Patents by Inventor John Gidman

John Gidman 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTER-APPLICATION COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20210073472
    Abstract: A data processing method includes (a) executing a messaging application program and other application programs on a computer system; (b) analyzing text in each message handled by the messaging application program to identify textual data items in the message that can potentially be processed by the application programs; (c) displaying the analyzed messages to the user, such that each textual data item in the messages is visually marked and selectable by the user; (d) receiving an input from the user selecting a textual data item; (e) broadcasting information on the selected textual data item to the application programs; (f) determining independently through each of the application programs whether the broadcasted information is semantically relevant to that application program; and (g) if so, processing the information through the application program and displaying results to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: John Gidman, Christian Dietz
  • Methods and systems for inter-application communication
    Patent number: 10839166
    Abstract: A data processing method includes (a) executing a messaging application program and other application programs on a computer system; (b) analyzing text in each message handled by the messaging application program to identify textual data items in the message that can potentially be processed by the application programs; (c) displaying the analyzed messages to the user, such that each textual data item in the messages is visually marked and selectable by the user; (d) receiving an input from the user selecting a textual data item; (e) broadcasting information on the selected textual data item to the application programs; (f) determining independently through each of the application programs whether the broadcasted information is semantically relevant to that application program; and (g) if so, processing the information through the application program and displaying results to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Gidman, Christian Dietz
  • Methods and systems for inter-application communication
    Patent number: 9135095
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for inter-application communication using messages posted on a bulletin board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Gidman, Christian Dietz