Patents by Inventor John Douglas Methot

John Douglas Methot 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).

  • Systems for providing extensible help
    Patent number: 8069413
    Abstract: Extensible online help systems and methods are described. There can be at least two parts to the extensible help facility, such as may include a help system and a help display. A help system can be integrated with runtime extensibility mechanisms to process documentation content upon import of an extension. A help display can support help display operations, such as providing search capabilities and a table of contents. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: John Douglas Methot
  • Systems for providing extensible help
    Publication number: 20040255234
    Abstract: Extensible online help systems and methods are described. There can be at least two parts to the extensible help facility, such as may include a help system and a help display. A help system can be integrated with runtime extensibility mechanisms to process documentation content upon import of an extension. A help display can support help display operations, such as providing search capabilities and a table of contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: John Douglas Methot
  • Methods for providing extensible help
    Publication number: 20040216052
    Abstract: Extensible online help systems and methods are described. There can be at least two parts to the extensible help facility, such as may include a help system and a help display. A help system can be integrated with runtime extensibility mechanisms to process documentation content upon import of an extension. A help display can support help display operations, such as providing search capabilities and a table of contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: BEA Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: John Douglas Methot