Patents by Inventor Randy D. Baxter

Randy D. Baxter 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).

  • Intelligent business object document system
    Patent number: 7908305
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for providing an integrated environment for processing business object documents (BODs). The integrated environment utilizes an IntelliBod system to employ standard business semantics while adapting modified business terms. Applications requesting integration, or mapping, map to common business semantics of the BODs, and the IntelliBOD system manages the business semantic (and technical) integration of the applications. IntelliBOD systems utilize JAVA environments to process requests, thereby reducing cost and space required to maintain general purpose middleware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Randy D. Baxter, Vincent E. Price, Sterling R. Smith, Christopher H. L. Wicher
  • Intelligent Business Object Document System
    Publication number: 20090259482
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for providing an integrated environment for processing business object documents (BODs). The integrated environment utilizes an IntelliBod system to employ standard business semantics while adapting modified business terms. Applications requesting integration, or mapping, map to common business semantics of the BODs, and the IntelliBOD system manages the business semantic (and technical) integration of the applications. IntelliBOD systems utilize JAVA environments to process requests, thereby reducing cost and space required to maintain general purpose middleware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Randy D. Baxter, Vincent E. Price, Sterling R. Smith, Christopher H. L. Wicher
  • Assessing information technology products
    Publication number: 20040199417
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for assessing information technology products by comparing a product (including a product still under development) to a set of criteria. Each of the criteria may have one or more attributes, and may be different in priority from one another. The comparison is preferably directed toward ensuring, and/or improving, the product's acceptance by its target marketplace or market segment. In preferred embodiments, a product assessment score is created as a result of the comparison. When necessary, a set of recommendations for product changes is also created. The criteria/attributes may be prioritized in view of their importance to the target marketplace or market segment, and the assessment results are preferably provided to product teams to influence the importance of product planning and/or development efforts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Randy D. Baxter, William L. Bliss, Stephen Biondi, Robert J. Bojanek, James E. Carey, Thomas D. Christopherson, Charles S. Davis, Kathleen A. Diedrich, Charles S. Gauthier, Uwe K. Hansmann, Katherine A. Imming, Pamela A. Kaplan, Roger Q. Kerr, Brian L. Peterson, Thomas P. Pitzen, Christopher H. Wicher