Patents by Inventor Gary R. Skinner
Gary R. Skinner 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).
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Patent number: 6622116Abstract: A method and system for automatically collecting and for analyzing information about time and work performed on a computer includes a hardware abstraction layer for monitoring activity on various user input devices. The system also includes the following elements: a data collector for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer activity and for logging into a log file those certain portions of a user's computer activity; a data analyzer for determining by following user-defined rules showing which portions of those certain portions of a user's computer activity constitutes continuous work activities, and how this work should be categorized by project and task with project; and an external interface for building the rules defining work. The data collector includes a resident module, such as a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) module, which extends the file system of the computer so that detailed records are kept of file activities.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Research Investment Network, Inc.Inventors: Gary R. Skinner, Michael G. Lehman
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Publication number: 20020128803Abstract: A method and system for automatically collecting and for analyzing information about time and work performed on a computer includes a hardware abstraction layer for monitoring activity on various user input devices. The system also includes the following elements: a data collector for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer activity and for logging into a log file those certain portions of a user's computer activity; a data analyzer for determining by following user-defined rules showing which portions of those certain portions of a user's computer activity constitutes continuous work activities, and how this work should be categorized by project and task with project; and an external interface for building the rules defining work. The data collector includes a resident module, such as a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) module, which extends the file system of the computer so that detailed records are kept of file activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2002Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Gary R. Skinner, Michael G. Lehman
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Patent number: 6397167Abstract: A method and system for automatically collecting and for analyzing information about time and work performed on a computer includes a hardware abstraction layer for monitoring activity on various user input devices. The system also includes the following elements: a data collector for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer activity and for logging into a log file those certain portions of a user's computer activity; a data analyzer for determining by following user-defined rules showing which portions of those certain portions of a user's computer activity constitutes continuous work activities, and how this work should be categorized by project and task with project; and an external interface for building the rules defining work. The data collector includes a resident module, such as a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) module, which extends the file system of the computer so that detailed records are kept of file activities.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2000Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Discovision AssociatesInventors: Gary R. Skinner, Michael G. Lehman
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Publication number: 20010003172Abstract: A method and system for automatically collecting and for analyzing information about time and work performed on a computer includes a hardware abstraction layer for monitoring activity on various user input devices. The system also includes the following elements: a data collector for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer activity and for logging into a log file those certain portions of a user's computer activity; a data analyzer for determining by following user-defined rules showing which portions of those certain portions of a user's computer activity constitutes continuous work activities, and how this work should be categorized by project and task with project; and an external interface for building the rules defining work. The data collector includes a resident module, such as a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) module, which extends the file system of the computer so that detailed records are kept of file activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2000Publication date: June 7, 2001Inventors: Gary R. Skinner, Michael R. Lehman
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Patent number: 6185514Abstract: A method and system for automatically collecting and for analyzing information about time and work performed on a computer includes a hardware abstraction layer for monitoring activity on various user input devices. The system also includes the following elements: a data collector for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer activity and for logging into a log file those certain portions of a user's computer activity; a data analyzer for determining by following user-defined rules showing which portions of those certain portions of a user's computer activity constitutes continuous work activities, and how this work should be categorized by project and task with project; and an external interface for building the rules defining work. The data collector includes a resident module, such as a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) module, which extends the file system of the computer so that detailed records are kept of file activities.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1999Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Ricos International, Inc.Inventors: Gary R. Skinner, Michael G. Lehman
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Patent number: 5963914Abstract: A method and system for automatically collecting and for analyzing information about time and work performed on a computer network which includes the following elements: a data collector for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer network activity and for logging into a log file those certain portions of a user's computer network activity; a data analyzer for determining by following user-defined rules showing which portions of those certain portions of a user's computer network activity constitutes continuous work activities, and how this work should be categorized by project and task with project; and an external interface for building the rules defining work. The data collector includes a resident module, such as a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) module, which extends the file system of the computer so that detailed records are kept of file activities.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1997Date of Patent: October 5, 1999Inventors: Gary R. Skinner, Michael G. Lehman
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Patent number: 5696702Abstract: A method and system for automatically collecting and for analyzing information about time and work performed on a computer includes the following elements: data collector means for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer activity; data collector means for logging into a log file those certain portions of a user's computer activity; data analyzer means for determining, by means of user-defined rules, which portions of those certain portions of a user's computer activity constitutes continuous work activities and how this work should be categorized by project and task with project; and external interface means for building the rules defining work. The data collector means for monitoring certain portions of a user's computer activity includes a resident module, such as a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) module, which extends the file system of the computer so that detailed records are kept of file activities.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1996Date of Patent: December 9, 1997Inventors: Gary R. Skinner, Michael G. Lehman