Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5504906 | Managing structured objects using global definitions A process for managing structured objects by an application interface which can furnish a plurality of services. The application interface defines a set of functions and a set of structured objects in public and private forms represented by descriptors an... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5497491 | System and method for importing and exporting data between an object oriented computing environment and an external computing environment A system and method for importing and exporting data between an object oriented computing environment and an external computing environment encapsulates the validation, conversion, and update control mechanisms for objects in metadata about the objects. M... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5491822 | Multi-phase commit processing for creation and deletion of managed objects Managed Object Instances (MOIs) in a network of OSI computing systems are created, or deleted, without disrupting their interaction with other managed object instances. This is accomplished by a multi-phase commit process operation where in the first phas... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5481718 | Object-oriented system having object models containing plural objects with instantiation following static classification by class relationships, dynamic classification by temporal instantiation, and causality restrictions An object-oriented data processing system performs a desired processing based upon an object model including a plurality of objects each formed of data and methods. The data processing system includes an external definition that identifies the object and ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5481715 | Method and apparatus for delegated communications in a computer system using trusted deputies An apparatus and a method are disclosed whereby a client application can use a trusted "Deputy" application to execute operation calls on several servers on behalf of the client, the Deputy application being able to convince the servers that the deputy ap... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5475817 | Object oriented distributed computing system processing request to other object model with code mapping by object managers located by manager of object managers An object oriented distributed computing system is provided. Processing means call a location service within automatically generated stubs in response to a request for a service provided by a particular object. The location service is automatically called... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5471617 | Computer management system and associated management information base A method of managing a plurality of networked manageable devices which include at least one file server having a system board, a drive array subsystem associated with the file server and a server manager installed in the file server for monitoring the sys... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5432925 | System for providing a uniform external interface for an object oriented computing system Objects import data from, and export data to, a plurality of external systems in an object oriented computing system via a uniform external interface. The uniform interface includes external interface layers and internal interface layers. Each external in... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5432924 | Method and system for selectively applying an appropriate object ownership model A method and system for applying an appropriate object ownership model is provided. In a preferred embodiment, an operating system selectively applies an object ownership model with which running programs are compatible. This permits programs designed to ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5418964 | System and method for parent class shadowing in a statically linked object hierarchy A method, system and program for supporting a dynamic bind between a derived class and its parent class. A processor provides for the registration of class objects and dynamic binding of derived class objects to their parent class objects based on the reg... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5396630 | Method and system for object management across process boundries in a data processing system The present invention provides a method and system in a data processing system, having a multitasking operating system which includes a plurality of processes, for providing communication between objects executing within the processes in the multitasking ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5377350 | System for cooperative communication between local object managers to provide verification for the performance of remote calls by object messages Object managers on different computing platforms communicate with each other in a cooperative manner, while allowing the objects on the computing platforms to communicate with each other using a remote procedure call which preserves the object oriented ch... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5367635 | Network management agent with user created objects providing additional functionality A computer network management software agent which includes the ability for users to add new user defined management objects. A user editable text file defines object identifications, object types, and the path and name of associated executable software. ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5339438 | Version independence for object oriented programs A method, system and program for isolating the executable binary form of computer applications that use object definition libraries from changes in the implementation or specification of object definitions in the library. These objects include adding new ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5297283 | Object transferring system and method in an object based computer operating system An object based operating system for a multitasking computer system provides objects which represent the architecture or interrelationships of the system's resources. Access to certain objects is required in order to use corresponding resources in the sys... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5265206 | System and method for implementing a messenger and object manager in an object oriented programming environment A system for implementing a messenger and object manager in an object oriented programming environment on a data processor containing a memory, in which objects are categorized into one or more classes which define methods of the objects categorized there... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5226161 | Integration of data between typed data structures by mutual direct invocation between data managers corresponding to data types An object based data processing system including an extensible set of object types and a corresponding set of "object managers" wherein each object manager is a program for operating with the data stored in a corresponding type of object. The object manag... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5187790 | Server impersonation of client processes in an object based computer operating system In a multitasking, multiuser computer system, a server process temporarily impersonates the characteristics of a client process when the client process preforms a remote procedure call on the server process. Each process has an identifier list with a plur... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5095522 | Object-oriented parallel processing system, including concept objects and instance objects for messages exchanging between objects An object-oriented system comprises concept and instance objects allocated to a plurality of processors to form a network. Each of the processors comprises a transmission-reception portion for transmitting and receiving messages, an object control portion... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5079695 | Object management facility which includes a snapshot facility for providing data transfer between two objects A computer having a file management system and a plurality of objects is presented. The file management allows for the coordination of the transfer of data between objects. A link with a view may be created between a child objects and a parent object as f... | 01/07/1992 |
