Patents by Inventor Michael W. Donovan

Michael W. Donovan 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).

  • Selectively structuring a table of contents for accessing a database
    Patent number: 8601001
    Abstract: A computer-based system for accessing content. The system includes a database in which the content is included in a plurality of content nodes. Each content node is uniquely identified by an identifier in a database table. The table is configured recursively to represent the content nodes. A browser uses one of the identifiers to format a table of contents (TOC) node referring to the corresponding content node. The browser inserts the TOC node into a TOC for accessing one or more of the content nodes. The TOC is recursively configurable in accordance with at least a portion of the table configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John F. Bremer, Patrick J. Eames, Michael W. Donovan