Michael Dean Conner

US Patent:

6405263, Jun 11, 2002

Filed:

Dec 4, 1995

Appl. No.:

08/566618

Inventors:

Michael Haden Conner - Austin TX
Nurcan Coskun - Austin TX
Simon Christopher Nash - Chilbolton Stockbridge, GB
David Seager Renshaw - Winchester, GB

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 945

US Classification:

709315, 717116

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for subclassing System Object Model (SOM) class objects for a dynamic object-oriented language. A proxy class object is created using the dynamic language that points to the SOM class object. Next, a dynamic language subclass is created. This is followed by the creation of a SOM class object using the SOM interface, which causes certain SOM methods to be overridden by dynamic language redispatch stubs. The dynamic language overrides the SOM dispatch procedures and replaces the dispatcher with its own procedures. The new dispatch procedure will search for a method in the dynamic language class object method table first in response to a message, and if not found, redirects the message to the SOM environment.

US Patent:

6718515, Apr 6, 2004

Filed:

Dec 7, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/455711

Inventors:

Michael Haden Conner - Austin TX
Matthew Dale McClain - Austin TX
Lin Xu - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

715509, 715513, 707103 R

Abstract:

A method operative at a server in response to a client browser request for generating a table having dynamic data. The method begins by instantiating a table format object with dynamic data extracted from one of a set of data objects through a common interface. The common interface enables page developers to author customized data getter objects that are used to access data in the set of data objects. The dynamic data extracted from the given data object through the common interface is formatted into the table according to the table format object. The resulting table with dynamic data is then served back to the requesting client browser.

US Patent:

6732330, May 4, 2004

Filed:

Sep 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/409372

Inventors:

Christopher Shane Claussen - Austin TX
Michael Haden Conner - Austin TX
Matthew Dale McClain - Austin TX
Benjamin Charles ZumBrunnen - Farmington Hills MI

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

715513, 7155011, 715514, 717144

Abstract:

Different scripting languages may reside side-by-side or nested within each other on the same web page. Thus, a new author may add code to the page, and he or she is not tied to any given subset of languages supported by the web server. Multiple scripting languages are supported by identifying a start and an end of each scripting language code block authored into the web page markup language. When the web page is later compiled into an XML Document Object Model (DOM) tree, the routine examines the DOM to identify any nodes that identify a given code block. Upon encountering a node that identifies a given code block, the DOM is adjusted to account for the script code within the given code block.

US Patent:

6779152, Aug 17, 2004

Filed:

Dec 7, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/455713

Inventors:

Michael Haden Conner - Austin TX
Matthew Dale McClain - Austin TX
Lin Xu - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

715509, 715504, 715513, 707103 R

Abstract:

A method, operative at a web server, for generating an HTML table having dynamic data, wherein the table can be oriented in any horizontal or vertical orientation. The method preferably utilizes a table format page object to format the table. To facilitate selective rotation of the dynamic table, the method begins by associating together given attribute characteristics of each individual cell in the table. The page developer then sets a table style rotation property on the table format page object. In response to a client request, the table format page object is then instantiated with the dynamic data. The table style rotation property is applied to the table to control the tables orientation. The resulting table is then served back to the requesting client browser.

US Patent:

6807606, Oct 19, 2004

Filed:

Dec 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/740404

Inventors:

George P. Copeland - Austin TX
Michael H. Conner - Austin TX
Gregory A. Flurry - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corp. - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

711120, 709203, 709217, 709219, 711122, 711124

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed, according to which, the responsiveness of client/server-based distributed web applications operating in an object-oriented environment may be improved by coordinating execution of cacheable entries among a group of web servers, operably coupled in a network. In an exemplary embodiment, entries are considered to be either commands or Java Server Pages (JSPs), and the system and method are implemented by defining a class of objects (i. e. , CacheUnits) to manage the caching of entries. An entry must be executed before it can be stored in a cache. Since this is computationally costly, each cacheable entry has an associated coordinating CacheUnit, which sees to it that only one CacheUnit executes an entry. Once the entry has been executed, a copy of it resides in the cache of the coordinating CacheUnit, from which it can be accessed by other CacheUnits without having to re-execute it.

US Patent:

6816882, Nov 9, 2004

Filed:

May 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/583961

Inventors:

Michael Haden Conner - Austin TX
Wayne Elmo Vicknair - Austin TX
Craig Henry Becker - Austin TX
Stewart E. Nicholas - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709203, 709217, 709219

Abstract:

A user contracts with an application service provider for hosting a needed application. By contracting with a service provider the user may interact with the application by using only a thin client rather than maintaining a thick client. The user rents an application from either the service provider or an independent application provider. If the user procures the application from an application provider, the application provider negotiates hosting terms with the service provider prior to installing the application into the service providers warehouse. The application provider also checks that the services provided by the service provider meet the minimum requirements of the application. Once installed, the service provider may offer the application to other users along with services for the application. The user may procure additional services from the service provider for supporting the application. A user can then dynamically download the application âon-demandâ.

US Patent:

6823360, Nov 23, 2004

Filed:

Dec 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/740399

Inventors:

George P. Copeland - Austin TX
Michael H. Conner - Austin TX
Gregory A. Flurry - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corp. - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709203, 711118, 711125

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed, according to which, the responsiveness of client/server-based distributed web applications operating in an object-oriented environment may be improved by cofetching read only commands. In an exemplary embodiment, the system and method are implemented by defining special preExecute and postExecute methods of cacheable commands. The preExecute method of a requested command may be invoked to execute secondary commands and then return them to the requesting client. The postExecute method of a requested command may be invoked to place the returned commands in a cache, along with the requested command. In this manner, a single request can be used to execute, retrieve and cache multiple related commands. Cofetched commands are designated by the application developer when the requested command and its associated methods are created, and may be chosen based on their anticipated use in conjunction with the requested command. For example, a log-on command may cofetch other user authentication commands, since they are generally required immediately after the user logs on.

US Patent:

6851088, Feb 1, 2005

Filed:

Dec 7, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/455710

Inventors:

Michael Haden Conner - Austin TX, US
Matthew Dale McClain - Austin TX, US
Lin Xu - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

715509, 7155011, 715503, 715513, 707103 R, 709203

Abstract:

A method operative at a server for generating a table having dynamic data. According to the method, a page developer may specify a given table cell in the table for conditional treatment. In response to a request for the table received from a client browser, the table is populated with dynamic data, preferably by instantiating a table format object. If the dynamic data in the table cell meets a given condition, the table cell is highlighted. Using this technique, the page developer may conditionally highlight a particular cell based on the characteristics of the dynamic data to be presented in the cell.