Patents by Inventor Patrick D. Mason

Patrick D. Mason 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).

  • Aggregating service processors as a cluster
    Patent number: 7783696
    Abstract: Service processors within a system are self-clustered. The system can also include an operating system or other software code, a management console, or both. The operating system communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, such as through a memory shared by at least all the service processors. The operating system therefore need not be aware which of the service processors performs a given function. The console communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, through any service processor of the cluster. The console therefore also need not be aware that the service processors have been clustered to perform functionality for the console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Henry J. DiVincenzo, Richard A. Lary, Thomas E. Malone, Patrick D. Mason, Lee G. Rosenbaum, Manoj R. Sastry, Pat White
  • Aggregating service processors as a cluster
    Publication number: 20080263129
    Abstract: Service processors within a system are self-clustered. The system can also include an operating system or other software code, a management console, or both. The operating system communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, such as through a memory shared by at least all the service processors. The operating system therefore need not be aware which of the service processors performs a given function. The console communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, through any service processor of the cluster. The console therefore also need not be aware that the service processors have been clustered to perform functionality for the console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Henry J. DiVincenzo, Richard A. Lary, Thomas E. Malone, Patrick D. Mason, Lee G. Rosenbaum, Manoj R. Sastry, Patrick W. White
  • Aggregating service processors as a cluster
    Patent number: 7433914
    Abstract: The self-clustering of service processors within a system is disclosed. The system can also include an operating system or other software code, a management console, or both. The operating system communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, such as through a memory shared by at least all the service processors. The operating system therefore need not be aware which of the service processors performs a given function. The console communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, through any service processor of the cluster. The console therefore also need not be aware that the service processors have been clustered to perform functionality for the console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Henry J. DiVincenzo, Richard A. Lary, Thomas E. Malone, Patrick D. Mason, Lee G. Rosenbaum, Manoj R. Sastry, Patrick W. White
  • Entity self-clustering and host-entity communication such as via shared memory
    Patent number: 6993566
    Abstract: The self-clustering of entities within a system is disclosed. The system can also include a host. Each entity self-discovers all the other entities, such that the entities are aggregated as a cluster. The host communicates with the cluster of entities, where the entities are self-clustered or otherwise, such as through a memory shared by all the entities. The host therefore need not be aware which of the entities performs a given function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Henry J. DiVincenzo, Richard A. Lary, Thomas E. Malone, Patrick D. Mason, Lee G. Rosenbaum, Manoj R. Sastry, Patrick W. White
  • Entity self-clustering and host-entity communication as via shared memory
    Publication number: 20030050993
    Abstract: The self-clustering of entities within a system is disclosed. The system can also include a host. Each entity self-discovers all the other entities, such that the entities are aggregated as a cluster. The host communicates with the cluster of entities, where the entities are self-clustered or otherwise, such as through a memory shared by all the entities. The host therefore need not be aware which of the entities performs a given function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Henry J. DiVincenzo, Richard A. Lary, Thomas E. Malone, Patrick D. Mason, Lee G. Rosenbaum, Manoj R. Sastry, Patrick W. White
  • Service processor self-clustering, software code-service processor communication such as via shared memory, and console-service processor communication
    Publication number: 20030050992
    Abstract: The self-clustering of service processors within a system is disclosed. The system can also include an operating system or other software code, a management console, or both. The operating system communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, such as through a memory shared by at least all the service processors. The operating system therefore need not be aware which of the service processors performs a given function. The console communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, through any service processor of the cluster. The console therefore also need not be aware that the service processors have been clustered to perform functionality for the console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Henry J. DiVincenzo, Richard A. Lary, Thomas E. Malone, Patrick D. Mason, Lee G. Rosenbaum, Manoj R. Sastry, Patrick W. White