Patents by Inventor Russell R. McDonough

Russell R. McDonough 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).

  • Image generation and retrieval system integrated with arbitrary application using layered interface
    Patent number: 5586240
    Abstract: An interface for establishing an imaging functionality with a user application program includes an alternative data input channel/buffer/storage combination which intercepts data stream information of a user application program without interference therewith. The diversion of the data stream into a separate storage area enables a hierarchy of control actions to be performed on the data stream without interference with the application program. The control actions in the form of programmable process control logic includes means for establishing a data pattern of selectable indicia associated with each screen of the user application program. The data pattern is combined with a positional key provided by the imaging system which is indicative of the location of the image document data in a database. This combination is stored in a key database and is available for comparison with subsequently formed data patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Genesis Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Humayun H. Khan, Wesley F. Potts, Russell R. McDonough, Tracy F. Davis