Jerry A Robertson

US Patent:

6366916, Apr 2, 2002

Filed:

Dec 23, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/219933

Inventors:

William J. Baer - San Jose CA
I-Ming Kao - San Jose CA
Pedro Jacob, Jr. - San Jose CA
Janet L. Murray - LosGatos CA
Deidra S. Picciano - New Fairfiled CT
Jerry D. Robertson - San Jose CA
James A. Willey - Cupertino CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 10, 707103, 707 1

Abstract:

A flexibly adaptable, i e. , configurable and/or extensible, asset management system is disclosed for processing and querying assets, representing data. The system comprises three layers: a Client Application layer, for manipulating and browsing assets, an Asset Manager Server layer, for providing programming interface services specific for assets types, such as storing, querying, and retrieving assets representing data to and from a Data Store, representing the third layer. The Asset Manager Server layer further provides communication services to support the Client Application layer and file transfer between the Client Application layer and the Asset Manager Server layer. The Asset Manager Server includes several configurable and/or extensible modules, including a Client Adapter module, a Schema Adapter module and a Resources module.

US Patent:

6826571, Nov 30, 2004

Filed:

Dec 23, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/220291

Inventors:

William J. Baer - San Jose CA
I-Ming Kao - San Jose CA
Pedro Jacob, Jr. - San Jose CA
Janet L. Murray - Los Gatos CA
Deidra S. Picciano - New Fairfield CT
Jerry D. Robertson - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 10, 7071041, 707103 R, 707101, 707102, 709203, 709204, 709213

Abstract:

A flexibly adaptable, i. e. , configurable and/or extensible, asset management system is disclosed for processing and querying assets, representing data. The system comprises three layers: a Client Application layer, for manipulating and browsing assets, an Asset Manager Server layer, for providing programming interface services specific for assets types, such as storing, querying, and retrieving assets representing data to and from a Data Store, representing the third layer. The Asset Manager Server layer further provides communication services to support the Client Application layer and file transfer between the Client Application layer and the Asset Manager Server layer. The Asset Manager Server includes several configurable and/or extensible modules, including a Client Adapter module, a Schema Adapter module and a Resources module.

US Patent:

6912561, Jun 28, 2005

Filed:

Dec 23, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/219934

Inventors:

William J. Baer - San Jose CA, US
I-Ming Kao - San Jose CA, US
Pedro Jacob, Jr. - San Jose CA, US
Janet L. Murray - Los Gatos CA, US
Deidra S. Picciano - New Fairfield CT, US
Jerry D. Robertson - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709203, 219229, 219232, 707 10, 707103, 719329

Abstract:

A flexibly adaptable, i. e. , configurable and/or extensible, asset management system is disclosed for processing and querying assets, representing data. The system comprises three layers: a Client Application layer, for manipulating and browsing assets, an Asset Manager Server layer, for providing programming interface services specific for assets types, such as storing, querying, and retrieving assets representing data to and from a Data Store, representing the third layer. The Asset Manager Server layer further provides communication services to support the Client Application layer and file transfer between the Client Application layer and the Asset Manager Server layer. The Asset Manager Server includes several configurable and/or extensible modules, including a Client Adapter module, a Schema Adapter module and a Resources module.

US Patent:

6917939, Jul 12, 2005

Filed:

Dec 23, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/220293

Inventors:

William J. Baer - San Jose CA, US
I-Ming Kao - San Jose CA, US
Pedro Jacob, Jr. - San Jose CA, US
Janet L. Murray - Los Gatos CA, US
Deidra S. Picciano - New Fairfield CT, US
Jerry D. Robertson - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707 10, 707101, 707102, 707103 R, 7071041, 709203, 709204, 709213

Abstract:

A flexibly adaptable, i. e. , configurable and/or extensible, asset management system is disclosed for processing and querying assets, representing data. The system comprises three layers: a Client Application layer, for manipulating and browsing assets, an Asset Manager Server layer, for providing programming interface services specific for assets types, such as storing, querying, and retrieving assets representing data to and from a Data Store, representing the third layer. The Asset Manager Server layer further provides communication services to support the Client Application layer and file transfer between the Client Application layer and the Asset Manager Server layer. The Asset Manager Server includes several configurable and/or extensible modules, including a Client Adapter module, a Schema Adapter module and a Resources module.

US Patent:

20030135492, Jul 17, 2003

Filed:

Jan 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/053113

Inventors:

Steven Kauffman - San Jose CA, US
Jerry Robertson - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/003000

Abstract:

Provided are a method, system, and program for defining asset classes in a digital library. At least one asset class is defined to include at least one attribute and attributes are defined for each asset class to have an attribute object type. The attribute object type is defined to indicate one of a plurality of different data structure formats that are searchable through separate application programs, wherein the attribute object types in one asset class are implemented in different data structure formats. A asset object instance is generated for each asset class and information is generated in the asset object instance on a file location of attribute objects providing the attributes for the generated asset object instance.