Patents by Inventor Randall Lane Grimm
Randall Lane Grimm 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: 8135795Abstract: Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for on-demand access to computerized resources. A resource-time value includes a resource-identifying component and a usage limit component. The resource-identifying component specifies a given type of a resource and the usage limit component defines a maximum allowable usage value of the resource on the basis of time and quantity. Upon verifying the resource-time value, a quantity of the resource is enabled. The enabled resources may then be placed into service for specified time periods, wherein the quantity of resources placed into service and the time periods are delimited by the usage limit component.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2003Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Patent number: 7958218Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method for determining unreturned standby resource usage. Unreturned standby resource data is monitored and stored separately from other standby resource data for billing and other accounting purposes.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Patent number: 7720972Abstract: An apparatus and program product for transferring entitlement to standby resources between respective computers. Standby resources are made available at a destination computer by rendering unavailable corresponding resources at a source computer. As such, the aggregate number of available standby resources may remain unchanged, but the distribution of the availability may be reapportioned according to operational requirements. Where desired, this transfer of entitlement may be accomplished automatically, dynamically and/or in a secure manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis
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Patent number: 7627506Abstract: An apparatus and method provides the capability of metering temporary capacity on demand in a computer system. A resource-time is specified, such as processor-days. The actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is charged for only the actual usage of the resource. In this manner a customer may purchase a specified resource-time, and is only charged for the time that the resource is actually used. The preferred embodiments extend to metering temporary capacity on demand in a logically partitioned computer system. If a resource is shared, the actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is only billed for actual usage that exceeds a predetermined non-zero threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2003Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Patent number: 7574507Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method for determining unreturned standby resource usage. Unreturned standby resource data is monitored and stored separately from other standby resource data for billing and other accounting purposes.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Publication number: 20090043877Abstract: An apparatus and program product for transferring entitlement to standby resources between respective computers. Standby resources are made available at a destination computer by rendering unavailable corresponding resources at a source computer. As such, the aggregate number of available standby resources may remain unchanged, but the distribution of the availability may be reapportioned according to operational requirements. Where desired, this transfer of entitlement may be accomplished automatically, dynamically and/or in a secure manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis
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Publication number: 20080306847Abstract: An apparatus and method provide the capability of metering temporary capacity on demand in a computer system in a way that allows one resource to benefit from unused billed capacity of a different resource. The actual use of a selected resource is monitored. When the selected resource is actually used, before charging the customer for the resource, a check is made to see if there is unused billed capacity of another resource that may be used by the selected resource. If so, the unused billed capacity of the other resource is “stolen” and used by the selected resource. If there is no unused billed capacity of another resource, a resource-time increment is billed for the use of the selected resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Randall Lane Grimm, Paul Frederick Olsen
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Patent number: 7454502Abstract: A method for transferring entitlement to standby resources between respective computers. Standby resources are made available at a destination computer by rendering unavailable corresponding resources at a source computer. As such, the aggregate number of available standby resources may remain unchanged, but the distribution of the availability may be reapportioned according to operational requirements. Where desired, this transfer of entitlement may be accomplished automatically, dynamically and/or in a secure manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2003Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis
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Publication number: 20080228644Abstract: An apparatus and method provides the capability of metering temporary capacity on demand in a computer system. A resource-time is specified, such as processor-days. The actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is charged for only the actual usage of the resource. In this manner a customer may purchase a specified resource-time, and is only charged for the time that the resource is actually used. The preferred embodiments extend to metering temporary capacity on demand in a logically partitioned computer system. If a resource is shared, the actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is only billed for actual usage that exceeds a predetermined non-zero threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Patent number: 7395334Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method for determining unreturned standby resource usage. Unreturned standby resource data is monitored and stored separately from other standby resource data for billing and other accounting purposes.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Publication number: 20040236852Abstract: Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for on-demand access to computerized resources. A resource-time value includes a resource-identifying component and a usage limit component. The resource-identifying component specifies a given type of a resource and the usage limit component defines a maximum allowable usage value of the resource on the basis of time and quantity. Upon verifying the resource-time value, a quantity of the resource is enabled. The enabled resources may then be placed into service for specified time periods, wherein the quantity of resources placed into service and the time periods are delimited by the usage limit component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2003Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Publication number: 20040215774Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method for determining unreturned standby resource usage. Unreturned standby resource data is monitored and stored separately from other standby resource data for billing and other accounting purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt
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Publication number: 20040199473Abstract: Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for on-demand access to computerized resources. A resource-time value includes a resource-identifying component and a usage limit component. The resource-identifying component specifies a given type of a resource and the usage limit component defines a maximum allowable usage value of the resource on the basis of time and quantity. Upon verifying the resource-time value, a quantity of the resource is enabled. The enabled resources may then be placed into service for specified time periods, wherein the quantity of resources placed into service and the time periods are delimited by the usage limit component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2003Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel Charles Birkestrand, Randall Lane Grimm, David Otto Lewis, Terry Lyle Schardt