Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Crable

Thomas A. Crable 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 system for displaying electronic data interchanges in a computer
    Patent number: 5794206
    Abstract: An interchange window (106) of a graphical user interface. The interchange window (106) may display at least one interchange entry (95). The interchange entry (95) is associated with an interchange (54) of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message (50). The interchange window (106) may include a status icon (120) representing the status of the interchange (54). In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the interchange window (106) may include a translation report sub-window (222) and a data set sub-window (220). Additionally, the interchange window (106) may display a functional group entry (96) associated with a functional group (60) of the interchange (54) and a document entry (98) associated with a document (66) of the interchange (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Sterling Commerce, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Wilkinson, Thomas A. Crable, Norman K. Fry