Gary M Adams

US Patent:

6615168, Sep 2, 2003

Filed:

Jul 26, 1996

Appl. No.:

08/687886

Inventors:

Philip Stuart Resnik - Arlington MA
Gary R. Adams - Lexington MA
Robert J. Kuhns - Brookline MA
Mark C. Torrance - Quincy MA

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1728

US Classification:

704 8, 704 4, 704 3, 704 1

Abstract:

A multilingual agent of the present invention assists clients and users of clients in locating, accessing, and understanding documents on servers and also assists servers and providers of servers in making documents on the servers available to clients and users of clients, regardless of the languages in which the documents are written. A networked computer system in which the preferred embodiment of the present invention operates includes a client, a server, and a multilingual agent connected to one another via a network. The multilingual agent includes a document analyzer, a language identifier, a language converter, and a link modifier. In the operation of one aspect of the multilingual agent of the present invention, when the client retrieves a document from the server, the multilingual agent determines whether the document is written in a language that is unfamiliar to the user of the client. If so, the multilingual agent âgistsâ the document and then provides the client with the âgistedâ document. Lastly, the client displays the gisted document to the user of the client.

US Patent:

8146935, Apr 3, 2012

Filed:

Mar 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/073822

Inventors:

Gary Adams - Garland TX, US

International Classification:

B60R 19/38

US Classification:

280166, 2801641, 280770, 293118, 29618712

Abstract:

A device for a high-clearance motor vehicle is provided. Preferably, the device comprises an elongated step; and one or more supports, wherein each of the one or more supports includes: a lift bar; a base; and an actuator; wherein the base holds the actuator and the lift bar is pivotally attached to the base on a distal end and to the step on the opposite end; and wherein, when the device is operated, depending on user selection, the actuator either lowers the lift bar causing the step to be positioned for use or raises the lift bar causing the step to be retracted, and if retracted, the step blocks at least one door of the motor vehicle making it difficult to steal the motor vehicle. Additionally, when the step is retracted, the step impedes “ding” damage from an adjacent motor vehicle.