Patents by Inventor Kathleen Miyoko Nojima

Kathleen Miyoko Nojima 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: 10031938
    Abstract: The present invention generally is directed to a system, method and article of constructing queries from a set of query conditions. The query conditions are grouped using logical operators to generate a database query. Query conditions within a group may be connected using a logical “OR” operator and groups of query conditions may be connected using a logical “AND” operator. Once generated, the database query may be presented to a user for review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Bradley Allen, Keith Caceres, Michael Henry D'Amico, Brand Lee Hunt, Kathleen Miyoko Nojima, Maria Nichole Schwenger
  • Publication number: 20080133570
    Abstract: The present invention generally is directed to a system, method and article of constructing queries from a set of query conditions. The query conditions are grouped using logical operators to generate a database query. Query conditions within a group may be connected using a logical “OR” operator and groups of query conditions may be connected using a logical “AND” operator. Once generated, the database query may be presented to a user for review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Bradley Allen, Keith Caceres, Michael Henry D'Amico, Brand Lee Hunt, Kathleen Miyoko Nojima, Maria Nichole Schwenger
  • Publication number: 20040095397
    Abstract: A method and system for providing feedback for docking a content pane in a host window is disclosed. The method and system include providing a docking map. The docking map includes a plurality of docking areas therewithin. The method and system also include positioning a thumbnail associated with a content pane over one of the plurality of docking areas. Finally, the method and system include providing a hotspot on the thumbnail. The hotspot indicates that the content pane can be dropped into the one docking area. The feedback enables a user to precisely dock a content pane. In addition, a user can predict the final configuration of the host window. In addition, the docking of the content pane can determine complex configurations within a host window including nested splitters and notebooks whose tabs are oriented in any direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Kathleen Miyoko Nojima, Frederick Thomas, Chenhong Xia