Patents by Inventor Andrew C. Mellor

Andrew C. Mellor 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).

  • Window suppression
    Patent number: 8938689
    Abstract: A method of suppressing unwanted windows created by an operating system is described. The method comprises: monitoring calls from the operating system relating to creation of a window and ascertaining if a monitored call relates to creation of a window of a type corresponding to a window type to be blocked. If the window is not of a type that is to be blocked, then the method involves displaying the window. If the window is of a type that is to be blocked, then the method involves: registering a new window procedure for that window; and returning an error message to the operating system using the new window procedure to suppress display of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew D. J. Kilgore, Euan W. Pattullo, Andrew C. Mellor
  • WINDOW SUPPRESSION
    Publication number: 20110246812
    Abstract: A method of suppressing unwanted windows created by an operating system is described. The method comprises: monitoring calls from the operating system relating to creation of a window and ascertaining if a monitored call relates to creation of a window of a type corresponding to a window type to be blocked. If the window is not of a type that is to be blocked, then the method involves displaying the window. If the window is of a type that is to be blocked, then the method involves: registering a new window procedure for that window; and returning an error message to the operating system using the new window procedure to suppress display of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew D.J. Kilgore, Euan W. Pattullo, Andrew C. Mellor