Patents by Inventor Peter O. Mierswa

Peter O. Mierswa 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).

  • Heuristic failure prevention in software as a service (SAAS) systems
    Patent number: 9009546
    Abstract: A request is received by a first computer. The first computer delegates the first request to a second computer. The second computer attempts to process the first request and identifies an imminent fault as a result of the attempt. The second computer sends a message to the first computer indicating an imminent fault as a result of the attempted processing of the first request. The first computer sends a message to a third computer indicating that a second request matching the first request should not be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines
    Inventors: Nikolaus K. Brauer, Kenneth E. Brunsen, Daniel C. Gurney, Russell L. Holden, Michael J. Kerrigan, Michael I. Killoran, Peter O. Mierswa, Chester E. Ryder, III, Vinod R. Seraphin
  • NETWORK SECURITY MANAGEMENT FOR AMBIGUOUS USER NAMES
    Publication number: 20120210410
    Abstract: A method of managing network security can include receiving a user input comprising a user name and a password, determining whether the input user name potentially corresponds to a plurality of user accounts, determining whether the password is valid, and determining whether each of the user accounts is locked. The method can include selecting a security response to the user input based upon whether the input user name potentially corresponds to the plurality of user accounts, whether the password is valid, whether each of the user accounts is locked, and outputting the security response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: ALAN D. ELDRIDGE, PHILLIPE A. LOHER, PETER O. MIERSWA, STEVEN E. READ
  • Network security management for ambiguous user names
    Patent number: 8234695
    Abstract: A method of managing network security can include receiving a user input comprising a user name and a password, determining whether the input user name potentially corresponds to a plurality of user accounts, determining whether the password is valid, and determining whether each of the user accounts is locked. The method can include selecting a security response to the user input based upon whether the input user name potentially corresponds to the plurality of user accounts, whether the password is valid, whether each of the user accounts is locked, and outputting the security response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alan D. Eldridge, Phillipe A. Loher, Peter O. Mierswa, Steven E. Read
  • Network Security Management for Ambiguous User Names
    Publication number: 20090165106
    Abstract: A method of managing network security can include receiving a user input comprising a user name and a password, determining whether the input user name potentially corresponds to a plurality of user accounts, determining whether the password is valid, and determining whether each of the user accounts is locked. The method can include selecting a security response to the user input based upon whether the input user name potentially corresponds to the plurality of user accounts, whether the password is valid, whether each of the user accounts is locked, and outputting the security response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan D. Eldridge, Phillipe A. Loher, Peter O. Mierswa, Steven E. Read