Patrick J Clas

US Patent:

20060098029, May 11, 2006

Filed:

Oct 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/970510

Inventors:

Patrick Clas - Binghamton NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345629000

Abstract:

System, method and computer program for displaying an image with a blinking portion. A first virtual image layer is defined in a first file to comprise a first background region. A second virtual image layer is defined in a second file to comprise a background region in one state and a transparent region in another state. The second background region is different in appearance than the first background region. The second virtual image layer is logically located on top of the first virtual image layer. The file defines that the second virtual image layer repeatedly alternates between the one and other states. A third file defines a third virtual image layer to comprise a symbol surrounded by a transparent region. The third virtual image layer is logically located on top of the second virtual image layer. The second and third virtual image layers are approximately a same shape and size as each other, are approximately superimposed on each other, and are located over a portion or all of the first virtual image layer. The definitions of the first, second and third virtual image layers are supplied to a Web browser. The Web browser is operated such that when the second virtual image layer is in the one state, the Web browser displays the second background region on a display screen surrounding the symbol, and when the second virtual image layer is in the other state, the Web browser displays the first background region on the display screen surrounding the symbol. Consequently, the region surrounding the symbol blinks between the one background region and the other background region.

US Patent:

20190018718, Jan 17, 2019

Filed:

Jul 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/648483

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Victor M. Lourenco - Vestal NY, US
Patrick J. Clas - Binghamton NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/54

Abstract:

A message broker configured to handle messages received from a plurality of client applications comprises a plurality of message queues that are each associated with a different task. A first synchronous message is received at a first message queue from a first client application. A determination is made that at a time the first synchronous message is received there is an earlier-received message from a different client application waiting in the first message queue. In response to the determination, the first synchronous message is coalesced with the earlier-received message such that a task associated with the first message queue is executed only once for both messages and a notice of the execution is returned to the first client application.