Rex A Mccaskill

US Patent:

44596782, Jul 10, 1984

Filed:

May 18, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/264945

Inventors:

Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX
John W. McInroy - Austin TX
Paul D. Waldo - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 704

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

An information processing system is disclosed which includes a display, a memory, a keyboard and a control unit. The system may store and display data in a table format by record and field. The system may be employed in an entry edit mode whereby data is entered or edited by an operator through the keyboard into the system. The system may also operate in a record selection mode whereby data in a field having a predetermined relation to a field value may be selected by the system. The system permits the entry of comparison operators and field values below the field heading in the display for the field to be searched. The keys representing the comparison operators and the keys representing data are at separate locations on the keyboard to prevent operator error in input. This feature is particularly advantageous when one symbol may be employed both as a comparison operator and data. Such a symbol would then be represented by two keys on the keyboard.

US Patent:

44816030, Nov 6, 1984

Filed:

May 18, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/264625

Inventors:

Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX
John W. McInroy - Austin TX
Paul D. Waldo - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 314
G06F 722

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

An information processing system (10) has a terminal (12) which functions with a diskette storage (14). The terminal (12) includes a display screen (16) and keyboard (18) wherein an operator enters alphanumeric characters and predefined commands. A file of information is stored on the diskette storage (14). The file is made up of a plurality of records. Each of the records comprises a plurality of fields. The fields include character fields, arithmetic fields and text fields. The text fields include alphanumeric, punctuation and control characters, the character fields include alphanumeric and punctuation characters and exclude control characters and the arithmetic fields include numeric characters and exclude control characters. By inputting commands to the keyboard (18) the operator reads a record from storage (14) and displays it on the screen (16). The content of the fields in the record are displayed on the screen (16) except for the text fields.

US Patent:

45077533, Mar 26, 1985

Filed:

Feb 21, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/581209

Inventors:

Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX
John W. McInroy - Austin TX
Paul D. Waldo - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 314

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

An improved method is disclosed for entering record selection criteria into an interactive text processing system which also processes spatially related data that is stored in vector formatted record. A qualifying frame is displayed consisting of a header row and, for example, three qualifying rows. The header row includes the field names and the qualifying rows are blank, except for the vertical lines depicting field boundaries. Selection criteria are entered into the system by positioning the cursor to the appropriate row/column intersection and entering the selection data for that field. Criterium entered in different fields in one row represent a "logical AND" selection, while criterium in different rows represent a "logical OR" situation. The improvement involves the automatic expansion of the left and right field boundaries of the selected field in both the header row and qualifying rows when more space is required to enter lengthy qualifiers, a number of qualifiers which are ORed together, or different spellings of the same qualifier. The expansion results automatically in accordance with the relationship of the end of data position to the right field boundary marker position to move repetitively the marker towards the right edge of the display, and, when additional space is required, to shift repetitively the field name and entered data to the left providing additional character positions at the right edge of the field.

US Patent:

44357788, Mar 6, 1984

Filed:

May 18, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/264368

Inventors:

William C. Cason - Austin TX
Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX
Francisco A. Karner - Round Rock TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3153

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

An improved text processing method is disclosed which permits spatially related data to be displayed and edited by the same method employed to display and edit conventional text type data in an interactive text processing system which includes a keyboard, a display device, and a microprocessor.

US Patent:

46740406, Jun 16, 1987

Filed:

Dec 26, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/686566

Inventors:

Barbara A. Barker - Round Rock TX
Irene H. Hernandez - Austin TX
Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3153

US Classification:

364300

Abstract:

A method of, and system for, merging a portion of one document into another and providing for current viewing and on line editing. During preparation of a document, a paragraph from another document can be included in the document being prepared by referencing the other document and paragraph. The result of referencing is inclusion of the paragraph, a view of the document being prepared, and a document including the included paragraph which is dynamically editable. If the paragraph is edited, an operator decision is to be made as to whether the other document is to be updated according to the editing.

US Patent:

49624750, Oct 9, 1990

Filed:

Mar 15, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/168368

Inventors:

Irene H. Hernandez - Austin TX
Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 3153

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

A method for tailoring a master document to obtain a special document. The master document is made up of data objects and portions of the data objects. Included in the portions are pointers to corresponding data objects. The portions are windowed and displayed. Selection of a window will result in a view port being opened through the window into a corresponding data object. The data object can then be scrolled to obtain a desired portion to be included in the special document. As each desired portion is obtained, it is stored and becomes part of the special document.

US Patent:

45557594, Nov 26, 1985

Filed:

May 18, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/264794

Inventors:

Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX
John W. McInroy - Austin TX
Paul D. Waldo - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corp. - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 900

US Classification:

364300

Abstract:

The specification discloses a method for using stored information about previous file setups to permit portions of the previous file setup to be reconstructed and selectively used for different tasks or for the stored setup to be used for multiple, compatible files. A specified task to be performed on a file is selected by the operator from a task menu. The current frame for the task specified is displayed to the operator. From the displayed frame, the operator requests stored information about a previous file setup from a diskette. Stored information about the previous file setup is interrogated to determine whether the setup contained a current frame and/or frames lower in the hierarchy of the current frame. If the result of the interrogation is positive, the stored information is further interrogated to determine whether the fields in the previous file setup are compatible with the current file. If the result of the second interrogation is positive, the stored information is copied into the current frame and/or frames lower in the hierarchy of the current frame to produce an updated setup containing restored frames.

US Patent:

45557730, Nov 26, 1985

Filed:

May 11, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/493402

Inventors:

Roy E. Karnes - Austin TX
Rex A. McCaskill - Austin TX
Khoa D. Nguyen - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

A word processing system is provided with printing means for printing on a character by character basis a data stream including merged graphic and alphanumeric data. The word processing system is provided with an interactive display for displaying by character generation a data stream representative of alphanumeric characters to be printed together with means for printing the characters on a document on a character by character basis. Operator interactive apparatus is provided whereby the operator can form a graphics data stream which is displayable on said display by character generation. This graphics data stream may then be integrated into the existing alphanumeric data stream, and the data in this integrated data stream may then be applied to the printing means whereby the alphanumeric characters and the graphic characters represented by this data stream are printed character by character to provide a document having the integrated alphanumeric and graphic information.