Patents by Inventor John W. Sweitzer
John W. Sweitzer 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).
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Patent number: 9600264Abstract: A migration set list generator specifies a physical topology of a deployed software solution, wherein the software solution comprises software components and data associated with the software components, integrated into a single entity. The migration set list generator specifies at least one solution change to the deployed software solution to meet at least one business requirement and specifies at least one migration strategy for migrating the deployed software solution. The migration set list generator generates migration tasks for making the at least one solution change to the deployed software solution specified in the physical topology based on the at least one migration strategy and generates a recommended physical topology yielded for the software solution if the physical topology is updated according to the migration tasks.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christine M. Draper, Ashwin B. Manekar, Michael J. McMahon, Renganathan Sundararaman, John W. Sweitzer, Kaylee M. Thomsen
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Patent number: 9389844Abstract: An apparatus and a method provide a solution for a computer system. The apparatus may include a package containing or referencing a plurality of software components of the solution and containing a solution definition defining in logical terms the topology requirements of the solution. The plurality of software components may be packaged as installable units which comprise a descriptor providing requirements of a target hosting environment for the software component and the software component to be installed. The solution definition of the package may include target hosting environments of the software components of a solution being defined in terms of requirements each software component has on its own target hosting environment and requirements the solution imposes on the target hosting environments.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nicholas D. Butler, Christine M. Draper, John W. Sweitzer, Marcello Vitaletti
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Patent number: 9230209Abstract: An autonomic computing system may include an autonomic manager and a knowledge source accessible by the autonomic manager and any other entities associated with the autonomic computing system. The knowledge source may include a service interface adapted for the autonomic manager to access the knowledge source. The knowledge source may also include a multiplicity of knowledge elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric Labadie, Brent A. Miller, David M. Ogle, John W. Sweitzer
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Patent number: 9197431Abstract: A method to match an autonomic manager with a manageable resource may include using a management style profile to match the autonomic manager with the manageable resource. The method may also include validating that the autonomic manager can manage the manageable resource using a defined management style of the autonomic manager.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Peter J. Brittenham, Edward C. Snible, John W. Sweitzer, Mark D. Weitzel
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Publication number: 20150052510Abstract: A migration set list generator specifies a physical topology of a deployed software solution, wherein the software solution comprises software components and data associated with the software components, integrated into a single entity. The migration set list generator specifies at least one solution change to the deployed software solution to meet at least one business requirement and specifies at least one migration strategy for migrating the deployed software solution. The migration set list generator generates migration tasks for making the at least one solution change to the deployed software solution specified in the physical topology based on the at least one migration strategy and generates a recommended physical topology yielded for the software solution if the physical topology is updated according to the migration tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Christine M. Draper, Ashwin B. Manekar, Michael J. McMahon, Renganathan Sundararaman, John W. Sweitzer, Kaylee M. Thomsen
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Patent number: 8938733Abstract: A migration set list generator specifies a physical topology of a deployed software solution, wherein the software solution comprises software components and data associated with the software components integrated into a single entity. The migration set list generator specifies at least one solution change to the deployed software solution to meet at least one business requirement and specifies at least one migration strategy for migrating the deployed software solution. The migration set list generator generates migration tasks for making the at least one solution change to the deployed software solution specified in the physical topology based on the at least one migration strategy and generates a recommended physical topology yielded for the software solution if the physical topology is updated according to the migration tasks.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christine M. Draper, Ashwin B. Manekar, Michael J. McMahon, Renganathan Sundararaman, John W. Sweitzer, Kaylee M. Thomsen
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Publication number: 20130014097Abstract: A migration set list generator specifies a physical topology of a deployed software solution, wherein the software solution comprises software components and data associated with the software components integrated into a single entity. The migration set list generator specifies at least one solution change to the deployed software solution to meet at least one business requirement and specifies at least one migration strategy for migrating the deployed software solution. The migration set list generator generates migration tasks for making the at least one solution change to the deployed software solution specified in the physical topology based on the at least one migration strategy and generates a recommended physical topology yielded for the software solution if the physical topology is updated according to the migration tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christine M. Draper, Ashwin B. Manekar, Michael J. McMahon, Renganathan Sundararaman, John W. Sweitzer, Kaylee M. Thomsen
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Patent number: 8311862Abstract: A method for facilitating in assessing transitional costs in business transformations using a computer-aided organizational design system is provided. The method comprises creating a first organization design model representative of the current organizational design state of an organization using a graphical tool. The method further comprises changing the first organization design model into a second organization design model representative of the organizational design state of the organization after the business transformation. The method further comprises generating a report identifying the transition cost factors and the transition cost of moving from the first organization design model to the second organization design model, wherein the transition cost is determined based on predetermined calculation algorithms or heuristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jinchao Hunag, John W. Sweitzer, Yi-Hsiu Wei, Kamorudeen Larry Yusuf
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Publication number: 20120240127Abstract: A method to match an autonomic manager with a manageable resource may include using a management style profile to match the autonomic manager with the manageable resource. The method may also include validating that the autonomic manager can manage the manageable resource using a defined management style of the autonomic manager.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: PETER J. BRITTENHAM, EDWARD C. SNIBLE, JOHN W. SWEITZER, MARK D. WEITZEL
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Patent number: 8244866Abstract: A method to match an autonomic manager with a manageable resource may include using a management style profile to match the autonomic manager with the manageable resource. The method may also include validating that the autonomic manager can manage the manageable resource using a defined management style of the autonomic manager.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Peter J. Brittenham, Edward C. Snible, John W. Sweitzer, Mark D. Weitzel
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Publication number: 20120137278Abstract: A migration set list generator specifies a physical topology of a deployed software solution, wherein the software solution comprises a plurality of software components and data associated with said plurality of software components integrated into a single entity. The migration set list generator specifies at least one solution change to the deployed software solution to meet at least one business requirement and specifies at least one migration strategy for migrating the deployed software solution, wherein the at least one migration strategy comprises at least one of a product level strategy specified for a particular software component of the plurality of software components and at least one solution level strategy specified for the plurality of software components, wherein the product level strategy overrides the solution level strategy for the particular software component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Christine M. Draper, Ashwin B. Manekar, Michael J. McMahon, Renganathan Sundararaman, John W. Sweitzer, Kaylee M. Thomsen
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Patent number: 8140976Abstract: Content aggregation is used to build administration consoles. Preferred embodiments enable providing a solution-based approach to information technology (“IT”) administration, whereby content can be flexibly arranged to provide a content view that is adapted for the IT solution deployed in a particular IT environment. In preferred embodiments, portal technology is used for the aggregation framework, and portlets are used for creating content. Alternatively, other approaches such as struts and tiles may be used. Preferred embodiments deploy an administration console as a Web-accessible application, and this console consolidates the administration interfaces for an arbitrary set of management operations, including administration of an arbitrary collection of hardware and/or software resources. Roles/permissions may be used when rendering content for the console, thereby customizing a view to individual end users (or user groups).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Joseph A. Bohn, Kathryn H. Britton, Samar Choudhary, Donald F. Ferguson, Carol A. Jones, Richard A. King, Jason R. McGee, Christopher C. Mitchell, Vijay Pandiarajan, Douglas R. Petty, Elizabeth A Schreiber, Timothy G. Shortley, Shikha Srivastava, John W. Sweitzer, Robert T. Uthe
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Publication number: 20110153514Abstract: The disclosed techniques enable a customer or solution provider to generate customer-specific solution documentation according to an organizational design corresponding to a customer from generic, or “out-of-the-box,” documentation. A solution package includes an assumed, out-of-box organizational design, out-of-box solution documentation and solution materials. A customer or information technology (IT) integrator is provided a graphical user interface (GUI) to edit the out-of-box organizational design to conform to the customer's organizational design. A Documentation Generation and Delivery Tool (DGDT) analyzes both organizational and documentation designs. The DGDT generates and delivers customer-specific documentation based upon out-of-box documentation and customer-specific organizational design. The DGDT also provides a GUI for human interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Eric M. Chan, Jinchao Huang, John W. Sweitzer, Yi-Hsiu Wei
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Patent number: 7949688Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the evolution of a data model through the application of change statements. Each change statement comprises a change operator operable to perform change operations on the elements of a target data model. The change statements are appended to a data model change stack. Execution of the change statements stored in the data model change stack results in change operations being performed on the target data model. Each change statement is associated with a version ID and a timestamp which identify the scope of the data model version and time instance of the change.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shaw-Ben S. Shi, John W. Sweitzer, Yi-Hsiu Wei
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Publication number: 20090300077Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing the evolution of a data model through the application of change statements. Each change statement comprises a change operator operable to perform change operations on the elements of a target data model. The change statements are appended to a data model change stack. Execution of the change statements stored in the data model change stack results in change operations being performed on the target data model. Each change statement is associated with a version ID and a timestamp which identify the scope of the data model version and time instance of the change.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Shaw-Ben S. Shi, John W. Sweitzer, Yi-Hsiu Wei
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Publication number: 20090150334Abstract: An autonomic computing system may include an autonomic manager and a knowledge source accessible by the autonomic manager and any other entities associated with the autonomic computing system. The knowledge source may include a service interface adapted for the autonomic manager to access the knowledge source. The knowledge source may also include a multiplicity of knowledge elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Eric Labadie, Brent A. Miller, David M. Ogle, John W. Sweitzer
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Publication number: 20090064271Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention implement filtering policies to correlate and perform fine-grained access control on aggregated data within an enterprise service bus (ESB) architecture. These filtering policies can be made available externally to a system user during runtime in order to allow changes to be dynamically applied to an ESB flow without the need to modify the flow of the ESB. An ESB architecture provides the benefit of being of having the capability to provide an aggregation of services. An ESB has the capability to route a service request to call multiple providers, collect all needed data, aggregate the data, and return the data to a requester. The filtering policies can be implemented within a data filtering engine that is comprised within the ESB.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Tinny M.C. Ng, John W. Stephenson, John W. Sweitzer
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Publication number: 20090063210Abstract: A method for facilitating in assessing transitional costs in business transformations using a computer-aided organizational design system is provided. The method comprises creating a first organization design model representative of the current organizational design state of an organization using a graphical tool. The method further comprises changing the first organization design model into a second organization design model representative of the organizational design state of the organization after the business transformation. The method further comprises generating a report identifying the transition cost factors and the transition cost of moving from the first organization design model to the second organization design model, wherein the transition cost is determined based on predetermined calculation algorithms or heuristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jinchao Hunag, John W. Sweitzer, Yi-Hsiu Wei, Larry K. Yusuf
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Patent number: 7493563Abstract: Content aggregation is used to build administration consoles. Preferred embodiments enable providing a solution-based approach to information technology (“IT”) administration, whereby content can be flexibly arranged to provide a content view that is adapted for the IT solution deployed in a particular IT environment. In preferred embodiments, portal technology is used for the aggregation framework, and portlets are used for creating content. Alternatively, other approaches such as struts and tiles may be used. Preferred embodiments deploy an administration console as a Web-accessible application, and this console consolidates the administration interfaces for an arbitrary set of management operations, including administration of an arbitrary collection of hardware and/or software resources. Roles/permissions may be used when rendering content for the console, thereby customizing a view to individual end users (or user groups).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Joseph A. Bohn, Kathryn H. Britton, Samar Choudhary, Donald F. Ferguson, Carol A. Jones, Richard A. King, Jason R. McGee, Christopher C. Mitchell, Vijay Pandiarajan, Douglas R. Petty, Elizabeth A. Schreiber, Timothy G. Shortley, Shikha Srivastava, John W. Sweitzer, Robert T. Uthe
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Publication number: 20090044152Abstract: Content aggregation is used to build administration consoles. Preferred embodiments enable providing a solution-based approach to information technology (“IT”) administration, whereby content can be flexibly arranged to provide a content view that is adapted for the IT solution deployed in a particular IT environment. In preferred embodiments, portal technology is used for the aggregation framework, and portlets are used for creating content. Alternatively, other approaches such as struts and tiles may be used. Preferred embodiments deploy an administration console as a Web-accessible application, and this console consolidates the administration interfaces for an arbitrary set of management operations, including administration of an arbitrary collection of hardware and/or software resources. Roles/permissions may be used when rendering content for the console, thereby customizing a view to individual end users (or user groups).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph A. Bohn, Kathryn H. Britton, Samar Choudhary, Donald F. Ferguson, Carol A. Jones, Richard A. King, Jason R. McGee, Christopher C. Mitchell, Vijay Pandiarajan, Douglas R. Petty, Elizabeth A. Schreiber, Timothy G. Shortley, Shikha Srivastava, John W. Sweitzer, Robert T. Uthe