Patents by Inventor Jerry Duaine Robertson

Jerry Duaine Robertson 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, system, and program for defining asset queries in a digital library
    Patent number: 7035842
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for defining asset classes in a digital library. At least one asset class is defined to include at least one attribute and attributes are defined for each asset class to have an attribute object type. The attribute object type is defined to indicate one of a plurality of different data structure formats that are searchable through separate application programs, wherein the attribute object types in one asset class are implemented in different data structure formats. A asset object instance is generated for each asset class and information is generated in the asset object instance on a file location of attribute objects providing the attributes for the generated asset object instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Victor Kauffman, Jerry Duaine Robertson, III
  • Method, system, and program for defining asset queries in a digital library
    Publication number: 20030135492
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for defining asset classes in a digital library. At least one asset class is defined to include at least one attribute and attributes are defined for each asset class to have an attribute object type. The attribute object type is defined to indicate one of a plurality of different data structure formats that are searchable through separate application programs, wherein the attribute object types in one asset class are implemented in different data structure formats. A asset object instance is generated for each asset class and information is generated in the asset object instance on a file location of attribute objects providing the attributes for the generated asset object instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Victor Kauffman, Jerry Duaine Robertson