公开(公告)号：US20090193339A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-30

申请号：US12021783

申请日：2008-01-29

申请人： Jeffrey W. Nichols ,  Tessa A. Lau ,  Allen Cypher ,  James Lin ,  Eben M. Haber ,  Clemens Drews ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Barton A. Smith

发明人： Jeffrey W. Nichols ,  Tessa A. Lau ,  Allen Cypher ,  James Lin ,  Eben M. Haber ,  Clemens Drews ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Barton A. Smith

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F9/453

摘要： Embodiments herein provide a method that maintains computerized scripts. The scripts provide assistance to users with respect to using at least one computer software application that is operating on a computerized device. The method receives, from the user, at least one trigger. This process creates or “authors” the trigger. This “trigger” is an item that automatically initiates at least one of the scripts for the user. In addition, the method adds the trigger to the computer software application (not automatically, but instead based on user input). Thus, when initiated by the trigger, the script automatically outputs assistance (text, sounds, illustrations, educational videos, etc.) to the user through the computerized interface of the computerized device, so as to provide the needed assistance to the user.

摘要翻译： 本文的实施例提供了一种维护计算机化脚本的方法。 这些脚本向用户提供关于使用在计算机化设备上运行的至少一个计算机软件应用程序的帮助。 该方法从用户接收至少一个触发器。 此过程创建或“作者”触发器。 此“触发器”是自动启动用户至少一个脚本的项目。 此外，该方法将触发器添加到计算机软件应用程序（不是自动的，而是基于用户输入）。 因此，当由触发器发起时，脚本通过计算机化设备的计算机化界面自动地向用户输出辅助（文本，声音，插图，教育视频等），以便向用户提供所需的帮助。

公开(公告)号：US10521737B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US11612975

申请日：2006-12-19

申请人： Sandra L. Kogan ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Charles R. Hill

发明人： Sandra L. Kogan ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Charles R. Hill

IPC分类号： G06Q10/06

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to project management tools and provide a method, system and computer program product for an activity-centric project management tool. In one embodiment of the invention, an activity-centric project management tool data processing system can be provided. The system can include an activity-centric project management tool, one or more ad-hoc communications tools externally coupled to the activity-centric project management tool, and ad hoc communications activity objectification logic coupled to both the activity-centric project management tool and the ad-hoc communications tools. The logic can include program code enabled to integrate external ad-hoc communications among task nodes of an activity hierarchy modeling a project plan.

公开(公告)号：US09350560B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

申请号：US11421232

申请日：2006-05-31

申请人： Susanne Hupfer ,  Steven Ross ,  John Patterson ,  Li-Te Cheng ,  Eric M. Wilcox

发明人： Susanne Hupfer ,  Steven Ross ,  John Patterson ,  Li-Te Cheng ,  Eric M. Wilcox

IPC分类号： H04L12/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06Q10/10

CPC分类号： H04L12/1813 ,  G06F9/542 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L65/4015

摘要： A publication-and-subscription mechanism for team rooms, referred to as team room “channels”, through which teams are able to selectively share resources from their team rooms with non-members, and that allows selective contributions, modifications, and discussions from non-members. The team room channels operate as bidirectional information pipelines to other team rooms. The team room channels may either be broadcast to all known teams, or be published selectively to one or more designated “target” teams. The receiving team rooms may then subscribe to specific published channels as appropriate. Information items from a team's team room, such as documents, tasks, representations of team members, and/or other resources, may be added to one or more of a team's published channels. Teams can associate specific permissions with each channel, including Read, Contribute, Modify, and/or Discuss. These permissions apply to all items associated with the channel. Teams can subscribe to those channels published to them, to receive synchronous notifications of changes to the channel items.

摘要翻译： 团队室的出版和订阅机制，被称为团队室“渠道”，团队能够有选择地与非会员共享他们的团队中的资源，并允许非选举性贡献，修改和讨论， 会员 团队间渠道作为双向信息管道运行到其他团队的房间。 球队频道可以广播到所有已知的球队，或者被选择性地发布给一个或多个指定的“目标”小组。 接收团队的客房可能会酌情订阅特定的已发布频道。 来自团队的团队室的信息项目，例如文档，任务，团队成员的表示和/或其他资源，可以添加到团队发布的一个或多个渠道中。 团队可以将特定权限与每个渠道相关联，包括阅读，贡献，修改和/或讨论。 这些权限适用于与频道相关联的所有项目。 团队可以订阅发布给他们的频道，以接收频道项目更改的同步通知。

公开(公告)号：US09015603B1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-21

申请号：US13447364

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Darrell J. Loverin ,  Jodi L. Coppinger ,  Douglas M. Conmy ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Paul B. Moody

发明人： Darrell J. Loverin ,  Jodi L. Coppinger ,  Douglas M. Conmy ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Paul B. Moody

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06Q10/10

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q10/107

摘要： A method for rendering an e-mail item listing within a graphical user interface of an e-mail application on a display device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input from an input device to select a first item of the e-mail item listing, applying a first selection highlighting to the first item, wherein the applied first selection highlighting is visually distinguishable from a background color of the e-mail item listing, identifying a second item of the e-mail item listing based on a relation of the second item to the first item, and applying a second selection highlighting to the second item, wherein the applied second selection highlighting is visually distinguishable from the first selection highlighting and the background color.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在电子邮件应用的图形用户界面中呈现在显示装置上的电子邮件项列表的方法。 该方法包括从输入设备接收输入以选择电子邮件项目列表的第一项目，将第一选择突出显示应用于第一项目，其中所应用的第一选择突出显示与电子邮件项目列表的背景颜色可视地区分开， 邮件项目列表，基于第二项目与第一项目的关系识别电子邮件项目列表的第二项目，以及将第二选择突出显示应用于第二项目，其中所应用的第二选择突出显示可视地区分为 第一选择突出显示和背景颜色。

公开(公告)号：US08732608B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US12981219

申请日：2010-12-29

申请人： Eric M. Wilcox ,  Jodi L. Coppinger ,  Bernard J. Kerr ,  Paul B. Moody

发明人： Eric M. Wilcox ,  Jodi L. Coppinger ,  Bernard J. Kerr ,  Paul B. Moody

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485

摘要： A system and method is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A selection color module may provide for the display of color coding and selection highlighting. The selection color module may provide a secondary highlighting color to indicate messages related to a selected message. A category navigation module may provide one or more of the following: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统和方法来帮助用户选择，识别和处理电子邮件。 选择颜色模块可以提供颜色编码和选择突出显示。 选择颜色模块可以提供次要突出显示颜色来指示与所选择的消息相关的消息。 类别导航模块可以提供以下一个或多个：指示符，其向用户提供关于特定类别的屏幕外的多个项目，使得将类别的第一条目滚动到视图中的命令， 用于指示特定类别中符合特定标准的项目数量的标签，和/或用于在下一个或前一个类别之间滚动的控件。

公开(公告)号：US07908566B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-15

申请号：US10745482

申请日：2003-12-29

申请人： Eric M. Wilcox ,  Jodi L. Coppinger ,  Bernard J. Kerr ,  Paul B. Moody

发明人： Eric M. Wilcox ,  Jodi L. Coppinger ,  Bernard J. Kerr ,  Paul B. Moody

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485

摘要： A system and method is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A selection color module may provide for the display of color coding and selection highlighting. The selection color module may provide a secondary highlighting color to indicate messages related to a selected message. A category navigation module may provide one or more of the following: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统和方法来帮助用户选择，识别和处理电子邮件。 选择颜色模块可以提供颜色编码和选择突出显示。 选择颜色模块可以提供次要突出显示颜色来指示与所选择的消息相关的消息。 类别导航模块可以提供以下一个或多个：指示符，其向用户提供关于特定类别的屏幕外的多个项目，使得将类别的第一条目滚动到视图中的命令， 用于指示特定类别中符合特定标准的项目数量的标签，和/或用于在下一个或前一个类别之间滚动的控件。

公开(公告)号：US08423394B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US10735087

申请日：2003-12-12

申请人： Sandra L. Kogan ,  Eric M. Wilcox

发明人： Sandra L. Kogan ,  Eric M. Wilcox

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/063114 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/0603 ,  G06Q40/02

摘要： Described is a method for tracking the status of a workflow. Each step of the workflow is performed by one or more members of the workflow and each member has at least one workflow role. A weblog is generated to track an instance of the workflow and members are assigned to the weblog. An entry is posted in the weblog to indicate the performance of a workflow action, such as the completion of a workflow step or the execution of a workflow exception. The entry can be made directly into the weblog or may be in response to an entry made in a personal weblog. A workflow feed can be provided to an aggregator to permit monitoring of the workflow along with other workflows and weblog entries. Additionally, the viewing of weblog entries can be restricted to a predetermined group of users.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种跟踪工作流状态的方法。 工作流的每个步骤由一个或多个工作流成员执行，每个成员具有至少一个工作流角色。 生成一个博客来跟踪工作流的一个实例，并将成员分配给该博客。 一个条目被发布在网络日志中以指示工作流操作的性能，例如完成工作流步骤或执行工作流异常。 该条目可以直接进入该博客或可以响应于在个人博客中作出的条目。 可以向聚合器提供工作流订阅源，以允许与其他工作流和网络日志条目一起监视工作流。 此外，可以将网络日志条目的查看限制为预定的一组用户。

公开(公告)号：US20080148155A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11612154

申请日：2006-12-18

申请人： Sandra L. Kogan ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Charles R. Hill

发明人： Sandra L. Kogan ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Charles R. Hill

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to real-time monitoring of activity metrics in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for real-time monitor integration of activity thread snippets in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for real-time monitor integration of activity thread snippets in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment can be provided. The method can include collecting real-time metrics for an activity object in an activity thread, changing characteristics of a control element within an enterprise dashboard view according to the collected real-time metrics, and inserting into the control element a portion of the activity thread.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例解决了在以活动为中心的协作计算环境中对活动度量的实时监测的本领域的不足之处，并提供了一种新颖且非显而易见的方法，系统和计算机程序产品，用于实时监控集成 以活动为中心的协作计算环境中的活动线程片段。 在本发明的一个实施例中，可以提供用于实时监视活动线程片段在以活动为中心的协作计算环境中的集成的方法。 该方法可以包括收集活动线程中活动对象的实时指标，根据所收集的实时度量改变企业仪表板视图内的控制元素的特征，以及将一部分活动线程插入到控制元素中 。

公开(公告)号：US07356772B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-08

申请号：US10722014

申请日：2003-11-25

申请人： Elizabeth A. Brownholtz ,  Werner Geyer ,  Bernard J. Kerr ,  David R. Millen ,  Michael Muller ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Andrew J. Witt

发明人： Elizabeth A. Brownholtz ,  Werner Geyer ,  Bernard J. Kerr ,  David R. Millen ,  Michael Muller ,  Eric M. Wilcox ,  Andrew J. Witt

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06Q10/107

摘要： The present invention provides a user interface that includes a first column for chronologically displaying a set of messages (objects) in a conversation, and a second column for displaying a branch of messages (objects) corresponding to a message (object) selected in the first column. The user interface further includes, among other things, a list of participants to the conversation, a vertical index (time line), a list of related conversations and a conversation map that illustrates a hierarchy of the conversation. Each message (object) in the first column can have an associated indicator for indicating a quantity of predecessors and successors to the set of messages (objects), as well as an in-line reply button for replying to the set of messages. Each of the messages displayed of the second column can have one or more associated navigation buttons for navigating adjacent hierarchical levels.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用户界面，其包括用于按时间顺序显示会话中的一组消息（对象）的第一列和用于显示对应于在第一个中选择的消息（对象）的消息（对象）的分支的第二列 柱。 用户界面还包括对话的参与者的列表，垂直索引（时间线），相关对话的列表和示出对话层级的对话图。 第一列中的每个消息（对象）可以具有用于指示消息（对象）集合的前导和后继的数量的关联指示符以及用于回复消息集合的在线回复按钮。 第二列显示的每个消息都可以有一个或多个相关联的导航按钮用于导航相邻的层级。

公开(公告)号：US20070283278A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11421232

申请日：2006-05-31

申请人： Susanne Hupfer ,  Steven Ross ,  John Patterson ,  Li-Te Cheng ,  Eric M. Wilcox

发明人： Susanne Hupfer ,  Steven Ross ,  John Patterson ,  Li-Te Cheng ,  Eric M. Wilcox

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/1813 ,  G06F9/542 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L65/4015

摘要： A publication-and-subscription mechanism for team rooms, referred to as team room “channels”, through which teams are able to selectively share resources from their team rooms with non-members, and that allows selective contributions, modifications, and discussions from non-members. The team room channels operate as bidirectional information pipelines to other team rooms. The team room channels may either be broadcast to all known teams, or be published selectively to one or more designated “target” teams. The receiving team rooms may then subscribe to specific published channels as appropriate. Information items from a team's team room, such as documents, tasks, representations of team members, and/or other resources, may be added to one or more of a team's published channels. Teams can associate specific permissions with each channel, including Read, Contribute, Modify, and/or Discuss. These permissions apply to all items associated with the channel. Teams can subscribe to those channels published to them, to receive synchronous notifications of changes to the channel items.

摘要翻译： 团队室的出版和订阅机制，被称为团队室“渠道”，团队能够有选择地与非会员共享他们的团队中的资源，并允许非选举性贡献，修改和讨论， 会员 团队间渠道作为双向信息管道运行到其他团队的房间。 球队频道可以广播到所有已知的球队，或者被选择性地发布给一个或多个指定的“目标”小组。 接收团队的客房可能会酌情订阅特定的已发布频道。 来自团队的团队室的信息项目，例如文档，任务，团队成员的表示和/或其他资源，可以添加到团队发布的一个或多个渠道中。 团队可以将特定权限与每个渠道相关联，包括阅读，贡献，修改和/或讨论。 这些权限适用于与频道相关联的所有项目。 团队可以订阅发布给他们的频道，以接收频道项目更改的同步通知。