Patents by Inventor William Donald Peterson, III

William Donald Peterson, III 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 apparatus for presenting, searching, and viewing directories
    Patent number: 8117179
    Abstract: A directory shell references one or more directories. Each directory comprises a plurality of directory objects each having object attributes and attribute data. One or more categories in the directory shell is associated with one or more directory objects and at least a portion of the associated object attribute. A user interface is operable for a user to query the categories in the directory shell. A directory interface is operable to send a search request to the directories in accordance with the query and receive data from the directories that satisfy the search request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Shane Simpson, Brett Dee Garrett, Nathan Blaine Jensen, William Donald Peterson, III
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING, SEARCHING, AND VIEWING DIRECTORIES
    Publication number: 20090210399
    Abstract: A directory shell references one or more directories. Each directory comprises a plurality of directory objects each having object attributes and attribute data. One or more categories in the directory shell is associated with one or more directory objects and at least a portion of the associated object attribute. A user interface is operable for a user to query the categories in the directory shell. A directory interface is operable to send a search request to the directories in accordance with the query and receive data from the directories that satisfy the search request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: MICHEL SHANE SIMPSON, Brett Dee Garrett, Nathan Blame Jensen, William Donald Peterson, III
  • Method and apparatus for presenting, searching, and viewing directories
    Patent number: 7519575
    Abstract: A directory shell references one or more directories. Each directory comprises a plurality of directory objects each having object attributes and attribute data. One or more categories in the directory shell are associated with one or more directory objects and at least a portion of the associated object attribute. A user interface is operable for a user to query the categories in the directory shell. A directory interface is operable to send a search request to the directories in accordance with the query and receive data from the directories that satisfy the search request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Shane Simpson, Brett Dee Garrett, Nathan Blaine Jensen, William Donald Peterson, III