Patents by Inventor Arnie O. Vimba

Arnie O. Vimba 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).

  • Method, system and program product for enabling authorized access and request-initiated translation of data files
    Patent number: 7062486
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for controlling access to data files stored in a repository is disclosed. The invention entails a determination of the requested file's availability and the authorization and authentication of the requester. A requester may specify the format in which they wish to receive the data file, and facilities are provided for translating the requested file to the requested format if the file is not stored in the requested format. Advantageously, the invention provides a repository for retaining responses to requests so as to minimize successive requests against the repository for the same data file. Moreover, in such instances wherein a requested data file requires a format translation, a facility is provided for determining the correct stored file format to use as the input for the format translation. Such a determination may be based upon criteria such as minimizing data lost as a result of the translation or minimizing processing required in performing the translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kim Betros, Ghassan Chidiac, Sanjay Gupta, Jeff Nordyke, Giancarlo Palleschi, Matthew Rosenthal, Evan E. Roubiecek, Arnie O. Vimba, Michael Zarnick
  • Method, system and program product for enabling authorized access and request-initiated translation of data files.
    Publication number: 20020069196
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for controlling access to data files stored in a repository is disclosed. The invention entails a determination of the requested file's availability and the authorization and authentication of the requester. A requester may specify the format in which they wish to receive the data file, and facilities are provided for translating the requested file to the requested format if the file is not stored in the requested format. Advantageously, the invention provides a repository for retaining responses to requests so as to minimize successive requests against the repository for the same data file. Moreover, in such instances wherein a requested data file requires a format translation, a facility is provided for determining the correct stored file format to use as the input for the format translation. Such a determination may be based upon criteria such as minimizing data lost as a result of the translation or minimizing processing required in performing the translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kim Betros, Ghassan Chidiac, Sanjay Gupta, Jeff Nordyke, Giancarlo Palleschi, Matthew Rosenthal, Evan E. Roubiecek, Arnie O. Vimba, Michael Zarnick