Patents by Inventor Steven P. Muench

Steven P. Muench 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).

  • Enforcing security rules at runtime
    Patent number: 9027075
    Abstract: Various arrangements for implementing a security policy at runtime are presented. A plurality of calls in a syntax tree may be identified. Each call of the plurality of calls may be substituted with a corresponding security-modified call to create a plurality of security-modified methods calls. Each security-modified call may be linked with a security class. Following modification of each call of the plurality of calls, the plurality of security-modified calls may be compiled into bytecode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: James Driscoll, Shailesh Vinayaka, Steven P. Muench
  • ENFORCING SECURITY RULES AT RUNTIME
    Publication number: 20130086625
    Abstract: Various arrangements for implementing a security policy at runtime are presented. A plurality of calls in a syntax tree may be identified. Each call of the plurality of calls may be substituted with a corresponding security-modified call to create a plurality of security-modified methods calls. Each security-modified call may be linked with a security class. Following modification of each call of the plurality of calls, the plurality of security-modified calls may be compiled into bytecode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: James Driscoll, Shailesh Vinayaka, Steven P. Muench
  • Menu editor for a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 5760776
    Abstract: A method of manipulating one of a plurality of branches of a menu structure within a window of a menu editor in a graphical user interface is described. A handle associated with a first branch of the plurality of branches is provided. The first branch is associated with a first menu item of the menu structure. The handle is selected. The first branch is moved in response to a cursor control device to associate the first branch with a second menu item of the menu structure. The first branch is disassociated with the first menu item. The first branch is associated with the second menu item of the menu structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Oracle Corporation
    Inventors: Scott H. McGurrin, Steven P. Muench, Stephen Mark Andrew Clark