James M Hickey

US Patent:

6430568, Aug 6, 2002

Filed:

Jul 22, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/120945

Inventors:

James P. Hickey - Woodland CA

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

707103Z, 7075011, 707103 R

Abstract:

Methods and systems for inter-applet communication. The methods and systems of the invention are particularly useful for communication between applets in different frames of an HTML page. Java and HTML specifications generally preclude interaction between applets in different HTML pages or frames. The present invention permits such communication by defining a superclass from which all such communicating applets are specialized. The superclass includes static structures and associated methods for enabling communication between the applets specialized therefrom. A static notification list has entries each of which identify a particular applet which requires notification of events from other applets. A first method of the superclass, invoked by a second applet desiring notification of an event, adds (or removes) entries in the notification list. A second method, invoked by a first applet recognizing occurrence of the event, searches the list and notifies all applets having entries registering their interest in events.

US Patent:

6763387, Jul 13, 2004

Filed:

Oct 12, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/689509

Inventors:

James P. Hickey - Woodland CA
Zamaneh Mowzooni - El Dorado Hills CA

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709226, 709224

Abstract:

A method and system for sharing a communication port between a plurality of servers through a communication mechanism. The method includes the steps of requesting access to the shared communication port by a first server, linking the first server to the shared communication port by the communication mechanism, requesting access to the shared communication port by at least one other server, linking the other server(s) to an available communication port by the communication mechanism, returning a status to the other server(s) indicating a link with the shared communication port by the communication mechanism, and accepting requests for the shared communication port by the first server.

US Patent:

7065556, Jun 20, 2006

Filed:

Sep 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/661360

Inventors:

James P. Hickey - Woodland CA, US
Zamaneh Mowzooni - El Dorado Hills CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217, 709224, 709202, 714 25, 714 47

Abstract:

A method and system for logging event data from at least one operable application program or at least one peripheral device operably connected to a server using a log manager device driver. The method includes the steps of registering the log manager device driver with the server to receive all the event data from the server, registering the log manager device driver with the server as a log manager file, the log manager device driver receiving the event data, and the log manager device driver responding to a download request for said log manager file from a requesting computer.