Patents by Inventor Carsten Hess

Carsten Hess 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 enhanced connectors and connection manager
    Patent number: 6670961
    Abstract: A connector object supports bi-directional connections such that an instance of the connector object may behave as both a socket connector and as a plug connector. A first shape object and a second shape object having a first connector object and second connector object respectively that are instances of the same connector object are displayed on a display device. The first connector object is coupled to the second connector object wherein the first connector object and the second connector object behave both as sockets and plugs. An external connection manager resolves connections. The manager determines: (1) if shape connections should be resolved; and (2) one or more socket connector objects and plug connector objects that need to be updated from one or more other shapes coupled to the determined socket connector objects. Thereafter, the manager recursively updates each determined plug connector object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: William James Dhimitri, Carsten Hess, Walter Christian Welton-Lair
  • Method and apparatus for enhanced connectors and connection manager
    Publication number: 20010024207
    Abstract: A connector object supports bi-directional connections such that an instance of the connector object may behave as both a socket connector and as a plug connector. A first shape object and a second shape object having a first connector object and second connector object respectively that are instances of the same connector object are displayed on a display device. The first connector object is coupled to the second connector object wherein the first connector object and the second connector object behave both as sockets and plugs. An external connection manager resolves connections. The manager determines: (1) if shape connections should be resolved; and (2) one or more socket connector objects and plug connector objects that need to be updated from one or more other shapes coupled to the determined socket connector objects. Thereafter, the manager recursively updates each determined plug connector object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Applicant: Autodesk, Inc
    Inventors: William James Dhimitri, Carsten Hess, Walter Christian Welton-Lair