Patents by Inventor Daniel S. Whelan

Daniel S. Whelan 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: 8260815
    Abstract: Systems and methods access non-compatible content repositories that are not natively accessible to a content management system. A metadata registry maintains metadata about content stored in both compatible and non-compatible repositories. For content in a non-compatible repository, the metadata indicates a repository interface capable of accessing the non-compatible repository. The content manager communicates with the repository interfaces to access the content in non-compatible repositories. The content manager may receive a request for content in a non-compatible repository, refer to the metadata registry to select a repository interface to employ, transmit a request for the requested content to the selected repository interface, and receive the requested content from the repository interface. A repository interface registry maintains information about available repository interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mann Chang, Vladimir Fridman, Lauren Mayes, Scott P. Mills, Daniel S. Whelan
  • Patent number: 8028304
    Abstract: Techniques allow for communication with and management of multiple external components. A component manager communicates with one or more component adapters. Each component adapter communicates with an external component and is able to call the methods, functions, procedures, and other operations of the external component. The component manager associates these external operations with local operations, such that an application may use local operation names to invoke the external operations. Furthermore, the component manager has component definitions and operation definitions that describe the component adapters and operations, including input and output parameters and the like. The component manager is able to receive a group of data including a local operation and a list of input and output parameters and determine from the foregoing information which external operation to call and which component adapter has access to the external operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mike A. Marin, Daniel S. Whelan, Michael G. Winter
  • Publication number: 20090077043
    Abstract: Systems and methods access non-compatible content repositories that are not natively accessible to a content management system. A metadata registry maintains metadata about content stored in both compatible and non-compatible repositories. For content in a non-compatible repository, the metadata indicates a repository interface capable of accessing the non-compatible repository. The content manager communicates with the repository interfaces to access the content in non-compatible repositories. The content manager may receive a request for content in a non-compatible repository, refer to the metadata registry to select a repository interface to employ, transmit a request for the requested content to the selected repository interface, and receive the requested content from the repository interface. A repository interface registry maintains information about available repository interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mann CHANG, Vladimir FRIDMAN, Lauren MAYES, Scott P. MILLS, Daniel S. WHELAN
  • Patent number: 7483879
    Abstract: Systems access non-compatible content repositories that are not natively accessible to a content management system. A metadata registry maintains metadata about content stored in both compatible and non-compatible repositories. For content in a non-compatible repository, the metadata indicates a repository interface capable of accessing the non-compatible repository. The content manager communicates with the repository interfaces to access the content in non-compatible repositories. The content manager may receive a request for content in a non-compatible repository, refer to the metadata registry to select a repository interface to employ, transmit a request for the requested content to the selected repository interface, and receive the requested content from the repository interface. A repository interface registry maintains information about available repository interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mann Chang, Vladimir Fridman, Lauren Mayes, Scott P. Mills, Daniel S. Whelan
  • Publication number: 20080282250
    Abstract: Techniques allow for communication with and management of multiple external components. A component manager communicates with one or more component adapters. Each component adapter communicates with an external component and is able to call the methods, functions, procedures, and other operations of the external component. The component manager associates these external operations with local operations, such that an application may use local operation names to invoke the external operations. Furthermore, the component manager has component definitions and operation definitions that describe the component adapters and operations, including input and output parameters and the like. The component manager is able to receive a group of data including a local operation and a list of input and output parameters and determine from the foregoing information which external operation to call and which component adapter has access to the external operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mike A. MARIN, Daniel S. WHELAN, Michael G. WINTER
  • Patent number: 7415716
    Abstract: System and method allow for communication with and management of multiple external components. A component manager communicates with one or more component adapters. Each component adapter communicates with an external component and is able to call the methods, functions, procedures, and other operations of the external component. The component manager associates these external operations with local operations, such that an application may use local operation names to invoke the external operations. Furthermore, the component manager has component definitions and operation definitions that describe the component adapters and operations, including input and output parameters and the like. The component manager is able to receive a group of data including a local operation and a list of input and output parameters and determine from the foregoing information which external operation to call and which component adapter has access to the external operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mike A. Marin, Daniel S. Whelan, Michael G. Winter
  • Publication number: 20080086463
    Abstract: A records management system may include a records storage system configured to store and retrieve information about records, an interface configured to communicate information about the records, and an information management system configured to declare a group of related content objects as a record that is representative of the group of related content objects and to apply at least one classification in a file plan to the declared record. The information management system may in addition or instead identify at least one classification in a file plan for a record that is being evaluated based on the way in which at least one content object in a group of content objects that are related to the evaluated record is classified in the file plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Tod DeBie, Daniel S. Whelan
  • Patent number: 7213022
    Abstract: A method and system for providing services in an enterprise content management network attached system are provided, where the enterprise content management functions are provided as an integral part of a storage system. An integrated enterprise content management network attached system provides a single, unified approach to the entire range of enterprise content management functions from storage management to content and business process management. The result is a robust and reliable complete enterprise content management solution with a lower total cost of ownership than existing products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Filenet Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel S. Whelan, Charles R. Fay
  • Publication number: 20040230941
    Abstract: System and method allow for communication with and management of multiple external components. A component manager communicates with one or more component adapters. Each component adapter communicates with an external component and is able to call the methods, functions, procedures, and other operations of the external component. The component manager associates these external operations with local operations, such that an application may use local operation names to invoke the external operations. Furthermore, the component manager has component definitions and operation definitions that describe the component adapters and operations, including input and output parameters and the like. The component manager is able to receive a group of data including a local operation and a list of input and output parameters and determine from the foregoing information which external operation to call and which component adapter has access to the external operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Mike A. Marin, Daniel S. Whelan, Michael G. Winter
  • Publication number: 20040215635
    Abstract: Systems and methods access non-compatible content repositories that are not natively accessible to a content management system. A metadata registry maintains metadata about content stored in both compatible and non-compatible repositories. For content in a non-compatible repository, the metadata indicates a repository interface capable of accessing the non-compatible repository. The content manager communicates with the repository interfaces to access the content in non-compatible repositories. The content manager may receive a request for content in a non-compatible repository, refer to the metadata registry to select a repository interface to employ, transmit a request for the requested content to the selected repository interface, and receive the requested content from the repository interface. A repository interface registry maintains information about available repository interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Mann Chang, Vladimir Fridman, Lauren Mayes, Scott P. Mills, Daniel S. Whelan