Richard F Boehme

US Patent:

6512670, Jan 28, 2003

Filed:

Oct 5, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/679385

Inventors:

Richard A. Boehme - Kent Lakes NY
David A. Epstein - Ossining NY
Paul M. Matchen - Pleasantville NY
William A. Nagy - New York NY
Roger L. Phillips - Mahopac NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H05K 710

US Classification:

361681, 361683, 361686, 3122232

Abstract:

A detachable display unit for portable devices is field replaceable and can be interchanged rapidly for service, upgrade or more flexible use. The display is a simple field replaceable unit that can be replaced in a matter of a few seconds in a routine way, allowing more cost effective service both for the repair organization and the consumer. This is made possible by a set of electrical interfaces and connectors for portable devices such that high cost and fragile displays can be quickly changed in the field by the consumer. The specific sets of interfaces and connectors for different classes of portable devices utilize as much as possible common electrical and physical components, thereby standardizing the electrical interfaces and connectors.

US Patent:

6578191, Jun 10, 2003

Filed:

May 17, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/312888

Inventors:

Richard F. Boehme - Kent Lakes NY
Matthew J. Duftler - Tarrytown NY
David A. Epstein - Ossining NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 944

US Classification:

717107, 717106, 717108, 717114, 717116, 717137, 717152, 717153

Abstract:

This invention provides for the implementation of dynamic âevent to methodâ adapter class generation. Event to method adapter classes and objects are automatically and dynamically generated and wired to source and target objects as required using a runtime environments language such as the Beans Markup Language (BML). Adapter classes and objects are automatically and dynamically generated as required while the application program loads and runs. Dynamically generated classes and objects need to exist only at the time that a running application calls for the adapters use, and can be dynamically modified or exchanged in order to optimize the running application or modify application functionality.

US Patent:

6578192, Jun 10, 2003

Filed:

Oct 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/421376

Inventors:

Richard F. Boehme - Kent Lakes NY
Matthew J. Duftler - Tarrytown NY
David A. Epstein - Ossining NY
Joseph J. Kesselman - Ossining NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 944

US Classification:

717115

Abstract:

This invention provides a computer-method for parsing by enabling scripts to be expressed in a language which is syntax-compatible with the document surrounding them. A document is loaded having script and non-script components. Script components are identified and delineated, and are then passed to an interpreter, which returns an object corresponding to each script component. Then, script elements in the original document are replaced with the last returned object from the interpreter. If the returned object is a suitable Document Object Model (DOM) Node, it replaces the script element in the document structure. If the object is not a DOM node, the server invokes its string conversion method to obtain a textual representation, and replaces the script element with that text. After all BML markup block elements in the document have been processed, the altered document is delivered to the client.

US Patent:

20050114160, May 26, 2005

Filed:

Nov 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/722926

Inventors:

Richard Boehme - Carmel NY, US
Peter Fairweather - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Umer Farooq - State College PA, US
Dick Lam - Danbury CT, US
Kevin Singley - Skillman NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705001000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is provided for facilitating the assessment of entities including persons, standards, and/or environments. Contextual information, such as that representing the assessment by a teacher for a student, can be captured by a portable ingestion device and recorded onto media for processing and mapping into rubrics. Assessments can be optionally processed for further analysis.

US Patent:

20080227079, Sep 18, 2008

Filed:

Mar 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/051347

Inventors:

Richard F. Boehme - Carmel NY, US
Peter G. Fairweather - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Umer Farooq - State College PA, US
Dick Lam - Danbury CT, US
Kevin Singley - Skillman NJ, US

International Classification:

G09B 7/00

US Classification:

434322

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is provided for facilitating the assessment of entities including persons, standards, and/or environments. Contextual information, such as that representing the assessment by a teacher for a student, can be captured by a portable ingestion device and recorded onto media for processing and mapping into rubrics. Assessments can be optionally processed for further analysis.

US Patent:

60921218, Jul 18, 2000

Filed:

Dec 18, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/993232

Inventors:

William E. Bennett - Tucson AZ
Richard F. Boehme - Carmel NY
Samuel Kallner - Bronx NY
Stephen E. Levy - Saskatoon, CA
Paul M. Matchen - Pleasantville NY
Michael J. Ryan - Newburgh NY
Richard D. Thompson - Trumbull CT

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1516
G06F 1517

US Classification:

709250

Abstract:

Reliable and secure transmission of information over the Internet is provided in a financial transaction processing system. The system electronically integrates data captured in heterogeneous information systems and transmits that data reliably and securely over the Internet between multiple diverse servers. The system includes at least one local computer system which electronically captures information input by a user of the computer system. The local computer system can access one or more remote servers via the Internet for form a dynamically reconfigurable wide area network (WAN). The remote servers electronically transfer data to heterogeneous information systems translated into their natural communications protocol and data format.