Patents by Inventor Sergi Pikalev

Sergi Pikalev 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).

  • Application programming interface for connecting a platform independent plug-in to a web browser
    Patent number: 7069562
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the implementation of an Application Programming Interface (API) that enables platform independent plug-ins to work with browser applications. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the API allows platform independent plug-ins to use XPCOM (Cross Platform Component Object Model), a technology that allows software components of different various programming languages to communicate. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the API enables platform independent plug-ins to take advantage of existing BlackConnect and Scriptable Plug-In API technologies to integrate with the native plug-in API. Embodiments of the present invention ensures backward code compatibility by allowing the current platform independent plug-in API and browser API to remain unchanged. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention enables platform independent plug-ins to communicate and use components created in native programming languages such as C++.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Davidovich Kushnirskiy, Sergi Pikalev
  • Application programming interface for connecting a platform independent plug-in to a web browser
    Publication number: 20030126311
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the implementation of an Application Programming Interface (API) that enables platform independent plug-ins to work with browser applications. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the API allows platform independent plug-ins to use XPCOM (Cross Platform Component Object Model), a technology that allows software components of different various programming languages to communicate. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the API enables platform independent plug-ins to take advantage of existing BlackConnect and Scriptable Plug-In API technologies to integrate with the native plug-in API. Embodiments of the present invention ensures backward code compatibility by allowing the current platform independent plug-in API and browser API to remain unchanged. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention enables platform independent plug-ins to communicate and use components created in native programming languages such as C++.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Igor Davidovich Kushnirskiy, Sergi Pikalev