Thomas Addison Rodriguez

6349327, Feb 19, 2002

Dec 1, 1998

09/203811

John Tang - Palo Alto CA
Ellen Isaacs - Sunnyvale CA
Trevor Morris - Mountain View CA
Thomas Rodriguez - San Francisco CA
Alan Ruberg - Foster City CA
Rick Levenson - Mountain View CA

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

G06F 1516

709205, 709201, 345758

A computer system and method provide networked computer users with information about which other users are task proximate to the user, thereby facilitating spontaneous communications regarding task-related, or other, issues. The information about other users is displayed in a user interface window on each computer that presents a visual representation of each user who is task proximate to the user operating the computer. Task proximity to other users may change as the user context switches between applications, and the user interface window is updated accordingly. Task proximity is determined individually by different applications. One exemplary system architecture for providing the information includes a person object representing each user, and storing the visual representation of the user. An encounter window on each computer displays the visual representations. A number of encounter-aware applications may execute on each computer.

6535884, Mar 18, 2003

Jul 11, 2000

09/614046

James D. Thornton - Redwood City CA
Paul M. Aoki - Foster City CA
Ian E. Smith - San Francisco CA
W. Keith Edwards - San Francisco CA
Thomas K. Rodriguez - San Francisco CA
Karin Petersen - Palo Alto CA

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G06F 1730

707100, 707101

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for managing data items. One or more roles are defined with each role comprising a set of attributes. The roles may then be then associated with zero, one, or more data items. The data item may be assigned a value for each of the attributes of the role(s) that have been associated with the data item.

6647391, Nov 11, 2003

Jul 11, 2000

09/613928

Ian E. Smith - San Francisco CA, 94127
Paul M. Aoki - Foster City CA, 94404
W. Keith Edwards - San Francisco CA, 94110
John O. Lamping - Los Altos CA, 94024
Thomas K. Rodriguez - San Francisco CA, 94110
James D. Thornton - Redwood City CA, 94063

G06F 1730

707100, 707101, 707 1

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for fast mapping from a document management system to a relational database. A database is provided having a plurality of tables relating to a plurality property groups. Each property group in the database has a set of properties associated therewith. In the database, property groups having at least one common property with one another are grouped into a common table while property groups having no common properties are grouped into separate tables in the database. When a document having one or more properties is provided, a determination is made as to which of the property groups in the database apply to the document. The properties of the document are then mapped to those tables in the database which include a property group that has been determined to apply to the document.

57933650, Aug 11, 1998

Jan 2, 1996

8/582155

John Tang - Palo Alto CA
Ellen Isaacs - Sunnyvale CA
Trevor Morris - Mountain View CA
Thomas Rodriguez - San Francisco CA
Alan Ruberg - Foster City CA
Rick Levenson - Mountain View CA

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Mountain View CA

G06F 1700

345329

A system and method provides each networked computer user with a user interface displaying visual representations of selected other computer users, generally of those workers in the user's workgroup, and further provides communication mechanisms for efficiently and easily contacting any of the displayed workers. The visual representations of the other users are frequently updated to indicate the activity level of these users. These activity level cues help users predict if the other users are likely to be available for an interaction. The user interface also includes a display portion and mechanism for storing data files and the like so that all workgroup members may accumulate a set data files commonly used by the workgroup, and may transfer files in this manner to other workgroup members. The data files may be stored in association with specific interactive discussion windows, known as chat rooms, or directly in the user interface.

59601736, Sep 28, 1999

Dec 22, 1995

8/577728

John Tang - Palo Alto CA
Ellen Isaacs - Sunnyvale CA
Trevor Morris - Mountain View CA
Thomas Rodriguez - San Francisco CA
Alan Ruberg - Foster City CA
Rick Levenson - Mountain View CA

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Mountain View CA

G06N 1413

39520031

A computer system and method provide networked computer users with information about which other users are task proximate to the user, thereby facilitating spontaneous communications regarding task-related, or other, issues. The information about other users is displayed in a user interface window on each computer that presents a visual representation of each user who is task proximate to the user operating the computer. Task proximity to other users may change as the user context switches between applications, and the user interface window is updated accordingly. Task proximity is determined individually by different applications. One exemplary system architecture for providing the information includes a person object representing each user, and storing the visual representation of the user. An encounter window on each computer displays the visual representations. A number of encounter-aware applications may execute on each computer.