Patents by Inventor Chris Matthewson

Chris Matthewson 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).

  • Message ordering using dynamically updated selectors
    Patent number: 8539508
    Abstract: A method of queuing messages for communications between a first computer program and a second computer program, comprises: placing a plurality of messages in a queue, wherein each message has a message body; placing selector information on each message, wherein the selector information contains information as to which message is to be processed next; and using the selector information on a message to identify a next message for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Bittles, Simon Gormley, Chris Matthewson, Paul Titheridge