Patents by Inventor Barry Hollywood

Barry Hollywood 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: 11204989
    Abstract: A system and method for multifactor authentication. The method includes receiving a passthought brainprint and a training 3D pattern. The method also includes calculating a variance between the training 3D pattern and a passthought 3D pattern, and generating an error tolerance for the passthought 3D pattern based on the calculated variance between the training 3D pattern and the passthought 3D pattern. Further, the method includes storing the passthought 3D pattern and the passthought brainprint in a neural profile as a passthought for a secure area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Barry Hollywood, Clea A. Zolotow, John V. Delaney
  • Patent number: 11080085
    Abstract: A computer system manages multi-stage transactions. A plurality of response time values of transaction components for a plurality of transactions are received. Two or more transactions from the plurality of transactions are selected, wherein a quantity of the selected transactions is equal to a number of the transaction components in the plurality of transactions. Eigenvalues are calculated from the response time values for the selected transactions. The selected transactions are determined to have timed out by processing the eigenvalues using a machine learning classifier. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for managing multi-stage transactions in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Brady, Clea A. Zolotow, Barry Hollywood, Jørgen E. Floes, Pedro Soares, Anastasios Xouzafeiris
  • Patent number: 10831933
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Gerhard A. Widmayer, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Patent number: 10778442
    Abstract: In a distributed network hosting a shared pool of configurable computing resources there is provided one or more system instances of a blockchain. Each system instance comprises a virtual machine and a set of containers. The containers are members of the blockchain in that the blockchain's public ledger records encrypted copies of at least selected directories of each container. Each container that is in the set can thus verify whether any other container also belongs to the same set with reference to the public ledger, since the transactions recorded on the public ledger are encrypted copies of the set's containers. The use of a blockchain thus allows a system boundary to be defined around a set of containers by the initial specification of the blockchain. The system boundary can be defined to ensure that the set of containers comply with legal requirements, such as a geographic restriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20200192698
    Abstract: A computer system manages multi-stage transactions. A plurality of response time values of transaction components for a plurality of transactions are received. Two or more transactions from the plurality of transactions are selected, wherein a quantity of the selected transactions is equal to a number of the transaction components in the plurality of transactions. Eigenvalues are calculated from the response time values for the selected transactions. The selected transactions are determined to have timed out by processing the eigenvalues using a machine learning classifier. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for managing multi-stage transactions in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Brady, Clea A. Zolotow, Barry Hollywood, Jørgen E. Floes, Pedro Soares, Anastasios Xouzafeiris
  • Publication number: 20200184108
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Gerhard A. Widmayer, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Patent number: 10599874
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Gerhard H. Widmayer, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20190349205
    Abstract: In a distributed network hosting a shared pool of configurable computing resources there is provided one or more system instances of a blockchain. Each system instance comprises a virtual machine and a set of containers. The containers are members of the blockchain in that the blockchain's public ledger records encrypted copies of at least selected directories of each container. Each container that is in the set can thus verify whether any other container also belongs to the same set with reference to the public ledger, since the transactions recorded on the public ledger are encrypted copies of the set's containers. The use of a blockchain thus allows a system boundary to be defined around a set of containers by the initial specification of the blockchain. The system boundary can be defined to ensure that the set of containers comply with legal requirements, such as a geographic restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20190332751
    Abstract: A system and method for multifactor authentication. The method includes receiving a passthought brainprint and a training 3D pattern. The method also includes calculating a variance between the training 3D pattern and a passthought 3D pattern, and generating an error tolerance for the passthought 3D pattern based on the calculated variance between the training 3D pattern and the passthought 3D pattern. Further, the method includes storing the passthought 3D pattern and the passthought brainprint in a neural profile as a passthought for a secure area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Barry Hollywood, Clea A. Zolotow, John V. Delaney
  • Patent number: 10396997
    Abstract: In a distributed network hosting a shared pool of configurable computing resources there is provided one or more system instances of a blockchain. Each system instance comprises a virtual machine and a set of containers. The containers are members of the blockchain in that the blockchain's public ledger records encrypted copies of at least selected directories of each container. Each container that is in the set can thus verify whether any other container also belongs to the same set with reference to the public ledger, since the transactions recorded on the public ledger are encrypted copies of the set's containers. The use of a blockchain thus allows a system boundary to be defined around a set of containers by the initial specification of the blockchain. The system boundary can be defined to ensure that the set of containers comply with legal requirements, such as a geographic restriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20190080118
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Gerhard H. Widmayer, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Patent number: 10169614
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Gerhard H. Widmayer, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20180167217
    Abstract: In a distributed network hosting a shared pool of configurable computing resources there is provided one or more system instances of a blockchain. Each system instance comprises a virtual machine and a set of containers. The containers are members of the blockchain in that the blockchain's public ledger records encrypted copies of at least selected directories of each container. Each container that is in the set can thus verify whether any other container also belongs to the same set with reference to the public ledger, since the transactions recorded on the public ledger are encrypted copies of the set's containers. The use of a blockchain thus allows a system boundary to be defined around a set of containers by the initial specification of the blockchain. The system boundary can be defined to ensure that the set of containers comply with legal requirements, such as a geographic restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20180137306
    Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Simon J. Brady, Jonas E. Bryllert, John V. Delaney, Barry Hollywood, Gerhard H. Widmayer, Clea A. Zolotow