Ted Lee Smith

US Patent:

20030097316, May 22, 2003

Filed:

Nov 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/298005

Inventors:

Glen Dunbar - Fairfax VA, US
Ted Smith - Fredericksburg VA, US

Assignee:

American Management Systems - Fairfax VA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/028000

Abstract:

A procurement system includes a procurement unit and an item allocator. The procurement system is coupled to access units which allow users to manage a procurement process by manipulating line items on one or more source documents as they are transferred to one or more target documents. The user is provided with the capability of combining or splitting items from one or more source documents as they are transferred from the target document. The system is capable of maintaining a tracking history for each of the items as it is edited.

US Patent:

50219499, Jun 4, 1991

Filed:

Feb 29, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/161647

Inventors:

Richard M. Morten - Gaithersburg MD
Ted P. Smith - Frederick MD

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04J 324

US Classification:

364200

Abstract:

The invention disclosed herein provides the basic operating capabilities of SNA data communications for host based application-to-application sessions across a packet switched network such as the Defense Data Network (DDN). The problem that is presented by the integration of these two technologies is that SNA is a connection oriented technology and DDN is a connectionless technology that requires an Internetting Protocol (IP) header on all information transmitted through the network and across multiple networks. One of the concepts of the invention is the definition of a localized SNA network to each SNA host by the channel attached Front End Processors (FEPs). These FEPs present an SNA PU4 definition to the host to allow it to carry out regular SNA sessions over the packet switched network to another host through its own respective FEP. The two FEPs working together imbed the SNA protocols in the IP datagrams and provide the proper SNA connections and control. This technique also allowed any host to access any other host for which it has authorization.