Patents by Inventor Billy P. Taylor

Billy P. Taylor 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).

  • Controlling the flow of electronic information through computer hardware
    Patent number: 5987528
    Abstract: A method for controlling flow, through a computer hardware resource, of information to and from computer applications. When a flow of information is initiated from one of the applications, a determination is made whether the resource is being accessed by another one of the applications and, if so, the flow of information from the first application is delayed. If not, then the flow of information is enabled. When a flow of information is initiated toward the applications, a determination is made to which one of the applications the information is flowing, and the flow is directed to that one application. A graphical interface associates, in the mind of a user, a computer hardware resource with a corresponding real office device, the computer resource enabling the computer to function like the consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Billy P. Taylor, Mary P. Czerwinski, Willie Lawson Schoggins, III, Young Howard Lee
  • Controlling the flow of electronic information through a modem
    Patent number: 5974468
    Abstract: A method for controlling flow, through a computer hardware resource, of information to and from computer applications. When a flow of information is initiated from one of the applications, a determination is made whether the resource is being accessed by another one of the applications and, if so, the flow of information from the first application is delayed. If not, then the flow of information is enabled. When a flow of information is initiated toward the applications, a determination is made to which one of the applications the information is flowing, and the flow is directed to that one application. A graphical interface associates, in the mind of a user, a computer hardware resource with a corresponding real office device, the computer resource enabling the computer to function like the consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Billy P. Taylor, Mary P. Czerwinski, Willie Lawson Schoggins, III, Young Howard Lee
  • Learning commands which automatically launch a computer program
    Patent number: 5922071
    Abstract: A method for controlling flow, through a computer hardware resource, of information to and from computer applications. When a flow of information is initiated from one of the applications, a determination is made whether the resource is being accessed by another one of the applications and, if so, the flow of information from the first application is delayed. If not, then the flow of information is enabled. When a flow of information is initiated toward the applications, a determination is made to which one of the applications the information is flowing, and the flow is directed to that one application. A graphical interface associates, in the mind of a user, a computer hardware resource with a corresponding real office device, the computer resource enabling the computer to function like the consumer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Billy P. Taylor, Mary P. Czerwinski, Willie Lawson Schoggins, III, Young Howard Lee