Patents by Inventor Robert Kinyon

Robert Kinyon 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: 7610364
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the present invention provide for controlling the operation of at least one specific computing system in a network based upon the aspects of the computing system that are present for an operating session of a specific computing system by updating the configuration attributes in a base configuration file with configuration attributes contained in aspect configuration files that are associated with the specific computing system aspects, such as the specific computing element, the specific user of the computing element, the specific location of the computing element, and/or any other aspect of the computing system to generate a session configuration file for the operating session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kinyon, Jollinus Salehy, Chris Guzik, Glenn Carr
  • Publication number: 20090182707
    Abstract: A method of database changeset management for automated information enhancement and control over changesets using a computational device. The steps include: analyzing and processing a query; journaling the query into a changeset-journaling module; recording a blocking journal entry based on a blocking characteristic of the query into a journal blocker module; sending a database mutation statement to a database. Undo requests are checked against the blocking journal before execution. Further steps include: triggering an interest protocol on a match of a query with an interest set; returning a response to a query based solely on information from a changeset-journaling module; comparing an actual return from the database to an expected return and generating a difference statement therebetween; providing a collaboration module; and providing a second changeset-journal module configured to journal an alternate database state; and returning a query result based on the alternate database state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: DBIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Kinyon, Seth Blank
  • Publication number: 20070266124
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the present invention provide for controlling the operation of at least one specific computing system in a network based upon the aspects of the computing system that are present for an operating session of a specific computing system by updating the configuration attributes in a base configuration file with configuration attributes contained in aspect configuration files that are associated with the specific computing system aspects, such as the specific computing element, the specific user of the computing element, the specific location of the computing element, and/or any other aspect of the computing system to generate a session configuration file for the operating session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kinyon, Jollinus Salehy, Chris Guzik, Glenn Carr
  • Patent number: 7254624
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the present invention provide for efficiently configuring computing systems based upon the aspects of the computing system that are present for an operating session of a specific computing system by updating the configuration attributes in a base configuration file with configuration attributes contained in aspect configuration files that are associated with the specific computing system aspects, such as the specific computing element, the specific user of the computing element, the specific location of the computing element, and/or any other aspect of the computing system to generate a session configuration file for the operating session. Thus, a session configuration file may be created for any combination of aspects of the computing system associated with configuration files to properly set up the specific computing system, including any peripheral devices, for the particular operating session such that the computing element does not have to be separately configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kinyon, Jollinus Salehy, Chris Guzik, Glenn Carr
  • Publication number: 20020178239
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the present invention provide for efficiently configuring computing systems based upon the aspects of the computing system that are present for an operating session of a specific computing system by updating the configuration attributes in a base configuration file with configuration attributes contained in aspect configuration files that are associated with the specific computing system aspects, such as the specific computing element, the specific user of the computing element, the specific location of the computing element, and/or any other aspect of the computing system to generate a session configuration file for the operating session. Thus, a session configuration file may be created for any combination of aspects of the computing system associated with configuration files to properly set up the specific computing system, including any peripheral devices, for the particular operating session such that the computing element does not have to be separately configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kinyon, Jollinus Salehy, Chris Guzik, Glenn Carr
  • Patent number: 5631827
    Abstract: The various transportation logistics tasks, such as order processing, order fulfillment, transportation of goods and tracking, are assigned to individual client/server objects which make up the building blocks of the computerized logistics management system. A tokenized message handling scheme allows client and server objects to share information, even where the respective data types do not match. An external processing manager provides script handling services to other client applications, allowing those applications to modify the performance of other program objects and to communicate with the outside world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: TanData Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Nicholls, Robert Kinyon, Jeff Skaistis, Steve Johnson, Andy Locker, Chris Guzik, Scott Howard
  • Patent number: 5485369
    Abstract: The various transportation logistics tasks, such as order processing, order fulfillment, transportation of goods and tracking, are assigned to individual client/server objects which make up the building blocks of the computerized logistics management system. A tokenized message handling scheme allows client and server objects to share information, even where the respective data types do not match. An external processing manager provides script handling services to other client applications, allowing those applications to modify the performance of other program objects and to communicate with the outside world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: TanData Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Nicholls, Robert Kinyon, Jeff Skaistis, Steve Johnson, Andy Locker, Chris Guzik, Scott Howard
  • Patent number: RE40924
    Abstract: The various transportation logistics tasks, such as order processing, order fulfillment, transportation of goods and tracking, are assigned to individual client/server objects which make up the building blocks of the computerized logistics management system. A tokenized message handling scheme allows client and server objects to share information, even where the respective data types do not match. An external processing manager provides script handling services to other client applications, allowing those applications to modify the performance of other program objects and to communicate with the outside world.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Nicholls, Robert Kinyon, Jeff Skaistis, Steve Johnson, Andy Locker, Chris Guzik, Scott Howard