Frederick D Sharp

US Patent:

6341359, Jan 22, 2002

Filed:

Dec 14, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/211711

Inventors:

William Holland Aiken - Aptos CA
Frederick Thomas Sharp - Menlo Park CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9445

US Classification:

714100

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture, and a memory structure for accepting data input into a computer is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of presenting a component to the user, wherein the component includes an input area for accepting the input data, and the component is subject to a constraint for the data, accepting user input into the component input area, and following an assistance policy associated with the component when the user input violates the value constraint. In one embodiment, the value constraint for the input data is organized according to the component content type. In another embodiment, the method comprises the steps of defining a component comprising an input area for accepting input data, associating the component with a value constraint according to a content type of the input area, and associating the component with an assistance policy selected from a set of assistance policies. The article of manufacture comprises a program storage device tangibly embodying instructions for performing the method steps defined above. The apparatus comprises a means for presenting a component including an input area for accepting user input from the user, wherein the component is subject to a constraint for the input data according to component content type, means for accepting user input into the component input area, and means for enforcing an assistance policy associated with the component when the user input violates the value constraint.

US Patent:

6424974, Jul 23, 2002

Filed:

Sep 12, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/928620

Inventors:

Curt L. Cotner - Gilroy CA
Wendy Lynne Koontz - Denver CO
Gerald H. Roth - San Jose CA
Frederick Thomas Sharp - Menlo Park CA
Shu-Huar Joseph Yeh - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

707103R, 707103, 707102, 709319, 709313

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing a programming development environment that supports the development of portable server routines. More specifically, the present invention discloses a method for storing and retrieving server routines within the database independent of any file I/O system. Also, the present invention discloses a debugging environment that allows debugging of server routines in a multi-tier environment, wherein the source code being debugged runs on the development machine.

US Patent:

6658622, Dec 2, 2003

Filed:

Dec 14, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/211544

Inventors:

William Holland Aiken - Aptos CA
Frederick Thomas Sharp - Menlo Park CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1721

US Classification:

715507, 715505

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture, and a memory structure for accepting data input into a computer is disclosed. The method presents an independent component and a dependent component to the user. The independent component comprises an input area for accepting independent input data. The dependent component comprises a dependent component input area for accepting dependent component input data and is associated with a dependent component constraint that is at least partially dependent on the independent component input data. User input is accepted into the dependent component input area, and an assistance policy associated with the dependent component is followed when the user input violates the dependent component constraint. The article of manufacture comprises a program storage device tangibly embodying instructions for performing the method steps defined above. The apparatus comprises means for presenting the independent and dependent components described above, means for accepting user input into the dependent component input area, and means for following an assistance policy associated with the dependent component when the user input violates the dependent component constraint.

US Patent:

6938219, Aug 30, 2005

Filed:

Jan 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/056559

Inventors:

Abdul H. Al-Azzawe - San Jose CA, US
Tanya Couch - San Jose CA, US
Debbani Kundu - Milpitas CA, US
Constance J. Nelin - Austin TX, US
Frederick T. Sharp - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F003/14

US Classification:

715854, 715804, 715966, 715772

Abstract:

A method and system for tracking a plurality of actions against at least one object by a computer system is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing an output view, wherein the output view includes a first output area and a second output area. An action list containing each of the plurality of actions is displayed in one of the first and second output areas. A user is allowed to select one action from the action list, and information associated with the selected action is displayed in the other of the first and second output areas.

US Patent:

7020667, Mar 28, 2006

Filed:

Jul 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/198827

Inventors:

Michael Alan Guest - San Jose CA, US
Frederick Thomas Sharp - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707204, 707203, 707205

Abstract:

A data collection and retrieval system and associated method allow the capture and replication of data presented at various Web pages into a database application through text parsing of the HTML source code of that document. The system allows the user to select one or more Web pages containing data of interest; to specify exactly which data within any page is to be captured; to specify how frequently data is to be collected; and to specify the conditions for collection and retrieval. The advantage of the system is realized through efficient, automated data collection that would otherwise be impractical. The system includes an initialization stage and an automatic execution stage. The initialization stage provides the user interface which allows the user to select the source file that contains data the user wishes to copy, target database that will receive the data, and timing criteria for automatic transfer of data. The automatic execution stage automatically transfers the data from the source file to the target database as instructed by the user in the initialization stage.

US Patent:

20050010872, Jan 13, 2005

Filed:

Jul 7, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/614687

Inventors:

Letitia Lee - San Jose CA, US
Frederick Sharp - Menlo Park CA, US

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

715744000, 345619000, 345661000, 345581000, 715811000, 715837000, 715765000, 715747000

Abstract:

A “Motif look and feel” of a component in a graphical user interface (GUI) on a Unix platform is distinguishable based on selection and enablement properties. The appearance and behavior of the component, such as a check box is altered from the traditional “Motif look and feel.”

US Patent:

20070266336, Nov 15, 2007

Filed:

Jul 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/781868

Inventors:

Kathleen Nojima - San Jose CA, US
Frederick Sharp - Menlo Park CA, US
Chenhong Xia - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715792000

Abstract:

A method and system for providing feedback for docking a content pane in a host window is disclosed. The method and system include providing a docking map. The docking map includes a plurality of docking areas there within. The method and system also include positioning a thumbnail associated with a content pane over one of the plurality of docking areas. Finally, the method and system include providing a hotspot on the thumbnail. The hotspot indicates that the content pane can be dropped into the one docking area. The feedback enables a user to precisely dock a content pane. In addition, a user can predict the final configuration of the host window. In addition, the docking of the content pane can determine complex configurations within a host window including nested splitters and notebooks whose tabs are oriented in any direction.

US Patent:

57428107, Apr 21, 1998

Filed:

Aug 31, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/521710

Inventors:

John Shek-Luen Ng - San Jose CA
Frederick Thomas Sharp - Menlo Park CA
Mir Hamid Pirahesh - San Jose CA
I-Shin Andy Wang - San Jose CA
Gerald Herman Roth - San Jose CA
Tak Ming Lo - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

395604

Abstract:

A system and method for passing arrays and structures as host variables to a stored procedure. An application program packs an array or structure into a binary large object (BLOB) and sends the BLOB to a database management system. An adapter called by the database management system, and coupled to the stored procedure, passes a reference to the data area in the BLOB to the stored procedure. After completion of the stored procedure, the BLOB is returned to the application program. Finally, upon the return from the stored procedure call, the application program unpacks the BLOB back into the array or structure.