Patents by Inventor Toby Lehman

Toby Lehman 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: 7428588
    Abstract: A method and system for balancing server work load for cellular phone client-proxy applications in an environment where the clients change position within a given geographic area is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of mapping, monitoring, automatically re-mapping the system when required, updating a map address book, and updating a client address book. The system has a mapping system and a communication system connected to a plurality of servers, proxy servers and applications by an internal network. The proxy servers are connected to a plurality of clients by the Internet. If a threshold is exceeded, the monitoring program sends a message to a mapping program. Upon receipt of the message, the mapping program uses a rules engine to calculate a new map graph to remove load from an overloaded server (or servers) and to adjust communication requirements for data by reconfiguring partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Viktors Berstis, John Daniel Sieron Bethencourt, Kevin Blake Damm, Robert Glenn Deen, Matthew Hammer, James H. Kaufman, Toby Lehman