Patents by Inventor Chris Mesa

Chris Mesa 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).

  • Computer program for controlling the manner in which an operating system launches a plurality of application programs
    Patent number: 6934834
    Abstract: A computer program and method for controlling the manner in which an operating system associated with a computer launches a plurality of application programs. Briefly described, one of many possible embodiments is a computer program for use in a computer having an operating system. The computer program may comprise code for: determining application programs that are to be launched by the operating system; determining a program launch procedure associated with the application programs, the program launch procedure defining a sequence in which the application programs are to be launched by the operating system, the sequence based on the functionality of at least one of the application programs; and launching the application programs with the operating system based on the program launch procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Melin, Brent Blazek, Chris Mesa, Richard Burgin
  • Computer program for controlling the manner in which an operating system launches a plurality of application programs
    Publication number: 20030046525
    Abstract: A computer program and method for controlling the manner in which an operating system associated with a computer launches a plurality of application programs. Briefly described, one of many possible embodiments is a computer program for use in a computer having an operating system. The computer program may comprise code for: determining application programs that are to be launched by the operating system; determining a program launch procedure associated with the application programs, the program launch procedure defining a sequence in which the application programs are to be launched by the operating system, the sequence based on the functionality of at least one of the application programs; and launching the application programs with the operating system based on the program launch procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Melin, Brent Blazek, Chris Mesa, Richard Burgin