Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Schaubach

Christopher J. Schaubach has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10275437
    Abstract: Using a bounding language to control or restrict the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”), and also includes the bounding language and documents encoded according to the bounding language. A Document Type Definition (“DTD”) is defined as a “bounding DTD”, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are defined according to this DTD. A processing component uses a structured document containing editing restrictions as input, and programmatically determines which fields of another structured document can be edited, which fields should be hidden, and so forth. By restricting the parts of the file that can be edited, users who need to do the editing are shielded from irrelevant details, and can carry out their task with less risk of making errors (and without needing to understand the details of the structured document markup language).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason M. Brown, Malcolm H. M. Holloway, Christopher J. Schaubach, Richard S. Szulewski, Lisa M. Wood Bradley
  • Patent number: 9542375
    Abstract: Using a bounding language to control or restrict the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”), and also the bounding language and documents encoded according to the bounding language. A Document Type Definition (“DTD”) is defined as a “bounding DTD”, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are defined according to this DTD. A processing component uses a structured document containing editing restrictions as input, and programmatically determines which fields of another structured document can be edited, which fields should be hidden, and so forth. By restricting the parts of the file that can be edited, users who need to do the editing are shielded from irrelevant details, and can carry out their task with less risk of making errors (and without needing to understand the details of the structured document markup language).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason M. Brown, Malcolm H. M. Holloway, Christopher J. Schaubach, Richard S. Szulewski, Lisa M. Wood
  • Publication number: 20160350267
    Abstract: Using a bounding language to control or restrict the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”), and also includes the bounding language and documents encoded according to the bounding language. A Document Type Definition (“DTD”) is defined as a “bounding DTD”, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are defined according to this DTD. A processing component uses a structured document containing editing restrictions as input, and programmatically determines which fields of another structured document can be edited, which fields should be hidden, and so forth. By restricting the parts of the file that can be edited, users who need to do the editing are shielded from irrelevant details, and can carry out their task with less risk of making errors (and without needing to understand the details of the structured document markup language).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jason M. Brown, Malcolm H. M. Holloway, Christopher J. Schaubach, Richard S. Szulewski, Lisa M. Wood Bradley
  • Patent number: 9087034
    Abstract: A method to manage inputs from multiple portlets of a portal page may include gathering any inputs from forms associated with portlets other than a form associated with a portlet that is being submitted. The method may also include appending each gathered input to the form being submitted with an identifier of the form to which the gathered input belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul F. McMahan, Christopher J. Schaubach, Robert T. Uthe
  • Publication number: 20080282144
    Abstract: Using a bounding language to control or restrict the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”), and also the bounding language and documents encoded according to the bounding language. A Document Type Definition (“DTD”) is defined as a “bounding DTD”, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are defined according to this DTD. A processing component uses a structured document containing editing restrictions as input, and programmatically determines which fields of another structured document can be edited, which fields should be hidden, and so forth. By restricting the parts of the file that can be edited, users who need to do the editing are shielded from irrelevant details, and can carry out their task with less risk of making errors (and without needing to understand the details of the structured document markup language).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason M. Brown, Malcolm H. M. Holloway, Christopher J. Schaubach, Richard S. Szulewski, Lisa M. Wood
  • Patent number: 7213201
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by using a meta-editor to generate components (e.g., a specification of a rules language that restricts editing operations on structured documents, a specification of rules according to this language, and a graphical user interface editor that operates according to the specified rules) for use in controlling or restricting the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”). A Document Type Definition (“DTD”) is generated as a “bounding DTD”, based on editing choices made using the meta editor, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are generated according to this DTD and these editing choices. An editor (or editing component) is generated that programmatically determines which elements of another structured document can be edited, which elements should be hidden, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Brown, Malcolm H. M. Holloway, Christopher J. Schaubach, Lisa M. Wood
  • Publication number: 20040177321
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by using a meta-editor to generate components (e.g., a specification of a rules language that restricts editing operations on structured documents, a specification of rules according to this language, and a graphical user interface editor that operates according to the specified rules) for use in controlling or restricting the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”). A Document Type Definition (“DTD”) is generated as a “bounding DTD”, based on editing choices made using the meta editor, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are generated according to this DTD and these editing choices. An editor (or editing component) is generated that programmatically determines which elements of another structured document can be edited, which elements should be hidden, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Brown, Malcolm H. M. Holloway, Christopher J. Schaubach, Lisa M. Wood
  • Publication number: 20040177315
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by using a bounding language to control or restrict the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or “XML”), and also includes the bounding language and documents encoded according to the bounding language. A Document Type Definition (“DTD”) is defined as a “bounding DTD”, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are defined according to this DTD. A processing component uses a structured document containing editing restrictions as input, and programmatically determines which fields of another structured document can be edited, which fields should be hidden, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Brown, Malcolm H. M. Holloway, Christopher J. Schaubach, Richard S. Szulewski, Lisa M. Wood