Patents by Inventor Brian Pershing Dentler

Brian Pershing Dentler 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 indicating the status of one or more computer processes
    Patent number: 6289368
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for graphically indicating the status of one or more computer processes. The processes can be batch or online processes, which can be scheduled for, executing or abended on a mainframe computer or distributed computer system. Flowcharts or milestone charts are provided to graphically display to the user the status of one or more processes. Information regarding the relationships between processes is also provided. Color may be employed to indicate the status of a particular process. A preferred embodiment employs a client/server architecture. A message stream of process status is provided to the application server from the mainframe or distributed computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Pershing Dentler, Alan D. Johnson, Michael A. Dunn