Patents by Inventor Jon K. Franks

Jon K. Franks 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).

  • Patent number: 10642682
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for an interactive, multi-level failsafe capability. In some embodiments, a failed count indicative of a number of failed attempts to launch an application may be received. A failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count may be determined. The failsafe mode level may be initialized in response to determining the failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count. The failsafe mode level may determine the functionality that may be enabled. Users may perform interactive debugging by editing configuration settings and manually enabling functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jon K. Franks, Maria E. Smith
  • Patent number: 10523491
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to connectivity management in a heterogeneous network and provide a method, system and computer program product for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network environment can be provided. The method can include creating an instance of an abstracted network resource model (NRM) for a heterogeneous network environment of different network resource nodes. The method further can include binding an application endpoint in the instance of the abstracted NRM with a connectivity endpoint for a first of the different network resource nodes. The method yet further can include detecting an outage in the first of the different network resource nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dinakaran Joseph, Jon K. Franks, Christopher N. Freeman, Sivaram Gottimukkala, Jason P. Hawrysz, Lap T. Huynh, Barry Mosakowski
  • Publication number: 20180267849
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for an interactive, multi-level failsafe capability. In some embodiments, a failed count indicative of a number of failed attempts to launch an application may be received. A failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count may be determined. The failsafe mode level may be initialized in response to determining the failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count. The failsafe mode level may determine the functionality that may be enabled. Users may perform interactive debugging by editing configuration settings and manually enabling functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jon K. FRANKS, Maria E. SMITH
  • Patent number: 10031800
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for an interactive, multi-level failsafe capability. In some embodiments, a failed count indicative of a number of failed attempts to launch an application may be received. A failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count may be determined. The failsafe mode level may be initialized in response to determining the failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count. The failsafe mode level may determine the functionality that may be enabled. Users may perform interactive debugging by editing configuration settings and manually enabling functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jon K. Franks, Maria E. Smith
  • Patent number: 9742621
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to connectivity management in a heterogeneous network and provide a method, system and computer program product for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network environment can be provided. The method can include creating an instance of an abstracted network resource model (NRM) for a heterogeneous network environment of different network resource nodes. The method further can include binding an application endpoint in the instance of the abstracted NRM with a connectivity endpoint for a first of the different network resource nodes. Finally, the method can include re-binding the application endpoint to a second of the different network resource nodes in response to detecting the outage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dinakaran Joseph, Jon K. Franks, Christopher N. Freeman, Sivaram Gottimukkala, Jason P. Hawrysz, Lap T. Huynh, Barry Mosakowski
  • Publication number: 20170220408
    Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for an interactive, multi-level failsafe capability. In some embodiments, a failed count indicative of a number of failed attempts to launch an application may be received. A failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count may be determined. The failsafe mode level may be initialized in response to determining the failsafe mode level corresponding to the failed count. The failsafe mode level may determine the functionality that may be enabled. Users may perform interactive debugging by editing configuration settings and manually enabling functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jon K. Franks, Maria E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120213059
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to connectivity management in a heterogeneous network and provide a method, system and computer program product for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network environment can be provided. The method can include creating an instance of an abstracted network resource model (NRM) for a heterogeneous network environment of different network resource nodes. The method further can include binding an application endpoint in the instance of the abstracted NRM with a connectivity endpoint for a first of the different network resource nodes. Finally, the method can include re-binding the application endpoint to a second of the different network resource nodes in response to detecting the outage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dinakaran Joseph, Jon K. Franks, Christopher N. Freeman, Sivaram Gottimukkala, Jason P. Hawrysz, Lap T. Huynh, Barry Mosakowski
  • Publication number: 20110038256
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to connectivity management in a heterogeneous network and provide a method, system and computer program product for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network environment can be provided. The method can include creating an instance of an abstracted network resource model (NRM) for a heterogeneous network environment of different network resource nodes. The method further can include binding an application endpoint in the instance of the abstracted NRM with a connectivity endpoint for a first of the different network resource nodes. The method yet further can include detecting an outage in the first of the different network resource nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dinakaran Joseph, Jon K. Franks, Christopher N. Freeman, Sivaram Gottimukkala, Jason P. Hawrysz, Lap T. Huynh, Barry Mosakowski
  • Patent number: 7821921
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to connectivity management in a heterogeneous network and provide a method, system and computer program product for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network environment can be provided. The method can include creating an instance of an abstracted network resource model (NRM) for a heterogeneous network environment of different network resource nodes. The method further can include binding an application endpoint in the instance of the abstracted NRM with a connectivity endpoint for a first of the different network resource nodes. The method yet further can include detecting an outage in the first of the different network resource nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dinakaran Joseph, Jon K. Franks, Christopher N. Freeman, Sivaram Gottimukkala, Jason P. Hawrysz, Lap T Huynh, Barry Mosakowski
  • Publication number: 20080259790
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to connectivity management in a heterogeneous network and provide a method, system and computer program product for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for resilient and reliable end-to-end connectivity in a heterogeneous network environment can be provided. The method can include creating an instance of an abstracted network resource model (NRM) for a heterogeneous network environment of different network resource nodes. The method further can include binding an application endpoint in the instance of the abstracted NRM with a connectivity endpoint for a first of the different network resource nodes. The method yet further can include detecting an outage in the first of the different network resource nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dinakaran Joseph, Jon K. Franks, Christopher N. Freeman, Sivaram Gottimukkala, Jason P. Hawrysz, Lap T. Huynh, Barry Mosakowski
  • Patent number: 5632032
    Abstract: A method of controlling the execution of the threads of a first application such as a user application from a second application such as a debugger application running in a different address space. After initializing trace mode for the user application, the debugger waits for an event to occur on one of the threads of the user application. Upon the occurrence of an event on one of the user application threads, an event handler obtains control of the thread execution. The event handler suspends execution of the remaining threads in the application, posts the debugger and then suspends its own execution. When the debugger application has completed its debugging operations, it posts the event handler, which resumes execution of the suspended threads and returns control to the thread on which the event occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donald F. Ault, Ernest S. Bender, Jon K. Franks, Steven Walkowiak