Patents by Inventor James Paul Appleyard

James Paul Appleyard 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).

  • Patent number: 8739023
    Abstract: One or more elements can be rendered within a canvas of an interface. The elements can be associated with an element attribute and an element data. The elements can be user interface elements. The elements can be associated with a document object model of a markup language document. The interface can be a Web browser. The elements can be visually sorted differently via a graphical transition effect. The transition effect can execute to sort the elements without modifying objects of the document object model, without changing the elements as specified in a mark document being rendered, and without changing the element data of the elements being sorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Nemati, James Paul Appleyard
  • Publication number: 20090234875
    Abstract: A system for providing product metrics is provided. The system includes a controller for accessing a plurality of network-connected information sites and retrieving from the information sites information pertaining to a specified product. The system also includes a database communicatively linked to the controller for storing the information pertaining to the specified product. Additionally, the system includes a data analyzer communicatively linked to the database for generating a plurality of product metrics corresponding to the specified product based upon the stored information. The system further includes a transaction registry communicatively linked to the data analyzer for selecting and organizing the product metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiju Mathai, James Paul Appleyard