Patents by Inventor Murray L. Spork

Murray L. Spork 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).

  • Systems and methods for adapting service interface behaviors
    Patent number: 7971145
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of adapting software component interfaces by providing a user interface for specifying a provided interface, a required interface and interface operators. In another embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of adapting interfaces comprising receiving an adapter specification, receiving a plurality of communication actions from a first software component, transforming one or more of the communication actions in accordance with predefined interface operations; and sending transformed communication actions to a second software component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Kenneth Wang, Murray L. Spork, Marlon G. Dumas
  • Systems and methods for adapting service interface behaviors
    Publication number: 20080065994
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of adapting software component interfaces by providing a user interface for specifying a provided interface, a required interface and interface operators. In another embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of adapting interfaces comprising receiving an adapter specification, receiving a plurality of communication actions from a first software component, transforming one or more of the communication actions in accordance with predefined interface operations; and sending transformed communication actions to a second software component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Kenneth Wang, Murray L. Spork, Marlon G. Dumas