Patents by Inventor Brian MacIssac

Brian MacIssac 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).

  • Common data model including field interdependencies
    Patent number: 6643659
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing data from a variety of sources, where each source provides its own API (Application Programming Interface). A data management layer containing metadata describes entities in each source by collating the metadata and presenting it in generic form. An upper level view controller communicates with the data management layer to manage the data from the different sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Mitel Knowledge Corporation
    Inventors: Brian MacIssac, David Simser