Patents by Inventor Michael G. St. Jacques

Michael G. St. Jacques 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 of modeling complex navigational logic in a client/server environment
    Patent number: 6182056
    Abstract: A method for modeling complex navigational logic that automatically controls the presentation of screen displays at the user interface of a client in a client/server environment utilizes a Navigation Analysis Vehicle “NAV”) (or module) and a Matrix Analysis Package (“MAP”). The MAP facilitates creation of navigation rules for linkage with the rest of the application. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the NAV communicates navigational instructions to a user interface for the display and take-down of screens, and also communicates with other processes such as editors and data manipulators. After the navigation rules are created, those rules are then applied to provide navigational logic for the user interface for the processing of the user interface screens. MAP creates the navigation rules in a user-friendly, C-like language and parses them into ANSI-standard C language for linkage with other processes that control the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: GTE Data Services Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael G. St. Jacques, Delano C. Stevens
  • Rule-based system for the provision of complex navigational logic
    Patent number: 5870727
    Abstract: In a client/server environment, a rule-based system for the provision of complex navigational logic in an application comprises a Navigation Analysis Vehicle ("NAV") and a Matrix Analysis Package ("MAP"). The MAP facilitates creation of navigation rules for linkage with the rest of the application. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the NAV communicates navigational instructions to a user interface for the display and the take-down of screens and also communicates with other processes such as editors and data manipulators. After the navigation rules are created, those rules are then applied to provide navigational logic for the user interface for the processing the user interface screens. MAP creates the navigation rules in a user-friendly, C-like language and parses them into ANSI-standard C language for linkage with other processes that control the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: GTE Data Services Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael G. St. Jacques, Delano C. Stevens