Patents by Inventor Maria T. Kapogiannis

Maria T. Kapogiannis 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).

  • Connection manager, method, system and program product for centrally managing computer applications
    Patent number: 7886295
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connection manager, method, system and program product for centrally managing computer applications. Specifically, under the present invention, a connection manager is provided that centrally manages the applications through a queue broker, and communicates with components of a heartbeat manager and cleanup manager. The connection manager of the present invention provides, among other things, a centralized point for: (1) applications to directly connect to one another; (2) heartbeats of the applications to be monitored; and (3) any necessary cleanup actions to be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ernest J. Burger, Maria T. Kapogiannis, Andrew C. Stafford, So Ying Tse-Lam