Patents by Inventor John W. Wiley, Jr.

John W. Wiley, Jr. 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).

  • Electronic system for accessing graphical and textual information
    Patent number: 4805134
    Abstract: An architecture for the implementation of an information utility for accessing information and executing transactions on an interactive basis between Videotex databases and individual end user terminals, some or all of which may be remotely located with respect to each other. The utility may be associated with a Videotex Application Network (VAN) and includes a combination of distributed, semiautonomous Operations Nodes (ONs), each characterized by (1) one or more affiliated users, (2) the inclusion of some form of database, and (3) one or more customized application programs, and each is also capable of "standalone" operation. Each database comprises pages of control information and displayable data. Each node comprises a directory of databases at other nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Krishnamurthi Kannan, Suk S. Soo, Thomas G. Burket, John W. Wiley, Jr.