Patents by Inventor Anselm Smith

Anselm Smith 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).

  • Techniques for implementing a framework for extensible applications
    Patent number: 6349408
    Abstract: Techniques for providing extensible applications arc provided. A bundle or software module can be developed that is able to install itself within an application. The software module can also inform the application upon which services the software module depends so that if the required services are not available, the application can obtain them. An activation function can be defined in the software module that registers the services provided by the software module with the application so that the services can be available to other software modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Anselm Smith