Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080294720 | Enhanced Online Collaboration System - Where users of an online collaboration system are viewing a broadcast presentation having segments of non-local content interspersed with segments of localized content, the collaboration opportunities available to the users are enhanced by providing both a primary chat room available for use by all users of the system and two or more additional chat rooms, each available to subsets of users identified as residents of geographic areas covered by the segments of localized content. In another embodiment, a user may control the availability of one of the additional chat rooms to identified members of a subset without regard to whether members are residents of a certain geographic area. | 11-27-2008 |
20080301232 | Enhanced Online Collaboration System for Viewers of Video Presentations - An enhanced collaboration system makes it possible for viewers of post-original video presentations to collaborate online with others who are viewing the same video presentation at the same time. A collaborate room controller establishes and maintains sets of online collaboration sessions for the post-original video presentation with each collaboration session being associated with a particular time slot in the presentation. Typically, a viewer is assigned to a collaboration session that is associated with the user's current view point; i.e., the presentation time slot the user is currently viewing. A graphical user interface conveys information about existing collaboration sessions to the user to assist the user in selecting an appropriate collaboration session. | 12-04-2008 |
20090064245 | Enhanced On-Line Collaboration System for Broadcast Presentations - An enhanced on-line collaboration system is provided for subset of users viewing the same broadcast presentation at the same time. Each session is initiated by a single user sending a session request to a collaboration server. The request identifies members of a proposed subset and the broadcast presentation that is to be the subject of the collaboration. The request may also include an initial user collaboration input. The collaboration server establishes a final subset of available users and forwards any user collaboration input to broadcast redistributors associated with members of the final subset. Subsequent collaboration inputs from members of the final subset are forwarded to broadcast redistributors and appear as graphic or text overlays on the broadcast display seen by members of the final subset. | 03-05-2009 |
20090119334 | Interleaving Ad Hoc and Structured Business Processes - A system and method are provided for managing a workflow for a document. An electronic form is created for receiving data pertaining to a workflow. A content integration template locates and exposes data fields in the electronic form. A document workflow defines states of the document, transitions between states, and actions for each state. | 05-07-2009 |
20090132659 | Enhancing Collaboration Opportunities for a Reply to an Electronic Message - It is not unusual for an e-mail message to request replies from multiple addressees. To enhance the opportunities for collaborations on a reply to the e-mail message, each of the messaging servers supporting the addressees maintains a message record identifying each addressee that signals he has begun working on a reply. When the message record indicate that at least two addressees are working on a reply, a notice that multiple addressees are concurrently working on a reply is immediately sent to each of the addressees, creating a collaboration opportunities for the addressees. The notice may take the form of a system-generated instant message. | 05-21-2009 |
20100070845 | SHARED WEB 2.0 ANNOTATIONS LINKED TO CONTENT SEGMENTS OF WEB DOCUMENTS - A Web document including Web content can be presented within a user interface. At least one content segment of the Web document can be associated with a visual identifier. At least one annotation can be associated with said content segment of the Web document. The annotation can be presented within an annotation view of the user interface. The annotation can include content provided by another in commentary to the Web document and in particular in commentary to the content segment of the Web document. | 03-18-2010 |
20110055740 | DEFINING AND SHARING DISPLAY SPACE TEMPLATES - A computer-implemented method of customizing a user interface comprises receiving, by the computer, a user selection of a portion of content displayed by a user interface, and limiting, by the computer, future loading or updating of elements corresponding to the selected portion. Limiting future loading or updating of elements corresponding to the selected portion may comprise preventing future loading or updating of elements corresponding to the selected portion. Alternatively, limiting future loading or updating of elements corresponding to the selected portion may comprise reducing a frequency of future updating of elements corresponding to the selected portion. | 03-03-2011 |
20110072091 | AUTOMATED CALENDAR-BASED INSTANT MESSAGING CONTROLS - An instant message addressed to a recipient associated with an instant messaging device is received at the instant messaging device. A configured calendar event for the recipient associated with a time period during which the instant message is received is determined. Authorization information associated with a sender of the instant message is received. The instant message is processed based upon the configured calendar event for the recipient and the authorization information associated with the sender of the instant message. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072128 | AUTOMATED PRESENCE RANKING FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Messaging interactions among a set of network user access accounts is monitored at a presence server. The messaging interactions between the set of network user access accounts are ranked based upon a characteristic of the messaging interactions. A presence filtering profile is automatically configured that defines distribution controls for presence information for the set of network user access accounts based upon the determined ranking. Distribution of the presence information for the set of network user access accounts is controlled based upon the configured presence filtering profile. | 03-24-2011 |
20110119192 | MESSAGING SYSTEM - A message status bartering system is established in a peer-to-peer messaging environment. A message status is made available to a user of the peer-to-peer messaging environment. A bartering engine is used to determine whether an attempted communication with the user is to be allowed based on the message status in use. If the communication is disallowed, the bartering engine can be used to establish a bartering agreement between the parties. | 05-19-2011 |
20110153619 | PERSONALIZED CONTENT LINKS - Content with personalized content links are published at a server. The content and specified content characteristics of the content are received at the server. In addition, potential reader's personalization indicators are received by the server. The content is linked with the specified content characteristics and the potential reader's personalization indicators. The content is then published at the server. | 06-23-2011 |
20120271856 | SHARING REFERENCED CONTENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS - Referenced content is shared through collaborative business applications by detecting referenced content in an electronic communication. The referenced content references content stored in an external repository. The referenced content identifies a registered external repository connector. A determination is made whether an Access Control List (“ACL”) for the referenced content lacks an entry for a recipient of the electronic communication. Also an ACL entry is generated for the recipient in response to the recipient lacking an entry in the ACL for the referenced content. The ACL entry controls access to the referenced content for the recipient. | 10-25-2012 |
20120303821 | Programmatic Management of Software Resources in a Content Framework Environment - Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for dynamically integrating software resources (such as web services and other back-end software resources) using the services of a content framework (such as a portal platform). A portlet model is leveraged to allow programmatic portlets to serve as proxies for web services, thereby extending portlets beyond their traditional visual role. A deployment interface and a system interface are described for these portlet proxies. The deployment interface is used for composing new web services, and a composition tool is described. The system interface allows for run-time management of the web services by the portal platform. The service provider for a particular function may be bound to the portlet proxy at development time or at run-time. | 11-29-2012 |
20120324121 | Inter-Service Sharing of Content Between Users from different Social Networks - Sharing content between users of different social networks includes: in a source social network implemented by at least one processor, receiving shared content uploaded by a source user with an indication of a number of recipients of the shared content; establishing a trusted communication link between the source social network and at least one external social network; and allowing the number of recipients to retrieve the shared content from the source social network via the trusted communication link. | 12-20-2012 |
20130019186 | MANAGING PRIVACY PREFERENCES IN A WEB CONFERENCEAANM Lance; John M.AACI LittletonAAST MAAACO USAAGP Lance; John M. Littleton MA USAANM Travis; Amy D.AACI ArlingtonAAST MAAACO USAAGP Travis; Amy D. Arlington MA USAANM Wanderski; Anuphinh P.AACI DurhamAAST NCAACO USAAGP Wanderski; Anuphinh P. Durham NC USAANM Wanderski; Michael C.AACI DurhamAAST NCAACO USAAGP Wanderski; Michael C. Durham NC US - A method, system or computer usable program product for translating native application privacy preferences in a web conference including initiating the web conference between a first and a second user, sharing the display of the first user with the second user within the web conference to produce a shared display, wherein elements marked as private by an application resident on a first computer system of the first user are redacted in the shared display sent to the second user. | 01-17-2013 |
20140189492 | CONFIGURING A PAGE FOR DRAG AND DROP ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENT ARTIFACTS IN A PAGE DEVELOPMENT TOOL - A method, system and apparatus for configuring a page for drag and drop arrangement of content artifacts can include populating a content artifact registry with a plurality of content artifacts, each of the content artifacts defining a draggable and droppable form of a particular type of page content. The method further can include defining a drop zone within the page to receive a dragged and dropped one of the content artifacts, the drop zone defining a consumable type of page content and an action to undertake when consuming a dropped one of the content artifacts having a particular type of page content consistent with the consumable type of page content. | 07-03-2014 |
20140297633 | CALCULATING LISTS OF EVENTS IN ACTIVITY STREAMS - A method for calculating lists of events in activity streams includes calculating a list of activity events for a user's activity stream based on weights assigned to implicit actions and explicit actions; and prioritizing the list of the activity events in the user's activity stream based on the weights. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297634 | CALCULATING LISTS OF EVENTS IN ACTIVITY STREAMS - A method for calculating lists of events in activity streams includes calculating a list of activity events for a user's activity stream based on weights assigned to implicit actions and explicit actions; and prioritizing the list of the activity events in the user's activity stream based on the weights. | 10-02-2014 |