Patents by Inventor Bill Culman

Bill Culman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for accessing transaction services using object linking and embedding
    Patent number: 6625610
    Abstract: A methods and apparatus for providing an OLE automation interface to transactions services is provided. The method and apparatus includes an OLE/TP gateway. The OLE/TP gateway dynamically creates OLE objects that correspond to one or more transaction services. Client programs manipulate the methods and properties included in the OLE objects to perform transactions involving the transaction services. The present invention also includes a visual development environment that allows the user to visually select the type of OLE objects that the OLE/TP gateway makes available to client programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Frank Siegel, Russel Smith, David J. Cooper, Bill Culman
  • Method and apparatus for accessing transaction services using object linking and embedding
    Patent number: 6035301
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an OLE automation interface to transactions services is provided. The method and apparatus includes an OLE/TP gateway. The OLE/TP gateway dynamically creates OLE objects that correspond to one or more transaction services. Client programs manipulate the methods and properties included in the OLE objects to perform transactions involving the transaction services. The present invention also includes a visual development environment that allows the user to visually select the type of OLE objects that the OLE/TP gateway makes available to client programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Tandem Computers, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Siegel, Russel Smith, David J. Cooper, Bill Culman