Patents by Inventor David Andrew Brooks

David Andrew Brooks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System, method and computer program product for associating a permission set with one or more users
    Publication number: 20110246527
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for associating a permission set with one or more users. These mechanisms and methods for associating a permission set with one or more users can enable improved access management, increased efficiency, enhanced security, reduced risk, greater governance, least privilege access, greater auditability, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Bitting, Steven Tamm, Adam Torman, David Andrew Brooks
  • Administration of resources in system-wide search systems
    Patent number: 7680763
    Abstract: A method and system for administration of a search system (310) for searching data from a plurality of applications. The method includes defining the requirements of a plurality of applications (301-303) to send data to the search system (310), and using optimization techniques (312) to adapt the resources (420) of the search system to meet the requirements. Resources (420) are allocated and de-allocated to the search system (310) in response to the outcome of the optimization. Policies (415) regarding resource consumption can be defined at predetermined times or in predetermined circumstances to enable dynamic resource allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Andrew Brooks, Laurent Hasson, David Konopnicki