Patents by Inventor Annmarie O'Donnell

Annmarie O'Donnell 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, methods and computer program products for retrieving documents from multiple document servers via a single client session
    Patent number: 6141659
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for retrieving documents from multiple document servers into a single client session. Search criteria may be entered within one or more search fields displayed within a search template. Each search field is mapped to respective data fields within various document servers to be searched. When a query is entered by a user into a selected search template, records within document servers that contain data fields mapped to each search field are searched for data matching the entered search criteria. A list of documents having an associated record containing data matching the entered search criteria is displayed within the search template. Upon selection of a displayed record, a document associated with a selected record is displayed within a viewer within the client session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: International Businss Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Annmarie O'Donnell, David Allen Schell, Beth Taylor Smith