Patents by Inventor Scott Thomas Senst

Scott Thomas Senst 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).

  • REUSABLE CONFIGURATION TOOL
    Publication number: 20030061572
    Abstract: Method, system and signal bearing medium for configuring an integrated circuit are provided. One embodiment provides a method for configuring an integrated circuit, comprising: providing a user interface for displaying one or more abstract data elements for user selection, wherein the one or more abstract data elements represent one or more controls associated with characteristics of the integrated circuit; receiving a user selection of an abstract data element; validating associated abstract rules for the user selected abstract data element; and validating product rules for the one or more product data elements associated with the user selected abstract data element, wherein the one or more product data elements represent one or more controllable features of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Gary McClannahan, John Emery Nordman, Scott Thomas Senst, John Shaffer, Todd Jason Youngman
  • Reusable configuration tool
    Patent number: 6536014
    Abstract: Method, system and signal bearing medium for configuring an integrated circuit are provided. One embodiment provides a method for configuring an integrated circuit, comprising: providing a user interface for displaying one or more abstract data elements for user selection, wherein the one or more abstract data elements represent one or more controls associated with characteristics of the integrated circuit; receiving a user selection of an abstract data element; validating associated abstract rules for the user selected abstract data element; and validating product rules for the one or more product data elements associated with the user selected abstract data element, wherein the one or more product data elements represent one or more controllable features of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary McClannahan, John Emery Nordman, Scott Thomas Senst, John Shaffer, Todd Jason Youngman