Patents by Inventor Alain R. Le Floc'h

Alain R. Le Floc'h 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: 9031905
    Abstract: A computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for, upon receipt of a command relating to a file stored at a remote location, synchronizing the file between the remote location and a local device, determining whether a list of files linked to the file is stored in the local device, and, in an event the list is stored in the local device, synchronizing the files included in the list between the remote location and the local device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anuradha Rao, Alain R. Le Floc'h
  • Publication number: 20140136155
    Abstract: A system for analyzing a design of a hardware device includes a database that stores business and technical information related to a plurality of components included in the design and a hardware design assistant coupled to the database and including a processor for automatically creating a bill of materials based on a computer-aided design assembly of the design and on the business and technical information. Another embodiment of a system for analyzing a design of a hardware device includes a processor and a computer readable storage medium that stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations including obtaining a computer-aided design assembly depicting the design and automatically creating a bill of materials based on the computer-aided design assembly, wherein the bill of materials lists in a hierarchical manner a plurality of components making up the design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: GHASSAN CHIDIAC, Alain R. Le Floc'h, Mary A. Mitchell, Joseph H. Torella
  • Publication number: 20140136152
    Abstract: Analyzing a design of a hardware device includes obtaining a computer-aided design assembly depicting the design and automatically creating a bill of materials based on the computer-aided design assembly, wherein the bill of materials lists in a hierarchical manner a plurality of components making up the design. In another embodiment, analyzing a design of a hardware device includes automatically creating a bill of materials based on a computer-aided design assembly depicting the design and automatically updating the bill of materials to include business and technical information retrieved from a database, wherein the automatically updating results in an updated bill of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ghassan Chidiac, Alain R. Le Floc'h, Mary A. Mitchell, Joseph H. Torella
  • Publication number: 20130024420
    Abstract: A computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for, upon receipt of a command relating to a file stored at a remote location, synchronizing the file between the remote location and a local device, determining whether a list of files linked to the file is stored in the local device, and, in an event the list is stored in the local device, synchronizing the files included in the list between the remote location and the local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anuradha Rao, Alain R. Le Floc'h