Patents by Inventor Shawn C. Fry

Shawn C. Fry 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 for emulation of terminal-resident GUI application
    Patent number: 6256665
    Abstract: A computer system and method for transmitting information in variable length information packets, each of which can be independently processed by the receiving computer irrespective of other packets, is disclosed. The invention enables the transmission of packets concerning one process to be interspersed with packets concerning other processes so that information can be exchanged between computers in the system without having to wait for the completion of an ongoing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: SOTF Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn C. Fry, Gregory L. Mahan, Christopher D. Christopher
  • Method for emulation of terminal-resident GUI application by transmitting macros having information and command instructing the terminal how to process the information
    Patent number: 5987505
    Abstract: A computer system and method for transmitting information in variable length information packets, each of which can be independently processed by the receiving computer irrespective of other packets, is disclosed. The invention enables the transmission of packets concerning one process to be interspersed with packets concerning other processes so that information can be exchanged between computers in the system without having to wait for the completion of an ongoing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventors: Shawn C. Fry, Gregory L. Mahan, Christopher D. Christopher
  • Program synchronization on first and second computers by determining whether information transmitted by first computer is an acceptable or unacceptable input to second computer program
    Patent number: 5727154
    Abstract: A computer system and method for executing the synchronization of a program executing on a first computer with a program executing on a second computer, each program transmitting information to the other program and remaining at its current program step until receiving an acknowledgment that the transmitted information was one of a set of acceptable inputs to the other program. If one of the programs receives an acceptable input or an acknowledgment of same, it advances to its next program step. If one of the programs receives an unacceptable input or non-acknowledgment of receipt of an acceptable input, it remains at its current program step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventors: Shawn C. Fry, Gregory L. Mahan, Christopher D. Christopher