Patents by Inventor Kevin Paul Rasmus

Kevin Paul Rasmus 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).

  • Method and data processing system for specifying and applying rules to classification-based decision points in an application system
    Patent number: 6341369
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for specifying, applying and managing rules used by an application in a data processing system are provided. A set of classification categories are specified, each classification category representing a different purpose of classification. A set of classifications are specified, each classification representing a possible outcome of an act of classifying. A set of control point names are specified, each name being associated with one or more control points in the application. A set of classification rules are specified, each such rule being associated with a classification category and said rule being adapted to analyze the state of the application and classify it by returning one or more classifications. A set of decision rules are specified, each such rule being associated with a classification and a control point name, said rule being adapted to affect the behavior of the application by calculating a value or making a decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Ralph Degenaro, David Lars Ehnebuske, Barbara Jane Alspach McKee, Kevin Paul Rasmus, Isabelle Marie Catherine Rouvellou