Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090024708 | INSTANT MESSAGING IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and computer program products for exchanging instant messages among a plurality of users of data processing client entities (such as personal computers) are disclosed. For each user, a corresponding method starts with associating a profile with the user. The profile defines a set of (one or more) events, and for each event a set of (one or more) corresponding actions. The method continues by detecting the occurrence of one of the events. A selected action corresponding to the occurred event is then executed. | 01-22-2009 |
20090106266 | Method and System for Adjusting Software Settings - An arrangement permitting a user for example in a internet point or using a different profile in the same machine can connect to a web server to download and install local client software such as a java application or a browser plug-in the first time he accesses to this service from that browser in order to customize his environment. Once authenticated, he can choose the personalization to be performed in whatever application installed and eligible to be user customizable. For example he can replicate in the system his browser settings (favorites, cookies, forms etc) or word templates as a clone of environment setting of his personal machine. The customization can depend on pre-defined profiles to allow the user customization of a subset of settings, for example only browser settings. Models of different operating environments are defined and called upon to enable interactions with different client devices. | 04-23-2009 |
20090150762 | ENTERING DATA INTO A WEBPAGE - Methods, systems, and computer program products for entering data into a web page by means of a data processing system. The method includes detecting a wireless device and forming a communication link between the data processing system and the wireless device. The method also includes retrieving data from the wireless device. The method also includes populating fields in the web-page with the retrieved data. | 06-11-2009 |
20090319428 | Authorizing An Electronic Payment Request - An electronic payment request is authorized using a plurality of electronic codes. A first code is requested from a user on receipt of a payment request made with a payment card configured with one or more details of one or more devices in the possession of one or more owners of the card. The payment is refused in the event the first code does not substantially match a predefined second code. A third code is requested from the one or more devices with whose details the payment card is configured if the first code substantially matches the second code. The third code is compared with a predefined fourth code. The payment is refused in the event the third code does not substantially match the fourth code, while the payment is authorized in the event the third code substantially matches the fourth code. | 12-24-2009 |
20100017479 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PROXY FUNCTIONALITY IN A MESSAGE CLIENT - A method and system for communicating electronic messages among clients in a network is provided. One implementation involves marking an electronic message to indicate that the message is to be routed to recipient clients identified by a user group definitions, sending the marked message from a sender client to a proxy client, parsing an incoming message at the proxy client to detect an indication that the message is to be routed to recipient clients in a user group, and routing the message from the proxy client to one or more recipients in the user group based on the user group definition. | 01-21-2010 |
20100088228 | Method and System For Dual Layer Authentication For Electronic Payment Request In Online Transactions - Increasing the security of online payment requests by introducing a dual-layer authentication system for accessing the funds and/or credit through payment cards is described. An additional check regarding the identity of a card user to be included within a traditional security protocols for these cards, wherein the additional check is based on an authentication channel which is external to the user's card. A device owned by the legitimate card owner certifies that the user of the card at any given instant is the legitimate owner of the card and not someone else. To process this additional information, a connection by means of a proximity based device is established. | 04-08-2010 |
20100114626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAR SHARING - The present disclosure is directed to a method for facilitating ride sharing among a plurality of commuters having a common starting location. The method may comprise receiving a leaving status set by a first commuter; retrieving a set of predefined attributes of the first commuter from a repository; sending a travel request to a central manager, the travel request comprising the set of predefined attributes of the first commuter; analyzing the set of predefined attributes to determine a list of potentially matching commuters; broadcasting the travel request to the list of potentially matching commuters; determining a list of confirmed matching commuters based on responses from the list of potentially matching commuters; forming an agreement between the commuters; and setting a new status for the first commuter and each of the list of confirmed matching commuters, the new status indicating completion of ride sharing matching. | 05-06-2010 |
20100172481 | User Status Management in a Voice Calling Architecture - A mechanism for indicating a specific response message to be played to a caller is provided. A call that comprises an identification of a caller is received in a recipient device. If the recipient device is operating in the phone management mode, a recipient notification of the call is blocked on the recipient device. If the caller is identified as a known caller based on the identification of the caller, a caller specific response message is sent to the known caller. The caller specific response message is at least one of an interactive or a non-interactive caller specific response message. The interactive response message includes a code with which to respond. If the response message is the interactive response message and the caller enters the code associated with the interactive response message, then the recipient notification of the call is activated on the recipient device. | 07-08-2010 |
20120163569 | User Status Management in a Voice Calling Architecture - A mechanism for indicating a specific response message to be played to a caller is provided. A call that comprises an identification of a caller is received in a recipient device. If the recipient device is operating in the phone management mode, a recipient notification of the call is blocked on the recipient device. If the caller is identified as a known caller based on the identification of the caller, a caller specific response message is sent to the known caller. The caller specific response message is at least one of an interactive or a non-interactive caller specific response message. The interactive response message includes a code with which to respond. If the response message is the interactive response message and the caller enters the code associated with the interactive response message, then the recipient notification of the call is activated on the recipient device. | 06-28-2012 |
20120173669 | Adjusting Software Settings - An arrangement permitting a user for example in a internet point or using a different profile in the same machine can connect to a web server to download and install local client software such as a java application or a browser plug-in the first time he accesses to this service from that browser in order to customize his environment. Once authenticated, he can choose the personalization to be performed in whatever application installed and eligible to be user customizable. For example he can replicate in the system his browser settings (favorites, cookies, forms etc) or word templates as a clone of environment setting of his personal machine. The customization can depend on pre-defined profiles to allow the user customization of a subset of settings, for example only browser settings. Models of different operating environments are defined and called upon to enable interactions with different client devices. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174192 | Displaying A Known Sender's Identifier To A Recipient Of A Joint Senders' Message - An approach is provided in which a request is received from a requestor to send a new email message to one or more recipients on behalf of a selected joint sender group (JSG). The selected JSG includes multiple JSG members with one of the JSG members being the requestor. Permissions corresponding to the JSG are then retrieved and compared to the requestor and the contents of the new email message are identified. The new email message is then sent to the recipients in response to determining, based on the comparison, that the requestor has permission to send the new email message on behalf of the selected JSG. On the other hand, the sending of the new email message is inhibited in response to determining that the requestor lacks permission to send the new email message on behalf of the selected JSG. | 07-05-2012 |
20120197803 | DUAL LAYER AUTHENTICATION FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT REQUEST IN ONLINE TRANSACTIONS - Increasing the security of online payment requests by introducing a dual-layer authentication system for accessing the funds and/or credit through payment cards is described. An additional check regarding the identity of a card user to be included within a traditional security protocols for these cards, wherein the additional check is based on an authentication channel which is external to the user's card. A device owned by the legitimate card owner certifies that the user of the card at any given instant is the legitimate owner of the card and not someone else. To process this additional information, a connection by means of a proximity based device is established. | 08-02-2012 |
20130138754 | Displaying A Known Sender's Identifier To A Recipient Of A Joint Senders' Message - An approach is provided in which a request is received from a requestor to send a new email message to one or more recipients on behalf of a selected joint sender group (JSG). The selected JSG includes multiple JSG members with one of the JSG members being the requestor. Permissions corresponding to the JSG are then retrieved and compared to the requestor and the contents of the new email message are identified. The new email message is then sent to the recipients in response to determining, based on the comparison, that the requestor has permission to send the new email message on behalf of the selected JSG. On the other hand, the sending of the new email message is inhibited in response to determining that the requestor lacks permission to send the new email message on behalf of the selected JSG. | 05-30-2013 |
20140086397 | Phone Call Management - An approach is provided to manage phone calls. The approach is implemented by an information handling system, such as a smart phone. A requestor sends a contact request to another device over a network. If the request is accepted, the requestor receives a token with the token including usage parameters controlling the requestor's ability to contact the recipient by telephone. When the requestor requests to make a call to the recipient, the call is only placed upon successful determination made by comparing the usage parameters included in the token to a set of current call data. If a successful determination is made, the call is placed to the recipient without revealing the recipient's telephone number. However, if the request is denied, the system prevents the requestor for placing a call to the recipient. | 03-27-2014 |
20140188394 | DETERMINING SEISMIC RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS OF STRUCTURES - A system, method and/or software for determining at least one characteristic of at least one structure. A server sub-system includes a processor set and seismic software that runs on the processor set. The sever sub-system being in data communication with a communication network. The server sub-system receives, through the communication network, first detected movement information, relating to seismically-induced physical movement of a first client device. The server sub-system performs structure-characteristic determination, by its seismic software, to determine at least one structure characteristic of a first structure based, at least in part, upon the first detected movement information. Preferably, detected movement data from a great many client devices is utilized in performing the structure-characteristic determination. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200943 | ELECTRONIC CALENDAR SCHEDULING - A computer sends a binary representation of a request for a meeting to end-users. The computer generates one or more lists, wherein each of the lists includes electronic calendar time slots during which at least one of the plurality of end-users is able to attend the meeting. The computer identifies at least one electronic calendar time slot having a highest frequency of occurrence on the lists generated, which comprises iterating through each of the lists and computing a frequency of occurrence of the at least one electronic calendar time slot on the lists. The computer records the frequency of occurrence. The computer queues the meeting in response to the frequency of occurrence being less than a configurable threshold value. The computer schedules the meeting in response to the frequency of occurrence being equal to or greater than the configurable threshold value. | 07-17-2014 |