Patents by Inventor Brian D. Starr

Brian D. Starr 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 for moving VSAM base clusters while maintaining alternate indices into the cluster
    Patent number: 4855907
    Abstract: A VSAM data set is moved to another DASD volume in less time than that required by logical processing by invoking a DASD track-oriented process extrinsic to VSAM which can select and order the transfer of VSAM components to a newly created VSAM cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John T. Ferro, Jr., Patrick C. Jacobs, Robert M. Laye, Brian D. Starr