Christopher E Cartier

US Patent:

6405223, Jun 11, 2002

Filed:

Jan 15, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/007896

Inventors:

Edward E. Kelley - Wappingers Falls NY
Christopher E. Cartier - Stony Point NY
Norman J. Dauerer - Hopewell Junction NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707511, 707203, 707513

Abstract:

A system for storing web pages accessed from an inter- or intra-net source. The system comprises a client computer program storage device having stored thereon a first version of a desired web page from an inter- or intra-net source having assigned thereto a first version number and a second version of the desired web page from an inter- or intra-net source having assigned thereto a second version number. The storage device also includes a reference table which includes the first and second version numbers, such that the desired web page version may be accessed and viewed by the client computer by reference to the version numbers. The version numbers include designators of different files within the web page and designators of the version of the web page. Each of the stored web pages may include information such as a HTML source file for the web page, graphics imbedded in the HTML source file, javascript code, Java code and any other code referenced by the HTML source file. The client computer storage device may include a web browser having a bookmark file for storage of URL addresses of a plurality of web pages including the desired web page.

US Patent:

62090070, Mar 27, 2001

Filed:

Nov 26, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/978917

Inventors:

Edward E. Kelley - Wappingers Falls NY
Christopher E. Cartier - Stony Point NY
Norman J. Dauerer - Hopewell Junction NY
John U. Knickerbocker - Hopewell Junction NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F17/30

US Classification:

707513

Abstract:

A process for creating a customized web page containing information from other web pages accessible by a client computer from an inter- or intra-net. First, there is provided the parameters for a search of desired information from web pages on a network. A search is initiated from a client computer and the desired information on the network is retrieved. The client computer then views the desired information retrieved from the search on the network, and at least one original web page on the network from which the desired information was retrieved in the search. The search may be optionally modified, and the above steps repeated. The customized web page is then created, for example, on a program storage device accessible by the client computer, and contains: 1) the desired information retrieved in the search and 2) other structure, not retrieved in the search, of at least one original web page. The process may further include updating the information retrieved in the search on the customized web page when a change in the retrieved information is made in the original web page.

US Patent:

60616695, May 9, 2000

Filed:

Nov 26, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/978918

Inventors:

Edward E. Kelley - Wappingers Falls NY
Christopher E. Cartier - Stony Point NY
Norman J. Dauerer - Hopewell Junction NY
John U. Knickerbocker - Hopewell Junction NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 700

US Classification:

705400

Abstract:

A method and system to have network web servers that provide services to pass on the unit costs for each of the services and to have the web client computer track the usage of each service, maintain an up to date summary of each service from each provider and to periodically summarize all of the charges. The computed charge are reconciled with the bills from the providers of service, then the payments are sent after reconciliation. Any discrepancy between computed charges and billed charges may be paid at the computed totals with an explanation attached.