Patents by Inventor Scottie L. Cottrill

Scottie L. Cottrill 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).

  • Method and system for importing remote functions to a network computer
    Patent number: 6006278
    Abstract: A computer network (10) is provided that includes first and second computer systems (12 and 14). The first computer system (12) includes a software application (24) having a function call (26). The second computer system (14) communicates with the first computer system (12) and includes a function (34) corresponding to the function call (26). A function importation engine (28) identifies the function call (26) and copies the function (34) from the second computer system (14) to the first computer system (12). The function importation engine (28) enables the first computer system (12) to operate in a stand-alone configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Scottie L. Cottrill
  • Method and system for generating object definitions
    Patent number: 5963958
    Abstract: A computer network (10) is provided that includes a server (14) with a database (28) and an object definition generator (33). The database (28) stores a plurality of objects. The object definition generator (33) receives user input identifying a selected one of the objects and generates output code (37) including an object definition for the selected object. A client (12) includes a first application (26) operable to utilize the database (28). A second application (32) utilizes the output code (37) to access the database (28). The object definition generator (33) provides an automated method for enabling the second application (32) to utilize objects stored in the database (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Scottie L. Cottrill