Julian Steven Taylor

US Patent:

6401241, Jun 4, 2002

Filed:

Oct 6, 1995

Appl. No.:

08/539995

Inventors:

Julian Steven Taylor - Colorado Springs CO

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 9445

US Classification:

717174

Abstract:

SYSTEM V utilities enable software developers to provide delivery of complex packages onto a UNIX operating system. An enhancement to the UNIX System V ABI format called class archive format enables sets of files to be combined into archives, these files being compressed or encrypted. The compressed/encrypted ABI package install with behavior defined in System V ABI. The class archive format allows a manufacturer to combine files from the ABI format reloc directory and root directory, into an archive directory. Class action format adds a directory called archive to the ABI format. Any class of files that are intended for archive is combined into a single file, and each file is then placed into the archive directory as class1, class2, etc. All files that are archived in this manner are removed from the standard ABI reloc directory and root directory, and an install class action script is placed into the scripts portion of the standard ABI install directory. Three interfaces are provided in the form of three keywords.

US Patent:

6772172, Aug 3, 2004

Filed:

Apr 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/844474

Inventors:

Terence Leong - Benica CA
Julian S. Taylor - Nederland CO

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707103, 707 3

Abstract:

Provided is a method, system, program, and data structures for indexing object oriented objects in an object oriented database. An object data structure is provided including a plurality of object oriented objects, wherein each object includes a key value, and wherein each object is associated with an object index. A node data structure is provided including nodes, wherein each node represents one object in the object store and includes one object index used to access the object represented by the node in the object store. The nodes in the node data structure are organized according to the key values in the objects represented by the nodes. The node data structure is used to access the objects in the object store.

US Patent:

6859923, Feb 22, 2005

Filed:

May 9, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/852113

Inventors:

Julian S. Taylor - Nederland CO, US

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F009/45

US Classification:

717172

Abstract:

Provided is a method, system, program, and data structure for determining patches to apply to a computer system, wherein the patch includes content to add to the computer. A realization list of realization identifiers corresponds to realizations associated with the computer, wherein each realization defines a state of the computer. A realization database includes realization objects, wherein each realization object is uniquely identified by a realization identifier of one realization and includes a patch list indicating those patches whose installation relates to the computer state defined by the realization. The patch lists are accessed from the realization database for those realization objects whose realization identifiers match the realizations identifiers on the realization list. A determination is made of all the patches on the accessed patch lists. A determination is made from the determined patches on the accessed patch lists those patches that are capable of being installed on the computer.

US Patent:

6944856, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

May 9, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/851923

Inventors:

Julian S. Taylor - Nederland CO, US

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F009/44
G06F009/445

US Classification:

717171, 717172, 717173, 717176, 717177, 717178

Abstract:

Provided is a method, system, program, and data structure for applying a patch to a computer system, wherein the patch includes content to add to the computer. A computer object is generated to include configuration information on the determined installed components. At least one patch includes content to add to the computer and is capable of being associated with at least one realization, wherein each realization defines a state of the computer. For each realization, a determination is made from the configuration information in the computer object as to whether the state defined by the realization exists in the computer. Data is written to the computer object indicating whether the state defined by the realization exists on the computer. The computer object is used to determine whether each patch is compatible with the installed components of the computer.

US Patent:

7016913, Mar 21, 2006

Filed:

Mar 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/103158

Inventors:

Terence Leong - Benicia CA, US
Julian S. Taylor - Nederland CO, US

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707102, 707103 R

Abstract:

Provided are a method, system, data structures and article of manufacture for implementing an array of persistent elements. A class of the array of persistent elements has a constructor. A call is received from an application executing in a runtime environment to the constructor. The constructor is processed to create an empty array of persistent elements. A persistent element is included into the array of persistent elements within the runtime environment by storing persistent data of the added persistent element in a data record and the address of the data record at a corresponding index record.

US Patent:

7017145, Mar 21, 2006

Filed:

May 9, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/851832

Inventors:

Julian S. Taylor - Nederland CO, US

Assignee:

Sun MIcrosystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717104, 717105, 717109

Abstract:

Provided is a method, system, program, and data structures for generating a user interface. An application program processes data and generates application output and a user interface module processes the application output to generate output data to render on an output device. The user interface module generates output data to render on the output device in response to processing statements in the user interface module. The user interface module reaches a processing point where the user interface module does not include statements to generate output data. After reaching the processing point, the user interface module receives an interaction object from the application program specifying data to generate as output data. The user interface module then generates output data to render on the output device from the interaction object.

US Patent:

7020641, Mar 28, 2006

Filed:

Oct 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/038892

Inventors:

Terence Leong - Benicia CA, US
Mahima Mallikarjuna - Los Gatos CA, US
Julian S. Taylor - Nederland CO, US

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/18

US Classification:

706 12, 706 14, 706 46

Abstract:

Provided is a method, system, and program for maintaining a database of data objects. A first data object implemented in a first programming language including attributes and attribute values for a class is received. The first data object is transformed to a second data object implemented in a second programming language, wherein the second data object includes the attributes and attribute values of the class included in the first data object. The second data object is added to the database, wherein the database is capable of storing multiple data objects implemented in the second programming language.

US Patent:

7107267, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Jan 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/066362

Inventors:

Julian S. Taylor - Nederland CO, US

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 8, 713182

Abstract:

Provided are a method, system, program, and data structure for implementing a locking mechanism to control access to a shared resource. A request is received to access the shared resource. A determination is made of whether a first file has a first name. The first file is renamed to a second name if the first file has the first name. A second file is updated to indicate the received request in a queue of requests to the shared resource if the first file is renamed to the second name. An ordering of the requests in the queue is used to determine whether access to the shared resource is granted to the request. The first file is renamed to the first name after the second file is updated.