Patents by Inventor Joyce Orndorff

Joyce Orndorff 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 providing status indication for long-running modal tasks
    Patent number: 7441233
    Abstract: A system and method providing status information about a task being processed on a computer system is described. The task comprises an operation that blocks user activity, such as a modal task. Status information about the task is obtained during processing of the task on an event thread of a computer system. A status display is generated based upon this status information. The task yields time on the event thread, enabling the status information to be displayed in the user interface of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Borland Software Corporation
    Inventors: Joyce Orndorff, Blake Stone