Patents by Inventor Bridget Marie Meyer

Bridget Marie Meyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20120324379
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating information on application tasks for component objects grouped in a composite object. A composite object in a computer readable medium is comprised of component objects, wherein different application tasks are used to process the component objects. Metadata associates the application tasks for the component objects grouped in the composite object with the composite object. An operation is performed on the composite object by processing the metadata indicating the application tasks for the component objects grouped in the composite object on which the operation is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randal Lee Bertram, Bridget Marie Meyer, Jeffery John Van Heuklon
  • Patent number: 8332368
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating information on application tasks for component objects grouped in a composite object. A composite object in a computer readable medium is comprised of component objects, wherein different application tasks are used to process the component objects. Metadata associates the application tasks for the component objects grouped in the composite object with the composite object. An operation is performed on the composite object by processing the metadata indicating the application tasks for the component objects grouped in the composite object on which the operation is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Randal Lee Bertram, Bridget Marie Meyer, Jeffery John Van Heuklon
  • Publication number: 20100064296
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating information on application tasks for component objects grouped in a composite object. A composite object in a computer readable medium is comprised of component objects, wherein different application tasks are used to process the component objects. Metadata associates the application tasks for the component objects grouped in the composite object with the composite object. An operation is performed on the composite object by processing the metadata indicating the application tasks for the component objects grouped in the composite object on which the operation is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randal Lee Bertram, Bridget Marie Meyer, Jeffery John Van Heuklon
  • Patent number: 6370531
    Abstract: A method and computer program product are provided for automatic conversion of data by a server computer system based on a location extension in a universal naming convention (UNC) name. Responsive to receiving a universal naming convention (UNC) name used for identifying data stored on the server computer system, a predefined location extension to a share name in the universal naming convention (UNC) name is identified. The identified predefined location extension is utilized for automatic conversion of the stored server data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Charles Boutcher, Aleesa Mae Kobi, Bridget Marie Meyer, Bruce Hubbard Vining