Patents Assigned to NetVision, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6829639
    Abstract: A distributed computer environment (DCE) is disclosed that provides event globalizing of at least one event at one server in the DCE to other servers within said DCE as well as maintains a record of specific event activity over the DCE. The maintenance of the records is performed by storing a global event file comprising a list of events and a corresponding list of servers in order to identify which of the servers should receive which events, storing a local event registry comprising a list of events and a corresponding list of local event consumers in order to identify which of the local event consumers should receive which events, identifying specific events within the list of events to be monitored for a specific purpose, monitoring said specific events as they occur over the DCE, notifying a specific local event consumer of the occurrence of the specific events, and recording a log of event activity involving only the specific events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: NetVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd C. Lawson, Warren D. Cave, Kamika Layne Fisher
  • Patent number: 6467684
    Abstract: A pre-paid card system is provided for paying for purchases over an electronic or computer network, such as the Internet. The system includes a plurality of cards each having a unique identity number associated therewith. The cards have different purchasing values. The cards are for one-time use only with no declining balance. A purchase is made by providing the card identification number to a merchant who is registered with the system, whereupon the validity of the card is verified by a host database before the purchase is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Netvisions, Inc.
    Inventors: Debra Lynn Fite, John Peter Doomernik
  • Patent number: 6185613
    Abstract: A system in method for global event notification in a distributed computer environment is presented. The system and method utilizes a local event registry to identify local event consumers that should be notified when an event occurs. The system and method also utilizes a global event registry which identifies other servers which need notification when an event occurs. These other servers will then, in turn, notify their local event consumers of the event. The system and method incorporates multiple levels of filtering to allow event consumers to remove notification of events having little or no interest. The system and method also ensures that duplicate event notifications are not received for the same event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: NetVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd C. Lawson, Warren D. Cave, Dean L. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 5721825
    Abstract: A system in method for global event notification in a distributed computer environment is presented. The system and method of the present invention utilizes a local event registry to identify local event consumers that should be notified when an event occurs. The system and method also utilizes a global event registry which identifies other servers which need notification when an event occurs. These other servers will then, in turn, notify their local event consumers of the event. The system and method of the present invention incorporates multiple levels of filtering to allow event consumers to remove notification of events having little or no interest. The system and method of the present invention also ensures that duplicate event notifications are not received for the same event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: NetVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd C. Lawson, Warren D. Cave, Dean L. Schmidt