Patents by Inventor Denise Lynnette Barlock

Denise Lynnette Barlock 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).

  • Methods, systems and computer program products for management of preferences in a heterogeneous computing environment
    Patent number: 6651095
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for managing user preferences in heterogenous networks. A native application is selected and a software routine and user preferences obtained from a server which allows installation of the user preferences of the native application on the computer obtaining the preferences. Thus, the software routine obtained may be tailored to the particular computer executing the native application. This routine may be downloaded without requiring intervention at the computer and may be downloaded only if needed by selection of an application. Furthermore, the user preferences may be selected based on a user or user group such that the preferences may be used on different computer by the same user or user group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Denise Lynnette Barlock, Steven Dale Ims, David Bruce Lindquist
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PREFERENCES IN A HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20030069944
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for managing user preferences in heterogenous networks. A native application is selected and a software routine and user preferences obtained from a server which allows installation of the user preferences of the native application on the computer obtaining the preferences. Thus, the software routine obtained may be tailored to the particular computer executing the native application. This routine may be downloaded without requiring intervention at the computer and may be downloaded only if needed by selection of an application. Furthermore, the user preferences may be selected based on a user or user group such that the preferences may be used on different computer by the same user or user group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: DENISE LYNNETTE BARLOCK, STEVEN DALE IMS, DAVID BRUCE LINDQUIST