Gerald E Mitchell

US Patent:

8108801, Jan 31, 2012

Filed:

Aug 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/188741

Inventors:

Ronald E. Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Gerald L. Mitchell - Durham NC, US
Lori M. Ruffing - Deerfield Beach FL, US
Masaaki Takamiya - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/14

US Classification:

715864, 715760, 715788

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for improved display of host terminal applications on data processing systems having a small display size. In one embodiment, a host application translator reads characters stored in a character buffer and character attributes stored in an attribute buffer of a computer host terminal application that is displayed to a user as lines of characters. The host application translator performs component recognition on the characters and the character attributes to identify essential characters. Essential characters are characters that are required to be displayed to a user for the user to be able to interact with the computer host terminal application. The host application translator generates hypertext markup language code (HTML) for reconfiguring the characters for display on a portable data processing system having a small display size.

US Patent:

20050125735, Jun 9, 2005

Filed:

Dec 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/727275

Inventors:

Gabriel Cohen - Raleigh NC, US
Gerald Mitchell - Raleigh NC, US
William Smythe - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F003/00
G06F009/00

US Classification:

715746000, 715762000

Abstract:

An improved technique is provided for recognizing a character based user interface having several host component types and transforming the character based user interface to a web enabled user interface. Agents are deployed to consume a character stream which composes the character baded user interface. Each agent scans the character based user interface to determine which host component types exist in the character based user interface. Each agent is specifically designed to determine the existence of a different host component type from the other agents. When an agent fins a host component type, a match region is defined containing the characters of the found host component type. Each agent renders their associated match regions to compose the web enabled user interface.

US Patent:

20050257155, Nov 17, 2005

Filed:

May 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/845684

Inventors:

Gabriel Cohen - Raleigh NC, US
James Mathewson - Chapel Hill NC, US
Gerald Mitchell - Raleigh NC, US
Srinivasan Muralidharan - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F003/00

US Classification:

715745000, 715734000

Abstract:

As a user navigates through a sequence of screens by selecting certain “aid” keys, a graph will be built reflecting the navigation history of the user. When a user requests a certain screen by selecting a particular key, screen data is received from a host on a web server. The screen data for the requested screen is compared to the screen data for the screen(s) in the graph associated with the selected key. If a match is established, the user has visited this screen before and its data has already been converted (e.g., scraped). As such, the screen can be retrieved from storage and served to the user. If, however, a match cannot be established, the requested screen will be converted and stored, and the graph will be updated.

US Patent:

20060058156, Mar 16, 2006

Filed:

Sep 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/941243

Inventors:

Gabriel Cohen - Raleigh NC, US
Gerald Mitchell - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

A63B 24/00
A63B 71/00

US Classification:

482004000, 482008000

Abstract:

Techniques are provided for determining a circuit training path in a smart gym for an exerciser to perform an exercise program in order to minimize user contention for exercise equipment. The training path is defined by the exerciser visiting a number of exercise machines in the order specified by a system. The system determines a next exercise machine for the exerciser to visit which addresses the personal exercise program. In making this determination, the system communicates with all station agent nodes in the system to determine the set of station agent nodes that have an associated exercise machine which operate to address the personal exercise program. Out of that set of station agent nodes, the system reserves the next exercise machine associated with one of the set of station agent nodes that has a state value reflecting the least waiting time for the exerciser.

US Patent:

20060161629, Jul 20, 2006

Filed:

Jan 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/038323

Inventors:

Gabriel Cohen - Raleigh NC, US
Ronald Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Gerald Mitchell - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206000, 709229000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method is provided for substantially reducing the possibility that a message received at a computer terminal during an instant messaging conversation will become accessible to unintended viewers. A useful embodiment is directed to an arrangement wherein a computer terminal at a first client work station is disposed to receive chat messages from a second client work station during an instant messaging conversation. Apparatus associated with the computer terminal for limiting access to the received chat messages includes a device for attaching a security identifier to each received chat message. A display device at the computer terminal generates a window that selectively provides a specified one of the chat messages in viewable form. A concealment device coupled to the display device is-operable to make the specified chat message unviewable on the display device. A component connected to the concealment device activates the concealment device when a prespecified event occurs.

US Patent:

20060161630, Jul 20, 2006

Filed:

Jan 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/039776

Inventors:

Gabriel Cohen - Raleigh NC, US
Ronald Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Gerald Mitchell - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method is provided for a configuration of client work stations for instant messaging, wherein a participant intending to send a particular segment of chat content can elect to send the segment in an “off the record” mode. Content sent in this mode can be viewed but cannot be copied or saved by other instant messaging participants. The apparatus usefully includes a mode select device operable by the participant at a given station to designate each of a succession of chat content segments generated at the given station to be either for unrestricted use, or for off the record use, selectively. The apparatus further includes a component for applying a first use control message to each of the off the records segments sent from the given station to one or more of the other stations. A content control device located at a station receiving the off the record segments is responsive to the applied first use control messages to prevent the receiving station from retaining or otherwise propagating any of the received off the record segments.

US Patent:

20060161666, Jul 20, 2006

Filed:

Jan 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/039727

Inventors:

Gabriel Cohen - Raleigh NC, US
Ronald Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Gerald Mitchell - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
H04L 9/32
G06K 9/00

US Classification:

709229000, 726004000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method is provided for use in instant messaging or chat conversations between participants at client computer terminals or work stations. When a participant wants to save some or all of the chat transcript, the participant actively requests consent from all other participants. The consent request includes the specific content to be saved, and provides a variety of options for responding to the request, such as to approve, disapprove, or delete selected text. In a useful embodiment, apparatus for controlling use of chat content includes a content control device located at least at a first one of the client stations, the control device connected to regulate use by a first station of specified chat content received from at least a second station. A content request device operable at the first station sends a message requesting permission to selectively use the specified chat content, and a request response device at the second station sends a response request message to either prevent the first station from propagating the specified chat content, or else approving selective use by the first station of at least a portion of the specified content.

US Patent:

20070073823, Mar 29, 2007

Filed:

Sep 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/239522

Inventors:

Gabriel Cohen - Raleigh NC, US
Patrick Cox - Raleigh NC, US
Ronald Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Thomas Haynes - Apex NC, US
Gerald Mitchell - Raleigh NC, US
Mohamad Salahshoor - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709207000

Abstract:

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable code for managing instant messages. An instant message is received at a client. A set of parameters in the instant message is identified. The instant message on a display in the client is presented, and the instant message is removed from the display after a period of time defined by the set of parameters.