Patents by Inventor Mark Kirkpatrick

Mark Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Publication number: 20090063661
    Abstract: A computer system, method, and computer-readable medium for presenting forms and publishing form data are provided. A software component is operative to determine if a request for a network resource containing a form has been received. If such a request has been received, the software component determines whether a previously compiled class file should be utilized to respond to the form request. If a previously compiled class file cannot be utilized, the software component compiles a class file capable of generating the fields of the requested form. When the class file is compiled, a field engine table is consulted and field names for the fields to be placed on the requested form are retrieved. A field name specified in the field engine table is associated with the correspondence fields in a form. When a submission containing response data for the fields in the form as received, the software component saves the response data in an output table having fields named identically to the fields in the form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kirkpatrick, Wendy Jennings, Mauricio Lopez
  • Patent number: 7469270
    Abstract: A computer system, method, and computer-readable medium for presenting forms and publishing form data are provided. A software component is operative to determine if a request for a network resource containing a form has been received. If such a request has been received, the software component determines whether a previously compiled class file should be utilized to respond to the form request. If a previously compiled class file cannot be utilized, the software component compiles a class file capable of generating the fields of the requested form. When the class file is compiled, a field engine table is consulted and field names for the fields to be placed on the requested form are retrieved. A field name specified in the field engine table is associated with the correspondence fields in a form. When a submission containing response data for the fields in the form as received, the software component saves the response data in an output table having fields named identically to the fields in the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A Kirkpatrick, Wendy Jennings, Mauricio Lopez
  • Publication number: 20080313220
    Abstract: An interface is provided between a running computer application and a system monitor. The system monitor handles notification messages generated by the computer application. The interface includes an import module to scan a source file, extract notification messages from the source file and store the notification messages in a scan file. The interface includes a manager module to display each notification message in the scan file in a table in a graphical user interface to allow modifications to the data in the table. The data is exported to an export stage. The export module performs any translation required to create a file of the notification messages in a format that is acceptable to the system monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Kirkpatrick, Darrin Morrow, John Strohmeyer
  • Patent number: 7451404
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems of accessing data via a legacy computer system. A screen field configuration file for a legacy computer system is accessed, where the screen field configuration file storing screen field information. One or more screen fields are identified. Each identified screen field has a screen field identifier and one or more screen field location identifiers stored in the configuration file. One or more screen field objects are created, where each screen field object corresponds to an identified screen field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kirkpatrick, John A. Strohmeyer
  • Patent number: 7441007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method that employs a centralized properties server accessible from multiple applications using established computer network protocols. Applications that need configuration variables can make a request to the properties server. The server will then provide configuration values based on the attribute requested. Java applications may request property information by the use of the Java Remote Method Invocation and other applications may request information through a CORBA gateway server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kirkpatrick, Darin J. Morrow, John A. Strohmeyer, Kent Corley
  • Patent number: 7434208
    Abstract: An interface is provided between a running computer application and a system monitor. The system monitor handles notification messages generated by the computer application. The interface includes an import module to scan a source file, extract notification messages from the source file and store the notification messages in a scan file. The interface includes a manager module to display each notification message in the scan file in a table in a graphical user interface to allow modifications to the data in the table. The data is exported to an export stage. The export module performs any translation required to create a file of the notification messages in a format that is acceptable to the system monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Kirkpatrick, Darrin Morrow, John Strohmeyer
  • Patent number: 7415291
    Abstract: A system and method is described for augmenting cellular telephone signals for a cellular telephone. In an exemplary embodiment, a cellular battery is equipped with a sound generating device that stores one or more audio signals that are activated upon receipt of a telephone call. Optionally, the battery may store a library of audio signals that may be programmable and edited. The system and method of the present invention enables a user to choose audio alert sounds beyond the scope of those provided by the manufacturer of a cellular telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20080195505
    Abstract: A method and system for processing a remote order is described that allows a customer to remotely send a signal to a business. The signal contains the order information for the customer and what the customer wants from the business. Thus, this system allows the business to process such an order before the customer arrives at the business, preventing idle time by the customer at the business while the order is being processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventor: Mark A. Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20080147652
    Abstract: Physical addresses entered into electronic documents such as letters, electronic mail messages, web pages, and the like are verified as the correct address. The physical address is identified as such, by manual selection or pattern matching to expected address formats. The identified address is then compared to a library of physical addresses to determine if exact or close matches exist. The user is then provided with an indication of whether there is an exact match and/or whether close matches exist. Options may be provided such as to replace the identified physical address within the document with one of the close matches, map one or more of the addresses, save the addresses to recently used lists, and add an identified address to a library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20080106435
    Abstract: A method for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle includes: receiving an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and, responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warning the occupant of the second vehicle that the emergency vehicle may be approaching and/or is in a vicinity of the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20080095334
    Abstract: A status reporting system (SRS) automatically reports updated status of a project to an interested party based on status information stored in a status system. The SRS is communicatively coupled to the status system and includes a monitoring device that contacts the status system to determine whether such status system has new status information stored therein and obtains such new status information from the status system. An internal mail device receives the obtained status information, ascertains from the received status information the interested party, locates an electronic mail address for the interested party, formats the received status information into a piece of electronic mail which includes the received status information and the located electronic mail address, and forwards the piece of electronic mail to the interested party by way of an electronic mail service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin Morrow, John Strohmeyer, Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 7359702
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products provide for creating a gateway between a wired telephone and a wireless telephone network. The gateway device is connected to a wired home telephone network having one or more wired telephones, a wired telephone network, such as the PSTN, and a wireless telephone network. The apparatus may operate in a first mode that allows the wired telephone network to be utilized as a primary telephone network for the wired home telephone network and the wireless telephone network to be utilized as a backup in case of failure of the wired telephone network. Alternatively, the apparatus may operate in a second mode that allows the wireless telephone network to be utilized as a primary telephone network for the wired home telephone network and the wired telephone network to be utilized as a backup in case of failure of the wireless telephone network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 7359868
    Abstract: A method and system for processing a remote order is described that allows a customer to remotely send a signal to a business. The signal contains the order information for the customer and what the customer wants from the business. Thus, this system allows the business to process such an order before the customer arrives at the business, preventing idle time by the customer at the business while the order is being processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 7353248
    Abstract: Clients using standard software protocols may access a validation application server for validation service on data via a number of methods including Internet applications, a Java RMI server, a CORBA gateway server and graphical screen interphase applications. The validation server provides validation service on the data based on dynamically-maintained, centrally-stored validation functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kirkpatrick, John A. Strohmeyer, Darin J. Morrow, Michael S. Bass
  • Patent number: 7328249
    Abstract: A status reporting system (SRS) automatically reports updated status of a project to an interested party based on status information stored in a status system. The SRS is communicatively coupled to the status system and includes a monitoring device that contacts the status system to determine whether such status system has new status information stored therein and obtains such new status information from the status system. An internal mail device receives the obtained status information, ascertains from the received status information the interested party, locates an electronic mail address for the interested party, formats the received status information into a piece of electronic mail which includes the received status information and the located electronic mail address, and forwards the piece of electronic mail to the interested party by way of an electronic mail service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin J. Morrow, John A. Strohmeyer, Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20080020805
    Abstract: A device, system and method is described for augmenting cellular telephone signals for a cellular telephone. In an exemplary embodiment, an audio signal device cellular is provided with a sound generating device that stores one or more audio signals that are activated upon receipt of a telephone call. Optionally, the audio signal device may store a library of audio signals that may be programmable and edited. The device, system and method of the present invention enables a user to choose audio alert sounds beyond the scope of those provided by the manufacturer of a cellular telephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventor: Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 7296297
    Abstract: Clients using standard software protocols may access stored validation functions in order to perform validation functions on data via a number of methods including Internet applications, a Java RMI server, a CORBA gateway server and graphical screen interphase applications. The system allows for the efficient performance of validation services on data based on dynamically-maintained, centrally-stored validation functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T BLS Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Kirkpatrick, Michael S. Bass, Darin J. Morrow, John A. Strohmeyer, Mauricio Lopez
  • Patent number: 7277734
    Abstract: A device, system and method is described for augmenting cellular telephone signals for a cellular telephone. In an exemplary embodiment, an audio signal device cellular is provided with a sound generating device that stores one or more audio signals that are activated upon receipt of a telephone call. Optionally, the audio signal device may store a library of audio signals that may be programmable and edited. The device, system and method of the present invention enables a user to choose audio alert sounds beyond the scope of those provided by the manufacturer of a cellular telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T BLS Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Publication number: 20070198908
    Abstract: An interface is provided between a running computer application and a system monitor. The system monitor handles notification messages generated by the computer application. The interface includes an import module to scan a source file, extract notification messages from the source file and store the notification messages in a scan file. The interface includes a manager module to display each notification message in the scan file in a table in a graphical user interface to allow modifications to the data in the table. The data is exported to an export stage. The export module performs any translation required to create a file of the notification messages in a format that is acceptable to the system monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Kirkpatrick, Darrin Morrow, John Strohmeyer
  • Publication number: 20070173295
    Abstract: A system and method is described for augmenting cellular telephone signals for a cellular telephone. In an exemplary embodiment, a cellular battery is equipped with a sound generating device that stores one or more audio signals that are activated upon receipt of a telephone call. Optionally, the battery may store a library of audio signals that may be programmable and edited. The system and method of the present invention enables a user to choose audio alert sounds beyond the scope of those provided by the manufacturer of a cellular telephone. A removable memory device containing at least one accessible sound file is attachable to the battery or telephone body, and provides increased selection of audio signal choices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Mark Kirkpatrick