Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Lynn
Ronald W. Lynn 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).
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Patent number: 9778940Abstract: A technique for executing applets is provided. Initially, a webtop applet is loaded into, for example, a browser window. The webtop applet displays the list of applets available to a user. The user selects one or more applets from the list received by the webtop applet. The webtop applet generates a separate JInternal frame for each selected applet, and each JInternal frame executes its associated applet within a separate window. The windows assume different configurations such as being resized, repositioned, cascaded, tiled, windowed, minimized, maximized, or overlapped with one or more other windows within a fixed-size view space of the browser window. Each window is manipulated by the user separately from the other windows which are contained within the fixed sized view space.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Timothy A. Best, Michael J. Dockter, Stephan Grell, Ronald W. Lynn
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Publication number: 20120278703Abstract: A technique for executing applets is provided. Initially, a webtop applet is loaded into, for example, a browser window. The webtop applet displays the list of applets available to a user. The user selects one or more applets from the list received by the webtop applet. The webtop applet generates a separate JInternal frame for each selected applet, and each JInternal frame executes its associated applet within a separate window. The windows assume different configurations such as being resized, repositioned, cascaded, tiled, windowed, minimized, maximized, or overlapped with one or more other windows within a fixed-size view space of the browser window. Each window is manipulated by the user separately from the other windows which are contained within the fixed sized view space.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy A. Best, Michael J. Dockter, Stephan Grell, Ronald W. Lynn
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Patent number: 8255809Abstract: A technique for executing applets is provided. Initially, a webtop applet is loaded into, for example, a browser window. The webtop applet displays the list of applets available to a user. The user selects one or more applets from the list received by the webtop applet. The webtop applet generates a separate JInternal frame for each selected applet, and each JInternal frame executes its associated applet within a separate window. The windows assume different configurations such as being resized, repositioned, cascaded, tiled, windowed, minimized, maximized, or overlapped with one or more other windows within a fixed-size view space of the browser window. Each window is manipulated by the user separately from the other windows which are contained within the fixed sized view space.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Timothy A. Best, Michael J. Dockter, Stephan Grell, Ronald W. Lynn
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Patent number: 7328208Abstract: A method and system for improving text searching is disclosed. The method and system provides a network of document relationship and utilizes the network of document relationships to identify the region of documents that can be used to satisfy a user's request. In a preferred embodiment, the text searching method in accordance with the present invention augments a conventional text search by using information on document relationships and metadata. The text searching method and system improves upon conventional text search techniques by incorporating relationship metadata to define regions to search within. In the present invention the definition of a region is not limited to just categories as it includes neighborhoods around individual documents and sets which have been user defined.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dockter, Jochen F. Doerre, Ronald W. Lynn, Joseph A. Munoz, Randal J. Richardt, Roland Seiffert
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Patent number: 7054882Abstract: A method and system for improving text searching is disclosed. The method and system provides a network of document relationship and utilizes the network of document relationships to identify the region of documents that can be used to satisfy a user's request. In a preferred embodiment, the text searching method in accordance with the present invention augments a conventional text search by using information on document relationships and metadata. The text searching method and system improves upon conventional text search techniques by incorporating relationship metadata to define regions to search within. In the present invention the definition of a region is not limited to just categories as it includes neighborhoods around individual documents and sets which have been user defined.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dockter, Jochen F. Doerre, Ronald W. Lynn, Joseph A. Munoz, Randal J. Richardt, Roland Seiffert
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Patent number: 6999974Abstract: A method and system for improving text searching is disclosed. The method and system provides a network of document relationship and utilizes the network of document relationships to identify the region of documents that can be used to satisfy a user's request. In a preferred embodiment, the text searching method in accordance with the present invention augments a conventional text search by using information on document relationships and metadata. The text searching method and system improves upon conventional text search techniques by incorporating relationship metadata to define regions to search within. In the present invention the definition of a region is not limited to just categories as it includes neighborhoods around individual documents and sets which have been user defined.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dockter, Jochen F. Doerre, Ronald W. Lynn, Joseph A. Munoz, Randal J. Richardt, Roland Seiffert
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Patent number: 6691107Abstract: A method and system for improving text searching is disclosed. The method and system provides a network of document relationship and utilizes the network of document relationships to identify the region of documents that can be used to satisfy a user's request. In a preferred embodiment, the text searching method in accordance with the present invention augments a conventional text search by using information on document relationships and metadata. The text searching method and system improves upon conventional text search techniques by incorporating relationship metadata to define regions to search within. In the present invention the definition of a region is not limited to just categories as it includes neighborhoods around individual documents and sets which have been user defined.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2000Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dockter, Jochen F. Doerre, Ronald W. Lynn, Joseph A. Munoz, Randal J. Richardt, Roland Seiffert
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Patent number: 6611845Abstract: A system and method for storing and managing sets of objects is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing a plurality of set nodes based upon a defined set of data objects; and associating a plurality of constraint nodes with the plurality of set nodes. The method and system includes providing a plurality of object nodes based upon the objects; and obtaining object metadata from the plurality of object nodes. The method and system further includes associating at least one of the plurality of object nodes with at least one of the plurality of set nodes based upon a criteria and detecting that at least one of the plurality of set nodes has been modified and delivering a notification to at least one constraint node of a plurality of constraint nodes. Each of the plurality of constraint nodes provides constraints on at least one set node. Accordingly, a method and system in accordance with the present invention unifies the storing and managing of sets in order to simplify overall system behavior.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2000Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dockter, Ronald W. Lynn, Randal J. Richardt, Roland Seiffert
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Publication number: 20030135828Abstract: A method and system for improving text searching is disclosed. The method and system provides a network of document relationship and utilizes the network of document relationships to identify the region of documents that can be used to satisfy a user's request. In a preferred embodiment, the text searching method in accordance with the present invention augments a conventional text search by using information on document relationships and metadata. The text searching method and system improves upon conventional text search techniques by incorporating relationship metadata to define regions to search within. In the present invention the definition of a region is not limited to just categories as it includes neighborhoods around individual documents and sets which have been user defined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2003Publication date: July 17, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dockter, Jochen F. Doerre, Ronald W. Lynn, Joseph A. Munoz, Randal J. Richardt, Roland Seiffert
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Publication number: 20030120645Abstract: A method and system for improving text searching is disclosed. The method and system provides a network of document relationship and utilizes the network of document relationships to identify the region of documents that can be used to satisfy a user's request. In a preferred embodiment, the text searching method in accordance with the present invention augments a conventional text search by using information on document relationships and metadata. The text searching method and system improves upon conventional text search techniques by incorporating relationship metadata to define regions to search within. In the present invention the definition of a region is not limited to just categories as it includes neighborhoods around individual documents and sets which have been user defined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2003Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Dockter, Jochen F. Doerre, Ronald W. Lynn, Joseph A. Munoz, Randal J. Richardt, Roland Seiffert
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Publication number: 20010043235Abstract: A technique for executing applets is provided. Initially, a webtop applet is loaded into, for example, a browser window. The webtop applet displays the list of applets available to a user. The user selects one or more applets from the list received by the webtop applet. The webtop applet generates a separate JInternal frame for each selected applet, and each JInternal frame executes its associated applet within a separate window. The windows assume different configurations such as being resized, repositioned, cascaded, tiled, windowed, minimized, maximized, or overlapped with one or more other windows within a fixed-size view space of the browser window. Each window is manipulated by the user separately from the other windows which are contained within the fixed sized view space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2000Publication date: November 22, 2001Inventors: Timothy A. Best, Michael J. Dockter, Stephan Grell, Ronald W. Lynn