Patents by Inventor Cynthia S. Guenthner

Cynthia S. Guenthner 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: 9182962
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for translating by a computer system of a COBOL computer program into a translated computer program in a readable and maintainable syntax in an object oriented programming language. The translated program including variable names equivalent to the original COBOL variable names and with attributes described in COBOL syntax. The translating method further providing for memory allocation in the translated computer program for storage of “COBOL” variables compatible with that of the original COBOL program; a description of program flow that is readable, and utilizing arithmetic operators to describe operations between COBOL variables. Also disclosed is a special object oriented run-time library for creating and performing operations between COBOL numeric objects, including maintaining storage of variable content in the original COBOL format, and for enabling readability of the translated source code by allowing arguments for variable type descriptions to be expressed in COBOL syntax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventors: Todd Bradley Kneisel, Cynthia S. Guenthner, Albert Henry John Wigchert, Nicholas John Colasacco, Russell W. Guenthner, John Edward Heath, Clinton B. Eckard
  • Patent number: 8869126
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for compilation of an original Cobol program with support for improved performance by increased parallelism during execution using multiple threads of processing. The approach includes a two stage compilation process, the first compilation/translation step by a first specialized compiler/translator that takes as input a Cobol source program that includes parallelization directives, and produces as output an intermediate computer program in a second computer programming language, the intermediate program including parallelization directives in the second computer programming language. The intermediate program is then compiled utilizing a selected second compiler that provides support for parallelism described in the second programming language. The approach optionally allows for use of pragmas serving as parallelization directives to the compiler in the original Cobol program or in the intermediate program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Bull HN Information Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Guenthner, Russell W. Guenthner, John Edward Heath, Albert Henry John Wigchert, F. Michel Brown, Nicholas John Colasacco, Clinton B. Eckard
  • Publication number: 20140189663
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for compilation of an original Cobol program with support for improved performance by increased parallelism during execution using multiple threads of processing. The approach includes a two stage compilation process, the first compilation/translation step by a first specialized compiler/translator that takes as input a Cobol source program that includes parallelization directives, and produces as output an intermediate computer program in a second computer programming language, the intermediate program including parallelization directives in the second computer programming language. The intermediate program is then compiled utilizing a selected second compiler that provides support for parallelism described in the second programming language. The approach optionally allows for use of pragmas serving as parallelization directives to the compiler in the original Cobol program or in the intermediate program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Guenthner, Russell W. Guenthner, John Edward Heath, Albert Henry John Wigchert, F. Michel Brown, Nicholas John Colasacco, Clinton B. Eckard
  • Patent number: 8370820
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for compilation of an original Cobol program and building an executable program with support for improved performance by increased parallelism during execution using multiple threads of processing. The approach includes a compilation (or translation) step utilizing a first compiler or translating program which is a parallel aware translating first compiler. The parallel aware first compiler is a specialized compiler/translator which takes as input a Cobol source program, and produces as output an intermediate computer program in a second computer programming language, the intermediate program including parallelization directives, the intermediate program intended for further compilation utilizing an existing selected second compiler, the second compiler providing support for parallelism for programs described in the second programming language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Guenthner, Russell W. Guenthner, John Edward Heath, Albert Henry John Wigchert, F. Michel Brown, Nicholas John Colasacco, Clinton B. Eckard
  • Publication number: 20120151437
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for translating by a computer system of a COBOL computer program into a translated computer program in a readable and maintainable syntax in an object oriented programming language. The translated program including variable names equivalent to the original COBOL variable names and with attributes described in COBOL syntax. The translating method further providing for memory allocation in the translated computer program for storage of “COBOL” variables compatible with that of the original COBOL program; a description of program flow that is readable, and utilizing arithmetic operators to describe operations between COBOL variables. Also disclosed is a special object oriented run-time library for creating and performing operations between COBOL numeric objects, including maintaining storage of variable content in the original COBOL format, and for enabling readability of the translated source code by allowing arguments for variable type descriptions to be expressed in COBOL syntax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Todd Bradley KNEISEL, Cynthia S. GUENTHNER, Albert Henry John WIGCHERT, Nicholas John COLASACCO, Russell W. GUENTHNER, John Edward HEATH, Clinton B. ECKARD
  • Publication number: 20110093837
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for compilation of an original Cobol program and building an executable program with support for improved performance by increased parallelism during execution using multiple threads of processing. The approach includes a compilation (or translation) step utilizing a first compiler or translating program which is a parallel aware translating first compiler. The parallel aware first compiler is a specialized compiler/translator which takes as input a Cobol source program, and produces as output an intermediate computer program in a second computer programming language, the intermediate program including parallelization directives, the intermediate program intended for further compilation utilizing an existing selected second compiler, the second compiler providing support for parallelism for programs described in the second programming language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Cynthia S. Guenthner, Russell W. Guenthner, John Edward Heath, Albert Henry John Wigchert, F. Michel Brown