Patents by Inventor Fred Steven Isom

Fred Steven Isom 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).

  • Method of sequencing computer controlled tasks based on the relative spatial location of task objects in a directional field
    Patent number: 6948173
    Abstract: A graphical method for sequencing computer control task uses objects to represent the task to be performed by the computer. The objects are placed in a directional field having a directional attribute which specifies how the tasks are to be sequenced. The sequence of tasks to be performed collectively defines a procedure. When the procedure is initiated, the computer automatically sequences the task within the procedure based on the relative special location of the task objects and the directional attribute. The sequence can be modified by changing the relative location of the task objects or by changing the directional attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventor: Fred Steven Isom