Patents by Inventor Debbie A. Godwin

Debbie A. Godwin 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: 20080147704
    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for propagation of database schema changes are provided. In one embodiment, a usability tool identifies changes in the schema of a database. The usability tool identifies source code dependencies that are affected by the changes in database schema. A tool informs a user of the affected dependencies and may also automatically update existing source code dependencies corresponding to the changed schema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Debbie A. Godwin, Ricardo N. Olivieri, Mark B. Whelan
  • Patent number: 6058426
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing resources in an information handling system. The present invention provides a "one stop" local area network (LAN) based registration tool that provides a common set of user and administrative functions. The goal of the present invention is to give the end user the responsibility of managing her own resources. One aspect of the present invention is a method for managing resources in a distributed computing environment. Another aspect of the present invention is a client/server, object oriented, distributed computing product (DCE) based tool, with application agents being used to manage individual services. The present invention receives client requests for resources from an application. These resources may include a password to obtain access to the application or to resources controlled by the application. Rules are checked to determine if prior approval is needed to process the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Debbie A. Godwin, Kathryn I. Hansen