Carol M Christensen

US Patent:

6347320, Feb 12, 2002

Filed:

Apr 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/070080

Inventors:

Carol Sue Christensen - Austin TX
Janice Marie Girouard - Austin TX
Nizamudeen Ishmael, Jr. - Austin TX
Richard Dennis Talbot - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

707102, 707 1, 707 2, 707 3, 707 4, 707 5, 707 6, 707 7, 707103, 707501

Abstract:

A method of searching for files located in a computer system, wherein each file has at least one of a plurality of fields, by creating a search query, selecting a subset of the fields for searching wherein the subset is selected independent of the search query, and processing the files by examining the content of only those fields included in the subset for matching against the query. The fields can be selected by using a default setting. Certain fields are ignored during the processing step. An illustrative embodiment is adapted for use with hypertext markup language (HTML) files that are transmitted along the Internets World Wide Web. The user interface may include a pop-up window that displays a list of the tags which may be embedded in the files, and allows a user to individually select one or more tags so displayed for searching.

US Patent:

6381567, Apr 30, 2002

Filed:

Mar 5, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/810784

Inventors:

Carol Sue Christensen - Austin TX
Robert Kimberlin Foster - Austin TX
David Marshall Perlsweig - Austin TX
Richard Dennis Talbot - Austin TX
Mark Allen Wieland - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1720

US Classification:

704 8

Abstract:

A method and system for personalizing standard data-processing applications for utilization by diverse data-processing application users. Initially, data which includes a group of human language files, is stored within a source directory within a data-processing system. Next, the presence of the group of human language files is automatically detected within the source directory in response to loading general system data into a working directory wherein at least one human language file among the group of human language files corresponds to a preset human language setting for the data-processing system. Thereafter, the human language file which corresponds to the preset human language setting is loaded into the working directory from the source directory. Next, the general system data is configured with the human language file which corresponds to the preset human language setting such that the general system data is now personalized to the human language of the user of the data-processing system. The data can include hyper-text data for utilization in data-processing applications such as internet-based web browsers.

US Patent:

6633864, Oct 14, 2003

Filed:

Apr 29, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/303362

Inventors:

Carol Sue Christensen - Austin TX
Janice Marie Girouard - Austin TX
Nizamudeen Ishmael, Jr. - Austin TX
Richard Dennis Talbot - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 3, 707 7, 707 10

Abstract:

A method and apparatus in a data processing system for searching for documents. A first thread is initiated, wherein the first thread provides an interface with a user to manipulate the results returned by the second thread. A search request is received. A second thread is initiated, wherein the second thread performs a search using the search request and stored in the results in a data structure and wherein the first thread and the second thread are executed in parallel in the data processing system.

US Patent:

58784179, Mar 2, 1999

Filed:

Nov 20, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/753083

Inventors:

Wayne Ross Baldwin - Cedar Park TX
Carol Sue Christensen - Austin TX
Robert Kimberlin Foster - Austin TX
Athanasios Gaitatzes - Austin TX
Sharad Janardhan Naik - Austin TX
Richard Dennis Talbot - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 10

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for improving security for a workstation accessing network resources through a web browser interface. A three step procedure is provided on the workstation for testing the origin and filetype extensions of command files, retrieved by a web browser, to determine whether they may be executed on the workstation. Step one of the invention consists of creating a non-standard command filetype extension on the workstation to be protected. This is followed by step two which isolates specific network or system resources for all approved command files. Finally, step three protects the command file contents and sub-directory locations on the protected workstation. The invention grants execute permission for an application file command files only when all three conditions of the above steps are met.