Patents by Inventor Stuart B. Tener

Stuart B. Tener 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).

  • Designating task execution order based on location of the task icons within a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 10782849
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for designating the order in which a plurality of tasks are to be executed on a computer system. In one embodiment, a plurality of task icons, each of which represents a respective one task, are shown in defined positions in a view on the computer system, and these defined positions of the task icons are used to determine the order in which the tasks are to be executed by the computer system. In an embodiment, the task icons are shown in a grid pattern, having rows and columns. Tasks represented by task icons shown in successive rows of the grid pattern are executed in series, and tasks represented by task icons shown in the same row of the grid pattern are executed in parallel. In an embodiment, at least one of the task icons represents an embedded executable workflow folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne M. Delia, Stuart B. Tener
  • DESIGNATING TASK EXECUTION ORDER BASED ON LOCATION OF THE TASK ICONS WITHIN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20160224212
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for designating the order in which a plurality of tasks are to be executed on a computer system. In one embodiment, a plurality of task icons, each of which represents a respective one task, are shown in defined positions in a view on the computer system, and these defined positions of the task icons are used to determine the order in which the tasks are to be executed by the computer system. In an embodiment, the task icons are shown in a grid pattern, having rows and columns. Tasks represented by task icons shown in successive rows of the grid pattern are executed in series, and tasks represented by task icons shown in the same row of the grid pattern are executed in parallel. In an embodiment, at least one of the task icons represents an embedded executable workflow folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Wayne M. Delia, Stuart B. Tener
  • Designing task execution order based on location of the task icons within a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 9311061
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for designating the order in which a plurality of tasks are to be executed on a computer system. In one embodiment, a plurality of task icons, each of which represents a respective one task, are shown in defined positions in a view on the computer system, and these defined positions of the task icons are used to determine the order in which the tasks are to be executed by the computer system. In an embodiment, the task icons are shown in a grid pattern, having rows and columns. Tasks represented by task icons shown in successive rows of the grid pattern are executed in series, and tasks represented by task icons shown in the same row of the grid pattern are executed in parallel. In an embodiment, at least one of the task icons represents an embedded executable workflow folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne M. Delia, Stuart B. Tener
  • DESIGNING TASK EXECUTION ORDER BASED ON LOCATION OF THE TASK ICONS WITHIN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20120210265
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for designating the order in which a plurality of tasks are to be executed on a computer system. In one embodiment, a plurality of task icons, each of which represents a respective one task, are shown in defined positions in a view on the computer system, and these defined positions of the task icons are used to determine the order in which the tasks are to be executed by the computer system. In an embodiment, the task icons are shown in a grid pattern, having rows and columns. Tasks represented by task icons shown in successive rows of the grid pattern are executed in series, and tasks represented by task icons shown in the same row of the grid pattern are executed in parallel. In an embodiment, at least one of the task icons represents an embedded executable workflow folder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne M. Delia, Stuart B. Tener