Patents by Inventor Ty H. Ellis

Ty H. Ellis 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 and method for distributing application objects
    Patent number: 7203738
    Abstract: A system and method for subscribing to a distribution by a subscriber which distributes a distribution package from a source database to a destination database. The system/method includes accessing a subscriber object upon receiving a distribution package distributed by a distributor, determining a working-context stored within the subscriber object, selecting a first object included in the distribution package, obtaining from the package a relative identifier for the first object or creating the relative identifier for the first object if the relative identifier is not included with the package, appending the relative identifier to the working-context, wherein a second identifier is created for the selected object and adding the selected object with the second identifier to the destination database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin S. McGill, Hong Zhu, Mark E. Roberts, Ty H. Ellis, Steve P. Townsend, David A. Romanek
  • System and method for distributing selected objects from a source database to a destination database
    Patent number: 7149751
    Abstract: A system and method for distributing objects to one or more subscribers. The system/method allows an administrator to create a distribution by allowing the administrator to select one or more objects for distribution to the subscriber(s). Once the distribution is defined, the distribution can be used any number of times and be sent to any number of subscribers without having to re-define or modify the distribution. Advantageously, the system/method automatically determines the objects that are associated with the objects selected for distribution by the administrator and automatically distributes the selected objects together with the objects that are associated with the selected objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin S. McGill, Hong Zhu, Mark E. Roberts, Ty H. Ellis, Ted S. Haeger, Richard H. Cox, Kenneth W. Muir, David A. Romanek, Steve P. Townsend
  • System and method for distributing a selected object and for automatically distributing the objects that are associated with the selected object
    Patent number: 7000017
    Abstract: A system and method for distributing objects to one or more subscribers. The system/method allows an administrator to create a distribution by allowing the administrator to select one or more objects for distribution to the subscriber(s). Once the distribution is defined, the distribution can be used any number of times and be sent to any number of subscribers without having to re-define or modify the distribution. Advantageously, the system/method automatically determines the objects that are associated with the objects selected for distribution by the administrator and automatically distributes the selected objects together with the objects that are associated with the selected objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin S. McGill, Hong Zhu, Mark E. Roberts, Ty H. Ellis, Ted S. Haeger, Richard H. Cox, Kenneth W. Muir, David A. Romanek, Steve P. Townsend