Patents by Inventor Douglas Walter

Douglas Walter 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).

  • Efficient transformation of interchange format messages
    Publication number: 20060173899
    Abstract: In a computerized system, a sending computer system and recipient computer system exchange an interchange format message in a resource-efficient manner. For example, a transformation writer at the sending computer system selects and transforms only one or few of a plurality of units of the message at the time. The transformed message units are then streamed to the recipient computer system in accordance with a relevant transformation standard, such as the canonicalization standard in the case of XML messages. A transformation reader at the recipient computer system transforms the messages using a buffer big enough for received message units, and passes the transformed units to a file. Thus, the transformation writer acts as a stream writer to pass a message, and the transformation reader acts as a stream reader at the recipient computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vaithialingam Balayoghan, Douglas Walter, Giovanni Della-Libera
  • Electronic calendar with group scheduling and storage of user and resource profiles
    Patent number: 7082402
    Abstract: A system for scheduling time intervals for a plurality of users comprises a database associated with one or more server means for storing a profile for each potential invitee of the system. Each invitee profile comprises user profiles that have information regarding available and unavailable times for that user and the electronic mail address for the user and resource profiles having information about the available times for a particular resource such as a room or equipment. A request generator connected over a network to the one or more server generates a request for allocation of a time interval for one or more of the plurality of invitees. The system then provides a busy time determination device that gathers the profiles for the plurality of invitees that were requested by the request generating means and that are available in the databases and determines whether those invitees are available during the time interval requested by the request generating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Walter Conmy, Steven Robert Beckhardt, John Banks-Binici, Robert Slapikoff
  • Interface infrastructure for creating and interacting with web services
    Publication number: 20060150200
    Abstract: A web services namespace pertains to an infrastructure for enabling creation of a wide variety of applications. The infrastructure provides a foundation for building message-based applications of various scale and complexity. The infrastructure or framework provides APIs for basic messaging, secure messaging, reliable messaging and transacted messaging. In some embodiments, the associated APIs are factored into a hierarchy of namespaces in a manner that balances utility, usability, extensibility and versionability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shy Cohen, Geary Eppley, Douglas Purdy, James Johnson, Stephen Millet, Stephen Swartz, Vijay Gajjala, Aaron Stern, Alexander DeJarnatt, Alfred Lee, Anand Rjagopalan, Anastasios Kasiolas, Chaitanya Upadhyay, Christopher Kaler, Craig Critchley, David Levin, David Driver, David Wortendyke, Douglas Walter, Elliot Waingold, Erik Christensen, Erin Honeycutt, Eugene Shvets, Evgeny Osovetsky, Giovanni Della-Libera, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, John Doty, Jonathan Wheeler, Kapil Gupta, Kenneth Wolf, Krishnan Srinivasan, Lance Olson, Matthew Tavis, Mauro Ottaviani, Max Feingold, Michael Coulson, Michael Marucheck, Michael Vernal, Michael Dice, Mohamed-Hany Ramadan, Mohammad Makarechian, Natasha Jethanandani, Richard Dievendorff, Richard Hill, Ryan Sturgell, Saurab Nog, Scott Seely, Serge Sverdlov, Siddhartha Puri, Sowmyanarayanan Srinivasan, Stefan Batres, Stefan Pharies, Tirunelveli Vishwanath, Tomasz Janczuk, Uday Hegde, Umesh Madan, Vaithialingam Balayogan, Vipul Modi, Yaniv Pessach, Yasser Shohoud
  • Endpoint identification and security
    Publication number: 20060130127
    Abstract: A data structure with endpoint address and security information. The data structure includes an address field that includes one or more endpoint addresses for an entity. The data structure further includes a security field that includes one or more keys for facilitating secure communications with the entity. The data structure may also be such that the contents of the address field and the security field are serialized in the data structure. The data structure may be extensible such that new address fields and security fields may be added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Kaler, Douglas Walter, Giovanni Della-Libera, Melissa Dunn, Richard Hasha, Tomasz Janczuk
  • Method of assaying the susceptibility of biofilms to anti-microbial agents
    Patent number: 7041470
    Abstract: Biofilm forming organisms are incubated to form a biofilm on projections by providing a flow of liquid growth medium across projections, the direction of the flow of liquid being repeatedly changed, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Biofilm forming organisms are incubated to form a biofilm on projections arranged in rows, with several projections in each row, while providing a flow of liquid growth medium across each row of projections, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Sensitivity of the biofilm to antimicrobial reagent may be determined by treating the projections with antimicrobial reagent before carrying out the assay, by treating each row of projections with a different antimicrobial reagent, and each of the projections in a row with a different concentration of antimicrobial reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: University Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Ceri, Merle Edwin Olson, Douglas Walter Morck, Ronald Rae Read, Andre Gerald Buret
  • System and method for improved navigation using bookmarks for movement between locations in a windows environment
    Patent number: 6966038
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a bookmark section within each program GUI. The bookmark section contains one or more selectable portions that enable a user to select one or more bookmarks corresponding to programs, files within programs, views within programs or files, or any other graphical presentation that is accessible within the system. The user selects a bookmark and proceeds directly to the desired location in the system corresponding to that bookmark with a single step. The user may create bookmarks so that locations within the system may be quickly accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Shaver, Douglas Walter Conmy
  • System and method for message-level connection management
    Publication number: 20050187979
    Abstract: A concept for providing a data structure handing process is described. The concept includes determining a size of a data structure, selecting a data streaming protocol when the size exceeds a predetermined limit and selecting a buffered data protocol otherwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Erik Christensen, Kenneth Wolf, Michael Coulson, David Wortendyke, Douglas Walter, Mike Vernal
  • Insert machine
    Publication number: 20050182511
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Bader, Peter Braschoss, Gary Davenport, Robert James, Darrell Pav, Harry Noll, Randy Seidel, Douglas Walter, Barry Yeakel, Daniel Langengger
  • Message processing pipeline for streams
    Publication number: 20040193687
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products that reduce buffer requirements in a messaging system so that the messaging system can send or receive relatively larger messages using a given buffer size. Message handlers are provided, each identifying a corresponding processing operation to perform on a message object having a streamed portion with a stream oriented interface. Pipelines comprising ordered collections of the message handlers are provided as well. The message object is processed by the message handlers in the message pipelines, such that at least one message handler encapsulates the streamed portion of the message object with its corresponding processing operation. The corresponding processing operation is to be performed at a future time, and encapsulates the streamed portion of the message object without materializing the stream portion in a buffer. The messaging system may be an intermediary for routing a message object or an endpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Erik B. Christensen, Douglas A. Walter, Michael J. Coulson, Kenneth D. Wolf
  • Method of growing and analyzing a biofilm
    Patent number: 6599714
    Abstract: Bacteria are incubated to form a biofilm on projections by providing a flow of liquid growth medium across projections, the direction of the flow of liquid being repeatedly changed, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Bacteria are incubated to form a biofilm on projections arranged in rows, with several projections in each row, while providing a flow of liquid growth medium across each row of projections, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Sensitivity of the biofilm to antibacterial reagent may be determined by treating the projections with antibacterial reagent before carrying out the assay, by treating each row of projections with a different antibacterial reagent, and each of the projections in a row with a different concentration of antibacterial reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: University Technologies International Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Ceri, Merle Edwin Olson, Douglas Walter Morck, Ronald Rae Read, Andre Gerald Buret
  • Method of making biofilms
    Publication number: 20020146809
    Abstract: Blofilm forming organisms are incubated to form a biofilm on projections by providing a flow of liquid growth medium across projections, the direction of the flow of liquid being repeatedly changed, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Biofilm forming organisms are incubated to form a biofilm on projections arranged in rows, with several projections in each row, while providing a flow of liquid growth medium across each row of projections, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Sensitivity of the biofilm to antimicrobial reagent may be determined by treating the projections with antimicrobial reagent before carrying out the assay, by treating each row of projections with a different antimicrobial reagent, and each of the projections in a row with a different concentration of antibacterial reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Howard Ceri, Merle Edwin Olson, Douglas Walter Morck, Ronald Rae Read, Andre Gerald Buret
  • Internet-based system of obtaining data from consumers in order to provide them access to promotions matching their profiles, and doing so without collecting either their identity or contact information
    Publication number: 20020143632
    Abstract: A method is provided for conducting targeted database marketing over a computer network (such as the Internet) whereby the consumer does not provide identity or contact information and remains anonymous to all parties, including the database marketer. The invention belongs to the category of Internet related marketing methods with several remote computers involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas Walter, Christian Nehammer
  • Method of making biofilms
    Patent number: 6410256
    Abstract: Biofilm forming organisms are incubated to form a biofilm on projections by providing a flow of liquid growth medium across projections, the direction of the flow of liquid being repeatedly changed, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Biofilm forming organisms are incubated to form a biofilm on projections arranged in rows, with several projections in each row, while providing a flow of liquid growth medium across each row of projections, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Sensitivity of the biofilm to antimicrobial reagent may be determined by treating the projections with antimicrobial reagent before carrying out the assay, by treating each row of projections with a different antimicrobial reagent, and each of the projections in a row with a different concentration of antimicrobial reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: University Technologies International Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Ceri, Merle Edwin Olson, Douglas Walter Morck, Ronald Rae Read, Andre Gerald Buret
  • Biofilm assay
    Patent number: 6326190
    Abstract: Bacteria are incubated to form a biofilm on projections by providing a flow of liquid growth medium across projections, the direction of the flow of liquid being repeatedly changed, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Bacteria are incubated to form a biofilm on projections arranged in rows, with several projections in each row, while providing a flow of liquid growth medium across each row of projections, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Sensitivity of the biofilm to antibacterial reagent may be determined by treating the projections with antibacterial reagent before carrying out the assay, by treating each row of projections with a different antibacterial reagent, and each of the projections in a row with a different concentration of antibacterial reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: University Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Ceri, Merle Edwin Olson, Douglas Walter Morck, Ronald Rae Read, Andre Gerald Buret
  • ELECTRONIC CALENDAR WITH GROUP SCHEDULING
    Publication number: 20010014867
    Abstract: A network based electronic calendaring system for a plurality of users comprises one or more databases which store a profile for each potential invitee of the system. The database may be stored at one or more servers. The invitee profile may comprise a user profile that contains information regarding available and unavailable times for that user. Connected to the databases over the network are one or more client systems operating a calendaring system. The calendaring system enables a user to request allocation of a time interval for one or more of the plurality of invitees. The calendaring system gathers the profiles for each of the one or more requested invitees and determines whether each of the invitees is available during the requested time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventor: DOUGLAS WALTER CONMY
  • Electronic calendar with group scheduling and automated scheduling techniques for coordinating conflicting schedules
    Patent number: 6101480
    Abstract: A system for scheduling time intervals for a plurality of users on a network comprises a database system that stores a profile for each potential invitee of the system at one or more servers. The invitee profiles comprises user profiles wherein each user profile has information regarding available and unavailable times for that user. The system further comprises request generators located remotely from the servers and connected over a network that generate a request for allocation of a time interval for one or more of the plurality of invitees. A busy time determination device gathers the profiles for the one or more requested invitees that are available in the databases and determining whether those invitees are available during the time interval requested by the request generating means. If not all invitees are available, a best fit determining system determines a next best time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines
    Inventors: Douglas Walter Conmy, John Banks-Binici
  • Biofilm assay
    Patent number: 6051423
    Abstract: Bacteria are incubated to form a biofilm on projections by providing a flow of liquid growth medium across projections, the direction of the flow of liquid being repeatedly changed, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Bacteria are incubated to form a biofilm on projections arranged in rows, with several projections in each row, while providing a flow of liquid growth medium across each row of projections, and an assay made of the resulting biofilm. Sensitivity of the biofilm to antibacterial reagent may be determined by treating the projections with antibacterial reagent before carrying out the assay, by treating each row of projections with a different antibacterial reagent, and each of the projections in a row with a different concentration of antibacterial reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: University Technologies International Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Ceri, Merle Edwin Olson, Douglas Walter Morck, Ronald Rae Read, Andre Gerald Buret
  • Versatile RF terminal scanner system
    Patent number: 5962837
    Abstract: A hand-held data processing assembly having a detachable radio frequency tag reader module. The assembly can have an electromagnetic field permeable housing. In one embodiment, the detachable tag reader module can be replaced with a different tag reader module. In other embodiments, the detachable tag reader module can be replaced with other types of reader modules such as a CCD reader module or a laser scanner module. The system can be held with the right or left hand. In either case, the user interface of the system faces the user during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: Douglas Walter Main, Tim A. Kassens
  • Automatic closed tube sampler
    Patent number: 5959221
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting racks of sealed sample tubes, mixing a sample material contained within the tubes, and aspirating samples from the tubes. The apparatus includes a car which runs along a rail. The car drives racks containing the sample tubes into a mixer channel disposed above and running parallel to the rail. The mixer channel is mounted to rotate about an axis parallel to the rail to mix samples and position the tubes to be aspirated. A push pin mounted adjacent to the mixer channel extends into the mixer channel and urges individual tubes against an aspirator assembly mounted on the opposite side of the mixer channel. An input queue is disposed proximate the input side of the rail and an output queue disposed proximate the output side of rail. The input queue supports the racks and feeds them into position to be driven by the car mechanism into the mixer channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Boyd, Brad Filkins, Gregory Gates, Mark Holubar, Steven Zimmerman, Mark Montognese, Douglas Walter, Lindsay Wert
  • Communication of alarm information within a telecommunication switching system
    Patent number: 5936942
    Abstract: It is important to report alarm signals rapidly and reliably to the master control units responsible for automatically responding to these alarm signals. Advantageously this is accomplished by transmitting the alarm signals through a switching network of a telecommunications switch, using auxiliary signaling bits provided with each time slot that is switched through the network. The alarm signals are encoded in groups of eight, using one bit of each of eight related time slots to provide an alarm signal within one frame of a digital transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin John McNeley, Douglas Walter Sturm, Michelle Kust Yeager