Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Stern

Thomas A. Stern 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 generating documentation from operating system command syntax
    Patent number: 6996769
    Abstract: A method, system thereof, and computer usable medium for generating webpages from specified and generated document content and for automatically generating human-readable documentation from operating system command specifications. The method, system and computer usable medium are compatible with and applicable to any operating system. In one embodiment, application is made to internetworking operating systems. In one embodiment, dynamic end user documentation webpages are automatically generated from live command specifications, obviating the task of manual documentation generation. In another embodiment, customized documentation content is generated. In one embodiment, a current list of user-available commands in a software release are promulgated. In one embodiment, documents are created for Command Line Interface. In another embodiment, the method and system thereof may be used with code other than Command Line Interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Wendy Peikes, Fan Kong, Ramanan Subrumanian, David Cavanaugh, Thomas A. Stern, Palaniappan Jambulingam
  • System and method for enabling interoperation and partnering among products over a network
    Patent number: 6766372
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling interoperation and partnering that permit software application products and/or hardware device products to interoperate over a network such as the Internet in a way unpresupposed by the products are disclosed. The Internet Application Partnering (IAP) system may be implemented in a processor comprising a structure, software, and configuration. The method includes locating an IAPS processor by an originating IAP application, sending an IAP application identification message to the IAPS processor, negotiating the IAPS identification number and field size as well as the sizes of the event code and data field, and event messaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Stern
  • Method and apparatus for extracting data from files
    Patent number: 6507855
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for creating or modifying a documentation output object that describes a portion of computer code. A documentation input object within a code file that is associated with a first documentation information object is provided. The first documentation information object is extracted based on the documentation input object. The first documentation information object is output to the documentation output object. A method is also disclosed for creating a data structure. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for creating or modifying a documentation output object that describes a portion of computer code is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Stern