Brian C O'Connell

US Patent:

8549413, Oct 1, 2013

Filed:

Apr 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/756532

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Southfield MI, US
Ravi P. Bansal - Tampa FL, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715751, 715809

Abstract:

An activity tracker defines a context for a screen sharing session, wherein the context includes at least one term of metadata. The activity tracker establishes a shared link to a second computer, comprising authenticating the second computer. The activity tracker shares at least a first resource rendered by a first application, wherein the first application renders data of the first resource. The activity tracker receives a preliminary user input to access a second resource, wherein the preliminary user input to access is a command to render a resource. The activity tracker or sharing controller renders the second resource to form a rendered second resource, wherein a computer environment comprises the first resource and the second resource. The activity tracker determines that the second resource fails to satisfy the context.

US Patent:

8589497, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Dec 8, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/633467

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Southfield MI, US
Bruce D. D'Amora - Hawthorne NY, US
Andrew R. Jones - Austin TX, US
Neal M. Keller - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Clifford A. Pickover - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709220, 707 3, 726 23

Abstract:

A method, data processing system, and computer program product for associating tags with a person or user. A computer receives a communication file. The computer determines a tag for the communication file to form a communication file association of the tag with the communication file. The computer identifies contact information for a user from the communication file. The computer forms a user association between the user and the tag.

US Patent:

20120124562, May 17, 2012

Filed:

Nov 11, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/944534

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Troy MI, US
Andrew R. Jones - Round Rock TX, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717140

Abstract:

A method, computer system, and computer program product for improving application programming interface naming. An alternate name is received for a target application programming interface feature from a consumer developer. In addition, an indirection to the application programming interface feature is generated based on the alternate name. Then, the indirection to the application programming interface feature is transmitted to an indirections repository.

US Patent:

20120144317, Jun 7, 2012

Filed:

Dec 6, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/960726

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Troy MI, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Durham NC, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715751

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for social network relationship mapping. In an embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes identifying one or more terms within content displayed to a user; for each identified term: transmitting the identified term to one or more social networking servers supporting a social networking application, in response to transmitting the identified term to the social networking servers, receiving from the social networking servers a list of people that correspond with the identified term, directing a display device to display the list of people that correspond with the identified term, and in response to user input, adding an identification of a person from the list of people to a mapping clipboard; directing the display device to display a relationship graph that indicates how people identified in the mapping clipboard are connected to each other in the social networking application.

US Patent:

20130185361, Jul 18, 2013

Filed:

Jan 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/350103

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Troy MI, US
Ravi P. Bansal - Tampa FL, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Andrew R. Jones - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

A method according to one embodiment is for transmitting a message. In one embodiment, one or more processor of a messaging system identifies a certain message of the messaging system, the certain message being a blocked message intended for transmission to a certain user of the messaging system. In one embodiment, the one or more processor further determines one or more of a popularity of content of the certain message and a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, the certain user being a prospective recipient of a message. In one embodiment, the one or more processor transmits a message to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining of the one or more of a popularity of content of the certain message and a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user of the messaging system.

US Patent:

20130219272, Aug 22, 2013

Filed:

Feb 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/402512

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Troy MI, US
Andrew R. Jones - Round Rock TX, US
Brian M. O'Connell - Research Triangle Park NC, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/01

US Classification:

715704

Abstract:

An example method includes a device recording a user input as a recorded user input associated with a first computer program user interface, and providing a display output comprising a first display output for the first computer program user interface and a second display output for a second computer program user interface. The device receives a current user input via a user input device while the second user interface is currently configured to receive user inputs, and while the first user interface is not currently configured to receive user inputs. The device determines that the current user input matches the recorded user input, and in response, the device prevents the current user input from being received by the second computer program user interface and provides the current user input to the first computer program user interface.

US Patent:

20130339365, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/495253

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Troy MI, US
Brian M. O'Connell - RTP NC, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707741, 707E17083, 707E17061

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for integrated development environment (IDE)-based repository searching (e.g., for library elements such as classes and/or functions) in a networked computing environment. In a typical embodiment, a first program code file is received from a first integrated development environment (IDE). The first program file may be associated with a set of attributes as stored in an annotation, header, or the like. Regardless, the first program file may be parsed and indexed into a repository based on the set of attributes. A search request may then be received from a second IDE. Based on the search request and the set of attributes, a matching program code file may then be identified as stored in the repository. Once identified, the matching program code file may be transmitted/communicated to the second IDE to fulfill the search request.

US Patent:

20130339920, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/495267

Inventors:

Swaminathan Balasubramanian - Troy MI, US
Brian M. O'Connell - RTP NC, US
Keith R. Walker - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717101

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the instantiation of a coding competition to address problems in program modules. In a typical embodiment, a first annotation will be detected in a program code file having a set of program modules. The first annotation generally indicates a need for a functionality associated with at least one program module of the set of program modules. Responsive to a lack of an existing library comprising the solution, an indication to instantiate a coding competition among a set of developers will be received to provide the solution. In response to the indication, a second annotation will be inserted into the program code file. The coding competition may then be instantiated to identify a set of developer libraries having a potential to provide the solution. Based on the coding competition, the solution may then be identified and implemented.