Patents by Inventor Tracey Ellen Gibson

Tracey Ellen Gibson 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).

  • System for restricting user access to default work area settings upon restoration from nonvolatile memory where the settings are independent of the restored state information
    Patent number: 5682550
    Abstract: A computer system is provided which includes a plurality of Work Areas. Each Work Area represents an individual user's computer system preferences. The computer system preferences include application programs and operating system preferences. A Work Area Manager is provided to allow a user to navigate the plurality of Work Areas. All Work Area settings are saved to a Work Area Settings Profile file which is stored in a nonvolatile memory. A novel embodiment of the Work Area Manager employed as a Desktop Manager in a Multiple Desktop computer system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Randall Brown, Jeffrey Vernon Ford, Tracey Ellen Gibson