Patents by Inventor Daniel D. J. Leroux

Daniel D. J. Leroux 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: 11175788
    Abstract: Methods to perform an operation comprising receiving a first subset of keystroke inputs, of a plurality of keystroke inputs, in a first text input area in a first window, determining that a second window has changed a system focus from the first window to the second window in the absence of an explicit user request to change the system focus, wherein the second window does not include a text input area, wherein a second subset of keystroke inputs of the plurality of keystroke inputs are not received by the first text input area subsequent to changing the system focus, configuring the second window to include a safe-capture area, and capturing the second subset of keystroke inputs in the safe-capture input area while the system focus remains on the second window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel D. J. Leroux, Adam M. Mooz, Adam R. R. Neal
  • Publication number: 20190332228
    Abstract: Methods to perform an operation comprising receiving a first subset of keystroke inputs, of a plurality of keystroke inputs, in a first text input area in a first window, determining that a second window has changed a system focus from the first window to the second window in the absence of an explicit user request to change the system focus, wherein the second window does not include a text input area, wherein a second subset of keystroke inputs of the plurality of keystroke inputs are not received by the first text input area subsequent to changing the system focus, configuring the second window to include a safe-capture area, and capturing the second subset of keystroke inputs in the safe-capture input area while the system focus remains on the second window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel D.J. LEROUX, Adam M. MOOZ, Adam R.R. NEAL
  • Publication number: 20190095047
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving a first subset of keystroke inputs, of a plurality of keystroke inputs, in a first text input area in a first window, determining that a second window has changed a system focus from the first window to the second window in the absence of an explicit user request to change the system focus, wherein the second window does not include a text input area, wherein a second subset of keystroke inputs of the plurality of keystroke inputs are not received by the first text input area subsequent to changing the system focus, configuring the second window to include a safe-capture area, and capturing the second subset of keystroke inputs in the safe-capture input area while the system focus remains on the second window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel D.J. LEROUX, Adam M. MOOZ, Adam R.R. NEAL
  • Patent number: 9275087
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to managing versions of artifacts stored across disparate tools. In a multi-dimensional configuration space, dimensions can be defined. The dimensions can represent respective variations of respective versions of a plurality of artifacts for at least a first configuration of a system. Via the dimensions, versions of the plurality of artifacts can be mapped to at least a corresponding first configuration of the system, the mapped versions of the plurality of artifacts corresponding to the versions of the artifacts used in the first configuration. The first configuration can be identified by a point in the multi-dimensional configuration space defined by the respective dimensions. At least a first of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a first tool, and at least a second of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a second tool disparate from the first tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Nicholas D. J. Crossley, Daniel D. J. Leroux, Schuyler B. Matthews, Martin P. Nally, Darcy L. Wiborg Weber
  • Patent number: 9275088
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to managing versions of artifacts stored across disparate tools. In a multi-dimensional configuration space, dimensions can be defined. The dimensions can represent respective variations of respective versions of a plurality of artifacts for at least a first configuration of a system. Via the dimensions, versions of the plurality of artifacts can be mapped to at least a corresponding first configuration of the system, the mapped versions of the plurality of artifacts corresponding to the versions of the artifacts used in the first configuration. The first configuration can be identified by a point in the multi-dimensional configuration space defined by the respective dimensions. At least a first of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a first tool, and at least a second of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a second tool disparate from the first tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Nicholas D. J. Crossley, Daniel D. J. Leroux, Schuyler B. Matthews, Martin P. Nally, Darcy L. Wiborg Weber
  • Publication number: 20140279975
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to managing versions of artifacts stored across disparate tools. In a multi-dimensional configuration space, dimensions can be defined. The dimensions can represent respective variations of respective versions of a plurality of artifacts for at least a first configuration of a system. Via the dimensions, versions of the plurality of artifacts can be mapped to at least a corresponding first configuration of the system, the mapped versions of the plurality of artifacts corresponding to the versions of the artifacts used in the first configuration. The first configuration can be identified by a point in the multi-dimensional configuration space defined by the respective dimensions. At least a first of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a first tool, and at least a second of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a second tool disparate from the first tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Nicholas D.J. Crossley, Daniel D.J. Leroux, Schuyler B. Matthews, Martin P. Nally, Darcy L. Wiborg Weber
  • Publication number: 20140279980
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to managing versions of artifacts stored across disparate tools. In a multi-dimensional configuration space, dimensions can be defined. The dimensions can represent respective variations of respective versions of a plurality of artifacts for at least a first configuration of a system. Via the dimensions, versions of the plurality of artifacts can be mapped to at least a corresponding first configuration of the system, the mapped versions of the plurality of artifacts corresponding to the versions of the artifacts used in the first configuration. The first configuration can be identified by a point in the multi-dimensional configuration space defined by the respective dimensions. At least a first of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a first tool, and at least a second of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a second tool disparate from the first tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Nicholas D.J. Crossley, Daniel D.J. Leroux, Schuyler B. Matthews, Martin P. Nally, Darcy L. Wiborg Weber
  • Patent number: 8005788
    Abstract: A system and method for legacy system component incremental migration from a legacy system to a new system comprises a read-only ghost or shadow in the new system. When changes are made in the legacy system, the changes are incrementally and automatically migrated to the new system allowing the legacy system and the new system to maintain availability during the migration. The concept of “mastership” is used where a component exists in the “New System”, but is actually mastered in the “Legacy System”. By allowing a sub-component to exist as a read-only ghost or shadow in the new system, and still be mastered/edited in the legacy system, a one-way bridge is provided so that the two systems can interact. The synchronization of the legacy system component is managed so that the ghost component is automatically updated when changes are made to the legacy system component and there is little maintenance that the user needs to do to create the bridge between the two systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel D. J. Leroux, Steven R. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20090193063
    Abstract: A system and method for legacy system component incremental migration from a legacy system to a new system comprises a read-only ghost or shadow in the new system. When changes are made in the legacy system, the changes are incrementally and automatically migrated to the new system allowing the legacy system and the new system to maintain availability during the migration. The concept of “mastership” is used where a component exists in the “New System”, but is actually mastered in the “Legacy System”. By allowing a sub-component to exist as a read-only ghost or shadow in the new system, and still be mastered/edited in the legacy system, a one-way bridge is provided so that the two systems can interact. The synchronization of the legacy system component is managed so that the ghost component is automatically updated when changes are made to the legacy system component and there is little maintenance that the user needs to do to create the bridge between the two systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel D.J. Leroux, Steven R. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20080052671
    Abstract: A way to define an access control that scales to component architectures. Specifically, the present invention allows annotations to be added to objects, for example in the javadoc section of a Java object, to restrict access to that object. Each annotation comprises a tag that specifies a designated privilege and one or more designees to which the privilege applies. The annotations may designate access options such as which packages, classes, interfaces, fields and/or operations may be visible to another package, class, interface, field and/or operation; which classes are allowed to implement a particular interface; which classes are allowed to instantiate a particular class; and/or which classes/interfaces are allowed to extend a particular class/interface. The annotation may refer to allowed objects directly, may refer to a group of classes having similar names, and/or may use an alias, which refers to an external object designation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Frederic Plante, Daniel D. J. Leroux, Lawrence S. Rich