Patents by Inventor George Francis Silva

George Francis Silva 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).

  • Application interface to a media server and a method of implementing the same
    Publication number: 20030070001
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a media manager is provided which incorporates an application program interface (API) for converting high-level generic commands into device-level commands for output to a media device. The inventive media manager includes a high-level command processor which decodes the high-level generic commands and device-specific code mapping modules which convert the high-level generic commands decoded by the high-level command processor into device-level commands. Each of the device-level commands is output from one of the device-specific code-mapping modules to a corresponding one of the media devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
    Inventors: William Russell Belknap, Gerald Edward Kozina, Tram Thi Mai Nguyen, George Francis Silva
  • Application interface to a media server and a method of implementing the same
    Patent number: 6516356
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a media manager is provided which incorporates an application program interface (API) for converting high-level generic commands into device-level commands for output to a media device. The inventive media manager includes a high-level command processor which decodes the high-level generic commands and device-specific code mapping modules which convert the high-level generic commands decoded by the high-level command processor into device-level commands. Each of the device-level commands is output from one of the device-specific code-mapping modules to a corresponding one of the media devices. The present invention also encompasses a method of implementing an application program interface (API) for media devices. The method includes receiving high-level generic commands from a computer application, converting the high-level generic commands into device-level commands, and outputting each of the device-level commands to one of the media devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Russell Belknap, Gerald Edward Kozina, Tram Thi Mai Nguyen, George Francis Silva