Patents by Inventor William Jesse Johnson

William Jesse Johnson 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 recalling desktop states in a data processing system
    Patent number: 5692143
    Abstract: A method and system for recalling a previous desktop state of a data processing system, where a desktop state specifies a dependence hierarchy and visual arrangement of a number of graphical objects representative of operating system functions and data processing applications that are displayed within a display device of the data processing system. The system detects each occurrence of a desktop event which creates a new desktop state. In response to detecting an occurrence of a desktop event, the system records the new desktop state. In response to a particular user input, the system automatically returns the desktop to a selected state previous to the current desktop state by referencing the recorded desktop states, wherein all operating system functions and data processing applications available at the selected state are enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sophia M. Johnson, William Jesse Johnson, Marvin L. Williams