Patents by Inventor Tracy L. Rankin

Tracy L. Rankin 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: 8693990
    Abstract: A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for proximity-based authentication for managing personal data that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations. The operations include receiving a request for personal data from a data access device, determining a first location corresponding to a location of the data access device, and determining a second location corresponding to a location of an authentication device. The operations also include transmitting the personal data to the data access device if the first location is within a threshold distance of the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D Facemire, Frank L Jania, Tracy L Rankin, Michael Wanderski
  • Patent number: 8693988
    Abstract: A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for proximity-based authentication for managing personal data that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations. The operations include receiving a request for personal data from a data access device, determining a first location corresponding to a location of the data access device, and determining a second location corresponding to a location of an authentication device. The operations also include transmitting the personal data to the data access device if the first location is within a threshold distance of the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D Facemire, Frank L Jania, Tracy L Rankin, Michael Wanderski
  • Publication number: 20120178419
    Abstract: A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for proximity-based authentication for managing personal data that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations. The operations include receiving a request for personal data from a data access device, determining a first location corresponding to a location of the data access device, and determining a second location corresponding to a location of an authentication device. The operations also include transmitting the personal data to the data access device if the first location is within a threshold distance of the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael D. Facemire, Frank L. Jania, Tracy L. Rankin, Michael Wanderski
  • Publication number: 20100317323
    Abstract: A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program for proximity-based authentication for managing personal data that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations. The operations include receiving a request for personal data from a data access device, determining a first location corresponding to a location of the data access device, and determining a second location corresponding to a location of an authentication device. The operations also include transmitting the personal data to the data access device if the first location is within a threshold distance of the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael D. Facemire, Frank L. Jania, Tracy L. Rankin, Michael Wanderski
  • Patent number: 7269792
    Abstract: A system and method for generating high-function browser widgets with full addressability are provided. With the system and method, custom JSP tags are utilized that generate JavaScript objects to provide the high-function browser widgets. The JavaScript objects, in turn, output HTML for use by a client side Web browser. These JavaScript objects have instance-level functions or actions that are encapsulated in the widget as well as a complete client-side model representation of the data also encapsulated in the widget object. These objects and actions are fully addressable by the developer via a getWidgetByID method on a global utility object. As a result, higher-level features and full inter-widget communication are achievable using the custom JSP tags of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott M. Consolatti, Charles R. Jaynes, Tracy L. Rankin, Lawrence C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20040216042
    Abstract: A system and method for generating high-function browser widgets with full addressability are provided. With the system and method, custom JSP tags are utilized that generate JavaScript objects to provide the high-function browser widgets. The JavaScript objects, in turn, output HTML for use by a client side Web browser. These JavaScript objects have instance-level functions or actions that are encapsulated in the widget as well as a complete client-side model representation of the data also encapsulated in the widget object. These objects and actions are fully addressable by the developer via a getWidgetByID method on a global utility object. As a result, higher-level features and full inter-widget communication are achievable using the custom JSP tags of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott M. Consolatti, Charles R. Jaynes, Tracy L. Rankin, Lawrence C. Smith