Patents by Inventor Scott T. Terrell

Scott T. Terrell 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).

  • Computer framework and method for isolating a business component from specific implementations of a datastore
    Patent number: 7031976
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer framework and method for a business component to retrieve data from a backend datastore using object technology. The invention discloses a method for isolating a business component from specific implementations of a datastore, including the steps of supplying a database wrapper; using the database wrapper to begin a database session; supplying a domain object factory; using the domain object factory to create a domain object; converting the domain object from a persistent state to a transient state; ending the database session; and returning the domain object to the business component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kemi Y. Ibitayo, Joey Levi, Dwayne T. Smith, Scott T. Terrell, James B. Tucker