Patents by Inventor Beth Bridgers Lindsey

Beth Bridgers Lindsey 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: 6671875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for programmatically manipulating a user interface process to maintain synchronization of object-oriented programming language methods during a rollback operation in a procedural logic debugger. This technique is designed for use in integrated execution environments that provide seamless execution of, and transfer of control between, objects written in an object-oriented programming language and business logic written in a procedural programming language, and which span multiple programming models based on different technologies. The disclosed technique enables developers to have greater control over the debugging process by manipulating the next statement to be executed. The procedural debugger automatically positions to the selected statement, and a corresponding user interface process is then programmatically adjusted to bring the user interface into synchronization with the selected statement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Beth Bridgers Lindsey, Anthony Hayden Lindsey, Timothy Wilson
  • Patent number: 6668370
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program for providing synchronous execution between objects written in an object-oriented programming language and business logic written in a procedural programming language, while executing under control of an interactive test facility for debugging purposes. A single, logical interface is provided during debugging, while actually spanning multiple programming models based on different technologies. Using the present invention, the developer is able to debug both the object-oriented user interface part and the procedural business logic part of an application as the code executes in an integrated manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Rex Harmon, Tuyet Diem Huynh, Beth Bridgers Lindsey, Timothy Wilson
  • Patent number: 6665734
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for blending object-oriented (OO) programming languages with traditional (non-OO) programming languages such that they can execute and share data in a coordinated and integrated manner. Occurrence of a special keyword construct within a non-OO function triggers invocation of an OO method or script, the name of which is preferably specified as a parameter. The OO script executes synchronously, returning control to the non-OO function upon completion. The disclosed technique enables OO scripts to provide a more natural, logical interface to users wherein results of the non-OO function may be provided when most appropriate to the logic being executed, rather than requiring the non-OO function to be artificially designed as in prior art systems which must account for the limitations of their non-integrated execution environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Abraham Akilov, Tuyet Diem Huynh, Anthony Hayden Lindsey, Beth Bridgers Lindsey, Timothy Wilson