Patents by Inventor Florian D. Graf

Florian D. Graf 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).

  • Publication number: 20240028929
    Abstract: Original idea extraction from written data is provided by capturing expression as written text data, obtaining a knowledge graph representing concepts and relationships between the concepts, automatically topic modeling the written text data to ascertain thought units and identify respective concepts of the thought unit, mapping a thought unit to the knowledge graph, determining that the thought unit is an original idea, and based on determining that the thought unit is an original idea, storing a representation of the original idea to an idea repository and invoking processing of at least one computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andrea Z. GIOVANNINI, Florian D. GRAF, Markus PELNAR, Stefan M. RAVIZZA
  • Patent number: 11842289
    Abstract: Original idea extraction from written data is provided by capturing expression as written text data, obtaining a knowledge graph representing concepts and relationships between the concepts automatically topic modeling the written text data to ascertain thought units and identify respective concepts of the thought unit, mapping a thought unit to the knowledge graph, determining that the thought unit is an original idea, and based on determining that the thought unit is an original idea, storing a representation of the original idea to an idea repository and invoking processing of at least one computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrea Z. Giovannini, Florian D. Graf, Markus Pelnar, Stefan M. Ravizza
  • Publication number: 20210166142
    Abstract: Original idea extraction from written data is provided by capturing expression as written text data, obtaining a knowledge graph representing concepts and relationships between the concepts automatically topic modeling the written text data to ascertain thought units and identify respective concepts of the thought unit, mapping a thought unit to the knowledge graph, determining that the thought unit is an original idea, and based on determining that the thought unit is an original idea, storing a representation of the original idea to an idea repository and invoking processing of at least one computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Z. GIOVANNINI, Florian D. GRAF, Markus PELNAR, Stefan M. RAVIZZA
  • Patent number: 11023266
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: monitoring, by a computing device, computing resource utilization by a plurality of virtual computing components sharing a same kernel; monitoring, by the computing device, transaction counts produced by the plurality of virtual computing components; determining, by the computing device, that the transaction counts increase by less than a threshold number as the computing resource utilization increases; and creating, by the computing device, an additional virtual computing component on a separate kernel based on determining that the transaction counts increase by less than a threshold number as the computing resource utilization increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew P. Barnes, John V. Delaney, Florian D. Graf, Anthony M. Hunt, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Patent number: 11017304
    Abstract: Original idea extraction from written data is provided by capturing expression as written text data, obtaining a knowledge graph representing concepts and relationships between the concepts automatically topic modeling the written text data to ascertain thought units and identify respective concepts of the thought unit, mapping a thought unit to the knowledge graph, determining that the thought unit is an original idea based on a graph distance in the knowledge graph between correlated concepts represented in the knowledge graph, and based on determining that the thought unit is an original idea, storing a representation of the original idea to an idea repository and invoking processing of at least one computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrea Z. Giovannini, Florian D. Graf, Markus Pelnar, Stefan M. Ravizza
  • Patent number: 10817321
    Abstract: A method for off-board data migration. Responsive to receiving a request to migrate a virtual machine image, a memory location of the source virtual machine is identified. Using a generalized pathing interface, a range of logical blocks is accessed for both the source and destination virtual machines. The memory location of the source virtual machine is copied to a memory location of the destination virtual machine. The destination virtual machine is started, and; and the source virtual machine is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Florian D. Graf, Anthony M. Hunt, Ricky L. Montagna, Pawel J. Wieczorek, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Patent number: 10656918
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system receives a set of discovery results that correspond to source application services executing in source environments. The information handling system then maps the set of discovery results to a target pattern includes at least one declarative description describing one or more components included in at least one of the one or more source environments. In turn, the information handling system creates a target application service based, at least in part, on the target pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Florian D. Graf, Maeve M. O'Reilly, Ruediger Schulze, Thomas Spatzier, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20190130289
    Abstract: Original idea extraction from written data is provided by capturing expression as written text data, obtaining a knowledge graph representing concepts and relationships between the concepts automatically topic modeling the written text data to ascertain thought units and identify respective concepts of the thought unit, mapping a thought unit to the knowledge graph, determining that the thought unit is an original idea based on a graph distance in the knowledge graph between correlated concepts represented in the knowledge graph, and based on determining that the thought unit is an original idea, storing a representation of the original idea to an idea repository and invoking processing of at least one computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Andrea Z. GIOVANNINI, Florian D. GRAF, Markus PELNAR, Stefan M. RAVIZZA
  • Patent number: 10171315
    Abstract: A method to generate an executable orchestration process includes: querying a user to enter first computer code for activating a service; querying the user to enter second computer code for undoing actions performed in the activating; loading pre-defined third computer code for determining whether the activated service is a success or has an error, based on the service; loading pre-defined fourth computer code for correcting the error; generating an executable orchestration function from the first through fourth computer code; and generating the orchestration process from the executable orchestration function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robin C. Arnold, Thomas E. Chefalas, Florian D. Graf, Andrzej Kochut, Naresh Nayar, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Mahesh Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20180336051
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: monitoring, by a computing device, computing resource utilization by a plurality of virtual computing components sharing a same kernel; monitoring, by the computing device, transaction counts produced by the plurality of virtual computing components; determining, by the computing device, that the transaction counts increase by less than a threshold number as the computing resource utilization increases; and creating, by the computing device, an additional virtual computing component on a separate kernel based on determining that the transaction counts increase by less than a threshold number as the computing resource utilization increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew P. BARNES, John V. DELANEY, Florian D. GRAF, Anthony M. HUNT, Clea A. ZOLOTOW
  • Publication number: 20180321919
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system receives a set of discovery results that correspond to source application services executing in source environments. The information handling system then maps the set of discovery results to a target pattern includes at least one declarative description describing one or more components included in at least one of the one or more source environments. In turn, the information handling system creates a target application service based, at least in part, on the target pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Florian D. Graf, Maeve M. O'Reilly, Ruediger Schulze, Thomas Spatzier, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Patent number: 10114616
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system receives a set of discovery results that correspond to source applications executing in source environments. The information handling system then maps the set of discovery results to a target pattern that includes descriptions of components corresponding to the discovery results. In turn, the information handling system creates a target application based, at least in part, on the target pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Florian D. Graf, Maeve M. O'Reilly, Ruediger Schulze, Thomas Spatzier, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20180276018
    Abstract: A method for off-board data migration. Responsive to receiving a request to migrate a virtual machine image, a memory location of the source virtual machine is identified. Using a generalized pathing interface, a range of logical blocks is accessed for both the source and destination virtual machines. The memory location of the source virtual machine is copied to a memory location of the destination virtual machine. The destination virtual machine is started, and; and the source virtual machine is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Florian D. Graf, Anthony M. Hunt, Ricky L. Montagna, Pawel J. Wieczorek, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20180054352
    Abstract: A service catalog may be stored on a storage device and represent systems management tools with types, managed component types the systems management tools can manage, and dependencies associated with the systems management tools. A portal comprises a user interface receiving a request for a systems management tool from the service catalog. A configuration management database stores registered state of the systems management tools and the managed components managed by the systems management tools. An orchestration component is capable of coupling a computer-executable plugin to activate, deactivate, and run the systems management tool on a managed component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas E. Chefalas, Florian D. Graf, Andrzej Kochut, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Suraj Subramanian, Mahesh Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20180039487
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system receives a set of discovery results that correspond to source applications executing in source environments. The information handling system then maps the set of discovery results to a target pattern that includes descriptions of components corresponding to the discovery results. In turn, the information handling system creates a target application based, at least in part, on the target pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: John V. Delaney, Florian D. Graf, Maeve M. O'Reilly, Ruediger Schulze, Thomas Spatzier, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20180006904
    Abstract: A method to generate an executable orchestration process includes: querying a user to enter first computer code for activating a service; querying the user to enter second computer code for undoing actions performed in the activating; loading pre-defined third computer code for determining whether the activated service is a success or has an error, based on the service; loading pre-defined fourth computer code for correcting the error; generating an executable orchestration function from the first through fourth computer code; and generating the orchestration process from the executable orchestration function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: ROBIN C. ARNOLD, Thomas E. Chefalas, Florian D. Graf, Andrzej Kochut, Naresh Nayar, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Mahesh Viswanathan
  • Patent number: 9652263
    Abstract: In one approach, one or more computer processors provision an instance in a cloud computing environment, wherein the instance includes one or more local disks. The one or more computer processors boot the instance from a boot image such that an operating system exists in a main memory of the instance. The one or more computer processors copy an image file to the one or more local disks of the instance, where copying the image file overwrites the one or more local disks. The one or more computer processors reboot the instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Florian D. Graf, Michael E. Nidd, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Rudiger Rissmann, Gerhard Widmayer, Min Xiang, Li Juan Xiao, Shao Yang Yu, Chi L. Zhang
  • Patent number: 9569138
    Abstract: In one approach, a computer mounts a computing device to a target instance, where the computing device stores one or more virtual disks of a source instance, and wherein the target instance includes one or more local disks. The computer detects a disk layout of the source instance. The computer matches the disk layout of the source instance to a disk layout of the target instance. The computer attaches the one or more virtual disks of the source instance to the corresponding one or more local disks of the target instance, where the one or more virtual disks of the source instance are attached as one or more flat files. The computer copies the one or more flat files to the corresponding one or more local disks of the target instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Florian D. Graf, Xiao Bi Liang, Shao Yang Yu, Chi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160364252
    Abstract: In one approach, one or more computer processors provision an instance in a cloud computing environment, wherein the instance includes one or more local disks. The one or more computer processors boot the instance from a boot image such that an operating system exists in a main memory of the instance. The one or more computer processors copy an image file to the one or more local disks of the instance, where copying the image file overwrites the one or more local disks. The one or more computer processors reboot the instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Florian D. Graf, Michael E. Nidd, Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Rudiger Rissmann, Gerhard Widmayer, Min Xiang, Li Juan Xiao, Shao Yang Yu, Chi L. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160364257
    Abstract: In one approach, a computer mounts a computing device to a target instance, where the computing device stores one or more virtual disks of a source instance, and wherein the target instance includes one or more local disks. The computer detects a disk layout of the source instance. The computer matches the disk layout of the source instance to a disk layout of the target instance. The computer attaches the one or more virtual disks of the source instance to the corresponding one or more local disks of the target instance, where the one or more virtual disks of the source instance are attached as one or more flat files. The computer copies the one or more flat files to the corresponding one or more local disks of the target instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Florian D. Graf, Xiao Bi Liang, Shao Yang Yu, Chi Zhang