Frances M Brown

US Patent:

6549221, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Dec 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/458643

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX
Richard S. Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX
Lawrence F. Weiss - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corp. - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345854, 345760, 345762, 345764, 345767, 345853

Abstract:

Systems and methods for presenting (e. g. , displaying) a hierarchical structure are presented. The hierarchical structure includes multiple elements and defines hierarchical relationships between the elements. The hierarchical structure may be embodied within an electronic document such as a Web document, an interactive application program, or a map divided into sections. Each element has a âpresentation propertyâ which may be a value or a function. One of the elements has âfocusâ (e. g. , as created, by default, etc. ). A âbranch isolationâ method includes forming a tree-like model of the hierarchical structure having multiple nodes and at least one branch. Each node represents one of the elements. One node is a root node and occupies a highest level in the hierarchical structure. A given branch connects a first node in a first level to a second node in a level directly below the first level.

US Patent:

6721947, Apr 13, 2004

Filed:

Mar 13, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/523746

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX
Richard Scott Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX
Lawrence Frank Weiss - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 900

US Classification:

718100, 700 86, 700 90, 713 1, 713 7, 713100

Abstract:

A system, method, and program allow the execution of a different response of an application extension manager without modifying the default response of the application extension manager. The application extension manager resides in system memory. The application extension manager allows an execution unit to execute a task or a series of tasks in an ordered list associated with an event. A task is a set of executable instructions associated with an event that may be executed by the execution unit. When an event occurs, the application extension manager acquires the task on top of the ordered list. The acquired task then becomes selected to be executed by the execution unit. The selected task returns a value which indicates whether the application extension manager should proceed to the next task. If the value indicates to proceed to the next task, the next task becomes the selected task and the above stated process is repeated.

US Patent:

6812941, Nov 2, 2004

Filed:

Dec 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/458641

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX
Richard S. Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX
Lawrence F. Weiss - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corp. - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345854, 345760, 345762, 345764, 345767, 345853

Abstract:

Several different methods for presenting (e. g. , displaying) a hierarchical structure are presented. The hierarchical structure includes multiple elements, and defines hierarchical relationships between the elements. The hierarchical structure may be embodied within an electronic document such as a Web document, an interactive application program, or a map divided into sections. Each element has a âpresentation propertyâ which may be a value or a function. A single one of the elements has âfocusâ (e. g. , in accordance with the coding of the document by an author, by default, etc. ). A âview depthâ method includes forming a model (e. g. , a tree structure) of the hierarchical structure. The model includes multiple levels ranked with respect to one another, multiple nodes representing elements, and at least one branch.

US Patent:

6880014, Apr 12, 2005

Filed:

Sep 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/961896

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX, US
Susan Crayne - Hartsdale NY, US
Samuel R. Detweiler - Austin TX, US
Peter Gustav Fairweather - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Vicki Lynne Hanson - Chappaqua NY, US
Richard Scott Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX, US
Beth Rush Tibbitts - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F013/00

US Classification:

709227, 709203, 709217, 709219, 709236

Abstract:

A method and system using directive script in a web intermediary proxy machine that provides the function of a transcoder. The intermediary machine's transcoders are controlled by directive script that directs the order and properties of transcoder operations executed on one or more transcoders in the intermediary machine. These directive scripts are stored in an on-the-fly modifiable directive database accessible to the web intermediary proxy machine. The user's client machine browser passes an HTTP request to the web intermediary machine, which passes the HTTP request to a web content server, which returns an HTML response back to the web intermediary machine. This HTML response is sent to at least one transcoder that resides in or is at least accessible to the intermediary proxy machine. The transcoder identifies the type of device being used by the client from the HTTP request. The user's preference transcoding settings are retrieved in the form of directives from a directive script, preferably in XML format, retrieved from a settings database, and applied to the transcoders.

US Patent:

6944665, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Sep 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/961897

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX, US
Susan Crayne - Hartsdale NY, US
Samuel R. Detweiler - Austin TX, US
Peter Gustav Fairweather - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Vicki Lynne Hanson - Chappaqua NY, US
Richard Scott Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX, US
Beth Rush Tibbitts - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F013/00

US Classification:

709227, 709203, 709217, 709219, 709236

Abstract:

A method and system that provide an accessibility gateway to the Internet through the use of a web intermediary server, which may belong to a different domain than the web content server. The web intermediary server includes server-generated applications for modifying accessibility settings for supported client devices, registering the user for authority to use the intermediary server services, and generating web-based, user-specific browser service replacements such as history lists and bookmarks. A request for any web page is sent from the client device to the intermediary server. The intermediary server retrieves the requested web document, and applies user-defined transformations to the web document, which is then sent back to the user device's user agent. If the web document is from a secure web page, the intermediary server functions as a proxy for the user device to establish the requisite secure connection with the web page.

US Patent:

6961759, Nov 1, 2005

Filed:

Sep 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/961999

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX, US
Susan Crayne - Hartsdale NY, US
Samuel R. Detweiler - Austin TX, US
Peter Gustav Fairweather - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Vicki Lynne Hanson - Chappaqua NY, US
Richard Scott Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX, US
Beth Rush Tibbitts - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F013/00

US Classification:

709217, 709203, 709219

Abstract:

A system for removing and saving in an intermediary web server Internet cookies being transmitted from a web content server to a client device. Internet cookies, being persistent client data for a specific user and a specific content provider, typically contain sensitive data, including a history of past purchases or financial information about the user such as a credit card number. To protect the security of the cookies, and to allow an authorized user to use the cookies from multiple devices, such as different desktop computers, PDA's or cellular telephones, the cookies are removed from the data response from the web content server and stored in an intermediary web server, where they are accessible to the user.

US Patent:

6970918, Nov 29, 2005

Filed:

Sep 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/962000

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX, US
Susan Crayne - Hartsdale NY, US
Samuel R. Detweiler - Austin TX, US
Peter Gustav Fairweather - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Stephen Paul Farrell - San Francisco CA, US
Vicki Lynne Hanson - Chappaqua NY, US
Richard Scott Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX, US
Beth Rush Tibbitts - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709219, 709203, 709217, 709218

Abstract:

A method and system using for establishing an intermediary connection between a client device and a secure website using a web proxy machine. In the preferred embodiment, a secure connection is established between the web proxy and the secure content server. A response from the content server, typically in HTML format, is sent to the proxy machine through a secure connection. The proxy machine is then able to manipulate the secure response from the secure server, in ways such as transcoding the response to a format readable by the user device, storing sensitive financial data in cookies in the proxy machine, and to return a response from the content provider to the client device with or preferably without cookies.

US Patent:

7010581, Mar 7, 2006

Filed:

Sep 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/961938

Inventors:

Frances C. Brown - Austin TX, US
Susan Crayne - Hartsdale NY, US
Samuel R. Detweiler - Austin TX, US
Peter Gustav Fairweather - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Vicki Lynne Hanson - Chappaqua NY, US
Richard Scott Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX, US
Beth Rush Tibbitts - Lexington KY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709218, 709246, 715864, 715865

Abstract:

A method and system that provide browser-based functions by injected into a web page a control button, form text field or similar browser-based function control such that both the browser controls and the content of the web page can be transformed for accessibility. A proxy machine retrieves a web page for a user, and then injects the user selected browser function controls into the web page itself. The injected browser controls are supported by web-based application services, preferably resident in an intermediary proxy machine, for producing web content that is representative of that function. The web page is transformed into a style that is accessible for that particular user, such as magnifying the page, reformatting background schemes, etc. The user can select which browser function buttons are injected into the web page, and as the web page is transformed for accessibility, the browser controls on the page are likewise transformed.