Patents by Inventor Amy O'Keefe-Hyser

Amy O'Keefe-Hyser 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).

  • Dynamic component activation method using a relational database as the repository for registration information
    Patent number: 6778990
    Abstract: A method for allowing dynamic component activation using a database as a repository for registration information is disclosed. This method uses a Component Activation Manager (CAM), which is a singleton object that maps unique component ID's to a Factory Creation Function (FCF). A purpose of the FCF is to create and register factories for the objects contained in a dynamic library. The factories created with the FCF are also registered with a database connection created by the CAM. Using this approach, the application only needs to create the CAM object, request a connection and then request a factory for the objects it needs. The CAM and the database connection find the dynamic library and the associated object factories through the use of database tables that contain a map of unique component ID's and object FCF addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Julio Cesar Garcia, Joseph R Hunt, Amy O'Keefe-Hyser
  • Dynamic component activation method using a relational database as the repository for registration information
    Publication number: 20030023599
    Abstract: A method for allowing dynamic component activation using a database as a repository for registration information is disclosed. This method uses a Component Activation Manager (CAM), which is a singleton object that maps unique component ID's to a Factory Creation Function (FCF). A purpose of the FCF is to create and register factories for the objects contained in a dynamic library. The factories created with the FCF are also registered with a database connection created by the CAM. Using this approach, the application only needs to create the CAM object, request a connection and then request a factory for the objects it needs. The CAM and the database connection find the dynamic library and the associated object factories through the use of database tables that contain a map of unique component ID's and object FCF addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Julio Cesar Garcia, Joseph R. Hunt, Amy O'Keefe-Hyser