Patents

Patents Issued

• User Interface For Translating Natural Language Inquiries Into Database Queries And Data Presentations. U.S. Patent Number 6701294, issued March 2004. (With T. Ball, K. Cox, R. Grinter, S. Hibino, D. Mantilla)
• Presence Awareness In Collaborative Systems. U.S. Patent Number 6697840, issued February 2004. (With P. Godefroid, J. Herbsleb, D. Li)
• Method and Apparatus For Providing Interactive Services With Multiple Interfaces. U.S. Patent Number 6609089, issued August 2003. (With T. Ball, P. Danielsen, K. Laufer, P. Mataga, K. Rehor).
• Method and Apparatus For Providing Interactive Services With Multiple Interfaces (filed concurrently with above). U.S. Patent Number 6529863, issued March 2003. (With T. Ball, P. Danielsen, K. Laufer, P. Mataga, K. Rehor).
• Method For Automatically Closing Open Reactive Systems. U.S Patent Number 6102968, issued August 2000. (With C. Colby, P. Godefroid)

Patents Pending

• Apparatus And Method For Use In Collaboration Services. (with D. Boyer, J. Coplien, R. Grinter, J. Herbsleb, P. Mataga, G. Wills)