International Business Machines Corporation

Globalfoundries Inc.

Michael Peter Etgen

Stephen Joseph Kenna

Darrell O Bleakley

Aditya Abhay Desai

Louis M Demmler

Christopher Creighton Mitchell

David B Styles

Elizabeth A Schreiber

John Hudson Bailey

Barnaby L Court

David Neal Brauneis, Jr

Brent Hames Daniel

Anjan Reddy Kundavaram

Radhika Bhatnagar

Steven Michael Miller

Mark Francis Wilding

Alexander Abrashkevich

Dmitri Abrashkevich

Michael LaVerne Wamboldt

Sean Chen

James B Cottingham

Vijaya Ratnala

Frederick O G Van Veen

Lin Sun

Judith Helen Bank

Lisa M Bradley

Michael D Rahn

James Edward Fox

Douglas Earl Hays

Elizabeth Ann Black-Ziegelbein

Thomas P Pitzen

Emilio F Zegarra

Srinivasan K Rangaswamy

Bruce A Viars

Renee L Schwartz

Kenya Freeman

Louis M Demmier

W A Parvin, Iii

Dong Feng Li

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for an on-line shopping assistant for in-store shopping. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for managing an on-line shopping assistant for in-store shopping is provided. The method includes locating an in-store shopper in a portion of a store by locating a mobile device registered in a database in association with the in-store shopper. The method also includes receiving a request for data through the mobile device pertaining to at least one item in the store and filtering the requested data based upon the location of the in-store shopper in the portion of the store. Finally, the method includes presenting the filtered data in a display of the mobile device.

On-line shopping assistant for in-store shopping

Embodiments of the present provide a method, system and computer program product for collaborative co-shopping in e-commerce. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for collaborative co-shopping in e-commerce includes registering different shoppers in a database for collaborative co-shopping and selecting an item for sale in an e-commerce Web site on behalf of an online shopper. The method also includes determining from the database a location of the item in a brick and mortar store and detecting one of the registered different shoppers in proximity to the item in the brick and mortar store. The method yet further includes establishing a collaborative communicative session through the Web site over a network between the online shopper and the detected one of the registered different shoppers. Finally, the method includes transmitting messages regarding the item between the online shopper and the detected one of the registered different shoppers over the session.

Collaborative co-shopping for e-commerce

A method, system, and/or computer program product optimizes shopping for one or more desired items. An identification of a desired item, which is initially available for purchase at a first physical store, is received. An identity of a second shopper, who also wants the desired item and is currently shopping for the desired item, is received. One or more processors then determine a likelihood of the first shopper arriving at the first physical store before the second shopper purchases a last available instance of the desired item in the first physical store. In response to determining that the first shopper will arrive at the first physical store before the last available instance of the desired item has been purchased by the second shopper, the first shopper is provided with an identity of the first physical store.

Shopping optimizer

Embodiments relate to multichannel preferred device notification. A system includes a memory having computer readable instructions and a processor for executing the computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions include receiving an electronic notification for a user and determining whether a device group including a plurality of electronic devices is defined for the user. A notification subgroup is identified that includes more than one of the electronic devices located within a predefined overlapping notification range based on determining that the device group is defined for the user. A primary device is identified from the notification subgroup based on a notification priority defined for each of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup. Generation of a notification output corresponding to the electronic notification is triggered on the primary device.

Multichannel preferred device notification

Embodiments relate to multichannel preferred device notification. A method includes receiving an electronic notification for a user and determining whether a device group including a plurality of electronic devices is defined for the user. A notification subgroup is identified that includes more than one of the electronic devices located within a predefined overlapping notification range based on determining that the device group is defined for the user. A primary device is identified from the notification subgroup based on a notification priority defined for each of the electronic devices in the notification subgroup. Generation of a notification output corresponding to the electronic notification is triggered on the primary device.

Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for synchronizing a transaction profile with a resolution status of a problem experienced by an application. The problem may be detected for the application. A transaction profile may be retrieved for the detected problem. The transaction profile may include a sequence of transactions to be performed on the system to remedy the open problem. Transactions occurring on the system may be monitored, and an instance of the transaction profile may be updated accordingly to create a synchronized transaction profile.

Synchronizing problem resolution task status using awareness of current state and transaction history

A portlet may be selected from among one or more portlets rendered by an origin server. The origin server may have an object listening for pointer activity wherein a user event triggers selection of a portlet. The origin server, in response, may send state information of the portlet in the form of a key to a client, often operated by a user. Client may later send the key to a disjoint server, wherein the key is integrated into a portal containing services that the client subscribes to. Thus a persistent session may exist between the disjoint server and the origin server based on the user's preferences.

Method and apparatus to select and deliver portable portlets

A computer automated method for bubbling-up condition severity indicators in a hierarchical tree control can include identifying a node in the hierarchical tree control that has been obscured in a collapsed branch of the hierarchical tree control, bubbling-up a status for the identified node to a visible parent node, rendering a status icon for the status adjacent to the visible parent node, and, responsive to an expansion of the collapsed branch rendering the identified node visible, relocating the status icon adjacent to the identified node. Optionally, a depth can be determined for the identified node, a visual characteristic for the status icon can be selected based upon the depth, and the status icon can be rendered using the selected visual characteristic.

Bubbling up task severity indicators within a hierarchical tree control

The invention is a computer implemented system and process for managing a threaded instant messaging conversation. The process comprises establishing an interactive messaging session for exchanging a conversation element; assigning a thread identifier to the conversation element; appending the thread identifier to the conversation element; and displaying the conversation element in a user interface based on the thread identifier.

System and method for managing an instant messaging conversation

A system, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed for monitoring and resolving problems detected in the application stack. The application stack may include multiple, interpedently application components which collectively provide a unified service. An interactive problem resolution program may monitor and assist users in troubleshooting an application stack installed on a separate computer system. Generally, when a problem in the application stack is detected, the IPR Program may alert users to the problem and provide information about the problem to guide users in taking steps to correct the problem.

Interactive problem resolution presented within the context of major observable application behaviors

A method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for generating content dynamically without a Web server. Responsive to a request to display a document containing markup language content on a client data processing system, a determination is made as to whether a utility script is present in the document. A utility application associated with the utility script is loaded on the client data processing system, if the utility script is present. Then, the utility application processes the utility script to dynamically generate dynamic content for display with markup language content.

Mechanism for generating dynamic content without a web server

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Michael Peter Etgen