David K Mcneill

US Patent:

6968312, Nov 22, 2005

Filed:

Aug 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/632341

Inventors:

Suzanne M. Jordan - Dallas TX, US
Patrick W. McMahon - Erie PA, US
David B. McNeill - Raleigh NC, US
Nora M. Panlilio-Yap - Ellicott City MD, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705 7, 705 11

Abstract:

An IT measurement system is aligned with the IT organization's business goals by examining the IT organization's current state-of-affairs with respect to measurement and analyzing how it maps to a proposed measurement model. To ensure the viability of the proposed measurement model, the IT organization and measurement processes it employs are structured to naturally support the collection, analysis, reporting, and use of the measurements in the proposed model. The measurement model and associated techniques work from a top-down approach, starting with the goals of the organization, identifying appropriate behaviors and finally associating measures that will empirically demonstrate achievement of the behaviors. In addition, algorithms for prioritization are executed to ensure that the best fitting measures are selected in the final measurement model.

US Patent:

8271905, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Sep 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/560259

Inventors:

David B McNeill - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715848, 715849, 715850, 715851, 715852, 345419, 345427

Abstract:

A method, system and program product for assisting a presentation owner in creating and presenting information to audience users in a virtual 3D cyclorama-like environment. A presentation object tool provides behavior in the cyclorama object to assist the presentation owner in resolving graphic objects into the cyclorama and in placing information onto the graphic objects. The presenter object tool also provides behavior in the graphic objects to allow the presentation owner to expand a graphic object into a larger viewing size, to increment and decrement the placement of graphic objects within the cyclorama's presentation space, and to place an expanded graphic object into a home viewing position for presentation to audience users.

US Patent:

20120304127, Nov 29, 2012

Filed:

Aug 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/570270

Inventors:

David B. McNeill - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715848

Abstract:

A method, system and program product for assisting a presentation owner in creating and presenting information to audience users in a virtual 3D cyclorama-like environment. A presentation object tool provides behavior in the cyclorama object to assist the presentation owner in resolving graphic objects into the cyclorama and in placing information onto the graphic objects. The presenter object tool also provides behavior in the graphic objects to allow the presentation owner to expand a graphic object into a larger viewing size, to increment and decrement the placement of graphic objects within the cyclorama's presentation space, and to place an expanded graphic object into a home viewing position for presentation to audience users.