Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090063639 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING BUSINESS RULES TO CONTROL INVITATIONS TO JOIN INSTANT MESSAGE COLLABORATIONS - A method and system for using business rules to control invitations to participate in instant message (IM) collaborations. A primary invitee is invited to participate in an IM collaboration via a first IM. A business rule associated with the primary invitee is applied to determine that the primary invitee is unavailable to participate in the IM collaboration. A second IM is sent to automatically invite a backup invitee to participate in the IM collaboration. In another embodiment, a primary invitee with credentials specified by a business rule is to be invited to an IM collaboration at a specified time. An application of the business rule determines that the specified time is outside a valid invitation time period or the primary invitee's credentials are not included in a set of predefined credentials. Following the application of the business rule, a backup invitee is invited. | 03-05-2009 |
20090168661 | VISUAL METERING AND RESPONSE TO MAINTAIN VOICE QUALITY IN A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL CALL - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for managing a voice over Internet Protocol call. A selected set of resources associated with a quality of the voice over Internet Protocol call in a data processing system is monitored during the voice over Internet Protocol call. A determination is made as to whether the quality of the voice over Internet Protocol call in a data processing has fallen below a desired level. A corrective action is performed with respect to the selected set of resources in response to the quality of the voice over Internet Protocol call falling below the desired level. | 07-02-2009 |
20090193086 | CONTROL OF AN INSTANT MESSAGE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS MULTIPLE CLIENTS WITH IDENTICAL CREDENTIALS - A method and system for improving control of an instant messaging system. Multiple instant message (IM) instances are initiated with identical credentials of a user of multiple users participating in an IM session controlled by an IM server. A front-of-screen representation enables the user to manage instance attributes and allows any user to view conversational connectivity information. The IM server receives the user's selection of a graphical element that represents a remote IM instance of the multiple IM instances. Via the first IM instance, the IM server receives the user's request for a computing device to perform an action that includes an interaction with the remote IM instance. The computing device performing the action is located remotely from the user and is executing the remote IM instance. The action is performed by controlling a remote system function of the computing device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090245095 | Voice Over Internet Protocol Clarity During Degradation - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for improving voice over Internet Protocol clarity during degradation. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises monitoring a call, determining whether degradation exists; and responsive to a determination that degradation exists, applying a corrective action. The computer implemented method further comprises determining whether a quality of the call has improved and responsive to determining that the quality of the call has improved, further monitoring the call to form a monitored quality. The computer implemented method further comprises, determining whether monitored quality is acceptable, and responsive to determining monitored quality acceptable, removing the corrective action. | 10-01-2009 |
20090247147 | Predictive Mobile Phone Service Disruption Service - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for a predictive mobile phone service disruption service. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises monitoring a cellular call of a caller, calculating a location and vector of the caller, and determining whether the caller is approaching a drop zone. The computer implemented method responsive to determining the caller is approaching a drop zone, estimates a duration of a loss of service, and responsive to determining the caller is approaching a drop zone, selectively notifying the caller. | 10-01-2009 |
20140081748 | CUSTOMIZED TELEVISION COMMERCIALS - A method of presenting a commercial to a viewer by a media player includes downloading, by the media player, a data portfolio from a remote server, wherein the data portfolio comprises a plurality of commercials and a viewing strategy, determining, by the media player, whether one of the commercials has been viewed previously by a same viewer, and presenting, by the media player, an other one of the commercials based on the viewing strategy. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081749 | CUSTOMIZED TELEVISION COMMERCIALS - A media player includes a memory device storing a computer program, a processor configured to execute the computer program, and network interface configured to enable communications between the media player and a network. The program is configured to download a data portfolio from a remote server across the network, determine whether one of a plurality of commercials included within the data portfolio has been viewed previously by a same viewer, and output an other one of the commercials based on a viewing strategy included within the data portfolio. | 03-20-2014 |
20140139703 | Camera Resolution Modification Based on Intended Printing Location - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for determining picture resolution to optimize storage, wherein input is received from a user interface. The input includes a selected picture destination, such as a printer, a photograph processing service provider, a web application, a website, and/or a display. Attributes of the picture destination are determined with a processor, wherein the attributes of the picture destination include a print resolution, a print size, a screen resolution, and/or a image size. The processor determines the picture resolution based on the attributes of the picture destination. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139704 | Camera Resolution Modification Based on Intended Printing Location - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for determining picture resolution to optimize storage, wherein input is received from a user interface. The input includes a selected picture destination, such as a printer, a photograph processing service provider, a web application, a website, and/or a display. Attributes of the picture destination are determined with a processor, wherein the attributes of the picture destination include a print resolution, a print size, a screen resolution, and/or a image size. The processor determines the picture resolution based on the attributes of the picture destination. | 05-22-2014 |
20140343796 | Detect Driver Persona in a Vehicle - An embodiment of the invention provides a method and system for detecting driver persona in a vehicle wherein an attribute of a user is identified via at least one sensor in the interior of the vehicle. The attribute of the user can include the body weight of the user and/or a sequence of activities performed by the user when entering the vehicle. An electronic storage device is queried with the attribute of the user to determine whether the attribute of the user matches a stored driver attribute. The electronic storage device includes one or more driver profiles that include one or more driver attributes and stored driver settings. Driver settings are set in the vehicle with a processor based on the stored driver settings when the attribute of the user matches a stored driver attribute in the electronic storage device. | 11-20-2014 |
20150066645 | Enhancing Marketing Funnel Conversion Through Intelligent Social Tagging and Attribution - An embodiment of the invention provides a method and system for enhancing marketing funnel conversion through intelligent social tagging and attribution. A processor identifies search terms entered into a search engine and websites visited in response to web searches for the search terms. A compiler extracts consumer annotations from the websites visited, wherein the consumer annotations are generated by individuals who previously visited the websites and reviewed products on the websites. The compiler also extracts product specifications from the websites visited, wherein the product specifications are created by a seller and/or manufacturer of a product. The search terms, the websites visited, the extracted consumer annotations, and the product specifications are saved in an electronic database. An access controller permits access to the search terms, the websites visited, the extracted consumer annotations, and the product specifications to potential consumers. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073985 | Selectively Using Degree Confidence for Image Validation to Authorize Transactions - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for selectively using degree confidence for image validation to authorize transactions, wherein a request to authorize a transaction is received, the request including a user's name, a photo of the user, and a transaction value. A database is queried with the user's name to identify one or more reference photos of the user; and, the received photo of the user is compared to the reference photo of the user with an analysis engine to generate a confidence value. An authorization threshold is determined with a processor based on the transaction value. The transaction is authorized when the confidence value is equal to and/or greater than the authorization threshold. | 03-12-2015 |