James Joseph Seaman

US Patent:

7475114, Jan 6, 2009

Filed:

Apr 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/829570

Inventors:

Steven Jay Lipton - Flower Mound TX, US
James Wesley Seaman - Falls Church VA, US
Carl Phillip Gusler - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709203, 709204, 709205, 370265

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method to alert the recipient of an electronic message of some action that is required from the recipient. The invention also provides a method to alert the sender of the electronic message of the completion of the action required in the original electronic mail message. In the method of the present invention, the originator or recipient of an electronic mail message can choose to designate the message as one that requires an action by the message recipient. The recipient will notice the ‘Action Required’ icon and will be alerted to the fact that an action is required with this message. At the completion of the action, the sender of the original message will receive a notification that the requested action has been taken by the recipient.

US Patent:

7720923, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Aug 13, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/190622

Inventors:

Steven Jay Lipton - Flower Mound TX, US
James Wesley Seaman - Falls Church VA, US
Carl Phillip Gusler - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/13

US Classification:

709206, 709203, 709204, 709205, 709218, 709219, 370265

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and system to alert the recipient of an electronic message of some action that is required from the recipient. The invention also provides a method to alert the sender of the electronic message of the completion of the action required in the original electronic mail message. In the method of the present invention, the originator or recipient of an electronic mail message can choose to designate the message as one that requires an action by the message recipient. The recipient will notice the ‘Action Required’ icon and will be alerted to the fact that an action is required with this message. At the completion of the action, the sender of the original message will receive a notification that the requested action has been taken by the recipient.

US Patent:

8423195, Apr 16, 2013

Filed:

Oct 29, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/608085

Inventors:

Ogechi O. Anunobi - Dallas TX, US
Rick A. Hamilton - Charlottesville VA, US
James W. Seaman - Falls Church VA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G05D 11/00

US Classification:

700291, 324142, 713300, 713340

Abstract:

The present invention provides a way to more effectively estimate energy usage by devices such as servers, including traditional mainframes as well as other enterprise systems. One core idea surrounds the fact that when detailed power consumption information is unavailable for a specific configuration, power consumption is computed/projected/estimated by de-rating the maximum power rating by a power adjustment factor that would more closely project the true power consumption. Under this approach, the power consumption is then provided as a range specifying probable expected lower and upper limits for a given device. This range is more meaningful for planning and decision-making and shows the client a more likely best and worst case energy consumption scenario for their specific device(s), and hence is helpful for planning or server comparison decisions. Cooling, energy costs, energy efficiency, and energy expanded per MIPS are also projected and given as a range instead of a single number. This gives the IT decision maker more accurate information upon which to base IT decision-making.

US Patent:

20110145042, Jun 16, 2011

Filed:

Dec 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/634712

Inventors:

Rendell L. Green - Mansfield TX, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Research Triangle Park NC, US
James W. Seaman - Falls Church VA, US
Richard H. Stephan - Clifton Park NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 141, 701123, 705 11

Abstract:

An invention for indicating a vehicle fuel efficiency for at least one vehicle usage pattern is provided. The invention analyzes vehicle usage patterns to discern if the vehicle is being operated in a fuel-efficient manner. Patterns of inefficient operation are detected and conveyed to the user to inform the user of the impact of his/her inefficient operation. In these embodiments, a fuel efficiency tool provides this capability. Specifically, the fuel efficiency tool comprises: an analysis component configured to analyze a set of vehicle usage patterns of a vehicle, and a calculation component configured to calculate a vehicle fuel efficiency for each of the set of vehicle usage patterns. The fuel efficiency tool further comprises a notification component configured to provide a notification to a user of the vehicle indicating a vehicle fuel efficiency calculated for at least one of the set of vehicle usage patterns.