Richard L Kulp

US Patent:

7331042, Feb 12, 2008

Filed:

Dec 21, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/327378

Inventors:

Richard L. Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendal - Cary NC, US
L. Scott Rich - Cary NC, US
Gunturi Srimanth - Morrisville NC, US
Peter A. Walker - Fuquay Varina NC, US
Joseph R. Winchester - Otterbourne, GB

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717140, 717106

Abstract:

A fault-tolerant method of bottom-up editing whereby simultaneous display of the GUI view and source code view are available, and wherein real-time bottom-up editing is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, changes to the source code are isolated, first by isolating and analyzing source code according to groupings associated with the structure of the language used for the source code and then isolating and analyzing individual lines of source code within these groupings. If there are no errors in a particular grouping of source code, the changes in the grouping are automatically applied to the GUI. If errors are found in a grouping, the grouping is further analyzed to determine which lines contain the error. Semantic and syntactic errors are thereby isolated and, where found, are ignored. However, correct lines of the source code are also identified and thereby applied to the GUI for interpretation and display.

US Patent:

7865870, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Jul 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/190132

Inventors:

Srimanth Gunturi - Raleigh NC, US
Richard L. Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendel - Cary NC, US
Rebecca J. Schaller - Cary NC, US
Peter A. Walker - Fuquay-Varina NC, US
Joseph R. Winchester - Otterbourne, GB

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717106, 717110

Abstract:

The invention is directed to a method which derives from metadata definitions the allowable values for a method argument, where the allowable values are a subset or a restricted set of values from a defined range of values for that type of method argument. The subset of allowable values is then converted into a fragment of source code that can be used to initialize the argument variable with one of the allowable values when the method is invoked. The fragment of source code is inserted into the source code for that method argument using an editor tool. A system for implementing the method may comprise an integrated development environment (IDE) program.

US Patent:

7962862, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

Nov 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/720804

Inventors:

Richard L. Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendel - Cary NC, US
Jeffrey D. Myers - Silver Spring MD, US
Rebecca J. Schaller - Cary NC, US
Gunturi Srimanth - Raleigh NC, US
Peter A. Walker - Fuquay-Varina NC, US
Joseph R. Winchester - Otterbourne, GB

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715856, 715764, 715790, 345418, 345629, 345619

Abstract:

A method and software tool for performing an operation on a graphic object in a display of overlapping graphic objects in a data processing system are provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting the position of a pointer on the display; displaying to a user an indication of potential target objects of the operation which coincide with the pointer position; detecting a selection of one of the indicated potential target objects as the target object; and performing the operation on the selected object. In the case where the target object is not the outermost layer of the graphic objects on the display, the method may also comprise temporarily making the selected target object visible during performance of the operation on the target object by making the overlying objects transparent.

US Patent:

8010951, Aug 30, 2011

Filed:

Jan 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/014367

Inventors:

Richard J. Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendel - Cary NC, US
L. Scott Rich - Cary NC, US
Gunturi Srimanth - Morrisville NC, US
Peter A. Walker - Fuquay Varina NC, US
Joseph R. Winchester - Otterbourne, GB

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717140, 717111

Abstract:

A fault-tolerant method of bottom-up editing whereby simultaneous display of the GUI view and source code view are available, and wherein real-time bottom-up editing is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, changes to the source code are isolated, first by isolating and analyzing source code according to groupings associated with the structure of the language used for the source code and then isolating and analyzing individual lines of source code within these groupings. If there are no errors in a particular grouping of source code, the changes in the grouping are automatically applied to the GUI. If errors are found in a grouping, the grouping is further analyzed to determine which lines contain the error. Semantic and syntactic errors are thereby isolated and, where found, are ignored. However, correct lines of the source code are also identified and thereby applied to the GUI for interpretation and display.

US Patent:

20050015730, Jan 20, 2005

Filed:

Jul 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/619260

Inventors:

Srimanth Gunturi - Morrisville NC, US
Richard Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendel - Cary NC, US
Rebecca Schaller - Cary NC, US
Peter Walker - Fuquay-Varina NC, US
Joe Winchester - Otterbourne, GB

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

715777000, 715764000

Abstract:

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for displaying a plurality of visual elements associated with a computer program application by defining a sequential tabbing order for the plurality of visual elements and displaying at least one graphical linking element extending between the plurality of visual elements. The graphical linking element represents the sequential tabbing order.

US Patent:

20070044031, Feb 22, 2007

Filed:

Aug 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/464904

Inventors:

Richard Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendel - Cary NC, US
Joseph Winchester - Hursley, GB

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/00
G11B 27/00

US Classification:

715762000, 715764000, 715717000

Abstract:

A method of rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) model for a software application in a GUI builder, the method comprising the steps of: storing the application GUI model as a copy of the application GUI model in a buffer of the GUI builder; receiving a first GUI environment configuration at the GUI builder; receiving a second GUI environment configuration at the GUI builder, the second GUI environment configuration being different to the first GUI environment configuration; rendering a first representation of the copy of the application GUI model using GUI elements in accordance with the first GUI environment configuration; and reducing a second representation of the copy of the application GUI model using GUI elements in accordance with the second GUI environment configuration.

US Patent:

20080270919, Oct 30, 2008

Filed:

Apr 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/741171

Inventors:

Richard L. Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendel - Cary NC, US
Joseph R. Winchester - Hursley, GB

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715762

Abstract:

A computer-implementable method, system and computer-readable medium for establishing and utilizing a widget-centric context-based layer are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes a computer detecting a mouse hover over a visual control that is displayed on a visual layer canvas. In response to determining that the visual control is supported by a context layer, the computer displays the visual control and component icons on a context layer canvas, wherein the context layer includes elements from both an upper visual layer and a lower component layer, and wherein the component icons are associated with respective components from the lower component layer. The computer then receives a user input that selects one or more of the component icons, thus permitting associated components to be edited.

US Patent:

20160352746, Dec 1, 2016

Filed:

May 28, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/723516

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Richard L. Kulp - Cary NC, US
Gili Mendel - Cary NC, US
Jianjun Zhang - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 9/44

Abstract:

During development of an application, an association between a view of the application and a data service, and rules applicable to the view, can be received. The rules can include an indication of a security role assigned to users who are allowed to access the view and an indication of whether the view is allowed to access the data service based on the security role assigned to the user. Based on the rules applicable to the view, permissions for accessing the data service by the view can be automatically extrapolated. Based on the permissions extrapolated for accessing the data service by the view, a binding credential, configured to be processed to determine whether the view of the application is granted access to data provided by the data service at runtime, can be automatically created. The at least one binding credential can be assigned to the view of the application.