Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Sharkey

Anthony J. Sharkey 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).

  • Storing messages of a message queue
    Patent number: 11122002
    Abstract: Provided is a data storage system for a computer network adapted to store a message. The data storage system includes a data storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit stores message data of the message across one or more data elements of a data list entry of an auxiliary list in the data storage unit. The processing unit further stores an indexing pointer of the message across one or more indexing elements of an indexing list entry of an indexing list in the data storage unit. The indexing pointer is adapted to point to the data list entry. The indexing list entry further includes an indexing control element containing control information associated with the indexing list entry. The data list entry further includes control information associated with the data list entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul S. Dennis, Richard M. W. Harran, Matthew W. Leming, Anthony J. Sharkey, Peter Siddall
  • STORING MESSAGES OF A MESSAGE QUEUE
    Publication number: 20190097963
    Abstract: Provided is a data storage system for a computer network adapted to store a message. The data storage system includes a data storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit stores message data of the message across one or more data elements of a data list entry of an auxiliary list in the data storage unit. The processing unit further stores an indexing pointer of the message across one or more indexing elements of an indexing list entry of an indexing list in the data storage unit. The indexing pointer is adapted to point to the data list entry. The indexing list entry further includes an indexing control element containing control information associated with the indexing list entry. The data list entry further includes control information associated with the data list entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Paul S. Dennis, Richard M. W. Harran, Matthew W. Leming, Anthony J. Sharkey, Peter Siddall
  • Storing messages of a message queue
    Patent number: 10230678
    Abstract: Provided is a data storage system for a computer network adapted to store a message. The data storage system includes a data storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit stores message data of the message across one or more data elements of a data list entry of an auxiliary list in the data storage unit. The processing unit further stores an indexing pointer of the message across one or more indexing elements of an indexing list entry of an indexing list in the data storage unit. The indexing pointer is adapted to point to the data list entry. The indexing list entry further includes an indexing control element containing control information associated with the indexing list entry. The data list entry further includes control information associated with the data list entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul S. Dennis, Richard M. W. Harran, Matthew W. Leming, Anthony J. Sharkey, Peter Siddall
  • STORING MESSAGES OF A MESSAGE QUEUE
    Publication number: 20170054672
    Abstract: Provided is a data storage system for a computer network adapted to store a message. The data storage system includes a data storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit stores message data of the message across one or more data elements of a data list entry of an auxiliary list in the data storage unit. The processing unit further stores an indexing pointer of the message across one or more indexing elements of an indexing list entry of an indexing list in the data storage unit. The indexing pointer is adapted to point to the data list entry. The indexing list entry further includes an indexing control element containing control information associated with the indexing list entry. The data list entry further includes control information associated with the data list entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Paul S. Dennis, Richard M. W. Harran, Matthew W. Leming, Anthony J. Sharkey, Peter Siddall