Patents by Inventor DAVID J. MCCANN

DAVID J. MCCANN 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).

  • Linking topics in a publish/subscribe messaging environment
    Patent number: 8874667
    Abstract: Topics are linked in a publish/subscribe messaging environment. A first topic is linked to at least a second topic, and a message on the first topic is published to subscribers to the first topic. In the same transaction, any reference to the topics linked to the first topic are published in the message to subscribers of the topics linked to the first topic. A tree of topics is defined with topic nodes for each topic. A topic string is provided in a path through the tree of topics to a topic node, wherein the first topic and the at least a second topic have no commonality of topic string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ian C. Edwards, David J. McCann, David Postlethwaite
  • LINKING TOPICS IN A PUBLISH/SUBSCRIBE MESSAGING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110289163
    Abstract: Topics are linked in a publish/subscribe messaging environment. A first topic is linked to at least a second topic, and a message on the first topic is published to subscribers to the first topic. In the same transaction, any reference to the topics linked to the first topic are published in the message to subscribers of the topics linked to the first topic. A tree of topics is defined with topic nodes for each topic. A topic string is provided in a path through the tree of topics to a topic node, wherein the first topic and the at least a second topic have no commonality of topic string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: IAN C. EDWARDS, DAVID J. MCCANN, DAVID POSTLETHWAITE