Patents by Inventor Michael D. Willivam

Michael D. Willivam 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 for dynamically associating type information and creating and processing meta-data in a service oriented architecture
    Patent number: 7631314
    Abstract: A method for dynamically associating type information about extensible messages in a service-oriented architecture includes configuring a simple object access protocol (SOAP) message header to include message meta-data and semantics, thereby facilitating a dynamic exchange of semantic type information for open content message exchange between a sender and a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joshy Joseph, Thomas R. Maguire, Michael D. Willivam