Patents by Inventor David Bau

David Bau 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).

  • Annotation based development platform for asynchronous web services
    Patent number: 7356803
    Abstract: An annotation based development platform for asynchronous web services is described. In one embodiment, the developer expresses logic offered by the web service using a standard programming language augmented with declarative annotations specifying preferences for exposing that logic as an asynchronous web service. At compile time, an enhanced compiler analyzes the annotated source file and automatically generates the mechanisms required to expose its functionality as an asynchronous web service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bau, III, Adam Bosworth, Gary S. Burd, Roderick A. Chavez, Kyle W. Marvin
  • Namespace based function invocation
    Patent number: 7266814
    Abstract: A data representation is read and parsed. A declaration referencing an executable namespace is recognized. An expression is recognized. A name (declared within the executable namespace) within the expression having zero or more additional data representations is also recognized. In response, functions corresponding to the name and additional data representations are recursively resolved, and caused to be invoked and executed, with the execution results of the inner functions successively provided for use in the execution of the outer functions. For each function, the function or a creator to create the function is instantiated. The instantiating is effectuated by following a path enumerated in the declaration for locating functions of the namespace. If a creator of the function is located and instantiated, the function is created using the function creator, and then the created function is instantiated. Upon instantiation, the referenced function is invoked and executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bosworth, David Bau, III, Kenneth Eric Vasilik
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN EXTENSIBLE SOFTWARE PROXY
    Publication number: 20070199002
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a proxy object capable of communication with an external entity, comprising specifying a proxy object definition for the proxy object wherein the proxy object definition defines a first function for communicating with the external entity, specifying at least one implementation class for the proxy object definition, wherein the at least one implementation class does not implement the first function, and wherein the at least one implementation class includes functionality to support one of: proxy object design, software compilation and software execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: BEA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Marvin, David Bau, Roderick Chavez
  • Method and system for proxy-based file sharing
    Publication number: 20070016680
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for proxy-based file sharing is described. The method comprises establishing a peer to peer connection with a remote client through a server using a file sharing application at the remote client, generating a document having a network address, receiving a file from the remote client through the file sharing application, posting the received file on the document, and sending the document with the posted file to a second remote client. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Burd, David Bau, Roderick Chavez
  • Mixed language expression loading and execution methods and apparatuses
    Patent number: 7043722
    Abstract: A mixed language expression execution method and apparatus includes an execution engine equipped to determine whether an execution context has previously been created for an expression, upon receiving a request to execute the expression. If not, one is created, invoking one or more expression processors, to contribute to the initialization of the execution context. If created or upon creation, the expression (including its sub-expressions, if any) is executed, using the execution context. The result is then returned to the requester. In one embodiment, the execution context is object oriented, and includes various methods to facilitate the initialization and execution. Further, at least one expression processor includes a load and an execute interface equipped to use these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bau, III
  • Determining advertisements using user behavior information such as past navigation information
    Publication number: 20060069616
    Abstract: Ads better targeted to individual users can be determined by using (recent) navigation history. User navigation (e.g., Web browsing) may be tracked, recorded and maintained. The navigation history information, and perhaps information about a current document, may be used to determine content-relevant and personalized ads. By doing so the ads seen by the user are more interesting and relevant to a current user interest inferred from their (recent) navigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventor: David Bau
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Patent number: 7017162
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Brian A. LaMacchia, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David O. Driver, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Henry L. Sanders, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, David Bau
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Patent number: 7013469
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam W. Smith, Anthony J. Moore, Brian A. LaMacchia, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian M. Grunkemeyer, Caleb L. Doise, Christopher W. Brumme, Christopher L. Anderson, Corina E. Feuerstein, Craig T. Sinclair, Daniel Takacs, David S. Ebbo, David O. Driver, David S. Mortenson, Erik B. Christensen, Erik B. Olson, Fabio A. Yeon, Gopala Krishna R. Kakivaya, Gregory D. Fee, Hany E. Ramadan, Henry L. Sanders, Jayanth V. Rajan, Jeffrey M. Cooperstein, Jonathan C. Hawkins, James H. Hogg, Joe D. Long, John I. McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James S. Miller, Julie D. Bennett, Krzysztof J. Cwalina, Lance E. Olson, Loren M. Kohnfelder, Michael M. Magruder, Manish S. Prabhu, Radu Rares Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Shawn P. Burke, Sean E. Trowbridge, Seth M. Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Stefan H. Pharies, Suzanne M. Cook, Tarun Anand, Travis J. Muhlestein, Yann E. Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, David Bau
  • Iterative development with prioritized build
    Publication number: 20050278318
    Abstract: An iterative software development environment is provided to perform modified dependency analyses for use in building a target file and all the files on which it depends from one or more source files using a set of prioritized build rules. In one embodiment, the build rules indicate how different types of target files can be generated from different source file types. A given target file type may be associated with several rules, each having a different priority, for building the target from different source file types. In one embodiment, if more than one source file exists that can be used to generate a given target file, the rule with the highest priority is used. In one embodiment, the build environment identifies how to generate a particular target file by identifying the highest priority rule for which an associated source file type exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Vasilik, David Bau, Roderick Chavez
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Publication number: 20050246716
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Anthony Moore, Brian LaMacchia, Anders Hejlsberg, Brian Grunkemeyer, Caleb Doise, Christopher Brumme, Christopher Anderson, Corina Feuerstein, Craig Sinclair, Daniel Takacs, David Ebbo, David Driver, David Mortenson, Erik Christensen, Erik Olson, Fabio Yeon, Gopala Kakivaya, Gregory Fee, Hany Ramadan, Henry Sanders, Jayanth Rajan, Jeffrey Cooperstein, Jonathan Hawkins, James Hogg, Joe Long, John McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James Miller, Julie Bennett, Krzysztof Cwalina, Lance Olson, Loren Kohnfelder, Michael Magruder, Manish Prabhu, Radu Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Shawn Burke, Sean Trowbridge, Seth Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Stefan Pharies, Suzanne Cook, Tarun Anand, Travis Muhlestein, Yann Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, David Bau
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Publication number: 20050240943
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions, including a set of base classes and types that are used in substantially all applications accessing the API, for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Smith, Anthony Moore, Brian LaMacchia, Anders Hejlsberg, Biran Grunkemeyer, Caleb Doise, Christopher Brumme, Christopher Anderson, Corina Feuerstein, Craig Sinclair, Daniel Takacs, David Ebbo, David Driver, David Mortenson, Erik Christensen, Erik Olson, Fabio Yeon, Gopala Kakivaya, George Fee, Hany Ramadan, Henry Sanders, Jayanth Rajan, Jeffrey Cooperstein, Jonathan Hawkins, James Hogg, Joe Long, John McConnell, Jesus Ruiz-Scougall, James Miller, Julie Bennett, Krzysztof Cwalina, Lance Olson, Loren Kohnfelder, Michael Magruder, Manish Prabhu, Radu Palanca, Raja Krishnaswamy, Shawn Burke, Sean Trowbridge, Seth Demsey, Shajan Dasan, Stefan Pharies, Suzanne Cook, Tarun Anand, Travis Muhlestein, Yann Christensen, Yung-shin Lin, Ramasamy Krishnaswamy, Joseph Roxe, Alan Boshier, David Bau
  • Iterative software development environment with prioritized build rules
    Patent number: 6922827
    Abstract: An iterative software development environment is provided to perform modified dependency analyses for use in building a target file and all the files on which it depends from one or more source files using a set of prioritized build rules. In one embodiment, the build rules indicate how different types of target files can be generated from different source file types. A given target file type may be associated with several rules, each having a different priority, for building the target from different source file types. In one embodiment, if more than one source file exists that can be used to generate a given target file, the rule with the highest priority is used. In one embodiment, the build environment identifies how to generate a particular target file by identifying the highest priority rule for which an associated source file type exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Eric Vasilik, David Bau, III, Roderick A. Chavez
  • Declarative specification and engine for non-isomorphic data mapping
    Patent number: 6859810
    Abstract: A mapping engine is provided to populate data elements of a first data structure of a first data representation with values of corresponding data elements of a second data structure of a second data representation, in accordance with at least a mapping specification. The two data structures may have different data shapes. The mapping specification may have a number of data element and data attribute mapping directives, including repeating data items. A population operation in a reversed direction may also be performed using the same mapping specification. The mapping specification may also specify an external mapping specification for a subset of the mapping operations. The external mapping specification may comprise unidirectional function pairs. In one embodiment, the mapping engine performs order dependent mapping facilitating the use of separate mapping rules for different instances of the same data element based upon the relative position of the data element instances within an input data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cezar Christian Andrei, Adam Bosworth, David Bau, III
  • Systems and methods for creating network-based software services using source code annotations
    Publication number: 20050021689
    Abstract: A developer can express the logic offered by a Web service, or other network accessible service, using a standard programming language augmented with declarative annotations specifying preferences for exposing that logic as a Web service. At compile time, an enhanced compiler can analyze the annotated source file and automatically generate the mechanisms required to expose its functionality as a Web service or network accessible service. Because the annotations are declarative, they may be easily visualized, created, and modified such as by using a graphical user interface, further simplifying the developer's task. Thus, such an approach decreases the time, knowledge, skill and ultimately cost required to develop the complex support required to proved services in these environments. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Kyle Marvin, David Remy, David Bau, Roderick Chavez, David Read
  • Reusable software controls
    Publication number: 20040225995
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a reusable software control, comprising incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated, exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal, and wherein the control has a customizable interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Kyle Marvin, David Read, David Bau
  • Systems and methods for an extensible software proxy
    Publication number: 20040226030
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a proxy object capable of communication with an external entity, comprising specifying a proxy object definition for the proxy object wherein the proxy object definition defines a first function for communicating with the external entity, specifying at least one implementation class for the proxy object definition, wherein the at least one implementation class does not implement the first function, and wherein the at least one implementation class includes functionality to support one of: proxy object design, software compilation and software execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Kyle Marvin, David Read, David Bau
  • XML types in Java
    Publication number: 20040216086
    Abstract: The use of XML types can allow the combination of XML- and Java-type systems, which overcomes many deficiencies in existing marshaling and unmarshaling systems by translating XML schemas which define XML data in an XML document into XML types in Java. Unlike traditional attempts at translating between XML and Java, XML schemas realized as XML types can remain fully faithful to the XML, and are capable of a number of XML data operations. In addition, the XML types can be easily transformed among themselves and Java types, and a lightweight store retaining XML information at tag level allows incremental XML marshaling and unmarshaling. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: David Bau
  • Multi-language execution method
    Publication number: 20040040011
    Abstract: A data processing representation is expressed in the form of code sections, which may be nested, using multiple programming languages. The representation is read by an execution engine. The execution engine identifies the language of each code section, and a corresponding language specific processing unit is invoked to process the code section. The processing unit reads that section, identifying sub-sections specified in it's associated language and other sub-sections specified in unknown languages. It executes the sub-sections specified in its associated language with the intended semantics and in the appropriate order. When a sub-section specified in an unknown language is encountered, it delegates processing of that sub-section back to the execution engine, which repeats this process for the unknown sub-section. The execution result is returned back to the requesting language specific processing unit, which continues processing from where it left off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Adam Bosworth, David Bau, Kenneth Eric Vasilik
  • Namespace based function invocation
    Publication number: 20040031043
    Abstract: A data representation is read and parsed. A declaration referencing an executable namespace is recognized. An expression is recognized. A name (declared within the executable namespace) within the expression having zero or more additional data representations is also recognized. In response, functions corresponding to the name and additional data representations are recursively resolved, and caused to be invoked and executed, with the execution results of the inner functions successively provided for use in the execution of the outer functions. For each function, the function or a creator to create the function is instantiated. The instantiating is effectuated by following a path enumerated in the declaration for locating functions of the namespace. If a creator of the function is located and instantiated, the function is created using the function creator, and then the created function is instantiated. Upon instantiation, the referenced function is invoked and executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Adam Bosworth, David Bau, Kenneth Eric Vasilik
  • Mixed language expression loading and execution methods and apparatuses
    Publication number: 20040025147
    Abstract: A mixed language expression execution method and apparatus includes an execution engine equipped to determine whether an execution context has previously been created for an expression, upon receiving a request to execute the expression. If not, one is created, invoking one or more expression processors, to contribute to the initialization of the execution context. If created or upon creation, the expression (including its sub-expressions, if any) is executed, using the execution context. The result is then returned to the requester. In one embodiment, the execution context is object oriented, and includes various methods to facilitate the initialization and execution. Further, at least one expression processor includes a load and an execute interface equipped to use these methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: David Bau,