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IdeaCop™ OpenOpposition Prior Art Report
for US Patent Application No. 20040133874
by PatenTrakker™
(abcd 20040133874.DOC)
AN - 20030074647 ( Full Text of 20030074647 )
TI - Automatic software input panel selection based on application program state
PD - 04/17/2003
FD - 10/12/2001
IN - Andrew, Felix G.T.I. / Seattle, WA
USCL - 717/100
PN - 6523167 ( Full Text of 6523167 )
TI - Spreadsheet recalculation engine version stamp
ID - 02/18/2003
FD - 10/12/1999
IN - Ahlers; Timothy Fred / Redmond, WA
- Becker; Andrew J. / Bellevue, WA
PA - Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA
USCL - 717/100, 717/100, 707/503, 707/504, 715/503, 715/504
PN - 6601233 ( Full Text of 6601233 )
TI - Business components framework
ID - 07/29/2003
FD - 07/30/1999
IN - Underwood; Roy Aaron / Long Grove, IL
PA - Accenture LLP / Palo Alto, CA
USCL - 717/102, 717/100, 717/101, 717/103, 717/104, 717/106, 717/107
AN - 20010052109 ( Full Text of 20010052109 )
TI - Object-oriented programming apparatus, object-oriented programming supporting apparatus, component builder apparatus, object-oriented program storage medium, program storage medium for use in object-oriented programming, component storage medium, and object-between-network display method
PD - 12/13/2001
FD - 01/22/2001
IN - Nagashima, Fumio / Kawasaki-shi, JP
- Suzuki, Kaori / Kawasaki-shi, JP
- Yumoto, Asako / Kawasaki-shi, JP
- Maruyama, Tsuguto / Kawasaki-shi, JP
- Sasaki, Shigeru / Kawasaki-shi, JP
- Suda, Ryousuke / Kawasaki-shi, JP
- Ueki, Miwa / Kawasaki-shi, JP
USCL - 717/100
PN - 5648899 ( Full Text of 5648899 )
TI - Programming machine
ID - 07/15/1997
FD - 04/19/1995
IN - Hallwirth; Volker / St. Georgen, DE
PA - Siemens Aktiengesselschaft / DE
USCL - 364/191, 364/147, 364/926.9, 364/949, 364/927.2, 364/927.4, 395/701, 700/86, 717/100
AN - 20030066047 ( Full Text of 20030066047 )
TI - General-purpose software development support system
PD - 04/03/2003
FD - 09/06/2002
IN - Watase, Shinichiro / Kanagawa-Ken, JP
PA - Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba / Tokyo|JP
USCL - 717/100
AN - 20010052110 ( Full Text of 20010052110 )
TI - System and method for graphically programming operators
PD - 12/13/2001
FD - 02/14/2001
IN - Orbanes, Julian / Cambridge, MA
- Guzman, Adriana / Cambridge, MA
USCL - 717/100
PN - 5805887 ( Full Text of 5805887 )
TI - Universal pointer object
ID - 09/08/1998
FD - 05/31/1996
IN - Wang; I-Shin Andy / San Jose, CA
PA - International Business Machines Corporation / Armonk, NY
USCL - 395/701, 717/100
PN - 6505341 ( Full Text of 6505341 )
TI - System and method for programming a logic control unit
ID - 01/07/2003
FD - 11/10/1998
IN - Harris; Richard / San Jose, CA
- Wiens; Jack / San Jose, CA
- Fraser; Joseph / Santa Rosa, CA
- Kask; Heiki / Tallinn, EE
- Nobel; Peter / Tallinn, EE
PA - Scientronix, Inc. / San Jose, CA
USCL - 717/100, 716/11, 716/17, 716/18
AN - 20010052108 ( Full Text of 20010052108 )
TI - SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURING FOR A DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK
PD - 12/13/2001
FD - 08/31/1999
IN - BOWMAN-AMUAH, MICHEL K. / COLORADAO SPRINGS, CO
USCL - 717/100
PN - 5978580 ( Full Text of 5978580 )
TI - Passing arrays to stored procedures
ID - 11/02/1999
FD - 11/05/1998
IN - Wang; I-Shin Andy / San Jose, CA
- Ng; John Luen / San Jose, CA
- Sidik; Judianto / San Jose, CA
- Sharp; Frederick Thomas / Menlo Park, CA
PA - International Business Machines Corporation / Armonk, NY
USCL - 395/701, 395/702, 395/703, 395/712, 395/800.11, 395/800.16, 707/102, 707/200, 712/11, 712/16, 717/100
PN - 6539538 ( Full Text of 6539538 )
TI - Intelligent information routing system and method
ID - 03/25/2003
FD - 08/24/1998
IN - Brewster; James A. / Plano, TX
- Subramanian; Srikanth / Plano, TX
- Hite; Thomas D. / Allen, TX
- Lee; Gene W. / Plano, TX
- Brannick; Gary L. / Plano, TX
PA - Concerto Software, Inc. / Westford, MA
USCL - 717/115, 717/100, 717/101, 379/10.03
AN - 20030106039 ( Full Text of 20030106039 )
TI - Computer-implemented system and method for project development
PD - 06/05/2003
FD - 12/03/2001
IN - Rosnow, Jeffrey J. / Oregon, WI
- McManis, Lawrence G. JR. / Stoughton, WI
USCL - 717/100
AN - 20020116699 ( Full Text of 20020116699 )
TI - Apparatus and method for checking the status of control systems
PD - 08/22/2002
FD - 11/13/2001
IN - Amrhein, Armin / Kuemmersbruck, DE
- Horn, Wolfgang / Hohenstein-Ernstthal, DE
- Wagner, Peter / Hersbruck, DE
USCL - 717/100
PN - 6467078 ( Full Text of 6467078 )
TI - Program development system, method for developing programs and storage medium storing programs for development of programs
ID - 10/15/2002
FD - 07/01/1999
IN - Matsuba; Harumi / Tokyo, JP
- Watanabe; Masahiko / Kanagawa, JP
PA - NEC Corporation / Tokyo, JP
USCL - 717/100, 717/101, 717/120, 717/135, 707/500.1, 707/504, 703/3, 703/13, 715/500.1, 715/504
AN - 20030041312 ( Full Text of 20030041312 )
TI - Program processing method utilizing dynamically reconfigurable hardware to enable faster processing, and program to execute same processing method
PD - 02/27/2003
FD - 10/17/2002
IN - Fueki, Syunsuke / Kawasaki, JP
PA - FUJITSU LIMITED / Kawasaki|JP
USCL - 717/100
AN - 20030009243 ( Full Text of 20030009243 )
TI - Method for automatic programming, and associated components
PD - 01/09/2003
FD - 05/30/2002
IN - Dittmann, Werner / Albaching, DE
USCL - 700/86, 700/87, 717/100
PN - 6167562 ( Full Text of 6167562 )
TI - Apparatus for creating an animation program and method for creating the same
ID - 12/26/2000
FD - 05/08/1997
IN - Kaneko; Hiroshi / Mitaka, JP
PA - Kaneko Co., Ltd. / Tokyo, JP
- Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. / Kanagawa-ken, JP
USCL - 717/1, 345/473, 345/719, 717/2, 717/11, 715/719, 717/100, 717/109, 717/140
PN - 6560606 ( Full Text of 6560606 )
TI - Method and apparatus for processing data with multiple processing modules and associated counters
ID - 05/06/2003
FD - 05/04/1999
IN - Young; Derek M. / Brookline, MA
PA - Metratech / Waltham, MA
USCL - 707/100, 717/100
AN - 20020116698 ( Full Text of 20020116698 )
TI - Method for distributing, integrating, and hosting a software platform
PD - 08/22/2002
FD - 05/03/2001
IN - Lurie, Marc / Austin, TX
- Loos, Michael T. / Glendale, AZ
USCL - 717/100
PN - 5966531 ( Full Text of 5966531 )
TI - Apparatus and method for providing decoupled data communications between software processes
ID - 10/12/1999
FD - 06/07/1995
IN - Skeen; Marion Dale / Palo Alto, CA
- Bowles; Mark / Woodside, CA
PA - Reuters, Ltd. / London, GB
USCL - 395/683, 395/701, 717/100, 719/315
PN - 5970242 ( Full Text of 5970242 )
TI - Replicating code to eliminate a level of indirection during execution of an object oriented computer program
ID - 10/19/1999
FD - 01/23/1997
IN - O'Connor; James Michael / Mountain View, CA
- Tremblay; Marc / Palo Alto, CA
PA - Sun Microsystems, Inc. / Palo Alto, CA
USCL - 395/701, 395/683, 395/702, 707/103, 717/100, 717/116, 719/315
AN - 20020032692 ( Full Text of 20020032692 )
TI - Workflow management method and workflow management system of controlling workflow process
PD - 03/14/2002
FD - 08/09/2001
IN - Suzuki, Atsuhito / Yokohama, JP
- Beniyama, Nobuo / Kawasaki, JP
- Matsuda, Yoshiki / Tokyo, JP
USCL - 707/200, 717/100
PN - 5918052 ( Full Text of 5918052 )
TI - Multiple inheritance mechanism for an object oriented programming environment
ID - 06/29/1999
FD - 11/16/1994
IN - Kruskal; Vincent Joseph / Harrison, NY
- Malhotra; Ashok / Croton-On-Hudson, NY
- Munroe; Steven Jay / Rochester, MN
PA - International Business Machines Corporation / Armonk, NY
USCL - 395/701, 717/100
PN - 6182279 ( Full Text of 6182279 )
TI - Method and apparatus for storing templates in a component system
ID - 01/30/2001
FD - 08/12/1997
IN - Buxton; Jeffrey J. / North Andover, MA
PA - International Business Machines Corporation / Armonk, NY
USCL - 717/3, 717/1, 717/4, 717/5, 717/11, 717/100, 717/107
PN - 6249905 ( Full Text of 6249905 )
TI - Computerized accounting system implemented in an object-oriented programming environment
ID - 06/19/2001
FD - 01/16/1998
IN - Yoshida; Kazuki / Tokyo, JP
- Johnson; Ralph E. / 708 W. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
PA - Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba / Kawasaki, JP
- Johnson; Ralph E. / Champaign, IL
USCL - 717/1, 705/1, 715/744, 715/835, 717/100, 717/121
PN - 6178550 ( Full Text of 6178550 )
TI - Mechanism for optimizing location of machine-dependent code
ID - 01/23/2001
FD - 01/31/1995
IN - Pearce; John J. / Del Valle, TX
PA - Dell USA / Round Rock, TX
USCL - 717/9, 711/163, 713/200, 717/100, 726/1
PN - 6553268 ( Full Text of 6553268 )
TI - Template language for industrial controller programming
ID - 04/22/2003
FD - 03/16/2000
IN - Schwenke; Marvin J. / Clinton Township, MI
- Sinclair; J. Andrew / Cleveland Heights, OH
- Staron; Raymond J. / Richmond Heights, OH
PA - Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. / Mayfield Heights, OH
USCL - 700/18, 700/7, 700/12, 700/169, 700/83, 700/86, 700/87, 706/50, 706/60, 717/100, 717/125, 717/146, 717/132, 709/108, 709/310, 709/331, 718/108, 719/310, 719/331
PN - 5404530 ( Full Text of 5404530 )
TI - Information managing apparatus
ID - 04/04/1995
FD - 05/12/1993
IN - Koyanagi; Haruo / Tokyo, JP
- Abe; Kazuyoshi / Tokyo, JP
- Nishiyama; Tohru / Ayase, JP
- Nomaru; Minoru / Yokohama, JP
- Yamazaki; Tomoyasu / Tokyo, JP
- Noda; Tomohiko / Yokohama, JP
PA - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. / Yokohama, JP
USCL - 395/700, 364/DIG.1, 717/100, 717/163
PN - 6345382 ( Full Text of 6345382 )
TI - Run-time customization in object-oriented design
ID - 02/05/2002
FD - 02/12/1998
IN - Hughes; Stephen C. / Hyde Park, NY
PA - International Business Machines Corporation / Armonk, NY
USCL - 717/1, 717/2, 717/3, 717/4, 717/100
PN - 6546477 ( Full Text of 6546477 )
TI - Memory management in embedded systems with dynamic object instantiation
ID - 04/08/2003
FD - 09/20/2000
IN - Russo; David A. / Santa Barbara, CA
- Frankel; Robert E. / Goleta, CA
PA - Texas Instruments Incorporated / Dallas, TX
USCL - 711/170, 717/100
PN - 6275979 ( Full Text of 6275979 )
TI - Implementation for an object oriented run-time extensible item
ID - 08/14/2001
FD - 04/14/1999
IN - Graser; Timothy James / Rochester, MN
- Halter; Steven Lester / Rochester, MN
PA - International Business Machines Corporation / Armonk, NY
USCL - 717/2, 717/1, 709/332, 707/103R, 717/100, 717/116, 719/332
PN - 6408429 ( Full Text of 6408429 )
TI - Machine vision system for identifying and assessing features of an article
ID - 06/18/2002
FD - 03/10/2000
IN - Marrion, Jr.; Cyril C. / Acton, MA
- Bachelder; Ivan A. / Newton, MA
- Collins, Jr.; Edward A. / N. Smithfield, RI
- Kawata; Masayoki / Ohmiya, JP
- Nadabar; Sateesh G. / Framingham, MA
PA - Cognex Corporation / Natick, MA
USCL - 717/1, 717/100
PN - 6574790 ( Full Text of 6574790 )
TI - System and method for interfacing and separating formatted content and program code
ID - 06/03/2003
FD - 12/10/1998
IN - Abramson; Nathan / Cambridge, MA
- Vroom; Jeffrey J. / Jamaica Plain, MA
PA - Art Technology Group, Inc. / Cambridge, MA
USCL - 717/100, 717/101, 717/110
AN - 20030093768 ( Full Text of 20030093768 )
TI - Information processing apparatus and method, computer program therefor, and computer-readable storage medium
PD - 05/15/2003
FD - 11/12/2002
IN - Suzuki, Takehiro / Ibaraki, JP
USCL - 717/100
AN - 20020085020 ( Full Text of 20020085020 )
TI - XML-based graphical user interface application development toolkit
PD - 07/04/2002
FD - 09/14/2001
IN - Carroll, Thomas J. JR. / Denver, CO
USCL - 345/700, 717/100
PN - 5557730 ( Full Text of 5557730 )
TI - Symbol browsing and filter switches in an object-oriented development system
ID - 09/17/1996
FD - 06/06/1995
IN - Frid-Nielsen; Lars K. / Santa Cruz, CA
PA - Borland International, Inc. / Scotts Valley, CA
USCL - 345/839, 345/968, 709/218, 717/3, 715/839, 715/968, 717/100, 717/116, 717/120, 717/144
AN - 20030056192 ( Full Text of 20030056192 )
TI - Source code analysis system and method
PD - 03/20/2003
FD - 05/24/2001
IN - Burgess, Allen G. / W. Newton, MA
USCL - 717/100
PN - 5761508 ( Full Text of 5761508 )
TI - Information processing system and method applied to the development of computer programs
ID - 06/02/1998
FD - 01/02/1997
IN - Okuno; Hirotomo / Chofu, JP
PA - Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha / Osaka, JP
USCL - 717/1, 707/100, 717/3, 717/100
PN - 6205579 ( Full Text of 6205579 )
TI - Method for providing remote software technical support
ID - 03/20/2001
FD - 10/27/1997
IN - Southgate; Timothy J. / Redwood City, CA
PA - Altera Corporation / San Jose, CA
USCL - 717/11, 707/203, 717/1, 709/221, 717/100, 717/171, 717/173
Legend of Abbreviations used:
For Patents: PN=Patent Number; TI=Title; ID=Issue Date; PD=Publish Date; FD=Filed Date; IN=Inventor(s); PA=Principal Assignee; USCL=US Class; MCLM=Representative Claim
For Patents: AN=Application Number; TI=Title; PD=Publish Date; FD=Filed Date; FD=Filed Date; IN=Inventor(s); PA=Principal Assignee; USCL=US Class; MCLM=Representative Claim