Patents by Inventor John H. Christiansen

John H. Christiansen 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: 6058387
    Abstract: A dynamic information architecture system and method for coupling one or more independent computer models to a computer expert system. A context manager establishes the couplings at run-time based upon a user's input goals and constraints. The context manager links available, but not readily compatible, computer models to solve for the user's input. An interface is provided for enabling the linkages through a structure of objects and object classes. Entity, aspect and process objects are created according to each computer model to provide a common interface. Large or small scale computer models can be accessed collectively, and complex systems can be thus be modeled. An event queue is automatically assembled to schedule events that form an event driven computer simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Allan P. Campbell, John H. Christiansen