Patents by Inventor Allen M. Gilbert

Allen M. Gilbert 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).

  • Rule management using a configuration database
    Patent number: 9053460
    Abstract: A Configuration Management DataBase (CMDB) is utilized when determining if resources, which are modeled in and managed by the CMDB, are in compliance with a new resource rule that affect how the resource operates. In one embodiment, the computer-implementable method includes the step of, in response to detecting a rule change, transmitting a new rule to a rule control logic in a resource management database, wherein the rule change changes a rule for an attribute of a resource in a data processing system, and wherein the resource management database describes attributes of resources in the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Gilbert, David L. Kaminsky, A. Steven Krantz
  • Rule compliance using a configuration database
    Patent number: 9043218
    Abstract: A Configuration Management DataBase (CMDB) is utilized to cause resources, which are modeled in and managed by the CMDB, to be in compliance with a newly implemented resource rule. In one embodiment, a computer-implementable method includes the step of, in response to detecting a rule change, transmitting a new rule to a rule control logic in a resource management database, wherein the rule change changes a rule for an attribute of a resource in a data processing system, and wherein the resource management database describes attributes of resources in the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Gilbert, David L. Kaminsky, A. Steven Krantz
  • Problem record signature generation, classification and search in problem determination
    Patent number: 8527811
    Abstract: A method for problem determination and resolution in an information technology (IT) system includes receiving a problem ticket, searching a database for a plurality of problem features based on data included in the problem ticket, extracting the plurality of problem features from the database, and generating a problem signature corresponding to the problem ticket, wherein the problem signature comprises at least one non-textual feature extracted from the plurality of problem features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Gilbert, Laura Z. Luan, Daniela Rosu, Christopher Ward
  • Problem Record Signature Generation, Classification and Search in Problem Determination
    Publication number: 20120066547
    Abstract: A method for problem determination and resolution in an information technology (IT) system includes receiving a problem ticket, searching a database for a plurality of problem features based on data included in the problem ticket, extracting the plurality of problem features from the database, and generating a problem signature corresponding to the problem ticket, wherein the problem signature comprises at least one non-textual feature extracted from the plurality of problem features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Allen M. Gilbert, Laura Zaihua Luan, Daniela Rosu, Christopher Ward
  • Rule management using a configuration database
    Publication number: 20070288280
    Abstract: A Configuration Management DataBase (CMDB) is utilized when determining if resources, which are modeled in and managed by the CMDB, are in compliance with a new resource rule that affect how the resource operates. In one embodiment, the computer-implementable method includes the step of, in response to detecting a rule change, transmitting a new rule to a rule control logic in a resource management database, wherein the rule change changes a rule for an attribute of a resource in a data processing system, and wherein the resource management database describes attributes of resources in the data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Allen M. Gilbert, David L. Kaminsky, A. Steven Krantz
  • Rule compliance using a configuration database
    Publication number: 20070288281
    Abstract: A Configuration Management DataBase (CMDB) is utilized to cause resources, which are modeled in and managed by the CMDB, to be in compliance with a newly implemented resource rule. In one embodiment, a computer-implementable method includes the step of, in response to detecting a rule change, transmitting a new rule to a rule control logic in a resource management database, wherein the rule change changes a rule for an attribute of a resource in a data processing system, and wherein the resource management database describes attributes of resources in the data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Allen M. Gilbert, David L. Kaminsky, A. Steven Krantz