environment are provided. Aspects include obtaining historical usage data, communication data, calendar data, and statuses set data from selected network-connected devices used by the individual, and calculating a current availability status for the individual based on the historical usage data, the communication data, calendar data, and the statuses set data. Aspects also include calculating a predicted future availability status for the individual based on the historical usage data, the communication data, calendar data, and the statuses set data, and visibly displaying proximate the individual's workspace the current availability status and the predicted future availability status to others in the open working environment.

US Patent:

20150212998, Jul 30, 2015

Filed:

Jan 27, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/164803

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Christopher A. Robbins - Monroe Twp. NJ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/24
G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0482
G06F 17/22
G06F 3/0481

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes writing, into a tree content column of a tree table, content for a plurality of rows of the tree table. The content spans multiple hierarchical levels, and the content in each of the rows is commonly aligned within the tree content column. A level-indicating icon is associated with each of the hierarchical levels of the tree table. A first level-indicating icon for a first hierarchical level of the tree table is positioned in two or more distinct rows of the tree table having content in the first hierarchical level, and a second level-indicating icon for a second hierarchical level of the tree table is positioned in at least one row of the tree table having content in the second hierarchical level. The tree table is rendered by a computer processor.

US Patent:

20150015585, Jan 15, 2015

Filed:

Sep 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/501952

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Christopher A. Robbins - Monroe Twp NJ, US

International Classification:

G06T 11/20

US Classification:

3454402

Abstract:

A technique is provided for a graphical user interface on a computer. The technique includes receiving messages individually corresponding to resources being monitored, displaying rows in a table, and generating bar graphs of the messages respectively corresponding to the resources in the rows. Each of the bar graphs displays a color coded scheme to visually distinguish severity of the messages in each of the rows for the resources. The bar graphs display the severity of the messages for one resource per the given row without requiring user intervention to view severities of the messages displayed by the color coded scheme, without requiring user intervention to view a total number of messages for the given row, while maintaining a same row height regardless of the total number of messages for the given row, and without changing a table size including a table height and a table width of the table.

US Patent:

20140340407, Nov 20, 2014

Filed:

May 17, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/896680

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Christopher A. Robbins - Monroe Twp NJ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06T 11/20

US Classification:

3454402

Abstract:

A technique is provided for a graphical user interface on a computer. The technique includes receiving messages individually corresponding to resources being monitored, displaying rows in a table, and generating bar graphs of the messages respectively corresponding to the resources in the rows. Each of the bar graphs displays a color coded scheme to visually distinguish severity of the messages in each of the rows for the resources. The bar graphs display the severity of the messages for one resource per the given row without requiring user intervention to view severities of the messages displayed by the color coded scheme, without requiring user intervention to view a total number of messages for the given row, while maintaining a same row height regardless of the total number of messages for the given row, and without changing a table size including a table height and a table width of the table.