Patents by Inventor Clive Ernest Harris

Clive Ernest Harris 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 and system using an enterprise framework
    Patent number: 8407079
    Abstract: A system and method of modeling an enterprise and its objectives and its information technology system into a single enterprise framework so that the effect of changes in one can be seen as impacting the other. In its preferred embodiment, a generic framework is customized to reflect changes for the industry and the enterprise and its objectives and uses a LOTUS NOTES database with a front-end navigator to make modifications. The enterprise framework includes a section on governance which provides an architectural framework and a management process for the enterprise framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carol Ann, Clive Ernest Harris, Ross William Leighton, Ernest James Wilkins
  • Method and system using an enterprise framework
    Publication number: 20020198727
    Abstract: A system and method of modeling an enterprise and its objectives and its information technology system into a single enterprise framework so that the effect of changes in one can be seen as impacting the other. In its preferred embodiment, a generic framework is customized to reflect changes for the industry and the enterprise and its objectives and uses a Lotus Notes database with a front-end navigator to make modifications. The enterprise framework includes a section on governance which provides an architectural framework and a management process for the enterprise framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carol Ann, Clive Ernest Harris, Ross William Leighton, Ernest James Wilkins