Patents by Inventor James D. Wing

James D. Wing 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 system for dataflow creation and execution
    Patent number: 7614036
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and tangible medium for creating and executing a computer dataflow. A plurality of components is defined, each representing a computer-implemented computational process that is performed on one or more inputs and that generates one or more outputs. A graphical user interface is provided allowing a user to visually create the computer dataflow on a user display by selecting from a library of components, connecting the component's input terminals with output terminals. The input terminals graphically correspond to inputs to the component's predefined computational algorithm and the output terminals graphically correspond to outputs generated by the component's predefined computational algorithm. Without user intervention, the plurality of said selected components is distributed for execution across a plurality of machines and automatically executes upon receiving a minimum number of inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Inventors: Robert D Bjornson, Stephen B. Weston, James D. Wing, Andrew H. Sherman, Nathan L. H. Willard, James McCusker
  • Method and system for dataflow creation and execution
    Publication number: 20040056908
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and tangible medium for creating and executing a computer dataflow. A plurality of components is defined, each representing a computer-implemented computational process that is performed on one or more inputs and that generates one or more outputs. A graphical user interface is provided allowing a user to visually create the computer dataflow on a user display by selecting from a library of components, connecting the component's input terminals with output terminals. The input terminals graphically correspond to inputs to the component's predefined computational algorithm and the output terminals graphically correspond to outputs generated by the component's predefined computational algorithm. Without user intervention, the plurality of said selected components is distributed for execution across a plurality of machines and automatically executes upon receiving a minimum number of inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Turbo Worx, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Bjornson, Stephen B. Weston, James D. Wing, Andrew H. Sherman, Nathan L.H. Willard, James McCusker