Patents by Inventor Gregory George Scown

Gregory George Scown 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 and apparatus for relaying events intended for a first application program to a second application program
    Patent number: 6871349
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing with a preferred processing application having a preferred identifier, an event associated with an object created by a dedicated creator application is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving the event, intercepting the event with a relay application program, and forwarding, with the relay application program, the intercepted event to the preferred processing application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein David Akhond, Gregory George Scown, Johnathon Paul Kaminar
  • Method and apparatus for relaying events intended for a first application program to a second application program
    Patent number: 6173337
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing with a preferred processing application having a preferred identifier, an event associated with an object created by a dedicated creator application is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving the event, intercepting the event with a relay application program, and forwarding, with the relay application program, the intercepted event to the preferred processing application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein David Akhond, Gregory George Scown, Johnathon Paul Kaminar