Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Ackner

Lawrence M. Ackner 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).

  • GUI interpretation technology for client/server environment
    Patent number: 6901435
    Abstract: A method that involves receiving a message from a remote device, the message comprising either a definition, a state change, a command or some combination thereof; processing the definition (if any) before the state change (if any); and processing the state change (if any) before processing the command (if any). Another method that involves recognizing a dependence on a remote device; and sending a message to the remote device, the message comprising either a definition, a state change, a command or some combination thereof. Also apparati having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the above methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Sulcer, Lawrence M. Ackner, Donna S. Lowe-Cleveland