Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Watterson

Bruce E. Watterson 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).

  • System for developing data collection software applications
    Patent number: 6959429
    Abstract: A software system for creating new data collection applications for processing input data. User information is provided through a series of screen interfaces to a first program portion, which uses a series of templates to construct an information structure. The new application contains no code but only functional information. The information provided by the user is stored in a data dictionary. A second program portion interprets and accesses the information structure created by the first program portion in order to process input data provided by the user. Certain parts/functions of the information structure can be modified, by both the first and second program portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Watterson-Prime Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenda G. Hatcher, Bruce E. Watterson, Paul R. Clark