Patents by Inventor Margaret Mary O'Connell

Margaret Mary O'Connell 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: 9021507
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for dynamic program integration is described. The method may comprise allowing, with at least one of a client electronic device and a server computer, selection of content in an original program. The method may further comprise applying a command sequence to the content. The method may also comprise copying the content on to a clipboard. Moreover, the method may activate a new program configured to handle the content. Additionally, the method may transfer the content from the clipboard to the new program and receive the content in the new program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hanna Russo, Margaret Mary O'Connell
  • Patent number: 8429596
    Abstract: A method and system for aggregating two or more templated components using an aggregation component is provided. Each templated component has at least one configurable element. The aggregation component comprises at least one configurable element, and an extraction mechanism operable to identify configurable elements of the components selected for aggregation. The aggregation component further comprises a mapping mechanism for mapping configurable elements of the selected components to configurable elements of the aggregation component; a storage mechanism for storing data identifying aggregated components and the corresponding mappings of the configurable elements; and a management mechanism for managing data identifying configuration settings of the aggregated selected components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley Kieran Jerrard-Dunne, Bill Looby, Margaret Mary O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20110161989
    Abstract: A method and computer program product for dynamic program integration is described. The method may comprise allowing, with at least one of a client electronic device and a server computer, selection of content in an original program. The method may further comprise applying a command sequence to the content. The method may also comprise copying the content on to a clipboard. Moreover, the method may activate a new program configured to handle the content. Additionally, the method may transfer the content from the clipboard to the new program and receive the content in the new program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hanna Russo, Margaret Mary O'Connell