Michael M Elder

US Patent:

7657870, Feb 2, 2010

Filed:

Feb 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/065825

Inventors:

Daniel Christopher Berg - Cary NC, US
Vijay Kumar Bhadriraju - Durham NC, US
Brad Lee Blancett - Raleigh NC, US
Charles Dyer Bridgham - Cary NC, US
Jialin C. Chen - Durham NC, US
Michael Damein Elder - Durham NC, US
Derek Francis Holt - Durham NC, US
John David Lanuti - Raleigh NC, US
Ritchard Leonard Schacher - Cary NC, US
Jason Ashley Sholl - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717120

Abstract:

A method, an apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for implementing dynamic function groups in a data processing system. An extensible framework is provided, which provides function groups to amalgamate extended sets of functionality by either vendor or purpose and allows the function groups to be dynamically enabled or disabled within a software application. A user may specify which extended sets of functionality are relevant and when to enable them. With the use of function groups, third party vendors may integrate added functionalities with existing ones in a software application, and indicate when these functionalities should be available to end-users without the need to duplicate code. The invention allows for the construction of other extensible frameworks including wizards, editors, and operations may also be extended with the use of function groups.

US Patent:

7694284, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Nov 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/000296

Inventors:

Daniel Berg - Cary NC, US
Michael D. Elder - Durham NC, US
Derek F. Holt - Durham NC, US
L. Scott Rich - Cary NC, US
Ritchard L. Schacher - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717137, 717143

Abstract:

The concept of “renderers” and “translators” is introduced in connection with bidirectional conversion between object models and XML. A renderer embodies the logic responsible for mediating the parser specific APIs for reading and writing XML. It utilizes a plurality of translator objects, which embody the mapping information needed to convert the XML into object model instances. The translator objects themselves do not contain “knowledge” of parser implementations; thus, the translators are common and can be shared and reused by any and all renderer implementations. Since each translator embodies the knowledge and rules regarding how to convert an XML model to an object model, and how to convert object models to XML, it is thus independent of the particular renderer that is being used, whether it be SAX, DOM, or some other renderer.

US Patent:

7984418, Jul 19, 2011

Filed:

Mar 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/089760

Inventors:

Daniel Christopher Berg - Cary NC, US
Michael Damein Elder - Durham NC, US
Ritchard Leonard Schacher - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

717108, 717106, 717116, 709203, 719316

Abstract:

A situation object instantiator (SOI) receives a request from a client including a typekey. Available situations are retrieved. For a retrieved situation, a call to an evaluator is made. If the situation is active a check is made to see if an instantiator exists for the typekey and situation. If so, the object instantiator is called, it returns an instance to the SOI, and the SOI returns the instance to the client. If not, more situations are retrieved until the situations are exhausted, and such is communicated to the client.

US Patent:

8010479, Aug 30, 2011

Filed:

Jun 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/141495

Inventors:

Daniel C. Berg - Holly Springs NC, US
Brad L. Blancett - Raleigh NC, US
Michael D. Elder - Durham NC, US
Chad M. Holliday - Holly Springs NC, US
Narinder Makin - Morrisville NC, US
Timothy A. Pouyer - Greenville SC, US
Edward C. Snible - Bronx NY, US
John E. Swanke - Terryville CT, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06N 5/04

US Classification:

706 60

Abstract:

The present invention can include a solution for capturing user-defined custom elements for use in a graphical modeling application. Such a system can include a graphical modeling application and a custom element definition tool. The graphical modeling application can be configured to create semantic models that contain a static graphical elements and semantic data elements. The custom element definition tool can be configured to create a user-defined custom element for the graphical modeling application. The user-defined custom element can consist of one or more static graphical element and/or one or more semantic data element.

US Patent:

8302093, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Aug 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/200720

Inventors:

Daniel C. Berg - Holly Springs NC, US
Brad L. Blancett - Raleigh NC, US
Michael D. Elder - Durham NC, US
Chad M. Holliday - Holly Springs NC, US
Narinder Makin - Morrisville NC, US
Timothy A. Pouyer - Greenville SC, US
John Swanke - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717177, 717172, 717168, 717174, 717120, 717121, 717122, 717126

Abstract:

A method for deploying a software product comprising a plurality of components is provided. The method can include reading a topological description of the software product and its components, wherein the topological description defines characteristics and dependencies of the components. The method can further include reading characteristics of a plurality of publishers and matching each of the plurality of components to one of the plurality of publishers according to the characteristics and dependencies of the components and the characteristics of the plurality of publishers. A publisher may be a computer connected to a network. The method can further include distributing the plurality of components among the plurality of publishers responsive to the step of matching and validating each set of components distributed to each publisher.

US Patent:

8369527, Feb 5, 2013

Filed:

Jun 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/571161

Inventors:

Boaz Carmeli - Korani, IL
John Justin Duigenan - Dorset, GB
Michael Damein Elder - Durham NC, US
Gidon Gershinsky - Haifa, IL

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

380278, 380277, 380279, 380280, 380281, 380282, 380283, 380284, 380285, 380286, 713160, 713161, 713162, 713163, 709226, 709227, 709228, 709229

Abstract:

A multicast host for communicating information published about any one of a set of topics to one or more authorised subscribers to those topics, the set of topics being partitioned into one or more partition elements, each partition element having a partition element encryption key associated therewith, wherein each of the one or more partition elements is a disjoint proper subset of the set of topics, the host comprising: means for receiving information relating to a topic; means for determining a partition element for the topic; means for retrieving a partition element encryption key associated with the partition element; means for encrypting the information with the retrieved partition element encryption key; and means for communicating the information to the one or more authorised subscribers.

US Patent:

8402381, Mar 19, 2013

Filed:

Sep 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/236069

Inventors:

Daniel C. Berg - Holly Springs NC, US
Brad L. Blancett - Raleigh NC, US
Michael D. Elder - Durham NC, US
Chad M. Holliday - Holly Springs NC, US
Narinder Makin - Morrisville NC, US
John E. Swanke - Terryville CT, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 2006/01

US Classification:

715764, 382162, 715799

Abstract:

A widget adjustment event can be detected for a widget that is part of a model that is presented on a canvas of a user interface. On-canvas objects proximate to the widget can be adjusted. The on-canvas objects can include other widgets. The adjustments can be performed relative to a layout position of the widget after the widget adjustment event has occurred. Additional on-canvas objects further from the widget can the adjusted on-canvas objects can then be adjusted as necessary due to new positions of the adjusted on-canvas objects.

US Patent:

8438468, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Apr 15, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/107544

Inventors:

Daniel Christopher Berg - Cary NC, US
Michael Damein Elder - Durham NC, US
Timothy Marc Francis - Newmarket, CA
John David Lanuti - Raleigh NC, US
Narinder Makin - Morrisville NC, US
Jason Robert McGee - Apex NC, US
Sachin Pravin Patel - Raleigh NC, US
Lawrence Scott Rich - Cary NC, US
Ritchard Leonard Schacher - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/24
G06F 17/25

US Classification:

715230, 717106, 717121

Abstract:

The invention, which may be a kind of annotations processor, detects zero or more tagsets turned on or selected at runtime. The annotations adapter reads an abstract unit from a java file, and if an annotation of the abstract unit has a tag that is among the tags of a turned on tagset, then the annotations adapter may generate an artifact showing the influence of the annotation. Such a process may continue until there are no more abstract units to process. Comments or annotations that fail to be tagged with a tag of a selected tagset may, nevertheless, be mentioned with a kind of ‘place-holder’ indicating that such comments exist.