Patents by Inventor Simon McKinnon

Simon McKinnon 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: 7272616
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating custom configured documents from a content database such as an airline database. The method uses component processes each defined by code, at least some of the component processes having variable parameters, and predefined workflow templates, each workflow template defining a series of component processes leading to the generation of a generic class of output document. To produce a specific output document, a particular workflow template and selection parameters are input. The values of the variable parameters of the component processes are calculated, and a scheduling engine then executes the code of the series of component processes defined in the particular workflow template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: OAG Worldwide Limited
    Inventor: Simon McKinnon