Patents by Inventor Sam Arthur Miller

Sam Arthur Miller 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).

  • System and method for supporting non-standard procedure calls
    Patent number: 7512956
    Abstract: According to at least one embodiment of the present invention, a system comprises a standard interface for at least one standard procedure. The system further comprises a non-standard interface for at least one non-standard procedure that is not natively supported by the standard interface. The system also comprises an interposer for intercepting procedure calls made to the standard interface and determining whether an intercepted procedure call is for invoking one of the at least one standard procedure or for invoking one of the at least one non-standard procedure. If the intercepted procedure call is for invoking one of the at least one standard procedure the interposer directs the intercepted procedure call to the standard interface, and if the intercepted procedure call is for invoking one of the at least one non-standard procedure the interposer directs the intercepted procedure call to the non-standard interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Martin O. Nicholes, Sam Arthur Miller