Patents by Inventor Steven F. Peralta

Steven F. Peralta 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 apparatus for searching for information in a data processing system and for providing scheduled search reports in a summary format
    Patent number: 6161102
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing information in a data processing system which is coupled to an information storage device having information stored therein. The method includes defining on a first processor a first search request which includes at least one parameter which specifies a first desired type of information, then performing a first search using the first request to determine whether the first type of desired information is stored in the information storage device. While performing the first search the first processor executes another process associated with searching for information in the data processing system. This other process typically includes defining a further search request and performing a further search using the further search request while the first search is being performed. The apparatus of the present invention includes a first processor coupled to the information storage device and a second processor coupled to a network to the first processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazu Yanagihara, Steven F. Peralta, Robin E. Martherus, Gregory B. Vaughan, Matthew Holloway
  • Method and apparatus for searching for information in a data processing system and for providing scheduled search reports in a summary format
    Patent number: 5715443
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing information in a data processing system which is coupled to an information storage device having information stored therein. The method includes defining on a first processor a first search request which includes at least one parameter which specifies a first desired type of information, then performing a first search using the first request to determine whether the first type of desired information is stored in the information storage device. While performing the first search the first processor executes another process associated with searching for information in the data processing system. This other process typically includes defining a further search request and performing a further search using the further search request while the first search is being performed. The apparatus of the present invention includes a first processor coupled to the information storage device and a second processor coupled to a network to the first processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazu Yanagihara, Steven F. Peralta, Robin E. Martherus, Gregory B. Vaughan, Matthew Holloway