Li Chen

US Patent:

7657602, Feb 2, 2010

Filed:

Jan 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/343143

Inventors:

Li Chen - Cary NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

C06F 17/20

US Classification:

709206, 709204, 709207

Abstract:

A system, computer program and method for reducing communication errors in a messaging system. One embodiment of the invention involves delaying the transmission of a message to a discussion participant for a period of time. If a time countdown expires before activation of a message edit control, the message is transmitted to the discussion participant. If the message edit control is activated, the time countdown is terminated and the message is presented for modification without transmission of the message to the discussion participant. Another embodiment of the invention includes displaying a first user interface for communicating messages with a first person and a second user interface for communicating messages with a second person. An alert is provided when messaging activity has switched from the first user interface to the second user interface.

US Patent:

7933960, Apr 26, 2011

Filed:

Dec 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/966944

Inventors:

Li Chen - Cary NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Cary NC, US
Lun Xiao - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709202, 709203, 709226, 709229

Abstract:

A system and method for identifying an unknown word's likely definition based upon a common social networking group is presented. A user receives a message and selects an unknown word in the message. In turn, the recipient client identifies a common social networking group between the sending client and the recipient client. The recipient client then uses the common social networking group to identify the unknown word's definitions using one or more unknown word repositories, such as the sending client unknown word repository, the recipient client unknown word repository, or a mutual client unknown word repository, which corresponds to a mutual client included in the common social networking group. Once the recipient client identifies the unknown word's definitions, the recipient client orders and displays the definitions based upon the common social networking group and social networking group frequency values.

US Patent:

7979500, Jul 12, 2011

Filed:

Nov 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/622013

Inventors:

Li Chen - Cary NC, US
John R. Hind - Raleigh NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Cary NC, US
Lun Xiao - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

A computer implemented user interface allows composition of an electronic mail message. A user selects at least one pre-existing email from an email inbox. An envelope is then created by parsing each of the selected pre-existing emails. The pre-existing email is displayed as a tree structure comprising an envelope with at least a label sub-node in a new email view. A new email is composed by selecting parts from the tree structure. The sub-nodes may further comprise a content sub-node. The content sub-node further comprises multi-media parts, and the new email body is composed by selecting parts from the content sub-node.

US Patent:

8224901, Jul 17, 2012

Filed:

Dec 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/636909

Inventors:

John Hind - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Li Chen - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Lun Xiao - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

709205, 709206, 709219

Abstract:

A server system runs a bot service that registers an FAQ (frequently asked questions) for a document having an embedded object. The FAQ includes one or more question-and-answer (Q&A) pairs. The bot service receives, from each electronics device that renders a copy of the document, a request from the embedded object for the FAQ registered for the document, and transmits the FAQ to each electronic device from which a request is received. Each electronics device displays the FAQ, including the one or more Q&A pairs, within its rendered copy of the document. Any viewer of a copy of the document with the embedded object can submit a question to the bot service through the embedded object. The bot service uses a messaging service to obtain an answer to the question from an author. The FAQs displayed at the electronics devices are updated to include the new Q&A pair.

US Patent:

8364763, Jan 29, 2013

Filed:

Aug 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/833845

Inventors:

Li Chen - Cary NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Cary NC, US
Lun Xiao - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206, 709224

Abstract:

In a method and system for removing email forwarding duplication, when an email was sent for the first time, the email was assigned a unique identifier. An aggregate recipient list was created and associated with the unique identifier. When the email is to be forwarded, the aggregate recipient list has recipients previously forwarded the email. The recipient list of the forwarding email is compared with the aggregate recipient list. If duplicate email addresses are found, the duplicate email addresses are displayed to a sender of the forwarding email. If the sender chooses not to send the forwarding email to the duplicate email addresses, the duplicate email addresses are removed from the recipient list of the forwarding email. New recipients of the forwarding email are added to the aggregate recipient list. The forwarding email with the unique identifier is sent to the recipient list.

US Patent:

8468203, Jun 18, 2013

Filed:

May 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/472727

Inventors:

John Hind - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Li Chen - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Lun Xiao - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

709205, 709219, 709224

Abstract:

A server system runs a bot service that registers an FAQ (frequently asked questions) for a document having an embedded object. The FAQ includes one or more question-and-answer (Q&A) pairs. The bot service receives, from each electronics device that renders a copy of the document, a request from the embedded object for the FAQ registered for the document, and transmits the FAQ to each electronic device from which a request is received. Each electronics device displays the FAQ, including the one or more Q&A pairs, within its rendered copy of the document. Any viewer of a copy of the document with the embedded object can submit a question to the bot service through the embedded object. The bot service uses a messaging service to obtain an answer to the question from an author. The FAQs displayed at the electronics devices are updated to include the new Q&A pair.

US Patent:

8503652, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/735255

Inventors:

Li Chen - Cary NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Cary NC, US
Lun Xiao - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04M 3/42
H04M 1/00
H04L 12/16
H04Q 11/00

US Classification:

37920201, 379158, 370260, 370261, 455416

Abstract:

Conference calls are managed using a permanent or default password associated with a particular call-in phone number and at least one temporary, dynamically-generated password for that same call-in phone number. The temporary passwords are preferably applicable for a particular time period or interval. If a temporary password is not defined for the time period in which a conference call takes place, the default password may be used. Conference call access is restricted to participants who provide the proper password—namely, the temporary password during a time period for which a temporary password has been generated, and the default password otherwise.

US Patent:

8577973, Nov 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/826781

Inventors:

Li Chen - Cary NC, US
John R. Hind - Raleigh NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Cary NC, US
Lun Xiao - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/00
G06F 17/20
G06F 17/21
G06F 17/22
G06F 17/24
G06F 17/25
G06F 17/26
G06F 17/27
G06F 17/28
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

709206, 715259, 715752, 715760

Abstract:

A computer implemented method correlates a digital resource with an electronic message. A processor detects a focus on a targeted item that identifies a digital resource. The targeted item is in a user history that presents a history of a user's access to multiple digital resources. The processor then auto-populates a draft of an electronic message with the targeted item that was focused in the user history.