Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Yates

Kenneth D. Yates 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).

  • Method and system in a data processing system for the enhancement of relationships between reference objects in an object oriented environment and a data object outside an object oriented environment
    Patent number: 5511196
    Abstract: A method and system in a data processing system for the establishment of relationships between reference objects in an object oriented environment and an associated data object residing outside an object oriented environment. A data object within an application outside an object oriented environment is identified. Multiple reference objects within an oriented environment are then established. Each reference object has a unique identifier and is associated with one of multiple users. Each reference object is associated with the identified data object so that multiple users may concurrently access the data object utilizing an associated reference object. The associated data object may then be modified in response to a modification of any reference object. Similarly, the reference objects may be modified in response to a modification of the associated data object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd W. Shackelford, Judith A. Smith, April D. E. Stiles, Kenneth D. Yates