Patents by Inventor Sharla K. Fullerton

Sharla K. Fullerton 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).

  • Patent number: 8448136
    Abstract: Methods are provided for creating a composite program module within a computing ecosystem. The ecosystem comprises physical and/or virtual computing resources of a company, department or other organization. When a user discovers a grouping of modules that is useful to him, the ecosystem or his workspace allows him to create a composite module that comprises the group of modules. He can then access their combined functionality by activating just the composite module, in which case all the modules are automatically opened, without having to activate each one individually. Further, the ecosystem may suggest complementary program modules to a user based on his pattern of activity with one or more other modules. A composite program module may be created to include a suggested complementary module, or just modules discovered independently by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Michael I. Mills, Justin M. Glaeser, Sharla K. Fullerton, Aline Baeck, Kumiko T. Toft, Noah D. Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20100332581
    Abstract: Methods are provided for creating a composite program module within a computing ecosystem. The ecosystem comprises physical and/or virtual computing resources of a company, department or other organization. When a user discovers a grouping of modules that is useful to him, the ecosystem or his workspace allows him to create a composite module that comprises the group of modules. He can then access their combined functionality by activating just the composite module, in which case all the modules are automatically opened, without having to activate each one individually. Further, the ecosystem may suggest complementary program modules to a user based on his pattern of activity with one or more other modules. A composite program module may be created to include a suggested complementary module, or just modules discovered independently by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Michael I. Mills, Justin M. Glaeser, Sharla K. Fullerton, Aline Baeck, Kumiko T. Toft, Noah D. Shaffer