Christine L Lawrence

US Patent:

20060218563, Sep 28, 2006

Filed:

Feb 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/346609

Inventors:

Georges Grinstein - Ashby MA, US
Alexander Gee - Lowell MA, US
Urska Cvek - Shreveport LA, US
Howard Goodell - Salem NH, US
Hongli Li - Westborough MA, US
Min Yu - North Chelmsford MA, US
Jianping Zhou - Acton MA, US
Vivek Gupta - Littleton MA, US
Mary Smrtic - Westford MA, US
Christine Lawrence - Waltham MA, US
Chih-Hung Chiang - North Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

719328000

Abstract:

The invention relates to a framework system and methods for connecting a plurality of tools. The system comprises a plug-in mechanism configured to dynamically load the plurality of tools, a data pool having storage space configured to store data sets associated with the plurality of tools, a linking mechanism configured to establish communications links between the loaded plurality of tools to enable coordinated operation of the loaded plurality of tools, a session component configured to record the process history of the operations of the loaded plurality of tool and the system states corresponding to the process history of the operations and an annotation module configured to associate user-provided data corresponding to one or more of the stored data sets.

US Patent:

20100268691, Oct 21, 2010

Filed:

Jun 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/796632

Inventors:

Georges Grinstein - Ashby MA, US
Alexander Gee - Lowell MA, US
Urska Cvek - Shreveport LA, US
Howard Goodell - Salem NH, US
Hongli Li - Westborough MA, US
Min Yu - Chelmsford MA, US
Jianping Zhou - Acton MA, US
Vivek Gupta - Littleton MA, US
Mary Beth Smrtic - Westford MA, US
Christine Lawrence - Waltham MA, US
Chih-Hung Chiang - North Chelmsford MA, US

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - Lowell MA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

707682, 715763, 707E17058

Abstract:

The invention relates to a framework system and methods for connecting a plurality of tools. The system comprises a plug-in mechanism configured to dynamically load the plurality of tools, a data pool having storage space configured to store data sets associated with the plurality of tools, a linking mechanism configured to establish communications links between the loaded plurality of tools to enable coordinated operation of the loaded plurality of tools, a session component configured to record the process history of the operations of the loaded plurality of tool and the system states corresponding to the process history of the operations and an annotation module configured to associate user-provided data corresponding to one or more of the stored data sets.