Patents by Inventor Daniel McCune Smith

Daniel McCune Smith 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: 7836348
    Abstract: A system for calculating and rendering a risk level. In response to receiving an input to perform an action within a data processing system, a level of risk to the data processing system to perform the action is calculated based on a set of rules. It is determined whether the calculated level of risk presents an elevated risk. In response to determining that the calculated level of risk does present the elevated risk, a user interface is rendered with an appropriate elevated visual warning based on the calculated level of risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Buccella, Sean L. Dague, Daniel McCune Smith
  • Publication number: 20090019316
    Abstract: A system for calculating and rendering a risk level. In response to receiving an input to perform an action within a data processing system, a level of risk to the data processing system to perform the action is calculated based on a set of rules. It is determined whether the calculated level of risk presents an elevated risk. In response to determining that the calculated level of risk does present the elevated risk, a user interface is rendered with an appropriate elevated visual warning based on the calculated level of risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher J. Buccella, Sean L. Dague, Daniel McCune Smith
  • Publication number: 20080082665
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing servers. Images are sent to a set of logical partitioned computers during a first period of time in which less use of network resources by the set of logical partitioned computers is present compared to a second period of time, subsequent to the first period of time to form a set of pre-loaded base images. The new server process is started in a logical partition on a computer in the set of logical partitioned computers utilizing a pre-loaded base image from the set of pre-loaded base images for the new server process, wherein use of network resources are reduced during the second period of time because transferring the pre-loaded base image to the computer is avoided during the second period of time in response to a condition requiring a new server process that occurs during the second period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Sean L. Dague, Daniel McCune Smith