Jon D Gustafson

US Patent:

53033752, Apr 12, 1994

Filed:

Apr 26, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/691926

Inventors:

Timothy Collins - Concord MA
Kevin G. Ewert - Fremont CA
M. Colin Gerety - Ft. Collins CO
Jon Gustafson - San Jose CA
Ian Thomas - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 1516
G06F 940

US Classification:

395650

Abstract:

A system and method for selecting appropriate running functional processes within an object-oriented environment, based upon specified criteria. The selection is made based upon criteria required by the running functional processes and the nature and requirements of the requesting functional process. The present invention allows for these characteristics of the functional processes to be contained in the operation request, so that it is not necessary to obtain them from a common depository.

US Patent:

55176550, May 14, 1996

Filed:

Jun 28, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/495300

Inventors:

Timothy Collins - Concord MA
Kevin G. Ewert - Fremont CA
M. Colin Gerety - Ft. Collins CO
Jon Gustafson - San Jose CA
Ian Thomas - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 1130

US Classification:

395800

Abstract:

A system and method for allowing events in a rich object-oriented environment to be monitored by functional processes within that environment. Events can be monitored by any number of functional processes, and the monitoring functional processes can take action based upon the monitored event received. Multiple object-oriented environments are provided with each environment comprising a distributed communications manager. These distributed communications managers facilitate the monitoring of events by the functional processes. An overall communications manager is also provided to monitor the entire system.