Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER F. MARKES

CHRISTOPHER F. MARKES 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: 9547841
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program for deriving overlay information from a user input for a base message schema associated with a node in a message flow. The base message schema is presented to the user and has at least one variable portion. A user selection of a variable portion of the base schema is received. The user is then provided with possible overlay schema information for the selected variable portion. A user selection of the schema to be overlaid on the selected variable portion is received. The selected overlay schema is associated with the base schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Allen V. Chan, Christopher F. Markes, Robert W. Phippen
  • Patent number: 9195503
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for receiving a request to load a first resource corresponding to an application into a computing system for execution; determining whether or not the first resource is identical to a resource loaded in a virtual scope library (VSR); and, if the first resource is determined not to be identical to any particular resource loaded in the VSR, load the first resource into the VSR; and direct references to the first resource in the application to the first resource loaded in the VSR; and otherwise, if the first resource is determined to be identical to the second resource, direct references to the first resource in the application to the particular resource stored in the VSR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Albert A. Chung, Christopher F. Markes, Dana L. Price
  • Patent number: 9195502
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for receiving a request to load a first resource corresponding to an application onto a computing system for execution; determining whether or not the first resource is identical to a resource loaded in a virtual scope library (VSR); and, if the first resource is determined not to be identical to any particular resource loaded in the VSR, load the first resource into the VSR; and direct references to the first resource in the application to the first resource loaded in the VSR; and otherwise, if the first resource is determined to be identical to the second resource, direct references to the first resource in the application to the particular resource stored in the VSR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Albert A. Chung, Christopher F. Markes, Dana L. Price
  • Publication number: 20140007104
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for receiving a request to load a first resource corresponding to an application onto a computing system for execution; determining whether or not the first resource is identical to a resource loaded in a virtual scope library (VSR); and, if the first resource is determined not to be identical to any particular resource loaded in the VSR, load the first resource into the VSR; and direct references to the first resource in the application to the first resource loaded in the VSR; and otherwise, if the first resource is determined to be identical to the second resource, direct references to the first resource in the application to the particular resource stored in the VSR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Albert A. Chung, Christopher F. Markes, Dana L. Price
  • Publication number: 20140007125
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for receiving a request to load a first resource corresponding to an application into a computing system for execution; determining, whether or not the first resource is identical to a resource loaded in a virtual scope library (VSR); and, if the first resource is determined not to be identical to any particular resource loaded in the VSR, load the first resource into the VSR: and direct references to the first, resource in the application to the first resource loaded in the VSR; and otherwise, if the first resource is determined to be identical to the second resource, direct references to the first resource in the application to the particular resource stored in the VSR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Albert A. Chung, Christopher F. Markes, Dana L. Price
  • Publication number: 20090164593
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program for deriving overlay information from a user input for a base message schema associated with a node in a message flow. The base message schema is presented to the user and has at least one variable portion. A user selection of a variable portion of the base schema is received. The user is then provided with possible overlay schema information for the selected variable portion. A user selection of the schema to be overlaid on the selected variable portion is received. The selected overlay schema is associated with the base schema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: DORIAN BIRSAN, ALLEN V. CHAN, CHRISTOPHER F. MARKES, ROBERT W. PHIPPEN