Patents by Inventor Adam J. McNeeney

Adam J. McNeeney 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: 8977906
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of debugging computer code includes: obtaining state information corresponding to a first machine at a checkpoint initiated during execution of the computer code on the first machine; and configuring the second machine to a same operating state as the first machine at the checkpoint to create a mirrored version of the first machine. The method also includes receiving a notification that execution of the program on a first machine has failed, and in response to receiving the notification: triggering a processor of the second machine to initiate execution of a copy of the code from a specific code execution point at which the checkpoint was; activating a debugger module to run concurrently with the execution of the program on the second machine and collect and store the debug data as corresponding to execution failure of the computer code at the first machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Adam J. McNeeney
  • Patent number: 8843717
    Abstract: A method achieves data consistency in a shared storage accessible by a first and second machine. The method includes, in response to receiving state information of the first machine, configuring the second machine to a mirrored operating state corresponding to an operating state of the first machine, receiving a notification that the first machine will overwrite existing data stored in the shared storage, and, in response to the notification, reading the existing data, storing a copy of existing data in a local storage of the second machine, and sending an acknowledgment to the first machine that the copy has been stored in the local storage, to enable the first machine to overwrite the existing data with newly written data. The method also includes, in response to receiving a failure notification, retrieving the copy of the existing data, overwriting the newly written data with the copy of the existing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adam J. McNeeney, David James Oliver Rigby
  • Publication number: 20140082311
    Abstract: A method achieves data consistency in a shared storage accessible by a first and second machine. The method includes, in response to receiving state information of the first machine, configuring the second machine to a mirrored operating state corresponding to an operating state of the first machine, receiving a notification that the first machine will overwrite existing data stored in the shared storage, and, in response to the notification, reading the existing data, storing a copy of existing data in a local storage of the second machine, and sending an acknowledgment to the first machine that the copy has been stored in the local storage, to enable the first machine to overwrite the existing data with newly written data. The method also includes, in response to receiving a failure notification, retrieving the copy of the existing data, overwriting the newly written data with the copy of the existing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: ADAM J MCNEENEY, DAVID JAMES OLIVER RIGBY
  • Patent number: 8639984
    Abstract: A system of debugging computer code includes a processor: obtaining state information corresponding to a first machine at a checkpoint initiated during execution of the computer code on the first machine; and configuring the second machine to a same operating state as the first machine at the checkpoint to create a mirrored version of the first machine. The system also includes receiving a notification that execution of the program on a first machine has failed, and in response to receiving the notification: triggering a processor of the second machine to initiate execution of a copy of the code from a specific code execution point at which the checkpoint was; activating a debugger module to run concurrently with the execution of the program on the second machine and collect and store the debug data as corresponding to execution failure of the computer code at the first machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Adam J. McNeeney
  • Publication number: 20130042150
    Abstract: A system of debugging computer code includes a processor: obtaining state information corresponding to a first machine at a checkpoint initiated during execution of the computer code on the first machine; and configuring the second machine to a same operating state as the first machine at the checkpoint to create a mirrored version of the first machine. The system also includes receiving a notification that execution of the program on a first machine has failed, and in response to receiving the notification: triggering a processor of the second machine to initiate execution of a copy of the code from a specific code execution point at which the checkpoint was; activating a debugger module to run concurrently with the execution of the program on the second machine and collect and store the debug data as corresponding to execution failure of the computer code at the first machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: IBM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Adam J. McNeeney