Patents by Inventor William Christopher Conklin

William Christopher Conklin 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).

  • ISCSI target offload administrator
    Patent number: 7089587
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for negotiating parameters for an IPSec connection between a requesting client and an iSCSI system using a computer system other than an iSCSI system are provided. By design, the iSCSI system monitors TCP (Transmission Control protocol) port 500 for secure requests. When a request enters port 500, the iSCSI system transmits all information received on port 500 to a computer system better suited to handle IPSec parameter negotiations. After the computer system has negotiated the parameters, the parameters are passed to the iSCSI system for a secure data transaction to ensue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Allen, William Christopher Conklin, Vinit Jain, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Rakesh Sharma, Satya Prakesh Sharma
  • ISCSI target offload administrator
    Publication number: 20030191932
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for negotiating parameters for an IPSec connection between a requesting client and an iSCSI system using a computer system other than an iSCSI system are provided. By design, the iSCSI system monitors TCP (Transmission Control protocol) port 500 for secure requests. When a request enters port 500, the iSCSI system transmits all information received on port 500 to a computer system better suited to handle IPSec parameter negotiations. After the computer system has negotiated the parameters, the parameters are passed to the iSCSI system for a secure data transaction to ensue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Allen, William Christopher Conklin, Vinit Jain, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Rakesh Sharma, Satya Prakesh Sharma
  • Target resource allocation in an iSCSI network environment
    Publication number: 20030177174
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product applicable within a server for adaptively allocating target resources in a network environment. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a storage name server triggers a forced target rediscovery evolution during competing sessions in which multiple initiator nodes are communicatively connected to a target node utilizing an associated network target address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Allen, William Christopher Conklin, Robert G. Kovacs, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Rakesh Sharma