Patents by Inventor Michael Wei Mao

Michael Wei Mao 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).

  • Patent number: 7627854
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for automatically generating object setup scripts. A form is presented to a user in a graphical user interface. The user provides input in a set of fields within the form, which is received and validated. A set of object setup scripts are then generated based on the user input to the form. To generate the set of object setup scripts based on the user input an analysis is performed on the set of fields as a set of objects, and at least one variable is set to hold the value of the set of objects. String manipulations are used to obtain the values in the set of fields, and the values are entered into the set of object setup scripts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dell Blair Burner, Brett Austin Johnson, Yat On Lau, Michael Wei Mao, Daina Edvina Pupons Wickham
  • Patent number: 7447998
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a computer-implemented method, system and computer program product provide a graphical interface. At least one tab is presented on a display. The tab comprises one or more child objects of a parent object of a hierarchy of objects. The tab has a three-dimensional effect. The tab has an apparent bend into the display. The apparent bend into the display increases as a depth of the one or more child objects of the hierarchy increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tracy Hutcheson, Michael Wei Mao, Debra Lee Mayhew