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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christoph Schmitz, Tomball, TX (US);
Manoj J. Varghese, Cypress, TX (US);
Keith L. Kelley, Houston, TX (US);
Charles A. Bartlett, Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5177 ; G06F 1/576 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5177 ; G06F 1/576 ;
Abstract
A method implemented according to the invention allows a user to specify with particularity hierarchical structures such as computer hardware and peripheral equipment in such a way that it simplifies the storing, retrieving, and manipulation of the information.