Patents by Inventor Debra C. Leach
Debra C. Leach 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).
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Patent number: 10324994Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Publication number: 20180189411Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Patent number: 9953090Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Publication number: 20170235843Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Patent number: 9679023Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Publication number: 20160110430Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Patent number: 9270739Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Patent number: 9258356Abstract: A method for resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Publication number: 20140280449Abstract: A method for resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Publication number: 20140280027Abstract: Resolving a query received from a first node in a network includes accepting, by a second node in the network, ownership of the query from the first node, receiving, at the second node, an identification of a third node in the network, wherein the identification is received from a user of the second node and the user of the second node believes that a user of the third node has information necessary to resolve at least part of the query, and transferring, by the second node, ownership of the at least part of the query to the third node, wherein the accepting, the receiving, and the transferring dynamically generates a data structure that traces a propagation of the query, and the data structure is accessible to an origin of the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven A. Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra A. Loussedes, Patrick R. Varekamp
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Patent number: 8576170Abstract: A user input device includes a base that has a top surface. Flexibly attached to the base is a joystick. Character indicia are displayed on the base, and each indicium corresponds to a unique joystick position or motion sequence. The user input device has a processor and non-volatile memory that stores machine-readable instructions, that when executed by the processor, transmit a code associated with the unique joystick position or motion sequence.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven Alan Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra Ann Loussedes, Christopher Edward Obszamy
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Publication number: 20120176315Abstract: A user input device includes a base that has a top surface. Flexibly attached to the base is a joystick. Character indicia are displayed on the base, and each indicium corresponds to a unique joystick position or motion sequence. The user input device has a processor and non-volatile memory that stores machine-readable instructions, that when executed by the processor, transmit a code associated with the unique joystick position or motion sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Steven Alan Cordes, Debra C. Leach, Debra Ann Loussedes, Christopher Edward Obszarny
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Publication number: 20080306797Abstract: A method for automated resource management and optimization, the method includes: monitoring one or more of the following: resource usage, level of resource utilization, and resource amenities; receiving a request for reserving a resource; determining whether the request for the resource is granted as originally requested; wherein the determining of whether to grant the request for resources as originally requested is based one or more thresholds and conditions; wherein the one or more thresholds and conditions are based on the monitoring of at least one of the following: resource usage, the level of resource utilization; and resource amenities; and wherein if the request for reserving a resource fails to meet the one or more thresholds and conditions the request is either denied or modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mohammed F. Fayaz, Bradley P. Jones, Debra C. Leach, Richard P. Volant