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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