Patents Examined by Weng-Al T. An
  • Patent number: 7240323
    Abstract: There is disclosed a technique for creating a plug and play interface for user actions on a graphical user interface (GUI) on a computer system such as might be used in a client-server network. A text file is prepared in XML language containing all possible user actions. The text file is read by GUI framework application software running on the operating system, and the results are stored in at least one table as Java code. The framework application software calls the Java code in response to user requests. The technique lends itself to modularization and therefore to ease of manufacture of such software plug and play interface. Such software can be easily modified at any time up to runtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Munish T. Desai, Brian R. Gruttadauria, Andreas L. Bauer
  • Patent number: 7234137
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for processing objects in a distributed computing environment. A determination is made of a program is needed to process a component. A file including the determined program is requested from a remote process. The requested file is received from the remote process, wherein the requested file includes a plurality of sections, each including different programs. At least one section includes programs that are intended only to be executed in a remote address space of the remote process and at least one other section includes programs that are intended to be downloaded from the remote process and execute in a client address space that is different than the remote address space. The programs are loaded from the section including the determined program to execute in the client address space to process the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon E. Taylor, William H. Connor
  • Patent number: 7231635
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer system includes providing a program in memory, verifying the program prior to an installation of the program and generating a program fault signal when the verification fails. The program includes at least one program unit, and each program unit includes an Application Programming Interface (API) definition file and an implementation. Each API definition file defines items in its associated program unit that are made accessible to one or more other program units and each implementation includes executable code corresponding to the API definition file. The executable code includes type specific instructions and data. Verification includes determining whether a first program unit implementation is internally consistent, determining whether the first program unit implementation is consistent with a first program unit API definition file associated with the first program unit implementation and generating a program fault signal when the verifying fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Judith E. Schwabe
  • Patent number: 6829697
    Abstract: An embedded processor complex contains multiple protocol processor units (PPUs). Each unit includes at least one, and preferably two independently functioning core language processors (CLPs). Each CLP supports dual threads thread which interact through logical coprocessor execution or data interfaces with a plurality of special purpose coprocessors that serve each PPU. Operating instructions enable the PPU to identify long and short latency events and to control and shift priority for thread execution based on this identification. The instructions also enable the conditional execution of specific coprocessor operations upon the occurrence or non occurrence of certain specified events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon Taylor Davis, Marco C. Heddes, Ross Boyd Leavens, Mark Anthony Rinaldi