Brian K Webb

US Patent:

6519605, Feb 11, 2003

Filed:

Apr 27, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/300044

Inventors:

David Blair Gilgen - Raleigh NC
Gregory Thomas Knowles - Raleigh NC
Scott Matthew Quint - Raleigh NC
Brian Thomas Webb - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

707103R, 709300, 709102

Abstract:

A technique, system, and computer program for run-time translation of procedurally-oriented Emulator High Level Language Application Programming Interface (EHLLAPI) calls into object-based host access calls (such as those provided with IBMs Host Access Control Library or the Open Host Interface Objects under development by the IETF), without requiring changes to the workstation EHLLAPI applications. This translation, in addition to generating the appropriate method invocation, reconciles the operational differences between EHLLAPIs sequential function call model and the event-driven approach used in the object-oriented model.

US Patent:

6643825, Nov 4, 2003

Filed:

Jul 14, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/353218

Inventors:

Yongcheng Li - Raleigh NC
Yih-Shin Tan - Raleigh NC
Brian Webb - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1721

US Classification:

715523, 715513, 715517, 715526, 717134

Abstract:

Screens generated by a host application are reformatted for viewing by applying styles to the host screens in response to recognized components included therein. In particular, a style defines a desired look and layout to be applied to a respective host screen. The styles are applied to the respective host screens based on recognizing components of the host screen at run time. For example, first and second styles can be associated with respective first and second components included in host screens. The first style is applied to the host screen in which the first component is recognized and the second style is applied to the host screen in which the second component is recognized. Accordingly, the application of the first and second styles provide respective first and second reformatted screens.

US Patent:

6665868, Dec 16, 2003

Filed:

Mar 21, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/531239

Inventors:

Gregory Thomas Knowles - Raleigh NC
Bradley Thomas Marchesseault - Cary NC
Brian Thomas Webb - Raleigh NC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9445

US Classification:

717178, 709103

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer program product for optimizing recognition of presentation space data. Presentation space data is sent from a legacy host application to a workstation. A workstation application monitors arrival of multiple predetermined presentation space definitions, and invokes an appropriate target object to process each recognized presentation space of interest. Prioritization techniques are used to optimize the recognition process, whereby higher priority definitions are processed first. A time of day heuristic is defined, which influences priority of presentation space recognition according to the time of day in which specific presentation space data typically arrives at the users workstation. Priority pools may be used to provide a desired granularity of priority. Priority may be learned dynamically by the implementation, and may be initialized explicitly (or defaulted).

US Patent:

6880010, Apr 12, 2005

Filed:

Sep 10, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/394536

Inventors:

Brian T. Webb - Raleigh NC, US
Yih-Shin Tan - Raleigh NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Raleigh NC, US
David B. Gilgen - Raleigh NC, US
Michael Srihari - Thornwood NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709227, 709228

Abstract:

A method of providing updated host screen information to a client application utilizing a request-response communications model includes establishing a first connection between the client application and a server application, wherein the server application provides updated host screen information to the client application in response to requests from the client application. A second connection is established between a monitor application and the server application. A notification of the availability of updated host screen information is received via the second connection at the monitor application. The updated host screen information is requested over the first connection responsive to receiving the notification. The requested updated host screen information is received at the client application and displaying utilizing the client application. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.

US Patent:

7246146, Jul 17, 2007

Filed:

Nov 18, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/442791

Inventors:

Steven D. Ims - Apex NC, US
Yongcheng Li - Raleigh NC, US
Yih-Shin Tan - Raleigh NC, US
Brian Webb - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709217, 709246, 715851

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for navigating screens in a legacy host system. In a preferred embodiment, requests for specific legacy host screens are received by a server. The server then navigates to the appropriate screen within the legacy host system and retrieves the host screen. Any intermediate screens navigated by the server in reaching the host screen are not displayed to the user. If variable data need be entered to access the host screen, the server sends the user a submittable form on which to enter the appropriate information, which, once entered and sent to the server, is used by the server to retrieve the host screen. Once the host screen has been retrieved, the server formats it into a web page format using a hypertext language and sends the screen to the user. Other screens within the legacy host system are accessed by user selection of selectable links displayed to the user.

US Patent:

20020083172, Jun 27, 2002

Filed:

Jun 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/874803

Inventors:

Gregory Knowles - Raleigh NC, US
Brian Webb - Raleigh NC, US
Bradley Marchesseault - Cary NC, US
L. Bartolanzo - Durham NC, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173
G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/225000, 709/217000

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and computer program products that can allow users to communicate with networked embedded devices via a proxy service are provided. An embedded device searches for a proxy service and requests a discovered proxy service to respond to client requests to the embedded device on behalf of the embedded device. Servicing client requests on behalf of an embedded device may include obtaining a response to client requests from other sources and/or tailoring responses for display via a client device making the client request to the embedded device.

US Patent:

20020083342, Jun 27, 2002

Filed:

Jun 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/874802

Inventors:

Brian Webb - Raleigh NC, US
Gregory Knowles - Raleigh NC, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

713/201000, 709/217000

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and computer program products that can allow users to access one or more devices on a private network, via clients on a public network, are provided. A gateway on a private network accepts a user log-in request from a client on a public network. The rights of the user to access one or more devices on the private network are ascertained and the gateway serves a Web page to the client that identifies each device on the private network for which the user has access rights. Upon receiving a request from the client to access a Web server of a device on a private network, the gateway redirects the received client request to the Web server. The gateway is configured to “scrub” a Web page served by a device Web server to remove any links to Web servers of devices for which the user does not have access rights and to modify a uniform resource locator (URL) containing an address not valid on the public network with an address that is valid on the public network.

US Patent:

20020112084, Aug 15, 2002

Filed:

Feb 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/782809

Inventors:

Gary Deen - Durham NC, US
Brian Webb - Raleigh NC, US
Gregory Knowles - Raleigh NC, US
Bradley Marchesseault - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/250000

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for controlling devices through a network via a network translation device. The network translation device determines whether a first device, such as a legacy device, has functionality that is controllable via a first protocol (e.g., a device connectivity protocol). If the first device has functionality that is controllable via the first protocol, then the network translation device sends the first device functionality information to a second device (i.e., a controlling device). The network translation device may include one or more non-volatile memory modules that are respectively associated with communication ports on the network translation device and contain data associated with the functionality provided by a device that is connected to the respective communication port. The memory modules may also include data for configuring the communication port for communication with the device connected thereto.