Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Cartier

Christopher E. Cartier 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).

  • Patent number: 6405223
    Abstract: A system for storing web pages accessed from an inter- or intra-net source. The system comprises a client computer program storage device having stored thereon a first version of a desired web page from an inter- or intra-net source having assigned thereto a first version number and a second version of the desired web page from an inter- or intra-net source having assigned thereto a second version number. The storage device also includes a reference table which includes the first and second version numbers, such that the desired web page version may be accessed and viewed by the client computer by reference to the version numbers. The version numbers include designators of different files within the web page and designators of the version of the web page. Each of the stored web pages may include information such as a HTML source file for the web page, graphics imbedded in the HTML source file, javascript code, Java code and any other code referenced by the HTML source file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward E. Kelley, Christopher E. Cartier, Norman J. Dauerer
  • Patent number: 6209007
    Abstract: A process for creating a customized web page containing information from other web pages accessible by a client computer from an inter- or intra-net. First, there is provided the parameters for a search of desired information from web pages on a network. A search is initiated from a client computer and the desired information on the network is retrieved. The client computer then views the desired information retrieved from the search on the network, and at least one original web page on the network from which the desired information was retrieved in the search. The search may be optionally modified, and the above steps repeated. The customized web page is then created, for example, on a program storage device accessible by the client computer, and contains: 1) the desired information retrieved in the search and 2) other structure, not retrieved in the search, of at least one original web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward E. Kelley, Christopher E. Cartier, Norman J. Dauerer, John U. Knickerbocker
  • Patent number: 6061669
    Abstract: A method and system to have network web servers that provide services to pass on the unit costs for each of the services and to have the web client computer track the usage of each service, maintain an up to date summary of each service from each provider and to periodically summarize all of the charges. The computed charge are reconciled with the bills from the providers of service, then the payments are sent after reconciliation. Any discrepancy between computed charges and billed charges may be paid at the computed totals with an explanation attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward E. Kelley, Christopher E. Cartier, Norman J. Dauerer, John U. Knickerbocker