MICHAEL DALE BROWN
Pilots at Hacienda Ln, Georgetown, TX

7133831, Nov 7, 2006

Oct 23, 2002

10/279151

Michael Wayne Brown - Georgetown TX, US
Joseph Herbert McIntyre - Austin TX, US
Victor S. Moore - Boynton Beach FL, US
Michael A. Paolini - Austin TX, US
Scott Lee Winters - Austin TX, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G10L 21/06

704275, 379 8813

A system and method for receiving and processing specialized voice commands during a conference call. Users issue vocal commands to retrieve information during the live conference or during later playback. A user may issue these commands by voice or by sending data through the user's device. A user may issue a command to find the latest spoken name in the conference or for determining which participant said something. The name may be replayed to the user or at the user's request the name may be accompanied by additional information by searching particular databases. The users may also issue other commands requesting information such as the latest spoken word indicating location, the latest spoken word indicating time, the latest spoken word indicating method, etc. Information can also be retrieved from networks, such as the Internet, in response to the voice commands.

6515687, Feb 4, 2003

May 25, 2000

09/578749

Allen C. Wynn - Round Rock TX
Cristi N. Ullmann - Austin TX
Michael W. Brown - Georgetown TX

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 300

345840, 345157

A virtual joystick GUI control with self-centering capability which provides a computer system user the ability to scroll at an angle using an n-dimensional graphical control interface. The virtual joystick may be displayed in simple two-dimensional view for control of one dimension of scrolling, such as left/right or up/down. Alternatively, the virtual joystick may be displayed in a simulated three-dimensional (perspective) view which allows scrolling in two dimensions, such as up/down/left/right and combinations thereof. The new virtual joystick can be used to scroll displays, or control other system functions and program parameters, such as volume up/down and tone bass/treble. In general, the virtual joystick can allow control of one or two variables over a range of values.

6665838, Dec 16, 2003

Jul 30, 1999

09/364740

Michael Wayne Brown - Georgetown TX
Kelvin Roderick Lawrence - Round Rock TX
Michael A. Paolini - Round Rock TX

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1721

7155011, 715513, 715526

A method for presenting content from the page in a distributed database. In a preferred embodiment, a server receives a request from a client for a page from the database wherein the page has a plurality of links to linked pages in the database. The server retrieves the page and generates a set of thumbnails of the linked pages in the database. The server then sends the page and the set of thumbnails to the client.

6784905, Aug 31, 2004

Jan 22, 2002

10/054445

Michael Wayne Brown - Georgetown TX
Kelvin Roderick Lawrence - Round Rock TX
Michael A. Paolini - Austin TX
Richard Scott Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G09G 500

345865, 345592, 345768, 345790, 345803, 382114, 382260, 382263, 382264, 382162

A method, system and program for selectively applying translucent filters to graphical images according to visual disability needs are provided. A selection of a filter for a particular user is received. The filter is applied to at least a portion of an original image. The original image is then graphically displayed overlayed by the filter within a user interface, such that the original image is adjusted to specifically accommodate for a visual disability of the particular user.

8396352, Mar 12, 2013

Nov 24, 2008

12/276984

Stephen B. Boston - Cedar Park TX, US
Michael W. Brown - Georgetown TX, US
Michael A. Paolini - Austin TX, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

H04N 5/74

386295, 386293

Automated personal video recording comprising scheduling a show for a user having allocated storage space on a personal video recorder (“PVR”), wherein the show has a storage space requirement that exceeds the user's free space, and the PVR is coupled for data communications to a storage space provider; and transmitting to the storage space provider an order to record the show through the storage space provider in storage space on a remote PVR that is coupled for data communications to the storage space provider. Receiving in a storage space provider from a personal video recorder (“PVR”) an order to record a show on a remote PVR, the order comprising an identification of a show and a schedule for recording the show; selecting a remote PVR; and recording the show, in dependence upon the show identification and the schedule for recording the show, in storage space on the selected remote PVR.

2003006, Mar 27, 2003

Sep 27, 2001

09/965007

Michael Brown - Georgetown TX, US
Rabindranath Dutta - Austin TX, US
Michael Paolini - Austin TX, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F015/16

709/217000, 709/227000

Provided is a method, system, and program for transmitting information to a wireless device. A determination is made of a current location of the wireless device and whether the current location is within a proximity to a target location. If the current location is within the proximity to the target location, then information is transmitted to the wireless device on offerings available at the target location.

2006016, Jul 20, 2006

Jan 18, 2005

11/037322

John Barrs - Austin TX, US
Michael Brown - Georgetown TX, US
Paul Williamson - Round Rock TX, US

G06F 9/44

717170000

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for marking data versioning for code. Responsive to receiving an application programming interface call, a first marking statement in the code and a second marking statement are inserted in the code. A portion of code between the first marking statement and the second marking statement forms a marked section of code. A change made in data in an object caused by execution of the marked portion of code is detected. The detected change is tracked in manner such that the object may be restored to a prior state.

2002019, Dec 19, 2002

Jun 18, 2001

09/884491

Michael Brown - Georgetown TX, US
Michael Kaply - Austin TX, US
Aaron Reed - Austin TX, US
Cristi Ullmann - Austin TX, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F003/00

345/838000

A method and apparatus for managing confidential information in a graphical user interface in a data processing system. Confidential information is generated within a history generated by a browser in the graphical user interface to form a presentation. A user input is received. The confidential information is manipulated using the user input.

2002019, Dec 26, 2002

Jun 25, 2001

09/888471

Ronald Bassett - Pflugerville TX, US
Michael Brown - Georgetown TX, US
Rabindranath Dutta - Austin TX, US
Michael Paolini - Austin TX, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F013/00, G06F003/00

345/751000, 345/963000

Provided is a method, system, and program for accessing calendar information of users in a database for presentation by a personal information manager. Scheduled event records for users are maintained within the database. Further maintained in the database is information on a current location of wireless devices of users in the database, wherein one user is associated with each wireless device. Scheduled event records and the current location of a wireless device for a shadowed user are provided from the database to a device operated by a shadower user in the database.

2003023, Dec 25, 2003

Jun 25, 2002

10/180617

Stephen Boston - Cedar Park TX, US
David Blaschke - Austin TX, US
Michael Brown - Georgetown TX, US
Andrew Hately - Austin TX, US
Michael Paolini - Austin TX, US

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

H04N005/781

386/046000, 386/125000

Personal video recording including identifying a message point in operation of a PVR and transmitting a message. Embodiments include associating a message type with the message point and selecting, in dependence upon the message type, a message to be transmitted. Embodiments include receiving a response to the message; selecting, in dependence upon the response, a command to be executed; and executing the selected command.