Christopher D N Hanson

US Patent:

7376658, May 20, 2008

Filed:

Apr 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/104187

Inventors:

Bill Bumgarner - San Jose CA, US
Christopher M. Hanson - Cupertino CA, US
Ronald Dennis Lue-Sang - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen E. Miner - Calabash NC, US
Benjamin Trumbull - San Jose CA, US
Melissa Turner - San Jose CA, US
Andreas Wendker - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707100

Abstract:

Managing cross-store relationships to data objects is disclosed. Specifically, cross-store relationships to data objects stored in a potentially dynamically changing set of persistent data stores is provided through a relationship definition that identifies a type of object to which the relationship pertains and specifies a property to be used to determine, which, if any, objects of the identified type are to be included in the relationship; by determining dynamically which, if any, currently available objects of the identified type have the specified property; and making available from among the objects of the identified type available at that time, if any, those objects, if any, that have the specified property.

US Patent:

7483882, Jan 27, 2009

Filed:

Apr 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/104221

Inventors:

Bill Bumgarner - San Jose CA, US
Christopher M. Hanson - Cupertino CA, US
Ronald Dennis Lue-Sang - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen E. Miner - Calabash NC, US
Benjamin Trumbull - San Jose CA, US
Melissa Turner - San Jose CA, US
Andreas Wendker - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707 1, 707 2, 707 10, 707100

Abstract:

Dynamic management of multiple persistent data stores is disclosed. One or more data objects are associated with a client context, e. g. , an instance of a client application program. The one or more data objects are retrieved from one or more of a plurality of persistent data stores and provided to the client context in a manner such that the one or more data objects appear to the client context to come from a single source, even if in fact the objects have been retrieved from two or more different persistent stores.

US Patent:

8219580, Jul 10, 2012

Filed:

Dec 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/316897

Inventors:

Bill Bumgarner - San Jose CA, US
Christopher M. Hanson - Cupertino CA, US
Ronald Dennis Lue-Sang - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen E. Miner - Calabash NC, US
Benjamin Trumbull - San Jose CA, US
Melissa Turner - San Jose CA, US
Andreas Wendker - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707770

Abstract:

Dynamic management of multiple persistent data stores is disclosed. One or more data objects are associated with a client context, e. g. , an instance of a client application program. The one or more data objects are retrieved from one or more of a plurality of persistent data stores and provided to the client context in a manner such that the one or more data objects appear to the client context to come from a single source, even if in fact the objects have been retrieved from two or more different persistent stores.

US Patent:

20030105653, Jun 5, 2003

Filed:

Dec 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/010300

Inventors:

Vajid Jafri - Redwood Shores CA, US
Christopher Hanson - Palo Alto CA, US
Vipin Kumar - Union City CA, US
Sajid Jafri - Foster City CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/005000

Abstract:

A method of presenting offers of travel services is disclosed. The method may include providing a client computer having a human interface, inputting requests for details of travel services, sending requests to a GDS and to a server computer, translating the request into web requests, sending web requests to websites and receiving responses therefrom, and displaying responses from the websites and from the GDS on a single display screen. Software and hardware such as may be used for embodying the method are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20030120523, Jun 26, 2003

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/027477

Inventors:

Sajid Jafri - Foster City CA, US
Christopher Hanson - Palo Alto CA, US
Vajid Jafri - Redwood Shores CA, US
Vipin Kumar - Union City CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/005000

Abstract:

Legacy transactions, and their costs, meeting specified parameters may be provided through a wide area network to a processing station (e.g. a travel agency). These parameters may be airline flights leaving on a particular day from a specified originating location to a specified destination and specifying established and published fares of primary airlines. Individual transactions (e.g., airline flights and fares) may be provided to a database at the travel agency through the internet from (a) airlines other than the primary airlines in the legacy servers, (b) the primary airlines with discounted fares, (c) consolidators offering wholesale fares and (d) an Orbitz web server. A display screen at the processing station respectively displays the legacy transactions and the other transactions on first and second portions of a display screen. The database selects one of the transactions and provides for the printing of a ticket for the selected transaction at a printer at the travel agency or a printer at the legacy server and for an accounting at the travel agency or the legacy server. A method of presenting offers of travel services is disclosed. The method may include providing a client computer having a human interface, inputting requests for details of travel services, sending requests to a global distribution system and to a server computer, translating the request into web requests, sending web requests to websites and receiving responses therefrom, and displaying responses from the websites and from the global distribution system on a single display screen. Software and hardware such as may be used for embodying the method are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20030139949, Jul 24, 2003

Filed:

Jan 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/052763

Inventors:

Vajid Jafri - Redwood Shores CA, US
Christopher Hanson - Palo Alto CA, US
Vipin Kumar - Union City CA, US
Sajid Jafri - Foster City CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/005000

Abstract:

Upon a request from a travel agency, individual transactions (e.g. airline flights and fares) may be provided to a database at the travel agency through the internet from legacy and non-legacy airlines. Legacy airlines may be those within a global distribution system maintained by several of the leading airlines and non-legacy airlines may be those not within the global distribution system. A display screen at the travel agency's processing station displays the legacy transactions and the non-legacy transactions. The database selects one of the transactions and provides for the printing of a ticket for the selected transaction at a printer at the travel agency and for an accounting at the travel agency.

US Patent:

20080178144, Jul 24, 2008

Filed:

Jan 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/008297

Inventors:

Angela Bazigos - Alameda CA, US
Christopher Hanson - Alameda CA, US
Richard Lumkin - San Ramon CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717101

Abstract:

A method for building and verifying and validating a software system that is used for regulated industry software related activities, such as FDA trials, field trials, biomedical data gathering, and similar efforts includes building the application into a virtual appliance using, for example, Vmware. The application and the supporting software are encapsulated in a single virtual file to create a virtual appliance that is independent of hardware and dependent only on virtual appliance support.

US Patent:

20120239692, Sep 20, 2012

Filed:

May 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/484214

Inventors:

Bill Bumgarner - San Jose CA, US
Christopher M. Hanson - Cupertino CA, US
Ronald Dennis Lue-Sang - Mountain View CA, US
Stephen E. Miner - Calabash NC, US
Benjamin Trumbull - San Jose CA, US
Melissa Turner - San Jose CA, US
Andreas Wendker - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707770, 707E17005

Abstract:

Dynamic management of multiple persistent data stores is disclosed. One or more data objects are retrieved from two or more of a plurality of persistent data stores and provided to the client context in a manner such that the one or more data objects appear to the client context to come from a single source, even if in fact the objects have been retrieved from two or more different persistent stores.