Patents by Inventor Brent R. Phillips

Brent R. Phillips 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).

  • SLA monitor calendar buffering
    Patent number: 6799186
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the efficiency of accessing interdependent data by caching the relevant data in multiple cache buffers. A user may input a preference for an amount of a first level of information and a refresh time period for the first level of information. A user may also input a preference for an amount of a second level of information and a refresh time period for the second level of information. The first level of information and at least one reference to the second level of information may be cached in a first buffer. The second level of information may be cached in a second buffer. The first level of information, along with a reference to the second level of information, and the second level of information may be refreshed based upon user preferences. Upon request for the interdependent data, the first level of data may be retrieved. The reference to the second level of data may be determined and then the second level of data may be retrieved based on the given reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Brent R. Phillips
  • SLA monitor calendar buffering
    Publication number: 20030074347
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the efficiency of accessing interdependent data by caching the relevant data in multiple cache buffers. A user may input a preference for an amount of a first level of information and a refresh time period for the first level of information. A user may also input a preference for an amount of a second level of information and a refresh time period for the second level of information. The first level of information and at least one reference to the second level of information may be cached in a first buffer. The second level of information may be cached in a second buffer. The first level of information, along with a reference to the second level of information, and the second level of information may be refreshed based upon user preferences. Upon request for the interdependent data, the first level of data may be retrieved. The reference to the second level of data may be determined and then the second level of data may be retrieved based on the given reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Brent R. Phillips