Patents by Inventor Thurman O. Pylant

Thurman O. Pylant 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: 11178029
    Abstract: Methods, systems and articles of manufacture to generate file transfer monitoring criteria are disclosed. An example method obtains a file transfer log file from a first network entity and obtains from the transfer log file, file transfer metadata that is associated with file transfer activity between the first network entity and a second network entity. The file transfer metadata is used to generate a file transfer monitoring criterion that is associated with selectively monitoring the file transfer activity between the first network entity and the second network entity. Service level criteria associated with the file transfer event is automatically updated based on the file transfer monitoring criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: S Sridhar, Shamika S. Naik, Thurman O. Pylant, Michael C. Rieser, Steven D. Woodcock, Stuart D. Ander, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Guy Briggs, Ashish Rajput, Lalit Pant, Michael G. Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20200052986
    Abstract: Methods, systems and articles of manufacture to generate file transfer monitoring criteria are disclosed. An example method obtains a file transfer log file from a first network entity and obtains from the transfer log file, file transfer metadata that is associated with file transfer activity between the first network entity and a second network entity. The file transfer metadata is used to generate a file transfer monitoring criterion that is associated with selectively monitoring the file transfer activity between the first network entity and the second network entity. Service level criteria associated with the file transfer event is automatically updated based on the file transfer monitoring criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: S Sridhar, Shamika S. Naik, Thurman O. Pylant, Michael C. Rieser, Steve D. Woodcock, Stuart D. Ander, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Guy Briggs, Ashish Rajput, Lalit Pant, Michael G. Christiansen
  • Patent number: 9954747
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture to generate file transfer monitoring criteria are disclosed. An example method obtains a file transfer log file from a first network entity and obtains from the transfer log file file transfer metadata that is associated with file transfer activity between the first network entity and a second network entity. The file transfer metadata is used to generate a file transfer monitoring criterion that is associated with selectively monitoring the file transfer activity between the first network entity and the second network entity. Service level criteria associated with the file transfer event is automatically updated based on the file transfer monitoring criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: S Sridhar, Shamika S. Naik, Thurman O. Pylant, Michael C. Rieser, Steven D. Woodcock, Stuart D. Ander, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Guy Briggs, Ashish Rajput, Lalit Pant, Michael G. Christiansen
  • Patent number: 9009303
    Abstract: A method for correlating business events in a complex business system. A flow diagram containing a collection of nodes (representing processes) and links (representing the transport connections) between these nodes is generated. An instance of an event stream from a node that is to be connected to an instance of an event stream from a neighboring node is identified when a node transports a transaction across a link. The metadata associated with the utilized link that was used to transport the transaction between the nodes is obtained. The instances of the event streams are then correlated using the obtained metadata. Further, each instance of the event streams is assigned an identification. In this manner, business events are correlated without the requirement of users providing a common key as well as without the requirement of monitoring each user of the system throughout the entire transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell Bleakley, Erik J. Burckart, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Thurman O. Pylant, Steven D. Woodcock
  • Patent number: 8903949
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture to generate file transfer monitoring criteria are disclosed. An example method obtains a file transfer log file from a first network entity and obtains from the transfer log file file transfer metadata that is associated with file transfer activity between the first network entity and a second network entity. The file transfer metadata is used to generate a file transfer monitoring criterion that is associated with selectively monitoring the file transfer activity between the first network entity and the second network entity. Service level criteria associated with the file transfer event is automatically updated based on the file transfer monitoring criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: S Sridhar, Shamika S. Naik, Thurman O. Pylant, Michael C. Rieser, Steven D. Woodcock, Stuart D. Ander, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Guy Briggs, Ashish Rajput, Lalit Pant, Michael G. Christiansen
  • Patent number: 8751643
    Abstract: A system and computer program product for correlating business events in a complex business system. A flow diagram containing a collection of nodes (representing processes) and links (representing the transport connections) between these nodes is generated. An instance of an event stream from a node that is to be connected to an instance of an event stream from a neighboring node is identified when a node transports a transaction across a link. The metadata associated with the utilized link that was used to transport the transaction between the nodes is obtained. The instances of the event streams are then correlated using the obtained metadata. Further, each instance of the event streams is assigned an identification. In this manner, business events are correlated without the requirement of users providing a common key as well as without the requirement of monitoring each user of the system throughout the entire transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell Bleakley, Erik J. Burckart, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Thurman O. Pylant, Steven D. Woodcock
  • Publication number: 20130151695
    Abstract: A method for correlating business events in a complex business system. A flow diagram containing a collection of nodes (representing processes) and links (representing the transport connections) between these nodes is generated. An instance of an event stream from a node that is to be connected to an instance of an event stream from a neighboring node is identified when a node transports a transaction across a link. The metadata associated with the utilized link that was used to transport the transaction between the nodes is obtained. The instances of the event streams are then correlated using the obtained metadata. Further, each instance of the event streams is assigned an identification. In this manner, business events are correlated without the requirement of users providing a common key as well as without the requirement of monitoring each user of the system throughout the entire transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell Bleakley, Erik J. Burckart, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Thurman O. Pylant, Steven D. Woodcock
  • Publication number: 20130151694
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for correlating business events in a complex business system. A flow diagram containing a collection of nodes (representing processes) and links (representing the transport connections) between these nodes is generated. An instance of an event stream from a node that is to be connected to an instance of an event stream from a neighboring node is identified when a node transports a transaction across a link. The metadata associated with the utilized link that was used to transport the transaction between the nodes is obtained. The instances of the event streams are then correlated using the obtained metadata. Further, each instance of the event streams is assigned an identification. In this manner, business events are correlated without the requirement of users providing a common key as well as without the requirement of monitoring each user of the system throughout the entire transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Iinternational Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Darrell Bleakley, Erik J. Burckart, Palanisamy A. Gounder, Thurman O. Pylant, Steven D. Woodcock
  • Patent number: 7958250
    Abstract: Systems and methods for user-guided iterative node discovery and topology discovery in a network of nodes involved in secure and reliable data transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Sterling Commerce, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Sridhar, Shamika Naik, Thurman O. Pylant, Michael Rieser, Steven Darrel Woodcock, S. Dale Ander, Palanisamy Grounder, Guy Briggs, Ashish Rajput, John Lyon