Patents by Inventor Terry B. Cline

Terry B. Cline 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).

  • Acquisition and operation of remotely loaded software using applet modification of browser software
    Patent number: 5923885
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and software for installing and operating selected software applications on a client computer that is in communication with a server computer on a computer network is described. In one aspect, a method for installing and operating a selected software application on a client computer that is in communication with a server computer across a computer network. In one embodiment, browser software is provided on the client computer that includes a browser user interface and is effective to identify and download selected software applications from the server onto the client computer for execution thereby. A data transfer communication link is established between the client and server computers across the network, a desired software application is selected using the browser, and the desired software application is transmitted across the network from the server to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Johnson, Terry B. Cline