Patents by Inventor Michael Jason Smith

Michael Jason Smith 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).

  • Drag and drop rule topology
    Patent number: 8140991
    Abstract: The Rule Editing Program (REP) displays a rule in a hierarchical tree topology, wherein individual rule portions can be reordered by moving them to different locations within the rule using drag and drop interaction. Dragging and dropping rule portions results in the rule itself being changed accordingly. Additionally, new rule portions can be added to any part of the rule, including the beginning, middle and end. Finally, the entire rule, and individual rule portions, can be expanded all the way out, and collapsed all the way in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Jason Smith, Elizabeth Ann Black-Ziegelbein, Tsu-Phin Hee
  • Method and Apparatus for Drag and Drop Rule Topology
    Publication number: 20090113331
    Abstract: The Rule Editing Program (REP) displays a rule in a hierarchical tree topology, wherein individual rule portions can be reordered by moving them to different locations within the rule using drag and drop interaction. Dragging and dropping rule portions results in the rule itself being changed accordingly. Additionally, new rule portions can be added to any part of the rule, including the beginning, middle and end. Finally, the entire rule, and individual rule portions, can be expanded all the way out, and collapsed all the way in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Jason Smith, Elizabeth Ann Black-Ziegelbein, Tsu-Phin Hee