Richard W Ragan

US Patent:

20050015728, Jan 20, 2005

Filed:

Jul 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/621289

Inventors:

Richard Ragan - Round Rock TX, US
Wayne Riley - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

715765000, 715811000, 715821000, 715847000

Abstract:

Method, system, and program product for customizing a user interface. The user interface is adjusted by including a shortcut for one or more object operations. Each shortcut is selected based on a user, an object being displayed in the user interface, and/or a history of object operations. The selection can be based on the frequency that the user has previously selected object operations for the object.

US Patent:

20060155691, Jul 13, 2006

Filed:

Jan 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342503

Inventors:

Robert Lowe - Austin TX, US
Gary Macomber - Hutto TX, US
Richard Ragan - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707003000

Abstract:

A method, system and computer program product for building a search query in a data processing system having a graphical user interface is provided. Responsive to user input, a graphical component representing a first system object is dropped onto a graphical component representing a query function. A set of attributes of the first system object is presented. Responsive to user selection, a search query is created from the selected set of attributes.

US Patent:

20080215560, Sep 4, 2008

Filed:

Mar 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/680649

Inventors:

Denise Ann Bell - Austin TX, US
Deborah H. Bandera - Austin TX, US
Richard Walton Ragan - Round Rock TX, US
Billy Brooks York - Pflugerville TX, US
Alex Dudley Little - Raleigh NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 5, 707E17005

Abstract:

A business enterprise level information technology management system database implementation providing search results responsive to a user query that filters the extensive data that may be generated in the search result so that the user and his need for data is taken into account. An implementation determining the role of the requesting user relative to the selected activities, tracking the frequency of use of the requesting user's actions relative to the selected activities and presenting the search results to the requesting user with suggested user actions customized based upon said role of the user and prioritized based upon said frequency of use.

US Patent:

57613800, Jun 2, 1998

Filed:

Feb 12, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/600083

Inventors:

Paul David Lewis - Austin TX
Robert Earl Morrison - Round Rock TX
Neil Raymond Pennell - Austin TX
Richard Walton Ragan - Round Rock TX
James H. Segapeli - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1720

US Classification:

395 12

Abstract:

A method for installing a network application is disclosed. First, the hardware resources of at least a local computer system in the network are determined. Next, the a number of users in a cell of the network is determined. The installation process determines whether the hardware resources of the local computer system can provide an adequate level of performance for the number of users in the cell if all of the network application are installed on the local computer system. If not, an installation plan is calculated to distribute components of the network application in a plurality of computer systems to provide an adequate level of performance for the cell. The installation plan is presented on a local system display. The network administrator is afforded the opportunity to change the assumptions used to generate the installation plan. Once satisfied, the network application is installed in the plurality of computer systems according to the installation plan.

US Patent:

62083392, Mar 27, 2001

Filed:

Jun 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/100712

Inventors:

Marshall Allan Atlas - Austin TX
Michael Franz DiAngelo - Holly Springs NC
Richard Walton Ragan - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F13/00

US Classification:

345338

Abstract:

A computer controlled interactive display system for for providing a user interface for data entry with user changeable autocomplete functions for the data entry fields. For each of the fields, there is provided autocomplete means, i. e. means for automatically providing a proposed completion of a user entry into at least one of said fields, and user-interactive means for selectively disabling or otherwise modifying said means for automatically providing a proposed completion. Further means are provided for indicating whether said means for automatically providing a proposed completion of user entries has been disabled for a data entry field.

US Patent:

55154972, May 7, 1996

Filed:

Mar 15, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/405424

Inventors:

Christopher N. Itri - Austin TX
Denise F. Loose - Austin TX
Richard W. Ragan - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 314

US Classification:

395159

Abstract:

A system including a graphical user interface provides a list box of items relating to data entered on pages of a displayed notebook. By selecting the desired item, the displayed notebook immediately flips to the page having the desired data entry. Further, the items listed in the box may be representative of a specific parameter included in the desired notebook entry. When the desired item is selected and the page is flipped to the corresponding page, the cursor will be located at the parameter represented in the list box. A relational facility is used to correlate the items in the list box with the notebook page on which the item can be found. The list box may be displayed to a system user as the left hand page of a spiral notebook, with data entries on the right hand page. A list item entry is related to a page id, field id, or other data to determine an address for the page on which the selected item is found. Upon selection of a list item, this facility provides the address for the corresponding page and the system then displays the page with the desired data entry.

US Patent:

20020143749, Oct 3, 2002

Filed:

Mar 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/820500

Inventors:

John Hartel - Austin TX, US
Rob Lowe - Austin TX, US
Gary Macomber - Hutto TX, US
Richard Ragan - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/003000

Abstract:

A user-interactive display interface implementation for building structured software program statements and, particularly, such structured statements which may serve as search queries to databases including a plurality of display rows together with means enabling the entry of program terms into each of said rows. A template is vertically movable to each of said rows and includes a template row of indicators, each defining a type of program term enabled to be positioned in said row coincident with said indicator. There are a plurality of user-activatable menus of selectable terms, each menu respectively associated with one of said indicators. The selectable terms in each of the menus are respectively of the term type enabled to be positioned coincident with the associated indicator. Then, for editing purposes, there is selection of one of said indicators to thereby display the menu associated with the selected indicator. Preferably, the selected menu is a scrolled menu from the selected indicator. The program or search query statements being built are sequential and preferably wrap from at least one of said rows to the next row.