Patents by Inventor Vinod R. Seraphin

Vinod R. Seraphin 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: 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
  • Patent number: 8402141
    Abstract: A system for re-establishing an expired user session in which a separate session expiration time cookie is provided to communicate the session expiration time from the Web server to the browser. When a user performs an action requiring server action, a determination is made as to whether the current user session has expired, or is near expiration. If so, the user action is stored, and a separate browser window is opened. A protected page is loaded which closes the browser window. The user first encounters the login page and enters the proper credentials to log-in to the server. As part of displaying the protected page, the server updates the user session expiration time cookie to the new session expiration time. The original window then detects the new session expiration time the prior invoked action is re-attempted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Vinod R. Seraphin
  • Patent number: 7949957
    Abstract: An edit selection control. The edit selection control can include a drop down list box coupled to a list of entries of full textual length; an edit box coupled to the drop down list box within the edit selection control and configured to display a selected one of the entries; and, list management logic coupled to the edit box and programmed to accept through the edit box as an alternative selection to the list of entries, a manually specified entry. Importantly, the edit selection control can have a structure configurable for embedding within a markup language document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel C. Gurney, Vinod R. Seraphin
  • Patent number: 7143145
    Abstract: A browser having a cache protects sensitive information. A browser having a cache and a removal object is opened on a workstation. The browser receives sensitive data into the cache as a web page having a URL identifier. A designation of identifiers having sensitive data is entered into the removal object. Upon termination of a browser session or upon command the removal object is activated to selectively remove the sensitive data from the cache by using the designation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Vinod R. Seraphin
  • Publication number: 20040177127
    Abstract: A browser having a cache protects sensitive information. A browser having a cache and a removal object is opened on a workstation. The browser receives sensitive data into the cache as a web page having a URL identifier. A designation of identifiers having sensitive data is entered into the removal object. Upon termination of a browser session or upon command the removal object is activated to selectively remove the sensitive data from the cache by using the designation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Vinod R. Seraphin
  • Publication number: 20040128309
    Abstract: An edit selection control. The edit selection control can include a drop down list box coupled to a list of entries of full textual length; an edit box coupled to the drop down list box within the edit selection control and configured to display a selected one of the entries; and, list management logic coupled to the edit box and programmed to accept through the edit box as an alternative selection to the list of entries, a manually specified entry. Importantly, the edit selection control can have a structure configurable for embedding within a markup language document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel C. Gurney, Vinod R. Seraphin
  • Publication number: 20040098414
    Abstract: An address corresponding to a first file to be uploaded is identified in a first file field displayed in a DHTML-based interface. Once identified, the address can be added to a list of uploads in the DHTML-based interface. After addition to the list, the first file field is hidden and a new, second file field is displayed. Once displayed, an address corresponding to a second file can be identified in the second file field and then added to the list of uploads. Both files can then be uploaded to a server or the like in a single posting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wai Ho Chan, Vinod R. Seraphin