Patents by Inventor Scott E. Snyder

Scott E. Snyder 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: 5396630
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system in a data processing system, having a multitasking operating system which includes a plurality of processes, for providing communication between objects executing within the processes in the multitasking operating system, the method and system includes registering an object within a communications manager in response to a launching of the object. The communications manager monitors all objects registered with the communications manager within the plurality of processes. A determination of whether a first object is registered is made utilizing the communications manager, in response to receiving a request from a second object to send a message to the first object. Automatic initiation of the launching the first object within the processes is performed if the first object is unregistered utilizing the communications manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Venu P. Banda, Robert F. Selby, Scott E. Snyder, Jeffrey T. Tuatini