Patents by Inventor Michael W. Eastwick

Michael W. Eastwick 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).

  • Integration of legacy database management systems with ODBC-compliant application programs
    Patent number: 6240417
    Abstract: A database integrator is provided to an application program that utilizes the ODBC interface so as to enable the application program to access the data in a legacy DBMS. The application program (“the client program”) is located on a workstation, and the legacy DBMS is located on a host computer. The legacy DBMS is used primarily by an application program (“the server program”). The database integrator receives ODBC commands from the client program, and unlike database drivers interacting with non-legacy DBMSs that send SQL statements to the DBMS, the database integrator instead converts these commands into server program-specific commands to manipulate the user interface of the server program, establishes a connection with the server program over a terminal emulation session, and issues the server program-specific commands to the server program by using the terminal emulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Michael W. Eastwick, Gregory K. Miskin
  • Integration of legacy database management systems with ODBC-compliant application programs
    Patent number: 6052685
    Abstract: A database integrator is provided to an application program that utilizes the ODBC interface so as to enable the application program to access the data in a legacy DBMS. The application program ("the client program") is located on a workstation, and the legacy DBMS is located on a host computer. The legacy DBMS is used primarily by an application program ("the server program"). The database integrator receives ODBC commands from the client program, and unlike database drivers interacting with non-legacy DBMSs that send SQL statements to the DBMS, the database integrator instead converts these commands into server program-specific commands to manipulate the user interface of the server program, establishes a connection with the server program over a terminal emulation session, and issues the server program-specific commands to the server program by using the terminal emulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Mosaix, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Eastwick, Gregory K. Miskin