Patents by Inventor Alan James Keel

Alan James Keel 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).

  • Enforcing hierarchical management policy
    Patent number: 8087016
    Abstract: A system and method for using hierarchical policy levels. In one embodiment, computers of the network are arranged into a hierarchy. A management policy server with access to the network queries the network to identify computers at or below its own level within the hierarchy. Computers under the control of the management policy server are identified, and management programs, updates or policies are automatically distributed to the computers, without manual intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Alan James Keel, David Bruce Kumhyr, Neil Raymond Pennell
  • System and Method of Enforcing Hierarchical Management Policy
    Publication number: 20090157863
    Abstract: A system and method for using hierarchical policy levels for distribution of software in a computer network. In one embodiment, computers of the network are arranged into a hierarchy. A management policy server with access to the network queries the hierarchy to identify computers at or below its own level within the hierarchy. Once a set of computers is identified, software programs, updates or policies are distributed, bypassing human intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Alan James Keel, David Bruce Kumhyr, Neil Raymond Pennell
  • System and method of enforcing hierarchical management policy
    Patent number: 7490349
    Abstract: A system and method for using hierarchical policy levels. In one embodiment, computers of the network are arranged into a hierarchy. A management policy server with access to the network queries the network to identify computers at or below its own level within the hierarchy. Computers under the control of the management policy server are identified, and management programs, updates or policies are automatically distributed to the computers, without manual intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Alan James Keel, David Bruce Kumhyr, Neil Raymond Pennell