Jacob P Ukelson

US Patent:

6338096, Jan 8, 2002

Filed:

Jun 10, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/095252

Inventors:

Jacob Paul Ukelson - Hartsdale NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 900

US Classification:

709319, 709310, 709246, 709247

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transparently accessing multiple local and remote data stream types from an HTML browser. A micro web browser is disclosed which runs on the same platform as any commercial HTML browser, but in a separate process. Capabilities of the micro web browser include processing a data stream before the stream reaches the browser, translating different protocols to HTTP and different data types to HTML, where the translation is performed either on the fly or as pages are stored on the disk. The micro web server is further capable of allowing mixed media searches (e. g. searching first a users hard drive, then a users CD, then the World Wide Web. Additional capabilities of the micro web server include password protection, automated background download, intelligent prefetch of links, smart background printing, security mechanisms including page lockout and monitoring, decompression of media including CD ROMs and DVD, data stream modification including the addition of advertisements into streams and consistent buttons to all HTML pages.

US Patent:

54267323, Jun 20, 1995

Filed:

Oct 5, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/320891

Inventors:

Stephen J. Boies - Mahopac NY
Liam D. Comerford - Carmel NY
John D. Gould - Yorktown Heights NY
Susan L. Spraragen - Ossining NY
Jacob P. Ukelson - Bronx NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1900

US Classification:

395161

Abstract:

A user interface includes a process model unit (34) for predicting one or more allowable next states, from a current state of a process, and a display processing unit (26) for deriving, for each of the allowable next states, a representation of the allowable next state. The display processing unit has an output coupled to a display screen (30) for displaying each of the representations (30b-30g) in conjunction with a representation (30a) of a current state of the process. The user interface further includes an actuator control unit (22) that is coupled to an input mechanism whereby a user selects one of the displayed representations of one of the allowable next states. The motor control unit controls the process to cause it to enter a new current state that corresponds to the selected derived representation. In one embodiment, the display screen has a touchscreen capability whereby the user selects one of the representations by physically touching the display screen within an area associated with a selected one of the derived allowable states.