Patents by Inventor Jo-Anne M. Kirton

Jo-Anne M. Kirton 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).

  • System and method for enabling efficient multi-protocol database transaction processing
    Patent number: 7076489
    Abstract: A system provides efficient multi-protocol database transaction processing in a multi-communications protocol and multi-programming model computing environment. The system separates the source and the target functionalities, and uses generic function names linked to function pointers, in order to permit the source layer to call embedded functions in the target layer. As an example, the system provides a source layer code path that includes embedded call-back functions and embedded generic function names. A target layer code path is set to include embedded functions and generic call-back function names. A function pointer array permits the source layer code path to call functions embedded in the target layer code path using the generic function names. A call-back function pointer array permits the target layer code path to call the call-back functions embedded in the source layer code path using the generic call-back function names.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Begg, Jo-Anne M. Kirton, Timothy J. Vincent
  • System and method for enabling efficient multi-protocol database transaction processing
    Publication number: 20040078377
    Abstract: A system provides efficient multi-protocol database transaction processing in a multi-communications protocol and multi-programming model computing environment. The system separates the source and the target functionalities, and uses generic function names linked to function pointers, in order to permit the source layer to call embedded functions in the target layer. As an example, the system provides a source layer code path that includes embedded call-back functions and embedded generic function names. A target layer code path is set to include embedded functions and generic call-back function names. A function pointer array permits the source layer code path to call functions embedded in the target layer code path using the generic function names. A call-back function pointer array permits the target layer code path to call the call-back functions embedded in the source layer code path using the generic call-back function names.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Begg, Jo-Anne M. Kirton, Timothy J. Vincent