Kenneth Ray Banning

US Patent:

6380957, Apr 30, 2002

Filed:

Dec 15, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/211352

Inventors:

Kenneth Ray Banning - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 314

US Classification:

345828, 345853, 345855, 345841, 345825, 345829

Abstract:

A method of viewing a directory tree containing logical file system objects residing on a computer system, by displaying a directory tree on a display device of the computer system utilizing a graphical user interface (GUI), expanding a first node of the tree to reveal one or more branches of the first node, and then later expanding a second node of the tree to reveal one or more branches of the second node, wherein the invention automatically collapses the first node of the tree to conceal the one or more branches of the first node in response to the expanding of the second node. This automatic collapsing of other nodes that are not in the path of the selected node thus limits overall expansion of the tree. The setting may be toggled between enabled and disabled states. A pull-down menu can be provided by the GUI which contains the âlimit expansionâ command.

US Patent:

6850254, Feb 1, 2005

Filed:

Dec 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/453251

Inventors:

Kenneth Ray Banning - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

345784, 345764

Abstract:

An apparatus and method of allowing a user to set relationships between two or more parameters are provided. To set up the relationship, the user invokes a dialog box within which all available parameters, as well as their current relationship, are displayed. The user is allowed to change present relationships or set up totally new relationships using parameters that are presently used or unused or combining presently used and unused parameters. Once done, the new values of the parameters are displayed. Furthermore, if a user changes the displayed value of one parameter, displayed values of the other related parameters are automatically updated.

US Patent:

7103847, Sep 5, 2006

Filed:

Jul 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/199399

Inventors:

Kenneth Ray Banning - Austin TX, US
James Lee Lentz - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715772, 715966

Abstract:

A system for monitoring a resource in a processing system is disclosed. The processing system includes a display. The system comprises a total resource graphic provided on the display. The total resource graphic represents the total resource. The system includes at least one allocation graphic provided within the total resource graphic. The allocation graphic represents the proportion of the resources allocated to an object. The system and method in accordance with the present invention allows for allocation of a resource across all demands, the relative size of the allocations, and the usage of the resource by the individual demanding operation within a single graphical object. In addition, the object would provide for changes to that allocation by direct manipulation, in addition, the status indicator would provide additional information on demand by the user. The graphical object will provide a single view of the total resource available, the allocation of that resource to individual operations, and the amount of the allocated resource to each operation currently in use. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, a computer is used to perform the numeric calculations of the allocations and provides a single picture to the user.

US Patent:

20020147027, Oct 10, 2002

Filed:

Apr 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/826705

Inventors:

Jack Alford - Austin TX, US
Kenneth Banning - Austin TX, US
James Lentz - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04M001/00

US Classification:

455/557000, 455/556000, 455/418000, 455/420000

Abstract:

The present invention is embodied in a system and method for configuring computers using an electronic mobile handheld device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). Specifically, the electronic mobile handheld device is used as a data transfer mechanism and special handwriting codes, popup software keyboards, or other methods that are not intuitive to users that are error-prone are not required. In general, the present invention includes an electronic mobile handheld device, a first computer system containing a configuration profile or configuration parameters and N computer systems that requires configuration with the profile or configuration parameters. The electronic mobile handheld device can be any suitable portable electronic device, such as a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, portable notebook computer or the like.

US Patent:

20030074455, Apr 17, 2003

Filed:

Oct 11, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/974982

Inventors:

Kenneth Banning - Austin TX, US
Tai Cao - Austin TX, US
Khanh Nguyen - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/229000, 709/203000

Abstract:

A server system and method in which the server determines whether a requesting client is accessing a requested document or page in a manner contemplated by the server. The server may first determine whether the client has direct access authority such as by interpreting cookie information supplied with the client request. The client may obtain direct access authority if the client has previously accessed server documents in a prescribed manner. If the client lacks direct access, the server may determine if the client has been referred or quoted to the requested page by a third party server or referrer that has authority to refer clients to the requested page. The server device may maintain a table of information in its storage to facilitate the determination of which referring parties have authority to which documents on the server. If the server determines that a particular request lacks both direct access authority and indirect authority, the server may return a version of the requested document (the unauthorized version) that indicates the lack of authority. The server may generate the unauthorized version of a document from the authorized version by executing a script to insert text or otherwise change the appearance of the returned document.

US Patent:

20030093699, May 15, 2003

Filed:

Nov 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/998402

Inventors:

Kenneth Banning - Austin TX, US
Tai Cao - Austin TX, US
Khanh Nguyen - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L009/32

US Classification:

713/202000

Abstract:

A method and system for authorizing access to networked information using a graphically based password. In one embodiment, access to a restricted document is granted only after the user has demonstrated its authority to access the information by identifying a previously determined sequence of graphical images. If the user identifies the correct images, the user is granted access to the restricted information. In one embodiment, the graphical images may be presented to the user as a sequence of web pages where each page has multiple graphical images (icons). On each page in the sequence, the user selects (such as by clicking) the correct icon. The icon may be implemented as a link to the next web page in the password sequence. As each page is presented, the user clicks the correct icon thereby generating a sequence of accessed web pages. The server then verifies the user as an authorized user by comparing the sequence of web pages visited by the user to a predetermined sequence. In this manner, the password enabling a user to access confidential information comprises a sequence of web pages visited by the user. The graphically based password information may be supplemented with user identification information that is either entered by the user or provided by the user as cookie information. In this embodiment, the server may grant various levels of access based on the combination of the user identification information and the graphically entered password.

US Patent:

20030112269, Jun 19, 2003

Filed:

Dec 17, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/015242

Inventors:

James Lentz - Austin TX, US
Jack Alford - Austin TX, US
Kenneth Banning - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

345/738000

Abstract:

The present invention is embodied in a configurable graphical element for tracking and monitoring dynamic properties of resources and events coupled to a computing environment. In general, the present invention includes an interactive configurable graphical element with a software control that monitors resources and events. The graphical element interactivity provides the monitored information to a user with a status display area having configurable threshold trigger points and can also include one or more rearm trigger points. The user configurable trigger points are located within one end of the status display area and include at least one user configurable threshold point and at least one rearm set point. The monitoring display and configuration functions are combined in a single graphical element for reducing complexity and easing the use of monitoring applications.

US Patent:

57219010, Feb 24, 1998

Filed:

Jun 7, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/479234

Inventors:

Kenneth Ray Banning - Austin TX
Wendy Sue James - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

395604

Abstract:

A method, system and program for providing a graphical interface for a database are accomplished by the operation of a process in the memory of a processor. A selected entry in the database is dynamically used as input to a conditional definition dialog box. The definition of individual conditions, the definition of the relationship of conditions to the selected entries, the editing of conditions, and the editing of the relationship of conditions is simplified and rendered dynamic and interactive for the user thereby facilitating the completion of the task being performed. The user need not remember the related column information for a specified predicate because the system will provide that information simultaneously with the conditional definition in a form that supports the direct manipulation of the related information. The selected entries and their relationship are displayed simultaneously with the definition activities for both the initial definition and any subsequent editing activities. The user may select this information and drag it to the desired location to proceed on the desired activity.