Patents by Inventor Robert G. Laird

Robert G. Laird 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: 8898731
    Abstract: A method for associating service policies based on application of message content filters to messages sent by a consumer may include receiving a message in which the message relates to a service accessible via a network and access to the service is restricted by a policy enforcement runtime. The method may further include applying at least one message content filter to the message content received to extract information indicative of a message flow associated with a configured policy attachment and correlating the message flow to a selected policy regarding consumer access to the service. The method may further include enforcing the selected policy relative to access to the service by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mario E. De Armas, Steven Groeger, Heather Marie Kreger, Robert G. Laird, Arnaud J. Le Hors
  • Patent number: 8893218
    Abstract: A method for associating service policies based on application of message content filters to messages sent by a consumer may include receiving a message in which the message relates to a service accessible via a network and access to the service is restricted by a policy enforcement runtime. The method may further include applying at least one message content filter to the message content received to extract information indicative of a message flow associated with a configured policy attachment and correlating the message flow to a selected policy regarding consumer access to the service. The method may further include enforcing the selected policy relative to access to the service by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mario E. De Armas, Steven Groeger, Heather M. Kreger, Robert G. Laird, Arnaud J. Le Hors
  • Patent number: 8694356
    Abstract: Augmenting service oriented architecture (‘SOA’) governance maturity including receiving an evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA; identifying, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance capability, one or more predefined risks to the SOA; establishing, for each governance capability in dependence upon the predefined risks to the SOA, a risk value representing the severity of the predefined risks; selecting, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA and the predefined risk value, one or more governance work products; and communicating to predetermined stakeholders in the SOA the one or more predefined risks to the SOA identified for each governance capability, the risk value established for each governance capability, and the governance work products selected for each governance capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony L. Carrato, Clive S. Gee, David B. Hodge, Robert G. Laird, Randall L. Langel, Ian W. Y. Loe
  • Publication number: 20130340029
    Abstract: A method for associating service policies based on application of message content filters to messages sent by a consumer may include receiving a message in which the message relates to a service accessible via a network and access to the service is restricted by a policy enforcement runtime. The method may further include applying at least one message content filter to the message content received to extract information indicative of a message flow associated with a configured policy attachment and correlating the message flow to a selected policy regarding consumer access to the service. The method may further include enforcing the selected policy relative to access to the service by the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Mario E. De ARMAS, Steven Groeger, Heather Marie Kreger, Robert G. Laird, Arnaud J. Le Hors
  • Publication number: 20130340026
    Abstract: A method for associating service policies based on application of message content filters to messages sent by a consumer may include receiving a message in which the message relates to a service accessible via a network and access to the service is restricted by a policy enforcement runtime. The method may further include applying at least one message content filter to the message content received to extract information indicative of a message flow associated with a configured policy attachment and correlating the message flow to a selected policy regarding consumer access to the service. The method may further include enforcing the selected policy relative to access to the service by the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario E. De Armas, Steven Groeger, Heather M. Kreger, Robert G. Laird, Arnaud J. Le Hors
  • Publication number: 20120221377
    Abstract: Augmenting service oriented architecture (‘SOA’) governance maturity including receiving an evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA; identifying, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance capability, one or more predefined risks to the SOA; establishing, for each governance capability in dependence upon the predefined risks to the SOA, a risk value representing the severity of the predefined risks; selecting, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA and the predefined risk value, one or more governance work products; and communicating to predetermined stakeholders in the SOA the one or more predefined risks to the SOA identified for each governance capability, the risk value established for each governance capability, and the governance work products selected for each governance capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANTHONY L. CARRATO, CLIVE S. GEE, DAVID B. HODGE, ROBERT G. LAIRD, RANDALL L. LANGEL, IAN W.Y. LOE
  • Patent number: 8244548
    Abstract: Augmenting service oriented architecture (‘SOA’) governance maturity including receiving an evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA; identifying, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance capability, one or more predefined risks to the SOA; establishing, for each governance capability in dependence upon the predefined risks to the SOA, a risk value representing the severity of the predefined risks; selecting, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA and the predefined risk value, one or more governance work products; and communicating to predetermined stakeholders in the SOA the one or more predefined risks to the SOA identified for each governance capability, the risk value established for each governance capability, and the governance work products selected for each governance capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony L. Carrato, Clive S. Gee, David B. Hodge, Robert G. Laird, Randall L. Langel, Ian W. Y. Loe
  • Publication number: 20120143777
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for using documentation plans for service oriented architecture governance. In an example embodiment, the method includes implementing a structured documentation plan in a SOA governance tool using a computer processor. The structured documentation plan includes a set of documentation types and a set of governance policies for at least one documentation type from the set of documentation types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Claus T. Jensen, Robert G. Laird
  • Publication number: 20100161454
    Abstract: Augmenting service oriented architecture (‘SOA’) governance maturity including receiving an evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA; identifying, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance capability, one or more predefined risks to the SOA; establishing, for each governance capability in dependence upon the predefined risks to the SOA, a risk value representing the severity of the predefined risks; selecting, for each governance capability in dependence upon the evaluation of the maturity of the governance of the SOA and the predefined risk value, one or more governance work products; and communicating to predetermined stakeholders in the SOA the one or more predefined risks to the SOA identified for each governance capability, the risk value established for each governance capability, and the governance work products selected for each governance capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony L. Carrato, Clive S. Gee, David B. Hodge, Robert G. Laird, Randall L. Langel, Ian W.Y. Loe
  • Publication number: 20100145750
    Abstract: Evaluating service oriented architecture (‘SOA’) governance maturity including receiving, from a plurality of predetermined stakeholders in the SOA for a plurality of SOA governance capabilities, a stakeholder assessed value representing the current maturity of each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities; determining, for each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities in dependence upon the plurality of stakeholder assessed values from the stakeholders, a capability value for each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities; assigning each of the SOA governance capabilities to a domain; determining, in dependence upon the capability values for each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities of each domain, a domain maturity value for each domain; and communicating the domain maturity value for each domain to the predetermined stakeholders of the SOA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony L. Carrato, Sieds Eitens, John A. Falkl, Robert G. Laird
  • Patent number: 5335268
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically balancing special service telephone calling traffic among a plurality of automatic call distributors and servicing agents as a function of supply and demand for such services. Data is gathered from originating and terminating switches of the telephone network, from each automatic call distributor, and from a call routing data base. The collected data is analyzed to characterize the supply and demand. A routing plan through the network is formulated so that the number of calls to each automatic call distributor is alloted as a function thereof and of the relative costs in routing to one point or another. The formulated plan is implemented for control by effecting changes in the routing data base. In the routing plan formulation, cognizance may also be taken of manpower availability for agent staffing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Kelly, Jr., Robert G. Laird, Thomas E. Baker, Cristobal A. Torres