Patents by Inventor Alan L. Gerhardt

Alan L. Gerhardt 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).

  • Systems and methods for automatic call completion
    Patent number: 7796745
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for automatically completing a call includes receiving a text message containing a telephone number of a target party, extracting the telephone number from the text message, and providing the telephone number to a telephone switching control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alan L. Gerhardt, Raymond Parker, Flint M. Calvin, David Morgan
  • Method for input and output of structures for the Java language
    Patent number: 6298389
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method and apparatus that allows languages to send, receive and manipulate structures defined by other languages. Structurally, the present invention includes a preprocessor and a runtime library. The preprocessor accepts, as input, source code written in a high-level language, such as C or C++. The preprocessor produces, as output, a series of Java classes. Each Java class describes a structure defined in the input source code. Java programs use the descriptions produced by the preprocessor to send, receive and manipulate structures the structures defined in the input source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Compaq Computers, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan L. Gerhardt