Patents by Inventor Christopher Shane

Christopher Shane 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).

  • Publication number: 20100129221
    Abstract: An underwater structure includes a power generation apparatus and a supporting structure. A coupling is provided that allows attachment of the power generating device to the submerged support structure. The coupling incorporates the function of a yaw bearing allowing rotation of the power generating apparatus about a substantially vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TIDAL GENERATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Huxley-Reynard, Paul Vigars
  • Patent number: 7680800
    Abstract: When a data object is sent from one application to another, the marshaling code includes type information with transmission of the data object. When the data object is converted to the transmission format, type information for the data object is added to the transmission format element. The unmarshaling code uses the type information to obtain schema information for converting the transmission format element back to the data element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkarni, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20090204947
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service of a software application to monitor a service invocation made by the first component service of a second component service of the software application, record a first set of correlation data represented by a first correlation indicator into a trace file, record a unique identifier into the trace file, and send the unique identifier to the second component service thought the service invocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Stefan Georg Derdak, Xiaochun Mei
  • Publication number: 20090204973
    Abstract: A computer program product comprises a computer usable medium. The computer usable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to receive a request from a calling service. Further, the computer is caused to determine reply-to endpoint information from the request. The reply-to endpoint information indicates the calling service as a calling service response endpoint. In addition, the computer is caused to monitor functionality of the calling service. The computer is also caused to update the reply-to endpoint information to indicate an alternative calling service as the calling service response endpoint if the functionality of the calling service is impaired prior to availability of response data for composition of a response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Christopher Shane Claussen
  • Patent number: 7567971
    Abstract: A method in a data processing system for a generic symbol referencing mechanism. A reference to a symbol is received for resolution. The symbol is identified using a data structure. The data structure comprises a set of symbol space instances, each symbol space instance contains a set of name space registry instances, each name space registry instance contains a set of name space instances, each name space instance contains a set of name instances, each name instance corresponds to a referencable symbol instance, and the referencable symbol instance corresponds to the symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20090157719
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkami, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20090063623
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for determining connection information to use to access an artifact from an application on a remote server. A request is received in a local server for an artifact at a target application executing on a remote server. A determination is made as to whether a local repository includes connection information on the remote server. The connection information is used to communicate the request for the artifact to the remote server over a network. The connection information is accessed from the local repository in response to determining that the local repository includes the connection information for the remote server. A determination is made as to whether a common repository is available to provide the connection information for the remote server in response to determining that the local repository does not include the connection information for the remote server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Wayne BROWN, Gang CHEN, Hua CHENG, Christopher Shane CLAUSSEN, Xin HUANG, Xiaochun MEI, Charles James REDLIN, Hai Yun ZHAO
  • Patent number: 7499947
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Spencer Barker, Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkarni, Yang Zhong
  • Patent number: 7464111
    Abstract: A method is provided for using a templated pattern to define part types on a web service definition language (WSDL) interface. Applying the templated pattern enables peer services to define a transparent contract between specific WSDL part types. The templated pattern is used to wrap the original business object with the enriched business graph schema. The templated business graph is created by extending the business graph complex type that is provided by the business object framework runtime and adding an element delegating to the original business object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkarni, Yang Zhong
  • Patent number: 7461075
    Abstract: Schema information is provided with transmission of a data object. When a data object is converted to a transmission format, schema information for the object type is added to the transmission format element. The unmarshaling code uses the schema information to update a schema registry at the receiving end. The schema registry is used as a tool for converting the transmission format element back to the data element. The next time an object of that object type is sent to the recipient, the schema information is not added to the transmission format element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkarni, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20080281866
    Abstract: Schema information is provided with transmission of a data object. When a data object is converted to a transmission format, schema information for the object type is added to the transmission format element. The unmarshalling code uses the schema information to update a schema registry at the receiving end. The schema registry may then be used as a tool for converting the transmission format element back to the data element. The next time an object of that object type is sent to the recipient, the schema information is not added to the transmission format element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkarni, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20080270466
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable code is provided for using a templated pattern to define part types on a web service definition language (WSDL) interface. Applying the templated pattern enables peer services to define a transparent contract between specific WSDL part types. The templated pattern is used to wrap the original business object with the enriched business graph schema. The templated business graph is created by extending the business graph complex type that is provided by the business object framework runtime and adding an element delegating to the original business object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Zeenat Kulkarni, Zhong Yang
  • Patent number: 7266766
    Abstract: A method for simplifying the development, testing and maintenance of code objects that may be used, for example, to generate custom web page content. According to the invention, a developer isolates a given task, generates code for the task, and then provides a means by which a page-generating Java servlet can access that code at request time. The code may be generated at any time, and the servlet preferably is generated at translation time, i.e. when a request for the page is first made at a server. In a preferred embodiment, the code for the task is supported within a given method of a Java tagbean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Matthew Dale McClain
  • Patent number: 6981211
    Abstract: A method of processing a document object model (DOM) tree having at least one tag located at a given node in the tree. The tag serves as a marker that initiates the invocation of a tag handler that, in turn, performs a simple macro substitution or a more complex algorithmic reorganization and manipulation of the tree. Upon encountering the tag, given information is passed to a method. In a first embodiment, the given information is a text representation of XML in the DOM tree at the given node and any child nodes of the given node. In an alternate embodiment, the given information is the given node of the DOM tree itself. The method generates an XML string, which is then parsed into a new DOM tree having a root node. The given node and any child nodes are then replaced by the new DOM tree, with the root node of the new DOM tree being positioned at the given node in the original DOM tree. The process may then be repeated for any additional tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Matthew Dale McClain, Benjamin Charles ZumBrunnen
  • Patent number: 6981105
    Abstract: A data processing system comprising a cache memory, wherein a cache entry containing data is stored in the cache memory. A cache coordinator, wherein the cache coordinator invalidates one or more cache entries in response to a signal. An ID-based invalidation process, wherein a cache entry is associated with an ID that uniquely identifies the cache entry and can optionally be associated with one or more data ids that represent the underlying data contained in the cache entry, and the ID-based invalidation process sends a signal to the cache coordinator to invalidate all cache entries that either have that cache entry ID or have been associated with a data ID when the data that the ID represents changes. A time-limit-based invalidation process, wherein a cache entry can be associated with a time limit, and the time-limit-based invalidation process sends a signal to the cache coordinator to invalidate a cache entry whose time limit has expired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Bourne, Christopher Shane Claussen, George Prentice Copeland, Matthew Dale McClain
  • Patent number: 6981212
    Abstract: A method for serving a web page uses eXtensible Markup Language (XML) server pages. The first time a page is accessed, a given flat file is parsed into an XML Document Object Model (DOM), and required tag libraries are loaded. The DOM tree is then traversed, preferably in a depth-first, inside-out manner to locate custom tags. Upon locating a custom tag, if the tag is registered as a Java object, the object is loaded. A process method is then called on the object, passing the custom tag's tree node. The Java object then examines the custom tag and replaces it with an object, e.g., script code. Alternatively, if the tag is registered as an XSL stylesheet, the stylesheet is loaded and passed, together with the DOM, to an XSL processor. The processor applies the template to the custom tag and replaces it with given script code. Once all custom tags are reduced to HTML and script code, the DOM is compiled into a Java servlet to service the client request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Michael Haden Conner, Matthew Dale McClain, Benjamin Charles ZumBrunnen
  • Patent number: 6732330
    Abstract: Different scripting languages may reside side-by-side or nested within each other on the same web page. Thus, a new author may add code to the page, and he or she is not tied to any given subset of languages supported by the web server. Multiple scripting languages are supported by identifying a start and an end of each scripting language code block authored into the web page markup language. When the web page is later compiled into an XML Document Object Model (DOM) tree, the routine examines the DOM to identify any nodes that identify a given code block. Upon encountering a node that identifies a given code block, the DOM is adjusted to account for the script code within the given code block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Michael Haden Conner, Matthew Dale McClain, Benjamin Charles ZumBrunnen
  • Patent number: 6718516
    Abstract: A method for processing a Document Object Model (DOM) tree to verify context between multiple related XML tags. One or more of these related XML tags are custom tags. According to the invention, contextual relationships between the related XML tags are verified using the DOM itself to indicate state. In a preferred embodiment, the inventive method begins during the processing of the DOM tree with a current element being processed replacing itself with a placeholder element. The placeholder element includes attributes indicating its state. If a clean-up element does not already exist for the element being processed, the current element creates a clean-up element and adds it to the DOM, for example, as a child node to the root position. When the clean-up element is later encountered, this element scans the entire DOM for all the related tags (now placeholders) of interest. The clean-up element loads the state information from each and processes the state information accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Gregory Alan Flurry, Matthew Dale McClain, Lin Xu, Benjamin Charles ZumBrunnen
  • Patent number: 6675354
    Abstract: A method for processing custom tags in a document object model (DOM) representation irrespective of the case in which the tags are authored. In an illustrative embodiment, a document object model (DOM) tree is processed to identify custom tags. Upon encountering a custom tag, an appropriate tag handler (e.g., a Java object, an XSL stylesheet, or the like) is invoked. According to the invention, a tag recognition routine is used for recognizing and handling case-insensitive custom tags. As a servlet engine is examining a tag name, if the name does not match one of the registered tags, the routine converts the name to neutral case. If the tag recognition routine recognizes the name as one of the case-insensitive tags, it converts the attributes to the appropriate case, and hands the resulting element off to a correct tag handler for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Claussen, Matthew Dale McClain, Lin Xu, Benjamin Charles ZumBrunnen
  • Publication number: 20030120875
    Abstract: A data processing system comprising a cache memory, wherein a cache entry containing data is stored in the cache memory. A cache coordinator, wherein the cache coordinator invalidates one or more cache entries in response to a signal. An ID-based invalidation process, wherein a cache entry is associated with an ID that uniquely identifies the cache entry and can optionally be associated with one or more data ids that represent the underlying data contained in the cache entry, and the ID-based invalidation process sends a signal to the cache coordinator to invalidate all cache entries that either have that cache entry ID or have been associated with a data ID when the data that the ID represents changes. A time-limit-based invalidation process, wherein a cache entry can be associated with a time limit, and the time-limit-based invalidation process sends a signal to the cache coordinator to invalidate a cache entry whose time limit has expired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Donald A. Bourne, Christopher Shane Claussen, George Prentice Copeland, Matthew Dale McClain