Patents by Inventor Benjamin R. Little

Benjamin R. Little 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).

  • Patent number: 5689633
    Abstract: A computer program product and program storage device for incorporating an external predefined procedure into an existing unit of work. The existing unit of work is part of a client application process, wherein the client application process is not able to execute external programs. A logical representation of the client application process is created in a database environment. The logical representation is disconnected from the client application process, and is connected to a procedure operating environment capable of executing external programs. The external predefined procedure is caused to executed in the procedure operating environment. Then, the logical representation is reconnected to the client application process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Curt L. Cotner, Robert J. Heaps, Wendy L. Koontz, Benjamin R. Little, Thomas J. Toomire
  • Patent number: 5553234
    Abstract: A system and method for incorporating an external predefined procedure into an existing unit of work. The existing unit of work is part of a client application process, wherein the client application process is not able to execute external programs. A logical representation of the client application process is created in a database environment. The logical representation is disconnected from the client application process, and is connected to a procedure operating environment capable of executing external programs. The external predefined procedure is caused to be executed in the procedure operating environment. Then, the logical representation is reconnected to the client application process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Curt L. Cotner, Robert J. Heaps, Wendy L. Koontz, Benjamin R. Little, Thomas J. Toomire